Ringo Starr was, you might have thought, the least likely member of the Beatles to have a pop career after the Fab Four broke up. He did, though, have some singles success in the 1970s – including this, his first solo UK hit. He had some help from George Harrison with it, however, not least the distinctive guitar intro and outro.

Ringo Starr: It Don’t Come Easy

Edited (6/10/21) to add: I’ve just come across this version by George Harrison who, contrary to what I wrote above, apparently composed the whole song himself and gifted it to Ringo.

George Harrison: It Don’t Come Easy (demo)