Pavement frontman Stephen Malkmus named Elliott Smith’s ‘Rose Parade’ as his favourite Smith song during an online question-and-answer session. His answer came after a fan compared the opening of Malkmus’s ‘Jenny And the Ess-Dog’ with Smith’s ‘Say Yes’; Malkmus said he knew ‘Say Yes’ but preferred ‘Rose Parade’.

The article places the choice in the context of Smith’s varied musical career, from the heavier post-hardcore sound of Heatmiser to his later folk-infused solo work. ‘Rose Parade’ appeared on Smith’s 1997 album *Either/Or*, and the piece notes that Malkmus and Smith had crossed paths and respected one another, though they were not close friends.