Lazyboy TV
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Lazyboy TV is the 2004 album by pop music/spoken word project Lazyboy
(known as Lazy B in the UK). The album contains trivia
, philosophical advice
, stand-up comedy
and social commentary
on American
society spoken over contemporary hip hop
-esque beats. The project was initiated by producers Soren Rasted (formerly of Aqua
) and Johnny Douglas, who dubbed the style "Rhythm'n'Speak". Performers featured include American comedian Greg Giraldo
, British voice-over artist Julie Berry and singer Toby Chapman.
In many countries several songs from the album were re-dubbed in various languages. The Japan
ese release, for example, featured Japanese language
versions of "Facts of Life", "Inhale Positivity
", "This is the Truth", "We Only Read the Headlines" and "The Manual (Chapter 4)", with the original English versions of the first two featured as bonus tracks.
Initial European and Japanese pressings included the song "I Love N.Y." which featured Lene Nystrøm on vocals, also formerly of Aqua. Subsequent releases removed the song for unknown reasons and substantially changed the track listing.
Many copies came with four music videos -- "Underwear", "Facts", "Inhale", and "Manual" - either on a bonus DVD
or as enhanced content on the disc. Original pressings of the bonus DVD also included the video for "I Love N.Y.". The song "DVD Players" is hidden approximately 11 minutes of silence after the final track.
The single "Underwear Goes Inside the Pants
" was a success in Australia and reached #8, and was also the most downloaded song on iTunes
. The accompanying music video got regular airplay on MTV
, along with the video for "Facts of Life". However the album release as well as the third single "Inhale Positivity
" failed to reach the charts anywhere in the world.
Original pressing:
Bonus DVD:
Lazyboy
Lazyboy is a musical project started by Aqua member Søren Nystrøm Rasted, also known as Lazy B in the UK. It is not to be confused with the British musical project also known as Lazyboy, which consists of Dan Carey and Rob da Bank...
(known as Lazy B in the UK). The album contains trivia
Trivia
The trivia are the three lower Artes Liberales, i.e. grammar, rhetoric and logic. These were the topics of basic education, foundational to the quadrivia of higher education, and hence the material of basic education, of interest only to undergraduates...
, philosophical advice
Advice (opinion)
Advice is a form of relating personal or institutional opinions, belief systems, values, recommendations or guidance about certain situations relayed in some context to another person, group or party often offered as a guide to action and/or conduct...
, stand-up comedy
Stand-up comedy
Stand-up comedy is a comedic art form. Usually, a comedian performs in front of a live audience, speaking directly to them. Their performances are sometimes filmed for later release via DVD, the internet, and television...
and social commentary
Social commentary
Social commentary is the act of rebelling against an individual, or a group of people by rhetorical means, or commentary on social issues or society...
on American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
society spoken over contemporary hip hop
Hip hop music
Hip hop music, also called hip-hop, rap music or hip-hop music, is a musical genre consisting of a stylized rhythmic music that commonly accompanies rapping, a rhythmic and rhyming speech that is chanted...
-esque beats. The project was initiated by producers Soren Rasted (formerly of Aqua
Aqua (band)
Aqua is a Danish dance-pop group, best known for their 1997 breakthrough single "Barbie Girl". The group formed in 1989 and achieved huge success across the globe in the late 1990s and early 2000s. The group managed to top the UK Singles Chart with their first three singles. The group released two...
) and Johnny Douglas, who dubbed the style "Rhythm'n'Speak". Performers featured include American comedian Greg Giraldo
Greg Giraldo
Greg Giraldo was an American stand-up comedian, television personality, and retired lawyer. Giraldo was best known for his appearances on Comedy Central's televised roast specials, and for his work on that network's television shows Tough Crowd with Colin Quinn, Lewis Black's Root of All Evil, and...
, British voice-over artist Julie Berry and singer Toby Chapman.
In many countries several songs from the album were re-dubbed in various languages. The Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
ese release, for example, featured Japanese language
Japanese language
is a language spoken by over 130 million people in Japan and in Japanese emigrant communities. It is a member of the Japonic language family, which has a number of proposed relationships with other languages, none of which has gained wide acceptance among historical linguists .Japanese is an...
versions of "Facts of Life", "Inhale Positivity
Inhale Positivity
"Inhale Positivity" is the third single from the Lazyboy musical project , released as the followup to the hit "Underwear Goes Inside the Pants"...
", "This is the Truth", "We Only Read the Headlines" and "The Manual (Chapter 4)", with the original English versions of the first two featured as bonus tracks.
Initial European and Japanese pressings included the song "I Love N.Y." which featured Lene Nystrøm on vocals, also formerly of Aqua. Subsequent releases removed the song for unknown reasons and substantially changed the track listing.
Many copies came with four music videos -- "Underwear", "Facts", "Inhale", and "Manual" - either on a bonus DVD
DVD
A DVD is an optical disc storage media format, invented and developed by Philips, Sony, Toshiba, and Panasonic in 1995. DVDs offer higher storage capacity than Compact Discs while having the same dimensions....
or as enhanced content on the disc. Original pressings of the bonus DVD also included the video for "I Love N.Y.". The song "DVD Players" is hidden approximately 11 minutes of silence after the final track.
The single "Underwear Goes Inside the Pants
Underwear Goes Inside the Pants
"Underwear Goes Inside the Pants" is a song by Lazyboy, which is a musical project combining spoken word with hip-hop beats and other musical styles, with vocals on this track by stand-up comedian Greg Giraldo...
" was a success in Australia and reached #8, and was also the most downloaded song on iTunes
ITunes
iTunes is a media player computer program, used for playing, downloading, and organizing digital music and video files on desktop computers. It can also manage contents on iPod, iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad....
. The accompanying music video got regular airplay on MTV
MTV
MTV, formerly an initialism of Music Television, is an American network based in New York City that launched on August 1, 1981. The original purpose of the channel was to play music videos guided by on-air hosts known as VJs....
, along with the video for "Facts of Life". However the album release as well as the third single "Inhale Positivity
Inhale Positivity
"Inhale Positivity" is the third single from the Lazyboy musical project , released as the followup to the hit "Underwear Goes Inside the Pants"...
" failed to reach the charts anywhere in the world.
Track listing
- "Are You Qualified?" – 3:26
- "Facts of Life" – 3:57
- "Inhale PositivityInhale Positivity"Inhale Positivity" is the third single from the Lazyboy musical project , released as the followup to the hit "Underwear Goes Inside the Pants"...
" – 3:16 - "This is the Truth" – 4:01
- "Underwear Goes Inside the PantsUnderwear Goes Inside the Pants"Underwear Goes Inside the Pants" is a song by Lazyboy, which is a musical project combining spoken word with hip-hop beats and other musical styles, with vocals on this track by stand-up comedian Greg Giraldo...
" – 4:54 - "Man Woman (Yin & Yang)" – 3:54
- "DesiderataDesiderataDesiderata is a 1927 prose poem by American writer Max Ehrmann...
(featuring Lene)" – 3:39 - "We Only Read the Headlines" – 3:41
- "The Manual (Chapter 4)" – 3:36
- "It's All About Love" – 4:00/"DVD Players" [Hidden track] – 1:11
- "Spread the Love" (UK bonus track)
Original pressing:
- "Are You Qualified?" – 3:26
- "Facts of Life" – 3:57
- "Inhale PositivityInhale Positivity"Inhale Positivity" is the third single from the Lazyboy musical project , released as the followup to the hit "Underwear Goes Inside the Pants"...
" – 3:16 - "DesiderataDesiderataDesiderata is a 1927 prose poem by American writer Max Ehrmann...
(featuring Lene)" – 3:39 - "I Love N.Y. (featuring Lene)" – 3:39
- "The Manual (Chapter 4)" – 3:36
- "Underwear Goes Inside the PantsUnderwear Goes Inside the Pants"Underwear Goes Inside the Pants" is a song by Lazyboy, which is a musical project combining spoken word with hip-hop beats and other musical styles, with vocals on this track by stand-up comedian Greg Giraldo...
" – 4:54 - "Man Woman (Yin & Yang)" – 3:54
- "This is the Truth" – 4:01
- "We Only Read the Headlines" – 3:41
- "It's All About Love" – 4:00/"DVD Players" [Hidden track] – 1:11
Bonus DVD:
- "Underwear Goes Inside the PantsUnderwear Goes Inside the Pants"Underwear Goes Inside the Pants" is a song by Lazyboy, which is a musical project combining spoken word with hip-hop beats and other musical styles, with vocals on this track by stand-up comedian Greg Giraldo...
" – 4:54 - "Facts of Life" – 3:57
- "Inhale PositivityInhale Positivity"Inhale Positivity" is the third single from the Lazyboy musical project , released as the followup to the hit "Underwear Goes Inside the Pants"...
" – 3:16 - "I Love N.Y. (featuring Lene)" – 3:39 [Only on original pressing]
- "The Manual (Chapter 4)" – 3:36