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  1. "MacArthur Park" is a song written by American singer-songwriter Jimmy Webb that was recorded first by Irish actor and singer Richard Harris in 1968. Harris's version peaked at number two on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and number four on the UK Singles Chart.

  2. Apr 24, 2024 · MacArthur Park is a song that’s known for its powerful lyrics. The song is about a relationship that has ended, and the pain and heartache that come with it. The lyrics are emotional and honest, and they capture the essence of what it feels like to lose someone you love.

  3. Jan 6, 2020 · “‘MacArthur Park’ is a moving and emotionally charged song, beautiful in every aspect. The delivery by Richard Harris was truly on point, capturing the essence and depth of the lyrics with incredible skill.

  4. Jul 2, 2023 · The most notable lyric in the song revolves around the image of a wet cake falling to pieces, a metaphor for the end of the romanticized relationship: "MacArthur Park is melting in the dark / All the sweet green icing flowing down / Someone left the cake out in the rain / I don't think that I can take it / 'Cause it took so long to bake it ...

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    Spring was never waiting for us, girl It ran one step ahead As we followed in the dance Between the parted pages and were pressed In love’s hot, fevered iron Like a striped pair of pants

    MacArthur’s Park is melting in the dark All the sweet green icing flowing down Someone left the cake out in the rain I don’t think that I can take it ‘Cause it took so long to bake it And I’ll never have that recipe again, oh no

    I recall the yellow cotton dress Foaming like a wave On the ground around your knees The birds like tender babies in your hands And the old men playing checkers By the trees

    There will be another song for me For I will sing it There will be another dream for me Someone will bring it I will drink the wine while it is warm And never let you catch me Looking at the sun And after all the loves of my life After all the loves of my life You’ll still be the one

    I will take my life into my hands And I will use it I will win the worship in their eyes And I will lose it I will have the things that I desire And my passion flow Like rivers through the sky And after all the loves of my life Oh, after all the loves in my life I’ll be thinking of you And wondering why

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  5. MacArthur Park by Richard Harris song meaning, lyric interpretation, video and chart position

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  7. Jun 29, 2024 · Featuring the Jimmy Webb-penned opus, ‘MacArthur Park,’ Richard Harris' 'A Tramp Shining' was a chart-topper from an unlikely source.