Five Easy Pieces Five Easy Pieces Five Easy Pieces is a 1970 American drama film written by Carole Eastman (as Adrien Joyce) and Bob Rafelson, and directed by Rafelson. The film stars Jack Nicholson, with Karen Black, Susan Anspach, Ralph Waite, and Sally Struthers in supporting roles. The film tells the story of surly oil rig worker Bobby Dupea, whose rootless blue-collar existence belies his privileged youth as a piano prodigy. When Bobby learns that his father is dying, he goes home to see him, taking along his waitress girlfriend. The film was nominated for four Academy Awards and five Golden Globe Awards,
Easy Come, Easy Go (Bobby Sherman song) "Billboard"s Easy Listening chart. In Canada, the song reached No. 6 on the ""RPM" 100", No. 7 on "RPM"s adult contemporary chart, and No. 2 on Toronto's CHUM 30 chart. The song earned Sherman a gold record. Easy Come, Easy Go (Bobby Sherman song) "Easy Come, Easy Go" is a song written by Jack Keller and Diane Hildebrand that was a hit single for Bobby Sherman in 1970. The song was first released by Cass Elliot on July 5, 1969, on her album "Bubblegum, Lemonade, and... Something for Mama". Bobby Sherman's version was released as a single in January 1970,