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 turning into a decades ...
To me it was anything but funny. It was a tragedy. ‘MacArthur Park’ was different. It was like lieder song in a way. It had classical elements that were undeniable, and it had a British Shakespearean ...
In 1978, Donna Summer scored a No. 1 disco hit with “MacArthur Park.” This was Summer’s first Grammy nomination as well, as the song earned her a nomination for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance.
Like a creature from a pop song horror movie, “MacArthur Park,” the epic seven-minute single written by Jimmy Webb, has new life. The hit—unleashed on the world to chart-topping success by the late ...
The seven-minute 1968 classic was recorded by everyone from Richard Harris to Donna Summer to 'Weird Al' on the way to being immortalized as Beetlejuice's would-be wedding song. Webb got on the phone ...
“MacArthur Park” — that oft-derided 1960s song about someone leaving the cake out in the rain — is having another life. Once again. It’s featured in the popular new film “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice.” The ...