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Prima broke up the New Orleans Gang in to form his own big band Hey Girl!, which featured their renditions of the title song, "Lazy River.
"(Up A) Lazy River" is a popular tune and song by Hoagy Carmichael and Sidney Arodin, published in The melody is by Arodin, arranged and with words.!
(Up A) Lazy River
Jazz and pop standard by Sidney Arodin and Hoagy Carmichael
For the album by Leon Redbone, see Up a Lazy River (album).
"Lazy River" redirects here.
For other uses, see Lazy River (disambiguation).
"(Up A) Lazy River" is a populartune 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.[8]
- "(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 (Gian-Carlo Scandiuzzi).