"Lazy" is a popular song written by Irving Berlin in 1924. Popular recordings of the song in 1924 were by Al Jolson, Blossom Seeley, Paul Whiteman and the Brox Sisters. [1] The best known version today may be that performed by Marilyn Monroe, Donald O'Connor, and Mitzi Gaynor in the motion picture There's No Business Like Show Business.
Other notable recordings
- Bing Crosby with Bob Crosby and His Orchestra - recorded May 25, 1942. [2] Crosby also sang the song in the film Holiday Inn (1942) in a scene where he is seen being overwhelmed by a plethora of back-breaking tasks at his newly purchased farm while he is heard singing the song offscreen.
- Val Doonican - included in his album Val Doonican Rocks, But Gently (1967)
- Ella Fitzgerald - Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Irving Berlin Songbook (1958) [3]
- Judy Holliday - Holliday with Mulligan (1980) [4]
- Michael Holliday - included in his album Happy Holliday (1961) [5]
- George Burns - He sang part of the song in the episode of The Lucy Show titled "Lucy and George Burns."
- They Might Be Giants - recorded for WNYC’s 2024 Public Song Project, a project encouraging artists to cover public domain songs [6]
References
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (1986). Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890-1954. Wisconsin, USA: Record Research Inc. p. 538. ISBN 0-89820-083-0.
- ^ "A Bing Crosby Discography". BING magazine. International Club Crosby. Retrieved August 6, 2017.
- ^ "www.allmusic.com". allmusic.com. Retrieved April 22, 2024.
- ^ "www.allmusic.com". allmusic.com. Retrieved April 22, 2024.
- ^ "Discogs.com". Discogs.com. Retrieved August 6, 2017.
- ^ The Johns on WNYC 4/2/2024. Retrieved 2024-04-03 – via www.youtube.com.
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