The Gay Parade

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'The Gay Parade'
Studio album by Of Montreal
Released	February 16, 1999
Recorded	Sep 1997 - Oct 1998
Genre	Indie rock, indie pop
Length	44:35
Label	Bar/None
Producer	Kevin Barnes
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link
Of Montreal chronology
The Bedside Drama: A Petite Tragedy (1998) The Gay Parade (1999) Horse & Elephant Eatery (No Elephants Allowed): The Singles and Songles Album (2000)

The Gay Parade is a concept album by the band Of Montreal, their third full-length release. It has been called "indie pop's very own Sgt. Pepper" by All Music Guide reviewer Jason Ankeny.

It is the first collaboration with frontman Kevin Barnes' brother David, who has since designed the artwork for every forthcoming Of Montreal album. As the album cover depicts, The Gay Parade is a child-like exaltation of everyday life.

For a time, it was mistakenly featured as The Guy Parade in iTunes Store.

[edit] Track listing

All songs by Kevin Barnes.

1. "Old Familiar Way" - 2:25
2. "Fun Loving Nun" - 2:17
3. "Tulip Baroo" - 2:10
4. "Jacques Lamure" - 2:31
5. "The March of the Gay Parade" - 2:55
6. "Neat Little Domestic Life" - 2:45
7. "A Collection of Poems About Water" - 3:57
8. "Y the Quale and Vaguely Bird Noisily Enjoying Their Forbidden Tryst/I'd Be a Yellow Feathered Loon" - 2:40
9. "The Autobiographical Grandpa" - 2:19
10. "The Miniature Philosopher" - 1:54
11. "My Friend Will Be Me" - 3:54
12. "My Favorite Boxer" - 3:01
13. "Advice From a Divorced Gentleman to His Bachelor Friend Considering Marriage" - 2:08
14. "A Man's Life Flashing Before His Eyes While He and His Wife Drive Off a Cliff into the Ocean" - 3:04
15. "Nickee Coco and the Invisible Tree" - 5:21
16. "The Gay Parade Outro" - 0:47

The vinyl edition includes the bonus track "Jody Quickfish Nightmare Hovering at the Crookbeast's Feet" after "Neat Little Domestic Life".

v • d • e Of Montreal Kevin Barnes • Bryan Poole • Dottie Alexander • Jamey Huggins • Davey Pierce • Nina Barnes Former members: Derek Almstead • Andy Gonzales • Jason NeSmith • Matt Dawson Full-length albums Cherry Peel • The Bedside Drama: A Petite Tragedy • The Gay Parade • Coquelicot Asleep in the Poppies: A Variety of Whimsical Verse • Aldhils Arboretum • Satanic Panic in the Attic • The Sunlandic Twins • Hissing Fauna, Are You the Destroyer? • Skeletal Lamping EPs The Bird Who Ate the Rabbit's Flower • The Bird Who Continues to Eat the Rabbit's Flower • Deflated Chime, Foals Slightly Flower Sibylline Responses • Icons, Abstract Thee • Sony Connect Set Compilations Horse & Elephant Eatery (No Elephants Allowed): The Singles and Songles Album • The Early Four Track Recordings • An Introduction to Of Montreal • If He Is Protecting Our Nation, Then Who Will Protect Big Oil, Our Children? • The Gladiator Nightstick Collection • Satanic Twins • Of Montreal Sampler Notable songs "Heimdalsgate Like a Promethean Curse" Related articles The Elephant 6 Recording Company • Music of Athens, Georgia • M Coast • A Pollinaire Rave • Concept album • Polyvinyl Records • Kindercore Records • Bar/None Records