Laziness

“Nature has not intended mankind to work from eight in the morning until midnight without that refreshment of blessed oblivion which, even if it only lasts twenty minutes, is sufficient to renew all the vital forces.” – Winston Churchill

We review the evidence that laziness leads to invention, creativity and greater mental powers.

1 - Loafin' on a Lazy Day - Buddy Moreno with Dick Jurgens and his Orchestra – 1941

2 - Laziest Gal in Town - Helen Humes – 1951

3 - It's My Lazy Day - Evelyn Knight – 1946

4 - Oh, How I Hate to Get Up in The Morning - Arthur Fields - 1918

5 - Too Lazy to Work - The Bob Carter Trio – 1947

6 - I Don't Want to Set the World on Fire - Ink Spots - 1941

7 - Lazy Bug Blues - Little Boy Fuller - 1946

8 - Everybody Works but Father - Billy Murray – 1906

9 - Lazy Bones - Walter Hunt with Glen Gray and the Casa Loma Orchestra – 1933

10 – Lazy Bones (in Japanese) - Midge Williams Orchestra – 1934

11 - Lazy John - Leon Huff with Johnnie Lee Wills and his Boys – 1947

12 - Lazy Rhapsody - Cootie Williams with Duke Ellington and his Famous Orchestra - 1932

Thomas Edison on a typical work day

13 - Lazy Acres - Curt Massey with Louise Massey and the Westerners – 1941

14 - In a Lazy Mood - Matt Dennis with Paul Weston and his Orchestra – 1947

15 - My Man Is Good for Nothing but Love - Edith Wilson – 1929

16 - Lazy 'Sippi Steamer - Louis Armstrong and his Orchestra - 1940

17 - Who Said I Was a Bum - Wendell Hall – 1928

18 - Rip Van Winkle - Family Theater – 1949 (Radio Drama)

19 – A Terribly Strange Bed - Suspense – 1954 (Radio Thriller)

20 - Lazy Rhythm - Lew Stone and his Band - 1933

21 - Lazy Lou'siana Moon - Nat Shilkret and the Hilo Hawaiian Orchestra - 1930