Bruce Hornsby "The Way It Is"
About "The Way It Is"
"The Way It Is" is a song by American rock group Bruce Hornsby and the Range. It was released in the United States in September 1986 as the second single from their debut album, The Way It Is. The song topped the charts in the US, Canada and the Netherlands in 1986, and peaked inside the top twenty in such countries as Australia, Ireland, Switzerland and the United Kingdom.
Written by Bruce Hornsby, it made explicit reference to the Economic Opportunity Act, also known as the 1964 Poverty Act, as well as the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Musically, the song is characterized by two long piano solos. The song has been sampled by various rappers such as E-40 for his song "Things'll Never Change", by Tupac for "Changes", by DJ Don Diablo for his song "Never Change", and Polo G for "Wishing for a Hero" in 2020.
Top songs by Bruce Hornsby
- Look Out Any Window
- Fire On The Cross
- End Of The Innocence
- The Red Plains
- Carry The Water
- The Way It Is
- Mandolin Rain
- The Show Goes On
- On The Western Skyline
- Every Little Kiss
- Another Day
- Till The Dreaming's Done
- The Long Race
- The Old Valley Road
- Jacob's Ladder
- I Will Walk With You
- Down The Road Tonight
- Gonna Be Some Changes Made
- Fields Of Gray
- Across The River
- Barren Ground
- Special Night
- Lost Soul
- Walk In The Sun
- The Tide Will Rise
- The Wild Frontier
- These Arms Of Mine
- The End Of The Innocence
- Stander On The Mountain
- A Night On The Town
- Harbor Lights
- Set Me In Motion
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