Lazy Day

Lazy Day or Lazy Days may refer to:

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Music

Lazy Day (The Moody Blues song)

"Lazy Day" is a 1969 song by the progressive rock band The Moody Blues. It was written by the band's flautist Ray Thomas, although he does not play flute on this particular song. It was recorded and released in 1969 on the Moody Blues Album On the Threshold of a Dream.

"Lazy Day" features Ray Thomas on lead vocals, and its lyrics go on to describe a typical Sunday afternoon, and includes activities like "Like to put your feet up, watch TV."

Towards the end of the verses, the lyrics "It's a crying shame. Week after week, the same," and "That's how your life goes by, until the day you die" can be heard under Ray Thomas's voice. These lyrics were sung by Justin Hayward, and describe the sad situation of the narrator's typical Sunday afternoons. Many people cite this song as an example of Ray Thomas' great harmonica playing as this song features a melancholy harmonica solo that highlights the sadness of the song's last verse.

Personnel

Lazy Day (Spanky and Our Gang song)

"Lazy Day" is a popular song by the 1960s band Spanky and Our Gang that peaked at number 14 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart after its 1967 release and number 1 in the Canadian RPM Magazine charts. It appeared on their album Spanky and Our Gang.

The song stayed in the Top 40 four weeks longer than their other hit song, "Sunday Will Never Be the Same", which peaked higher on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. "Lazy Day" was featured on The Ed Sullivan Show and sold over one million copies.

Critical reception

Written by George Fischoff and Tony Powers, the song received generally positive reviews and is fondly remembered. According to AllMusic, "Lazy Day" "...is a giddy joy no matter what." Despite calling the lyrics frothy, The Milwaukee Journal writer Dick Young called the melody magnetic.

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The Parade

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The Parade (band)

The Parade was an American sunshine pop group from Los Angeles, California.

Career

The group featured Jerry Riopelle, who played keyboards on several Phil Spector-produced records; Murray MacLeod, an actor who appeared on Hawaii Five-O and Kung Fu; and Allen "Smokey" Roberds, another actor. They wrote a song called "Sunshine Girl" which was picked up by A&M Records, and in 1967 the tune hit #20 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 pop singles chart. Among the session musicians on this recording were drummer Hal Blaine, bassist Carol Kaye, and saxophonist Steve Douglas. Their second single was "She's Got the Magic", for which another actor, Stuart Margolin (later appearing on The Rockford Files) was included, but both this and the third single, "Frog Prince", failed to chart.

The 1968 "Radio Song" bubbled under the Hot 100 at #127, and the group broke up after two further singles - "She Sleeps Alone" and "Hallelujah Rocket" - were unsuccessful. Riopelle then signed to Capitol Records as a solo artist, and Macleod and Roberds signed with Epic Records as the duo Ian & Murray. Roberds also later performed under the name Freddie Allen, and under this name recorded the tune "We've Only Just Begun", which soon afterward became a hit for The Carpenters.

The Parade (film)

The Parade (Serbian: Парада / Parada) is a 2011 Serbian comedy-drama film, written and directed by Srđan Dragojević and released on 31 October 2011. The film, which deals with LGBT rights issues in Serbia, features footage of the 2010 Belgrade gay pride parade.

Despite the controversial subject, The Parade sold over 350,000 tickets in Serbian cinemas in the first 11 weeks of distribution, 150,000 in Croatia after 8 weeks, 25,000 in Slovenia, 40,000 in Bosnia-Herzegovina and 20,000 in Montenegro.

Plot

The film introduces a group of gay activists, trying to organize a pride parade in Belgrade. Among them Mirko Dedijer (Goran Jevtić), a struggling theater director who mostly makes a living by planning lavish and kitschy wedding ceremonies on the side. Organizing such a parade is no easy task in Serbia as evidenced by the violence at the 2001 parade attempt. Now, almost a decade later, the situation is not much better - nationalist and right wing groups pose just as much threat so despite repeated attempts through official channels, Mirko is getting nowhere since the police refuses to secure the event. Mirko's effeminate boyfriend Radmilo (Miloš Samolov) is a veterinarian - he is not nearly as political and is quite content keeping a low profile. Although the two try to live discreetly, both still experience various forms of abuse from the homophobic majority.