'It Is What It Is' is an idiomatic phrase, indicating the immutable nature of an object or circumstance. This is commonly used in American culture as a response of acceptance to something that makes little sense or has little to no validity.
It may also refer to:
It Is What It Is, a 2001 film directed by Billy Frolick
ABN or Assholes by Nature is an American hip hop duo, composed of Houston, Texas-based rappersTrae and Z-Ro. They have so far released two studio albums, Assholes by Nature (2003) and It Is What It Is (2008).
History
The duo is a collaboration between Z-Ro and Trae, both of whom are well established solo recording artists within Texas' underground hip hop scene. Their first collaboration was on Z-Ro's debut album Look What You Did to Me (1998), with them regularly appearing on each other's albums thereafter.
Discography
ABN's first release was a double CD titled Assholes by Nature. It was released in 2003 by the independent label G-Maab Records and was produced by P.K. Johnson.
In 2008 the duo released It Is What It Is which turned out to be the biggest commercial success for both artists. The album was released on Rap-a-Lot Records and produced by Brandon Crear. The album reached number 62 on the Billboard 200, 10 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums, and 7 on the Top Rap Albums charts. Previously the artists had 13 appearances on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart between them; this was the first in the top 10.
As a freshman in 1958, Dave Fisher, who in high school had sung in a doo-wop group, joined with four other Wesleyan freshman – Bob Burnett, Steve Butts, Chan Daniels, and Steve Trott – to form The Highwaymen. Fisher, who would graduate in 1962 with the university’s first degree in ethnomusicology, was the quintet's arranger and lead singer. In 1959, United Artists released his arrangement of the African-American work song "Michael, Row the Boat Ashore"; first collected by folklorist Guy Carawan. The recording reached #1 on the U.S.Billboard Hot 100chart on 4-11 September 1961 under the abbreviated title of "Michael", earning the quintet a gold record. The single also reached #1 in the UK and #4 in Germany. Later members were Gil Robbins (father of actor Tim Robbins), who joined in 1962 when Steve Trott entered Harvard Law School, and in 1991 guitarist/bassist Johann Helton.
The Highwaymen, also referred to as the Florida Highwaymen, are a group of 26 African American landscape artists in Florida. Self-taught and self-mentoring, they created a body of work of over 200,000 paintings, despite facing many racial and cultural barriers. Mostly from the Fort Pierce area, they painted landscapes and made a living selling them door-to-door to businesses and individuals throughout Florida from the mid-1950s through the 1980s. They also peddled their work from the trunks of their cars along the eastern coastal roads (A1A and US 1).
For over 50 years The Highwaymen created large numbers of relatively inexpensive landscape paintings using construction materials rather than traditional art supplies. As no galleries would accept their work, they sold them in towns and cities and along roadsides throughout Florida, often still wet, out of the trunks of their cars. Their success and longevity is remarkable considering they began their career in the racially unsettled and violent times of the 50s in Florida and amid the social conditions of the Jim Crow South where the stirrings of the civil rights movement were only just beginning. They have been called "The Last Great American Art Movement of the 20th century".
This Is The Song It Is What It Is by The Highwaymen (Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson, Kris Kristofferson and Waylon Jennings) From the Album The Road Goes on Forever
published: 09 Feb 2010
It Is What It Is
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It Is What It Is · The Highwaymen
The Road Goes On Forever
℗ 1995 Capitol Records Nashville
Released on: 1995-01-01
Producer: Don Was
Composer: Stephen Bruton
Composer: John Fleming
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Highwaymen-- It Is What It Is
published: 12 Nov 2009
It Is What It Is - The Highwaymen
1995 - David Letterman Lateshow
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The Highwayman - It Is What It Is
"It Is What It Is"
I’ve been obnoxious, I’ve been unconscious,
I’ve been all kind of things that are hard to spell.
I’ve been unruly, speaking truly,
I’ve been so cool I couldn't hardly even stand myself.
I’ve been a monster, without a sponsor,
I’ve been Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.
I’ve been a goner, I’ve been a loner,
And when my mixture was right,
I’m a nice bunch of guys.
I am what I am cause I ain’t what I used to be.
'Cause it is what it is but it ain’t what it used to be.
I’ve been a mover, I was a shaker,
He had a girlfriend, I tried to snake her.
I been mysterious, I been delirious,
I been so weird it woulda killed a normal man.
I wanted money, I wanted power,
I want a monument kinda like the Eiffel Tower.
I been lost at sea, I been lost in space,
And when I fall in love I fall all...
published: 01 Nov 2016
It Is What It Is - The Highwaymen (WITH LYRICS!!!)
It Is What It Is - The Highwaymen (WITH LYRICS!!!)
i do not own this song. it belongs to the highwaymen.
published: 07 Apr 2011
The Highwaymen - Highwayman (Live at Farm Aid 1993)
The Highwaymen perform "Highwayman" at Farm Aid VI in Ames, Iowa on April 24, 1993.
Farm Aid’s mission is to build a vibrant, family farm-centered system of agriculture in America. Farm Aid artists and board members Willie Nelson, Neil Young, John Mellencamp, Dave Matthews and Margo Price host an annual festival to raise funds to support Farm Aid’s work with family farmers and to inspire people to choose family farm food. For more than 35 years, Farm Aid, with the support of the artists who contribute their performances each year, has raised nearly $80 million to support programs that help farmers thrive, expand the reach of the Good Food Movement, take action to change the dominant system of industrial agriculture and promote food from family farms.
For more, visit https://www.farmaid....
published: 19 Nov 2014
It Is What It Is , The Highwaymen , 1995
Written by Stephen Brudon and John Fleming. From the 1995 album The Road Goes on Forever.
This Is The Song It Is What It Is by The Highwaymen (Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson, Kris Kristofferson and Waylon Jennings) From the Album The Road Goes on Foreve...
This Is The Song It Is What It Is by The Highwaymen (Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson, Kris Kristofferson and Waylon Jennings) From the Album The Road Goes on Forever
This Is The Song It Is What It Is by The Highwaymen (Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson, Kris Kristofferson and Waylon Jennings) From the Album The Road Goes on Forever
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It Is What It Is · The Highwaymen
The Road Goes On Forever
℗ 1995 Capitol Records Nashville
Released on: 1995-0...
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It Is What It Is · The Highwaymen
The Road Goes On Forever
℗ 1995 Capitol Records Nashville
Released on: 1995-01-01
Producer: Don Was
Composer: Stephen Bruton
Composer: John Fleming
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It Is What It Is · The Highwaymen
The Road Goes On Forever
℗ 1995 Capitol Records Nashville
Released on: 1995-01-01
Producer: Don Was
Composer: Stephen Bruton
Composer: John Fleming
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1995 - David Letterman Lateshow
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1995 - David Letterman Lateshow
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1995 - David Letterman Lateshow
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"It Is What It Is"
I’ve been obnoxious, I’ve been unconscious,
I’ve been all kind of things that are hard to spell.
I’ve been unruly, speaking truly,
I’ve been...
"It Is What It Is"
I’ve been obnoxious, I’ve been unconscious,
I’ve been all kind of things that are hard to spell.
I’ve been unruly, speaking truly,
I’ve been so cool I couldn't hardly even stand myself.
I’ve been a monster, without a sponsor,
I’ve been Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.
I’ve been a goner, I’ve been a loner,
And when my mixture was right,
I’m a nice bunch of guys.
I am what I am cause I ain’t what I used to be.
'Cause it is what it is but it ain’t what it used to be.
I’ve been a mover, I was a shaker,
He had a girlfriend, I tried to snake her.
I been mysterious, I been delirious,
I been so weird it woulda killed a normal man.
I wanted money, I wanted power,
I want a monument kinda like the Eiffel Tower.
I been lost at sea, I been lost in space,
And when I fall in love I fall all over the place.
I am what I am cause I ain’t what I used to be. (oooh, yeah)
Cause it is what it is but it ain’t what it used to be.
[Spoken:] Well, tell 'em about it
And you can go on forever and make the same mistakes,
Or you can stand up on your hind legs and change your fate.
Go on and do it till you finally see,
What it is that it was that you don't want to be.
[Spoken:] Walking tall, hoo!
I was an outlaw, I was an in-law,
I was a scapegoat, that was the last straw.
I hit the highway, singin' my way,
But it wound up sounding like 'you’ll never walk alone'.
I got a story, reflected glory,
Is the way that I been seeing for most of my life.
I heard the laughter, up in the rafters,
But I never ever thought that the joke was on me.
I am what I am cause I ain’t what I used to be. ([Spoken:] well, maybe just a little.)
Cause it is what it is but it ain’t what it used to be.
Yeah, I am what I am cause I ain’t what I used to be.
Cause it is what it is but it ain’t what it used to be.
"It Is What It Is"
I’ve been obnoxious, I’ve been unconscious,
I’ve been all kind of things that are hard to spell.
I’ve been unruly, speaking truly,
I’ve been so cool I couldn't hardly even stand myself.
I’ve been a monster, without a sponsor,
I’ve been Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.
I’ve been a goner, I’ve been a loner,
And when my mixture was right,
I’m a nice bunch of guys.
I am what I am cause I ain’t what I used to be.
'Cause it is what it is but it ain’t what it used to be.
I’ve been a mover, I was a shaker,
He had a girlfriend, I tried to snake her.
I been mysterious, I been delirious,
I been so weird it woulda killed a normal man.
I wanted money, I wanted power,
I want a monument kinda like the Eiffel Tower.
I been lost at sea, I been lost in space,
And when I fall in love I fall all over the place.
I am what I am cause I ain’t what I used to be. (oooh, yeah)
Cause it is what it is but it ain’t what it used to be.
[Spoken:] Well, tell 'em about it
And you can go on forever and make the same mistakes,
Or you can stand up on your hind legs and change your fate.
Go on and do it till you finally see,
What it is that it was that you don't want to be.
[Spoken:] Walking tall, hoo!
I was an outlaw, I was an in-law,
I was a scapegoat, that was the last straw.
I hit the highway, singin' my way,
But it wound up sounding like 'you’ll never walk alone'.
I got a story, reflected glory,
Is the way that I been seeing for most of my life.
I heard the laughter, up in the rafters,
But I never ever thought that the joke was on me.
I am what I am cause I ain’t what I used to be. ([Spoken:] well, maybe just a little.)
Cause it is what it is but it ain’t what it used to be.
Yeah, I am what I am cause I ain’t what I used to be.
Cause it is what it is but it ain’t what it used to be.
The Highwaymen perform "Highwayman" at Farm Aid VI in Ames, Iowa on April 24, 1993.
Farm Aid’s mission is to build a vibrant, family farm-centered system of a...
The Highwaymen perform "Highwayman" at Farm Aid VI in Ames, Iowa on April 24, 1993.
Farm Aid’s mission is to build a vibrant, family farm-centered system of agriculture in America. Farm Aid artists and board members Willie Nelson, Neil Young, John Mellencamp, Dave Matthews and Margo Price host an annual festival to raise funds to support Farm Aid’s work with family farmers and to inspire people to choose family farm food. For more than 35 years, Farm Aid, with the support of the artists who contribute their performances each year, has raised nearly $80 million to support programs that help farmers thrive, expand the reach of the Good Food Movement, take action to change the dominant system of industrial agriculture and promote food from family farms.
For more, visit https://www.farmaid.org/
The Highwaymen perform "Highwayman" at Farm Aid VI in Ames, Iowa on April 24, 1993.
Farm Aid’s mission is to build a vibrant, family farm-centered system of agriculture in America. Farm Aid artists and board members Willie Nelson, Neil Young, John Mellencamp, Dave Matthews and Margo Price host an annual festival to raise funds to support Farm Aid’s work with family farmers and to inspire people to choose family farm food. For more than 35 years, Farm Aid, with the support of the artists who contribute their performances each year, has raised nearly $80 million to support programs that help farmers thrive, expand the reach of the Good Food Movement, take action to change the dominant system of industrial agriculture and promote food from family farms.
For more, visit https://www.farmaid.org/
This Is The Song It Is What It Is by The Highwaymen (Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson, Kris Kristofferson and Waylon Jennings) From the Album The Road Goes on Forever
Provided to YouTube by Universal Music Group
It Is What It Is · The Highwaymen
The Road Goes On Forever
℗ 1995 Capitol Records Nashville
Released on: 1995-01-01
Producer: Don Was
Composer: Stephen Bruton
Composer: John Fleming
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1995 - David Letterman Lateshow
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"It Is What It Is"
I’ve been obnoxious, I’ve been unconscious,
I’ve been all kind of things that are hard to spell.
I’ve been unruly, speaking truly,
I’ve been so cool I couldn't hardly even stand myself.
I’ve been a monster, without a sponsor,
I’ve been Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.
I’ve been a goner, I’ve been a loner,
And when my mixture was right,
I’m a nice bunch of guys.
I am what I am cause I ain’t what I used to be.
'Cause it is what it is but it ain’t what it used to be.
I’ve been a mover, I was a shaker,
He had a girlfriend, I tried to snake her.
I been mysterious, I been delirious,
I been so weird it woulda killed a normal man.
I wanted money, I wanted power,
I want a monument kinda like the Eiffel Tower.
I been lost at sea, I been lost in space,
And when I fall in love I fall all over the place.
I am what I am cause I ain’t what I used to be. (oooh, yeah)
Cause it is what it is but it ain’t what it used to be.
[Spoken:] Well, tell 'em about it
And you can go on forever and make the same mistakes,
Or you can stand up on your hind legs and change your fate.
Go on and do it till you finally see,
What it is that it was that you don't want to be.
[Spoken:] Walking tall, hoo!
I was an outlaw, I was an in-law,
I was a scapegoat, that was the last straw.
I hit the highway, singin' my way,
But it wound up sounding like 'you’ll never walk alone'.
I got a story, reflected glory,
Is the way that I been seeing for most of my life.
I heard the laughter, up in the rafters,
But I never ever thought that the joke was on me.
I am what I am cause I ain’t what I used to be. ([Spoken:] well, maybe just a little.)
Cause it is what it is but it ain’t what it used to be.
Yeah, I am what I am cause I ain’t what I used to be.
Cause it is what it is but it ain’t what it used to be.
The Highwaymen perform "Highwayman" at Farm Aid VI in Ames, Iowa on April 24, 1993.
Farm Aid’s mission is to build a vibrant, family farm-centered system of agriculture in America. Farm Aid artists and board members Willie Nelson, Neil Young, John Mellencamp, Dave Matthews and Margo Price host an annual festival to raise funds to support Farm Aid’s work with family farmers and to inspire people to choose family farm food. For more than 35 years, Farm Aid, with the support of the artists who contribute their performances each year, has raised nearly $80 million to support programs that help farmers thrive, expand the reach of the Good Food Movement, take action to change the dominant system of industrial agriculture and promote food from family farms.
For more, visit https://www.farmaid.org/
'It Is What It Is' is an idiomatic phrase, indicating the immutable nature of an object or circumstance. This is commonly used in American culture as a response of acceptance to something that makes little sense or has little to no validity.
It may also refer to:
It Is What It Is, a 2001 film directed by Billy Frolick
I was a highwayman, along the coach roads I did ride, With sword and pistol by my side. Many a young maid lost her baubles to my trade. Many a soldier shed his lifeblood on my blade. The bastards hung me in the spring of twenty-five: But I am still alive. I was a sailor, I was born upon the tide. And with the sea I did abide. I sailed a schooner round the Horn to Mexico. I went aloft and furled the mainsail in a blow. And when the yards broke off, they said that I got killed: But I am living still. I was a dam builder across the river deep and wide; Where steel and water did collide. A place called Boulder on the wild Colorado, I slipped and fell into the wet concrete below. They buried me in that great tomb that knows no sound: But I am still around. I'll always be around,. And around and around and around and around. I fly a starship across the Universe divide. And when I reach the other side, I'll find a place to rest my spirit if I can. Perhaps I may become a highwayman again. Or I may simply be a single drop of rain; But I will remain. And I'll be back again,