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"MacArthur Park" is a song written by American singer-songwriter Jimmy Webb that was recorded first in 1967 by Irish actor and singer Richard Harris. Harris's version peaked at number two on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and number four on the UK Singles Chart .
Here’s one cake that didn’t get left out too long in the rain: the eternal pop pastry that is “MacArthur Park.” The song’s epic length and unusual structure haven’t kept it from ...
In 1967 Webb wrote "MacArthur Park"; the inspiration for the song was his relationship and breakup with Susie Horton. The breakup was also the primary influence for his composition "By the Time I Get to Phoenix". [30] Webb married cover girl [29] Patricia "Patsy" Sullivan, the mother of his 17-month-old son Christiaan, in 1974.
Songwriter Jimmy Webb wrote the song "MacArthur Park" in the late '60s. While it was recorded by multiple artists, most people remember Donna Summer's massive disco version.
With its sweeping arrangement and unique lyrics, Harris fell in love with "MacArthur Park" and turned it into the almost 7 1/2-minute highlight of his 1968 album "A Tramp Shining."
The aforementioned album was re-released in the United Kingdom under the name MacArthur Park: Richard Harris Sings the Songs of Jimmy Webb in 1997. [29] "Didn't We" also appears on a collection of his singles, titled MacArthur Park (1972), released under the budget album label Music for Pleasure. [30]
[4] [5] It contains a cover of "MacArthur Park", with changed lyrics, as well as five unlisted songs. [6] [7] It was the frontman Stew's intention to make an album that sounded like his memory of the less-segregated AM radio of the late 1960s. [8] The original lineup of the band broke up toward the end of the recording sessions. [9] "
As Beetlejuice Beetlejuice begins its theatrical run this weekend, Gough walks EW through how they wrote some of the film's big moments, from the "MacArthur Park" musical ending to evolving Justin ...