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	MacArthur Park - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		In the early part of the 20th century, the MacArthur park area became known as the Champs Elysees of Los Angeles.The park was originally named Westlake Park, and was built in the 1880s.
		MacArthur Park is famous for the epic song named after it, written by Jimmy Webb and first performed by Richard Harris in 1968.
		Before the decline of the neighborhood, the park featured the traditional paddle-boats and a large fountain in the center of the lake; since the park was a popular middle-class destination for over fifty years, it was only a matter of time before it was reclaimed by the community.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/MacArthur_Park (396 words)

	MacArthur Park (song) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The comedy series SCTV aired a sketch with an actor playing Richard Harris singing "MacArthur Park" and waiting in agony during the orchestral break to finish the song while the show moved on to other skits.
		Also, in a Seinfeld episode, the song is alluded to when George Costanza recalls a scene from his childhood in which he was singing the song.
		Before the decline of the neighborhood, the park featured the traditional paddle-boats and a large fountain in the center of the lake; since the park was a popular middle-class destination for over fifty years, it is likely it can be reclaimed in the future.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/MacArthur_Park_(song) (445 words)

	Billy Wirth and MacArthur Park
		MacArthur Park is a riveting tale of one man’s struggle to overcome the complexities of drug addiction.
		Billy Wirth on 'MacArthur Park' the cast the crew and the vibe of the shoot.
		MacArthur Park is a well-scripted piece of reality of the homeless plight in most major cities.
	www.ez-entertainment.net /interview/macpark.htm (1834 words)

	MacArthur Park (song) -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		"MacArthur Park" is an epic song, written by (additional info and facts about Jimmy Webb) Jimmy Webb and first performed by (additional info and facts about Richard Harris) Richard Harris in 1968.
		The comedy series (additional info and facts about SCTV) SCTV aired a sketch with an actor playing Richard Harris singing "MacArthur Park" and waiting in agony during the orchestral break to finish the song while the show moved on to other skits.
		Despite the rather poetic homage paid to it, the real (additional info and facts about MacArthur Park) MacArthur Park became known for being a violent place after 1985 when drug-dealing, shoot-outs and occasional drownings became somewhat common.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/m/ma/macarthur_park_(song)1.htm (394 words)

	This Is Where I Came In: The Song Cycles of Jimmy Webb - Article - Stylus Magazine
		The park itself was the now-infamous LA locale that Webb and his girlfriend would often visit during lunch, walking around the lake—doing, as he later recalled, “what boys and girls do.” Though many visiting the spot have found it unremarkable in years since, Webb remembers otherwise: "It was beautiful," he insisted to writer Paul Zollo.
		A veritable poison-pen diary entry, the song is Webb at his most hateful and venomous, as he watches her walking down the aisle “whitely as though she really was a virgin,” presumably peering from the back row.
		The Squid and the Whale - Noah Ba...
	www.stylusmagazine.com /feature.php?ID=1495 (3801 words)

	Peace party in the park : SF Indymedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		The park was created as Westlake Park in the 1860s as a boating and picnic area for families, and was re-named in the 1950s after the second world war hero, General Douglas MacArthur.
		But last weekend MacArthur Park was once again the site of an anti-war demonstration, with perhaps a couple of thousand people gathering to voice their opposition to the possibility of war in Iraq.
		And the same point was made by some of the speakers at the gathering in MacArthur Park which was addressed, among others, by the Rev James Lawson, a colleague of Martin Luther King Jr and the person generally credited with bringing the strategy of non-violence resistance to the civil rights movement.
	sf.indymedia.org /print.php?id=147033 (743 words)

	MacArthur Park by Richard Harris Songfacts
		Since the park is that which is melting then it would seem the green icing is falling off the park -whatever the park represents.
		MacArthur Park was played several times on the jukebox as it was very unusual and very popular at the time.
		The song was on surveys across the country for over 3 months during the Spring/Summer of 1968.("Hey Jude" by the Beatles didn't arrive until the Fall of 1968.) In fact, I still have the 45 Rpm Record & Picture Sleeve with the lyrics to "MacArthur Park" in my collection.
	www.songfacts.com /detail.lasso?id=1875 (4275 words)

	MacArthur Park (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		MacArthur Park, originally called Westlake Park, was laid out in the 1880s.
		All MacArthur Park family members are encouraged to pray and fast on Tuesday, July 27th as we especially remember all...
		MacArthur Park is a park in western Los Angeles, California, United States, named after General Douglas MacArthur.
	www.moviesbytitle.com /MacArthur-Park.html (556 words)

	MacArthur Park Lyrics by Jimmy Webb
		Given that the song was written in 1967/1968, the general consensus is "bad acid".
		To call Macarthur Park a bad song is to rip the heart out of any Angelino that looked forward to those days a long time ago.
		Macarthur Park is an anthem written by Jimmy Webb that must have tugged at his heart strings as much as it still does to mine.
	www.popculturemadness.com /Music/Lyrics/Macarthur.html (513 words)

	MacArthur Park: What's It All About, Jimmy
		The song has been ridiculed as classic '60s excess because of the overblown orchestra of the original version and the song's strange lyric--that troublesome metaphor of the cake in the rain, etc. Columnist Dave Barry named it the worst song in history, or something like that, a few years ago.
		Songwriter Jimmy Webb says he realizes that his song "MacArthur Park" -- which was a No 2 hit for actor Richard Harris back in 1968 -- is one of those songs that you either love or hate -- and admits that some of the lyrics even make HIM cringe.
		This song was recently featured by Dave Barry as one of the most awful songs of all time in his new book.
	dav4is.8m.com /Music/macarthur.html (1340 words)

	Leo's Lyrics Database - Richard Harris - MacArthur Park lyrics
		Song of the other comments knock his singing but fear not - there is a better version - and I don't mean Donna Summers epic.
		Macarthur Park is full of such images--of a woman kneeling in the park, of the cacophony of others around, of a memory being pressed in a book like a flower from decades ago.
		This is an incredible song and if you can resist the urge to sing along then there's something wrong with you!Anybody who had the great fortune to see Richard Harris perform this song live, wouldn't bother to try and understand the lyrics but just to open up and let the emotions flow.
	www.leoslyrics.com /listlyrics.php?id=3634 (3448 words)

	Guilty Pleasures 1: "MacArthur Park"
		I have a long history with "MacArthur Park." I was fascinated by it as a kid, when it was initially popular (note: I'm talking about the Richard Harris version: the Donna Summer version is a pointless abomination for many reasons, which I will make clear later).
		Probably most people, if asked what this song is about, would say something like: it's this guy who's left his girlfriend, and as he's driving along he's thinking of her and her reactions.
		And finally, the song becomes a triumph - because all of its excesses, therefore, are narrative: they're part of what the song's about, not incidental details of arrangement or poor choices in interpretation.
	www.uwm.edu /~jenor/gp1.html (999 words)

	James William Hindle: Prospect Park: Pitchfork Review (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Woozily romantic, slighly soggy and by all indications dedicated to the members of the author's immediate family, "Prospect Park" is the definition of innocuousness.
		Picking things up halfway through the album, the song is fast by Hindle's languid standards, as well as surprisingly R.E.M.-ish-- although it has to overcome a monumentally dorky title and a couple of mewling licks toward the end, the kind Peter Buck wouldn't be caught dead with.
		And if you think he's irrepairably fixated on Park Slope, take solace in a song called "Hoboken": perhaps his next CD-length ode to the patterns of yuppie migration is already in the works.
	www.pitchforkmedia.com /record-reviews/h/hindle_jameswilliam/prospect-park.shtml (445 words)

	MacArthur Park by Jimmy Webb
		In particular I wanted to read about the monumental MacArthur Park which was, is and always will be one of my favourite songs.
		Secondly could it be that the people who feel that MacArthur Park's lyrics are the worst ever written have no perception of the song whatsoever.
		MacArthur Park is a brilliant example of Jimmy Webb at his greatest.
	www.petersteward.org.uk /macarthur.htm (573 words)

	Jumbo Jimbo's Song Lyrics Archive - MacArthur Park (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		(Refrain:) MacArthur's Park is melting in the dark All the sweet, green icing flowing down...
		MacArthur's Park is melting in the dark All the sweet, green icing flowing down...
		The lyrics/chords/tabs sheets represent contributors' interpretations of the material and may not be identical to the original versions, which are copyright their respective owners.
	www.jumbojimbo.com /lyrics.php?songid=2642 (364 words)

	Ken Moore: MacArthur Park (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Webb first offered the song to the Association, who rejected it, prompting Webb to record the piece on his own.
		Webb tried selling the song to several major labels, and was rejected -- nobody felt that a seven-minute-plus single by an actor scarcely known as a singer had any chance of being played, much less becoming a hit.
		In 1968 MacArthur Park climbed to Number Two on the American pop charts over a period of 13 weeks, and in the process shattered every preconception of air-time restrictions on AM radio.
	www.kensguitar.com /Mp3%20Folder/MacArthur%20Park.html (149 words)

	Comedy World - Drastic Radio - Interview - Part 3
		The movie is MacArthur Park and again our guests are Billy Wirth and Tyrone Atkins is the writer.
		Small wonder, the song, we were just talking at the break about how many different people have recorded the song MacArthur Park.
		You know I was referencing that old cliché, "Yale, Jail, Park Avenue and Park Bench" but when you huddle around a crack pipe differences hardly seem to matter.
	www.billywirthfanclub.com /movies/MacArthurPark/drasicintpart3.html (1983 words)

	DONNA SUMMER FOREVER TRUE - ALBUM REVIEW (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Included are three songs from her classic album Once Upon A Time - the title song, Fairy Tale High and Faster And Faster - all done at a faster tempo than the originals.
		Judging from the crowd's enthusiastic response, the song everyone at the concert has been waiting for was Last Dance (there's a wonderful moment when what sounds like the entire audience, knowing the arrangement by heart, anticipates the return of the uptempo section of the song with a great roar).
		I was very proud of him and happy for him and very happy to have sung that song and very happy he trapped me in the bathroom and made me listen...
	www.dsforevertrue.hpg.ig.com.br /Lyrics/Reviews/LAM.htm (2099 words)

	MacArthur Park: The Novel
		MacArthur Park is a novel about growing up in the sixties -- about six kids discovering themselves and about the turbulent times they grew up in.
		MacArthur Park has been a work in progress for nearly thirty years.
		But on this night an actor, Richard Harris, debuted a song written by an unknown, Jimmy Webb, by the name of MacArthur Park.
	www.authorhouse.com /BookStore/ItemDetail.aspx?bookid=1959 (1236 words)

	MacArthur Park by Richard Harris, Romantic Love Song Lyrics and Facts
		Jimmy Webb wrote “MacArthur Park” as part of a longer cantata in 1967.
		"MacArthur Park" is thick with metaphor and allows the listener to interpret the lyrics according to his or her own personal story.
		If you have a comment about “MacArthur Park” by Richard Harris or any of the romantic love songs please use the Contact Us form.
	www.thedatingadvisor.com /song-macarthur-park.html (418 words)

	Stephanie Logerot: Comment on Worst song lyrics EVER (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		MacArthur park is where you go to buy them.
		As I recall, Dave Barry cites "MacArthur Park" as the worst song ever written, as well.
		The version I've heard is by Richard Harris, who shouldn't have been allowed to live after the blasphemies he wreaked on "Camelot" in bringing it to the screen, but that's another rant.
	www.worldmagblog.com /cgi-bin/mt-comments.cgi?entry_id=13115 (170 words)

	A Tramp Shining
		Jimmy Webb wrote some great stuff, but "Macarthur Park" is one of the most hated songs of all time.
		Most people who hate the song seem to be deeply offended by the cake metaphor in the refrain.
		This of course is the original album that had "MacArthur Park" on it -- yes, the one that for some reason people love to hate, although there are some (like me) that actually enjoy the song (at least in small quantities -- nostalga no doubt).
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	Leo's Lyrics Database - Donna Summer - Macarthur Park lyrics
		My sister Gwendolen was so moved by this song that she started a personal fashion design firm specializing in striped pairs of pants and yellow cotton dresses (remember the Copa Cabana music video?) I ask you to listen to this song with an open mind and soul.
		I also Lived up the street from Macarthur Park(walking distance I might add)and I truly witnessed it melt in the dark.I can still remember the old guys with their chess boards and the romantic boats in the lake,the bums,children playing.It was truly a beautiful Park.
		It is definitely a song about love lost, but with a hopeful tone in the "there will be another song for me" part; has a good feeling (especially to me now, because I just went through a horrible breakup).
	www.leoslyrics.com /listlyrics.php?id=1377 (1060 words)

	MacArthur Park
		This CD is similar to the Webb Sessions CD from a couple of years ago, combining (most) of the songs from A Tramp Shining and The Yard Went on Forever, which to my mind is one of the great integrated albums ever made, right up there with Days of Future Passed (The Moody Blues).
		Jimmy Webb(wrote MacArthur Park) was being interviewed by Terry Gross on NPR recently and he said his favorite version of this song (and he's has had thousands recorded) was performed by Richard Harris.
		These are not just two very beautiful songs, but part of the arc of the whole album, and the shock of "The Hive" is considerably lessened by their abscence.
	thegreatlands.com /store/B00000ILLA.php (1077 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		MacArthur Park Artist: Richard Harris (peak Billboard position # 2 in 1968) Words and Music by Jimmy Webb Disco version by Donna Summer charted at # 1 in 1978 MacArthur Park is located on the west side of Wilshire Boulevard between downtown LA and Santa Monica.
		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 CHORUS MacArthur's Park is melting in the dark All the sweet, green icing flowing down...
		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.
	ntl.matrix.com.br /pfilho/html/lyrics/m/macarthur_park.txt (236 words)

	"MacArthur Park"
		But "MacArthur Park" has a strange history that pre-dates the Harris version.
		Donna Summer's rendition of "MacArthur Park" was part of one side of studio music that was included in her 1978 Universal Ampitheater-recorded live double album
		The "More" referred to side four, a nonstop disco medley titled "MacArthur Park Suite" that began with an eight minute, 27 second version of Jimmy Webb's coda, then segued into "One of a Kind," "Heaven Knows" (the follow-up single) and a one minute, 32 second reprise of "MacArthur Park."
	www.superseventies.com /sw_macarthurpark.html (686 words)

	Blue Audio - Frank Sinatra - Macarthur Park - song lyrics
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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 that were pressed, A love hot fevered like a striped pair of pants, Macarthur park is melting in the dark, all the sweet, green icing flowing down.
		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 I can take it, cause it took so long to bake it, And I'll never have that recipe again, oh no, oh no!
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	MacArthur Park song lyrics by Richard Harris
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