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Jazz and pop standard by Sidney Arodin and Hoagy Carmichael
"(Up A) Lazy River" is a
popular
tune and
song by
Hoagy Carmichael and
Sidney Arodin, published in
1930. The melody is by Arodin, arranged and with words modified by Carmichael.
[1] It is considered a
jazz standard and
pop standard, and has been recorded by many artists as listed below.
Recorded versions
Popular culture
- The song was stored in
music box format in a permanent outdoor display in
Cathedral Park under the
St. John's Bridge in
Portland, Oregon.
- A bit of the song is played by Carmichael in the 1946 Oscar-winning film
The Best Years of Our Lives.
[7]
- "(Up A) Lazy River" can also be heard in the 1959 film
Hey Boy! Hey Girl!.
- A cover of the song is featured in
Shredder Orpheus, sung by
Hades.
-
Bullets Over Broadway features the song heavily as the mobster Cheech's calling card.
References
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^ Red Hot Jazz Archive.
"Sidney Arodin (1901-1948)".
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^
Whitburn, Joel (2013). Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles, 14th Edition: 1955-2012. Record Research. p. 216.
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^
"CHUM Hit Parade - March 6, 1961".
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^ The King Cole Trio: The MacGregor Years, 1941-1945, Music and Arts Programs of America, Inc.
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^ Chuck Miller (August 24, 2011).
"K-Chuck Radio: 1960's Music Videos, courtesy of the Scopitone". Times Union. Archived from
the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved April 1, 2015.
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^ Bob Orlowsky.
"Scopitone Archive by Artist: G to L". Scopitone Archive. Retrieved April 1, 2015.
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^ IMDB.
"The Best Years of Our Lives - Soundtracks".
IMDb.
See also