"MacArthur Park" è una canzone scritta e composta da Jimmy Webb come parte di una cantata intenzionale. Inizialmente Webb portò l'intera cantata all'Associazione, ma il gruppo la rifiutò. Richard Harris fu il primo a registrare la canzone nel 1968 e la sua versione raggiunse il secondo posto nella classifica Billboard Hot 100. "MacArthur Park" fu successivamente ripresa da numerosi artisti, tra cui una versione di successo nel 1969 del cantante country Waylon Jennings. Tra le cover più note c'è l'arrangiamento disco di Donna Summer del 1978 che raggiunse la vetta della Billboard Hot 100.
"MacArthur Park" is a song written and composed by Jimmy Webb as part of an intentional cantata. Webb initially took the entire cantata to the Association, but the group rejected it. Richard Harris was the first to record the song in 1968, and his version reached #2 on the Billboard Hot 100. "MacArthur Park" has subsequently been covered by numerous artists, including a hit version in 1969 by country singer Waylon Jennings. Among the most notable covers is Donna Summer's 1978 disco arrangement that reached #1 on the Billboard Hot 100.
"MacArthur Park" is a song written and composed by Jimmy Webb as part of an intentional cantata. Webb initially took the entire cantata to the Association, but the group rejected it. Richard Harris was the first to record the song in 1968, and his version reached #2 on the Billboard Hot 100. "MacArthur Park" has subsequently been covered by numerous artists, including a hit version in 1969 by country singer Waylon Jennings. Among the most notable covers is Donna Summer's 1978 disco arrangement that reached #1 on the Billboard Hot 100.
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