"London's Brilliant Parade" is a song written and performed by new wave musician Elvis Costello that was first released on his 1994 album Brutal Youth.

"[3] Stylistically, Costello sought to make "London's Brilliant Parade" both a tribute to and parody of the Kinks, even using a Dobro guitar on the track as a nod to Ray Davies using one on "Lola".

Costello explained, "There were other songs like 'London's Brilliant Parade', 'This Is Hell' and 'You Tripped At Every Step' that have a bit more architecture and Nick said 'these aren't my speed'.

"[6] In addition to appearing on the album, "London's Brilliant Parade" was released as the fourth and final single from Brutal Youth in November 1994.

He explained, I became convinced that "London's Brilliant Parade" should come out as a single, even if it wasn't a hit — much the same way that I wanted "Tramp The Dirt Down" to come out off Spike, and was stopped by the record company because of the politics of it.

It has since also appeared on compilation albums such as 1997's Extreme Honey and 2015's Unfaithful Music & Disappearing Ink, the latter of which served as a companion disc to Costello's autobiography of the same name.

The Orange County Register called the song "beautiful", praising its "delicate instrumentation and warm, gentle vocals.

"[9] The New York Times wrote, "'London's Brilliant Parade' crosses a whimsical Kinks song like 'Waterloo Sunset' with some Beatle-y psychedelia, as Mr. Costello offers a rambling, impressionistic walking tour of London.

Anthony Breznican of Entertainment Weekly wrote, "'London's Brilliant Parade' is a nostalgic, dream-fueled stroll through Costello’s hometown, one that was far from my own of New Kensington.

"[12] David Gorman of Trunkworthy, meanwhile, wrote, "It's Costello’s own 'Penny Lane,' complete with nostalgic sound effects and a breezy music-hall melody worthy of McCartney himself.