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tanyev

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8. Yes. And the melodramatic delivery of said lyrics.

Reply to Gruenemann (Reply #6)

Tue Mar 26, 2024, 09:46 AM

Mar 26

Someone one left the cake out in the rain,
And I don’t think that I can take it
Cause it took so long to bake it
And I’ll never have that recipe againnnnn
Oh, NOOOOOOOOO!!!!

I mean, I’ll sing along with it, but I don’t need to hear it more than once every few years.

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It's MacArthur Park time again! [View all] Mr. Scorpio Mar 26 OP

Don't touch that third rail. I may be the only one, but I like the original, from 1968. mahatmakanejeeves Mar 26 #1

So many different interpretations Mr. Scorpio Mar 26 #2

For some reason, which I do not at all get, there are people out there who hate that song. mahatmakanejeeves Mar 26 #3

It's the silly lyrics. Gruenemann Mar 26 #6

Yes. And the melodramatic delivery of said lyrics. tanyev Mar 26 #8

Ditto. (though I can abide the late great Donna Summer's disco version occasionally...LOL) hlthe2b Mar 26 #4

Absolutely beautiful! Goddessartist Mar 26 #5

I turned the opening notes of the Richard Harris original into my ringtone. Then, when the song comes on my car system, NBachers Mar 26 #7

Donna Summer's MacArthur Park Suite is still the best version of the song, IMO. I still listen to it frequently. beaglelover Mar 26 #9