Small Faces didn’t want ‘Lazy Sunday’ to be released as a single. Recorded during the making of Ogdens’ Nut Gone Flake, the song was recorded as a bit of a pisstake inspired by Steve Marriott’s experiences with his neighbours who were always telling him to turn the music down. The label didn’t care and sent it out for promotion anyway. It did well, it got to number two in the charts, but the band wanted to be taken seriously and the Cockney ‘Knees Up Mother Brown’ style of the song didn’t help.

Despite the band’s indifference towards the song, there is no reason why nobody should dislike it. Marriott’s hammed up East End vocals for the majority of the track could annoy someone I guess, but as a whole the music is completely infectious with sweet melodies and a strong bouncy rhythm to boot. The four members were all quite young while recording Nut Gone Flake – drummer Kenney Jones was only 19 when they started sessions – but the group were still able to make very clever music for their ages while maintaining a less than serious approach to their songwriting. This track has that method of working down to a T.

They made the music video at Jones’ parents house. There are times when they look like they’re having a good time though sometimes they do look a bit embarrassed by it all. Either way, it’s a great watch.