Lazy Sunday (song)
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| Single by Small Faces from the album Ogdens' Nut Gone Flake |
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| B-side | "Rollin' Over" | ||||
| Released | April 5, 1968 March 20 (Re-released 1976) |
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| Format | 7" | ||||
| Recorded | Olympic Studios, London, England 1968 | ||||
| Genre | Beat London music-hall |
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| 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 in the UK singles chart 1968.[1]
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[edit] Song Information
"Lazy Sunday" 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. The song 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 album Ogdens' Nut Gone Flake, and is the last track on Side A of the vinyl release.
[edit] Music video
The low-budget promotional video for "Lazy Sunday" was filmed at Kenney Jones parents home in Stepney, 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.[5]
- 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.
[edit] References
- ^ The Small Faces - the Band. BBC. Retrieved on 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. Retrieved on 2007-09-12.
- ^ Westminster honours Small Faces and Don Arden with Green Plaque (31/08/2007). Westminster City Council.. Retrieved on 2007-09-25.
- ^ Toy Dollz's Orcastrated profile on Discogs.com.
[edit] See also
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