The Gay Parade

The Gay Parade
Studio album by of Montreal
Released	February 16, 1999
Recorded	Sep 1997 - Oct 1998
Genre	Baroque pop Indie pop
Length	44:35
Label	Bar/None
Producer	Kevin Barnes
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)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	link
PopMatters	(very favorable) link
Sputnikmusic	(4.5/5) link
Ultimate-Guitar	(10/10) link

The Gay Parade is a 1999 concept album by the band of Montreal and was their third full-length release. It has been called "indie pop's very own Sgt. Pepper" by Allmusic reviewer Jason Ankeny.^[1]

It has the first album cover designed by lead vocalist Kevin Barnes' brother David, who has since designed the artwork for nearly every subsequent of Montreal album.

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

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