The Last Parade on Ann Street Lyrics

Lyric discussion by musicalcure 

Cover art for The Last Parade on Ann Street lyrics by Chris Bathgate

I wondered where/what it it about Ann Street, so I googled. Fascinating! Too long to quote here, but basically they have a tradition of a crazy Mardis Gras parade and week long celebration. They burned palms at their house parties, instead of at church and fires often started. Years later, the celebration evolved into a rememberance for victims of aids and Katrina and friends, reading their names and even carrying their ashes to put in the river.

http://www.kreweofsaintanne.org/history.html

Ann St is actually in Ann Arbor, MI, near where Chris Bathgate lives. It's an ordinary street, although very very beautiful in the fall-time.