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MacArthur Park
MacArthur Park

#2 hit single by Richard Harris in 1968

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  • Dec 30, 2010
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Richard Harris can't sing a lick, the lyrics make absolutely no sense but I like it anyway. So did millions of others as the song was a huge hit in the summer of '68. Must have been the drugs although I did not partake.
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December 30, 2010
It's about a green cake left out in the rain!  A truly bizarre song.  Was he a one-hit wonder or what?   Or am I thinking of another song?


 
December 31, 2010
I'm pretty sure it was the first and last hit that ever came from Richard Harris. I always thought the cake was some kind of metaphor for a failed romance. Weird Al Yankovic's parody "Jurassic Park" made a whole lot more sense.
December 31, 2010
Thanks, I'll need to check that out!
 
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"MacArthur Park" is a song written by Jimmy Webb that was originally composed as part of an intended cantata. The song was initially rejected by The Association.[1] Richard Harris was the first to record the song, in 1968. It was subsequently covered by numerous artists. Among the best known covers of the song are Donna Summer's disco arrangement from 1978 and Waylon Jennings' version recorded in 1969. Maynard Ferguson,[2] Stan Kenton[3] and Woody Herman all performed big-band jazz arrangements of the pop song.

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