Song
Halloween Parade
by Lou Reed
Halloween Parade is a 1989 song by Lou Reed, 3:33 long. It fits the Halloween song themes.
Released 1989 Length 3:33
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Track from Lou Reed's 1989 album New York, set at Greenwich Village's annual Halloween parade and mourning friends lost to the AIDS crisis.
Performance tips
- Half-speak, half-sing it in Lou Reed's deadpan conversational style.
- Keep it understated and let the story carry the emotion.
- This is a reflective one, so slow the room down rather than pumping it up.
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