Lazy Days (Gram Parsons song) explained
"Lazy Days" is a 1967 song by Gram Parsons which he recorded with three groups: The International Submarine Band, The Byrds in 1968 and The Flying Burrito Bros. in 1970.
The song was originally recorded for The International Submarine Band's cameo appearance in Roger Corman's psychedelic film, The Trip (1967) but was replaced with music by The Electric Flag.[1] The recording with The Byrds was not released till the Byrds box set and the 1997 reissue of Sweetheart of the Rodeo.[2] [3] The recording with The Flying Burrito Bros. was released on a single in 1970 and on Burrito Deluxe.[4] A performance of the song by The Flying Burrito Bros. can be seen on the DVD Festival Express, although Parsons was no longer in the band at this time.
Notes and References
- Barney Hoskyns, Héloïse Esquié - Waiting for the sun: Une histoire de la musique à Los Angeles 2844851649 - 2004 "Corman eut le sentiment que la chanson de Gram "Lazy Days" n'était pas suff1samment "déjantée" et la remplaça sur la "
- James "Jimmi" Seiter, Samantha Seiter 'The Byrds - My Way' - 2014 -- Volume 6 1483522458 "“You're Still on My Mind” By L. McDaniel – This was a Gram Parsons submission to the Album that was sung by Gram during the tracking ... “Lazy Days” By Gram Parsons – This was a Gram Parsons vocal which was done during the live tracks.
- Jessica Hundley Grievous Angel: An Intimate Biography of Gram Parsons -0786737956 - 2009 Page 101 "In their California studio, they recorded a Merle Haggard number; a classic Louvin Brothers piece; a traditional British murder ballad, "Pretty Polly"; and two of Gram's songs, "One Hundred Years" and "Lazy Days," the latter resuscitated from ..."
- John Einarson Desperados: The Roots of Country Rock-2001 1461607337 Page 178 "Gram Parsons' erratic behavior, substance issues, and lack of commitment to The Flying Burrito Brothers was beginning to wear on ... Parsons resurrects the old and rather weak "Lazy Days” from his Submarine Band period, along with a few minor ..."
