"Lazy Sunday"
Single by Small Faces
from the album Ogdens' Nut Gone Flake
B-side	"Rollin' Over"
Released	5 April 1968 20 March (Re-released 1976)
Format	7"
Recorded	Olympic Studios, London, England 1968
Genre	Psychedelic pop,Music hall
Length	3:06
Label	Immediate EMI
Writer(s)	Marriott/Lane
Producer	Marriott/Lane
Small Faces singles chronology
"Tin Soldier" (1967) "Lazy Sunday" (1968) "The Universal" (1968)

"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.

Contents 1 Song information 1.1 Music video 1.2 Covers and inspiration 2 References 3 See also

[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.

[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

[edit] References

[edit] See also

• Small Faces discography

v • d • e Small Faces Steve Marriott • Ronnie Lane • Kenney Jones • Ian "Mac" McLagan Jimmy Winston • Rick Wills • Jimmy McCulloch Studio albums Small Faces (1966)  • Small Faces (1967) • Ogdens' Nut Gone Flake (1968) First Step (1970) (Credited to Small Faces in North America only) Playmates (1977) • 78 In The Shade (1978) Compilation albums From the Beginning (1967) • The Autumn Stone (1969) Live albums BBC Session (Saturday Club) (1965) • BBC Session (Saturday Club) (1965) • BBC Session (Saturday Club) (1966) • BBC Session (Saturday Club) (1966) • BBC Session (Top Gear) (1968) • 1968 Sessions • The Final Tour (1969) Singles "Whatcha Gonna Do About It"/"What's a Matter Baby" (1965) • "I've Got Mine"/"It's Too Late" (1965) • "Sha-La-La-La-Lee"/"Grow Your Own" (1966) • "Hey Girl"/"Almost Grown" (1966) • "All or Nothing"/"Understanding" (1966) • " My Mind's Eye"/"I Can't Dance With You" (1966) • "I Can't Make It"/"Just Passing" (1967) • "Patterns"/"E Too D" (1967) • "Here Come the Nice"/"Talk To You" (1967) • "Itchycoo Park"/"I'm Only Dreaming" (1967) • "Tin Soldier"/"I Feel Much Better" (1967) • "Lazy Sunday"/"Rollin' Over" (1968) • "The Universal"/"Donkey Rides, A Penny, A Glass" (1968) • "Afterglow (Of Your Love)"/"Wham Bam Thank You Mam" (1969) • "Itchycoo Park" (rerelease) (1975) • "Lazy Sunday" (rerelease) (1976) Other Discography • Don Arden • Andrew Loog Oldham • Tony Calder • Glyn Johns • Faces (band)