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A Musical Tribute to Laziness

By H William Stine | Turntable For One
July 24, 2019
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I was feeling too lazy to come up with a theme for this week until I suddenly realized that I...well, I'm sure you're way ahead of me now so I'll stop there. Below is the playlist of the laziest songs, laziest excuses, and laziest fantasies I could squeeze into two hours, though I'm sure you'll agree that lazy is definitely not a word that applies to any of the singers and musicians.

Playlist

Cody Owen Stine "Paris Mismatch (Theme Music)" from Unreleased Master (Self Produced) 00:00

Nat King Cole

piano and vocals
1919 - 1965

" data-original-title="" title="">Nat King Cole "Bidin' My Time" from Let's Face the Music (Capitol) 03:27

Catherine Russell

vocals

" data-original-title="" title="">Catherine Russell "I'm Lazy That's All" from Sentimental Streak (World Village) 06:09

Tony Bennett

vocals
1926 - 2023

" data-original-title="" title="">Tony Bennett "Lazy Day" from With Love (Columbia) 09:11

Barbara Lusch

vocals

" data-original-title="" title="">Barbara Lusch "Ain't Doin' Bad Doin' Nothin;" from Barbara Lusch (CD Baby) 13:19

The Mills Brothers

band / ensemble / orchestra

" data-original-title="" title="">The Mills Brothers "Up a Lazy River" from The Board of Directors (Dot Records) 17:20

Nellie McKay

vocals

" data-original-title="" title="">Nellie McKay "Lazybones" from Sister Orchid (Palmetto+) 20:48

Frank Sinatra

vocals
1915 - 1998

" data-original-title="" title="">Frank Sinatra "Nice & Easy" from Nice * Easy (Capitol) 24:59

Jean Laughlan "What's Wrong with Being Lazy" from Miracle of Life (Self Produced) 28:50

Otis Redding

vocals
1941 - 1967

" data-original-title="" title="">Otis Redding "Sittin' on the Dock of the Bay" from Best of Otis Redding (Elektra) 33:54

Shirley Horn

piano
1934 - 2005

" data-original-title="" title="">Shirley Horn "Lazy Afternoon" from Lazy Afternoon (Steeplechase) 36:50

Andy Griffith (Mystery Vocalist) "The Fishin' Hole" from American Originals (Capitol) 43:14

Deborah Lippman "Too Darn Hot" from Nightingale (Original Cast) 45:11

Ian Shaw

vocals
b.1962

" data-original-title="" title="">Ian Shaw "Small Day Tomorrow" from A Ghost in Every Bar (Splash Point) 51:20

Nina Simone

piano and vocals
1933 - 2003

" data-original-title="" title="">Nina Simone "Laziest Gal in Town" from Broadway-Blues-Ballads (Verve) 55:07

Marina & The Kats "Easy Does It" from Wild (O-Ton) 58:54

Mose Allison

piano and vocals
1927 - 2016

" data-original-title="" title="">Mose Allison "You Can Count on Me to Do My Part" from Wild Man on the Loose (Atlantic) 1:03:56

Veronica Swift

vocals

" data-original-title="" title="">Veronica Swift "Gone for the Day" from Lonely Woman (Self Produced) 1:06:31

The Lovin' Spoonful "Daydream" from Daydream (Sundazed Music) 1:11:41

Sarah Vaughan

vocals
1924 - 1990

" data-original-title="" title="">Sarah Vaughan "Day Dream" from Sarah Vaughan Sings The Duke Ellington Songbook (Pablo) 1:13:58

Marilyn Monroe

vocals
1926 - 1962

" data-original-title="" title="">Marilyn Monroe "Lazy" from Incomparable (Vinyl Passion) 1:20:22

Mel Torme

vocals
1925 - 1999

" data-original-title="" title="">Mel Torme "Sunday in New York" from Hollywood Swing & Jazz (Rhino) 1:23:59

Emilie-Claire Barlow

vocals
b.1976

" data-original-title="" title="">Emilie-Claire Barlow "Feelin' Groovy" from clear Day (Entertainment One Canada) 1:29:40

Oscar Peterson

piano
1925 - 2007

" data-original-title="" title="">Oscar Peterson "Easy Does It" from Night Train (verve) 1:34:10

Roberta Donnay

vocals
b.1966

" data-original-title="" title="">Roberta Donnay "Life in the Slow Lane" from What's Your Story? (Pacific Coast Jazz) 1:37:47

Kat Edmonson

vocals
b.1983

" data-original-title="" title="">Kat Edmonson "Canoe" from Old Fashioned Gal (MRI) 1:44:22

Kate Reid

vocals

" data-original-title="" title="">Kate Reid "Lazin' Around tith You" from The Heart Already Knows (Katereidmusic) 1:47:16

Paul Jost

vocals

" data-original-title="" title="">Paul Jost "Give Me the Simple Life" from Simple Life (PjMusic) 1:51:37

Cody Owen Stine "Paris Mismatch (Theme Music)" from Unreleased Master (Self Produced) 1:55:40

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