MacArthur Park


Been doing some retro listening. So, everyone knows the Donna Summer version, but there are a bunch of others.

What's your favorite version of this classic? Good article, here:

https://360degreesound.com/10-great-versions-of-the-pop-classic-macarthur-park/

hilde45

@hilde45 Nice thread starter-I'm 68, so the Richard Harris version is the one I'm most familiar with. 

"MacArthur Park is melting in the dark
All the sweet, green icing flowing down
Someone left my cake out in the rain (whoo!)
I don't think that I can take it
'Cause it took too long to bake it
And I'll never have that recipe again, again"

Jimmy Webb has had a fantastic career. These are his Billboard Top 10 hits.

I remember listening to Glen Campbell's versions of his songs, on an AM radio, late at night.

01. MacArthur Park – Donna Summer, 1978
02. Wichita Lineman – Glen Campbell, 1969
03. MacArthur Park – Richard Harris, 1968
04. Worst That Could Happen – Brooklyn Bridge, 1969
05. Galveston – Glen Campbell, 1969
06. Up, Up And Away – The Fifth Dimension, 1967
07. All I Know – Art Garfunkel, 1973
08. Honey Come Back – Glen Campbell, 1970
09. By The Time I Get To Phoenix – Glen Campbell, 1967
10. Where's The Playground Susie – Glen Campbell, 1969

Maynard Ferguson did a heck of a cover of this tune.  I listened to it often back in the day...a looong time ago. 

The only version I knew was Richard Harris' - the Donna Summer one passed me right by... Great song!

I don't know if I can take it....

Just found this on Youtube (as performed by the author and new to me).

Been thinking a lot about MacArthur Park since yesterday.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=73v1RqRPKGk&t=17s

 

DeKay

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