Lazy Sunday (song)
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| Single by Small Faces | ||||
| from the album Ogdens' Nut Gone Flake | ||||
| B-side | "Rollin' Over" | |||
| Released | 5 April 1968 20 March (Re-released 1976) |
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| Format | 7" | |||
| Recorded | Olympic Studios, London, England 1968 | |||
| Genre | Psychedelic pop, music hall | |||
| Length | 3:06 | |||
| Label | Immediate EMI |
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| Writer(s) | Marriott/Lane | |||
| Producer | Marriott/Lane | |||
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"Lazy Sunday" is a song by English beat band Small Faces, reaching number two on the UK singles chart in 1968 (see 1968 in music).[1] It was written by the Small Faces songwriting duo Steve Marriott and Ronnie Lane, and appeared on the band's 1968 concept album Ogdens' Nut Gone Flake and preceded the album as a successful single in spite of being released against the band's wishes.
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[edit] Song information
"Lazy Sunday" has a novel, traditional cockney East End of London music-hall sound and Marriott wanted the band to be taken seriously. The song was inspired by Marriott’s feuds with his neighbours[2] and is also noticeable for its distinct vocal changes. Marriott sings large parts of the song in a greatly exaggerated cockney accent; he did this partly due to an argument he had with The Hollies, who said that Marriott had never sung in his own accent.[3][4]
"Lazy Sunday" appears as track six on the album, Ogdens' Nut Gone Flake, and is the last track on Side A of the vinyl release.
The song was featured in the movie The Boat That Rocked.
[edit] Music video
The low-budget promotional video for "Lazy Sunday" was filmed at Kenney Jones' parents' home on Havering Street in Stepney,[5] east London and features his next door neighbour pretending to strangle Marriott.
[edit] Covers and inspiration
- It inspired Blur's hit song "Parklife" in 1994, which uses the London accent of actor Phil Daniels narrating throughout the song.[6]
- The song was later covered by the Toy Dolls as on their 1995 album Orcastrated.[7]
- The London based indie rock/garage revival band The Libertines covered the song in 2003 as part of the soundtrack to British film Blackball. It is also available as part of the Blackball OST album.
- Leeds based indie rock band Kaiser Chiefs covered the song on French Radio in 2008
- Jack Wild recorded a version of this song for his first studio album "The Jack Wild Album".
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ "The Small Faces - the Band". BBC. http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/alabaster/A4284236. Retrieved 2007-09-12.
- ^ Ogden's Nut Gone Flake review (BBC) accessed 05/01/08
- ^ Steve Marriott All Too Beautiful p.168
- ^ "The Small Faces - the Band". BBC. http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/alabaster/A4284236. Retrieved 2007-09-12.
- ^ musicpilgrimages.com
- ^ "Westminster honours Small Faces and Don Arden with Green Plaque (31/08/2007)". Westminster City Council.. Archived from the original on 2007-09-26. http://web.archive.org/web/20070926225003/http://www.westminster.gov.uk/councilgovernmentanddemocracy/councils/pressoffice/news/pr-3881.cfm. Retrieved 2007-09-25.
- ^ "Toy Dollz's Orcastrated profile on Discogs.com". http://www.discogs.com/release/1163952.
[edit] External links
- Lazy Sunday at Discogs (list of releases)
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