Parade Days
The Hold Steady * Track #11 On Open Door Policy
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Parade Days by The Hold Steady
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The Hold SteadyProduced by
Josh KaufmanWrited by
Steve Selvidge & Craig FinnAbout
This song has many references to Minneapolis as it existed from the 1950s into the 1990s. The title likely refers to the annual Aquatennial celebration which takes place in late summer. The Aquatennial was formerly bookended by the Grande Day and Torchlight parades and held a pageant crowning the “Q...
Parade Days Lyrics
She was born into mourning
With some war winding down
And if her uncle was gone at least she'll be around
At least she'll be around
Her folks were good neighbors
A dish when somebody died
When the parish did dances
She mostly used to stand off to the side
A Pontiac salesman
And a beauty technician
A young mother and father
And all the things they wanted for their daughter
And school was a stockyard
They just tried to hold 'em
They didn’t hold too hard
On the bus with her headphones
Breathing steam in the window
Joining forces in boredom
With the boys down at the bluffs all breaking bottles
Then school was just over
Saw an ad in the paper
A half-life in housewares
On the escalator up to downtown Dayton's
On the sidewalk with sparklers
In the distance the drummers
Her favorite part of the summer
Her mother with cupcakes
Her father with handshakes
It's an honor and a pleasure
To present to you the new Queen of the Lakes
In the grey of the breakroom
There's a tear on the fabric
The house is all hers now
The first time she noticed
The bags at the bus stop
Our pleasure to present to you the new Queen of the Lakes
Parade Days Q&A
Who wrote Parade Days's ?
Parade Days was written by Steve Selvidge & Craig Finn.
Who produced Parade Days's ?
Parade Days was produced by Josh Kaufman.
When did The Hold Steady release Parade Days?
The Hold Steady released Parade Days on Fri Feb 19 2021.
What did The Hold Steady say about "Parade Days"?
This is a bonus track rather than an album cut because thematically I think it’s set aside. It’s about someone like myself who grew up in Minneapolis, and it’s about the changes that the city’s made during their lifetime. If we recorded like eight more, maybe we’d hold on to them and wait for the bo...