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- Date Released: February 16, 1999
- Genre: Alternative/Punk
- Style: Indie Rock
- Label: Bar/None Records
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The Gay Parade is indie pop's very own Sgt. Pepper, a richly detailed, grandly ambitious concept record which forgoes the ponderous pretensions the phrase implies to instead exult in the simple joys of everyday life. Kevin Barnes' songs radiate a childlike wonder and boundless enthusiasm, discovering beauty in the most unlikely of places; his lyrics suggest psychedelic nursery rhymes, populated by absurdist characters (each and every one depicted on the jacket art) sketched in Crayola across a series of majestic melodies and ornate arrangements which belie the record's surface naïveté. For all of The Gay Parade's effervescence and whimsy, there's also a melancholy that pervades songs like "Jacques Lamure," "The Autobiographical Grandpa," and "My Friend Will Be Me," recalling the lovelorn hues of the previous Of Montreal record, The Bedside Drama: A Petite Tragedy; far from deflating the euphoria, however, these moments simply acknowledge the necessity of sadness and loss to the human experience, and deem them worthy of celebration as well. These are songs in the key of life, Zen-like expressions of simplicity and innocence resonating with remarkable complexity and wisdom.
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| 01. |  |
Old Familiar Way |
2:25 |
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| 02. | |
Fun Loving Nun |
2:17 |
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| 03. | |
Tulip Baroo |
2:10 |
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| 04. | |
Jaques Lemure |
2:31 |
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| 05. | |
The March Of The Gay Parade |
2:55 |
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| 06. | |
Neat Little Domestic Life |
2:45 |
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| 07. | |
A Collection Of Poems About Water |
3:57 |
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| 08. | |
Y The Quale And Vaguely Bird Noisily Enjoying Their Forbidden Tryst |
2:40 |
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| 09. | |
I'd Be A Yellow Feathered Loon |
2:19 |
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| 10. | |
The Autobiographical Grandpa |
1:54 |
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| 11. | |
The Miniature Philosopher |
3:54 |
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| 12. | |
My Favorite Boxer |
3:01 |
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| 13. | |
Advice From A Divorced Gentleman To His Bachelor Friend Considering Marriage |
2:08 |
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| 14. | |
A Man's Life Flashing Before His Eyes While He And His Wife Drive Off A Cliff |
3:04 |
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| 15. | |
Nickee Coco And The Invisible Tree |
5:21 |
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| 16. | |
The Gay Parade Outro |
0:47 |
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16 Total Tracks, 44:08 Total Length
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Credits
- Roxanne - Vocals // Krysia - Vocals // Janice - Vocals // Beth - Vocals // Derek - Vocals // Dottie - Vocals // Kai - Vocals // John McKay - Vibraphone // Robby - Vocals // Aaron - Vocals // Of Montreal - Main Performer // Jeff Mangum - Musician // Eric Wilson - Vocals // Dottie Alexander - Clarinet // Dottie Alexander - Keyboards // Rob Carter - Bass (Upright) // Will - Vocals // Kristy - Vocals // Laura Carter - Vocals // Laura Carter - Musician // Andrew Rieger - Narrator // John Fernandes - Violin // John Fernandes - Vocals // Bryan Helium - Vocals // Bryan Helium - Actor // Lecithen Emulcifier - Artwork // Jamie Huggins - Percussion // Jamie Huggins - Drums // Jamie Huggins - Vocals // Heather McIntosh - Cello // Scott Sosebee - Design // Scott Spillane - Horn // Kevin Barnes - Banjo // Kevin Barnes - Bass // Kevin Barnes - Guitar // Kevin Barnes - Piano // Kevin Barnes - Drums // Kevin Barnes - Keyboards // Kevin Barnes - Vocals // Kevin Barnes - Voices // Kevin Barnes - Bells // Kevin Barnes - Lap Steel Guitar // Zach - Vocals // Josh - Vocals // Derek Almstead - Guitar // Derek Almstead - Drums // Derek Almstead - Guitar (Bass) // Derek Almstead - Vocals // Derek Almstead - Typewriter // A.C. Forrester - Drums (Bass) // A.C. Forrester - Horn // A.C. Forrester - Melodica // A.C. Forrester - Penny Whistle // A.C. Forrester - Lap Steel Guitar // A.C. Forrester - Fuzz Bass // A.C. Forrester - Toy Piano // Rachel - Vocals // Pete Erchick - Piano // Jeremy Ayers - Vocals // Barbara - Vocals // Jeremy Barnes - Drums // Jeremy Barnes - Vocals // Bryan - Vocals // Christina - Vocals // Dave - Vocals // John Dazzo - Vocals // Laura Glenn - Vocals // Laura Heisler - Vocals // Hank Wren - Vocals
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