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MrScorpio

(73,630 posts) Fri Apr 17, 2015, 03:41 PM Apr 2015

It's time once more for the traditional posting of "MacArthur Park"

Enjoy!

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It's time once more for the traditional posting of "MacArthur Park" (Original Post) MrScorpio Apr 2015 OP

cause it too so long to bake it lovemydog Apr 2015 #1

and I'll never have that recipe again... LiberalEsto Apr 2015 #2

lol. I never understood that song Liberal_in_LA Apr 2015 #3

True story. proverbialwisdom Apr 2015 #4

IMO the whole thing - the song along with LiberalElite Apr 2015 #6

Please alow me to add...... Hotler Apr 2015 #5

i feel let down Enrique Apr 2015 #7

When I was in high school Special Prosciuto Apr 2015 #8

lovemydog

(11,833 posts)

1. cause it too so long to bake it

Reply to MrScorpio (Original post)

Fri Apr 17, 2015, 04:05 PM

Apr 2015

LiberalEsto

(22,845 posts)

2. and I'll never have that recipe again...

Reply to lovemydog (Reply #1)

Fri Apr 17, 2015, 08:05 PM

Apr 2015

ooooohhhhhh noooooooooo

Liberal_in_LA

(44,397 posts)

3. lol. I never understood that song

Reply to LiberalEsto (Reply #2)

Fri Apr 17, 2015, 10:19 PM

Apr 2015

proverbialwisdom

(4,959 posts)

4. True story.

Reply to Liberal_in_LA (Reply #3)

Sat Apr 18, 2015, 01:37 AM

Apr 2015

WIKIPEDIA LINK

"There's been a lot of intellectual venom."
- Jimmy Webb

Footnote 4 (6/10/07): http://touch.latimes.com/#section/-1/article/p2p-30366587/

http://articles.latimes.com/2013/jun/14/entertainment/la-et-ms-macarthur-park-jimmy-web-20130615
http://articles.latimes.com/2013/jun/16/entertainment/la-et-ms-review-jimmy-webb-performs-macarthur-park-in-its-namesake-spot-20130616
http://articles.latimes.com/2013/jul/20/entertainment/la-et-ms-suzy-ronstadt-20130720

LiberalElite

(14,691 posts)

6. IMO the whole thing - the song along with

Reply to Liberal_in_LA (Reply #3)

Sat Apr 18, 2015, 02:22 PM

Apr 2015

Richard Harris's "singing" it - was nonsensical. But then I've never seen a cake left out in the rain, so what do I know?

Hotler

(11,388 posts)

5. Please alow me to add......

Reply to MrScorpio (Original post)

Sat Apr 18, 2015, 12:44 PM

Apr 2015

The beat picks up about two minutes in and really swings.

Enrique

(27,461 posts)

7. i feel let down

Reply to MrScorpio (Original post)

Sat Apr 18, 2015, 03:25 PM

Apr 2015

I really wanted it to start raining on that cake.

Special Prosciuto

(731 posts)

8. When I was in high school

Reply to MrScorpio (Original post)

Sat Apr 18, 2015, 09:29 PM

Apr 2015

they pushed all of us into the auditorium to suffer through this spewed diarrhea from the school band. A girl that looked like Richard Harris sang the lead with outstretched arms and wagging fingers.

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