Lazy Sunday (Small Faces song) explained

Lazy Sunday
Cover:Lazy Sunday by Small Faces song).jpg
Caption:European picture sleeve
Type:single
Artist:Small Faces
Album:Ogdens' Nut Gone Flake
B-Side:Rollin' Over
Released:5 April 1968
Recorded:February–March 1968[1]
Studio:Olympic, London
Genre:
Length:3:06
Label:EMI, Immediate
Producer:Steve Marriott, Ronnie Lane
Prev Title:Tin Soldier
Prev Year:1967
Next Title:The Universal
Next Year:1968

"Lazy Sunday" is a song by the English band Small Faces, which reached number two on the UK Singles Chart in 1968 and number 42 in Canada.[4] [5] 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. Against the band's wishes, it preceded the album as a single release.

Song information

"Lazy Sunday" mixes pop with a traditional cockney East End of London music-hall sound. The song was inspired by Marriott's feuds with his neighbours[6] and is also noticeable for its distinct vocal changes. Marriott sings large parts of the song in a greatly exaggerated cockney accent, partly due to an argument he had with the Hollies, who said that Marriott had never sung in his own accent.[7] [4] In the final bridge and the last two choruses, he reverts to his usual transatlantic (singing) accent. John Lydon cited the Small Faces as one of his few influences as vocalist for the Sex Pistols, and evidence of Marriott's influence on him can be found in this song.

According to Small Faces keyboardist Ian McLagan, Lane's "rooty dooty di" vocal lines were in imitation of a member of the Who's road crew; the two bands had recently toured Australia together.[8]

At 51 seconds, the vocal backing quotes the "Colonel Bogey March" by F. J. Ricketts and, at 1 minute 45 seconds, "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" by the Rolling Stones. At the end of the song the tune dissolves into birdsong and church bells.

"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. Despite its success, the single was released against the band's wishes, and this contributed to Marriott's departure.[9]

The song was used in the 2009 British comedy film The Boat That Rocked.[10]

Music video

The low-budget promotional video for "Lazy Sunday" was filmed at various locations, including Kenney Jones's parents' home on Havering Street in Stepney, east London.[11]

Covers and inspiration

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Notes and References

  1. Caiger. Rob . Flood . Tosh . Greatest Hits: The Immediate Years 1967–1969 . . 2014 . Liner notes . . F 847.
  2. Web site: Unterberger . Richie . Lazy Sunday by Small Faces – Track Info . AllMusic . 10 January 2023.
  3. Book: Stanley, Bob . Yeah Yeah Yeah: The Story of Modern Pop. 1966: The London Look. 13 September 2013. Faber & Faber. 978-0-571-28198-5. 206.
  4. Web site: The Small Faces – the Band . BBC . 12 September 2007.
  5. Web site: RPM Top 100 Singles - June 1, 1968.
  6. Web site: Music - Review of The Small Faces - Ogdens' Nut Gone Flake . BBC . 1 January 1970 . 2 October 2016.
  7. Book: Marriott, Steve . . 2004 . 168 . 1-900924-44-7.
  8. Web site: The Small Faces . Rockportraits . 3 October 2014 . 12 April 2019.
  9. Book: Buckley. 959. 2003. The rough guide to rock. Rough Guides. 9781572308268.
  10. Web site: The Boat That Rocked — Soundtracks (2009) . IMDb . 13 February 2017.
  11. Web site: Video - Lazy Sunday Afternoon | Video . dead . 9 November 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110714135332/http://www.musicpilgrimages.com/video/index.php?alias=video___lazy_sunday_afternoon.html . 14 July 2011 . dmy.
  12. Web site: Toy Dollz* - Orcastrated (CD, Album) at Discogs . Discogs.com . February 1995. 2 October 2016.
  13. Web site: Kaiser Chiefs – Lazy Sunday . live . YouTube . 28 January 2009 . 13 February 2017 . https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211215/FqKCL919HJE . 15 December 2021.