song "MacArthur Park" written by Jimmy Webb

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orchestral pop ballad single song

The song "MacArthur Park" is a lengthy, orchestral pop ballad by Jimmy Webb, famous for its surreal lyrics and dramatic structure, and popularized by Richard Harris’s 1968 recording.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf orchestral pop ballad ⓘ
single ⓘ
song ⓘ
albumArtist Richard Harris ⓘ
awarded Grammy nomination for Best Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s) ⓘ
chartPositionUKSinglesChart 4 ⓘ
chartPositionUSBillboardHot100 2 ⓘ
composer Jimmy Webb ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
decade 1960s ⓘ
famousFor complex orchestration ⓘ
surreal, imagistic lyrics ⓘ
unconventional pop single length ⓘ
genre baroque pop ⓘ
orchestral pop ⓘ
pop ⓘ
hasCoverVersionBy Donna Summer ⓘ
Stan Kenton ⓘ
The Four Tops ⓘ
Waylon Jennings ⓘ
hasDanceDiscoVersion MacArthur Park Suite ⓘ
includedOnAlbum A Tramp Shining ⓘ
keyChanges multiple ⓘ
language English ⓘ
length 7:21 ⓘ
lyricist Jimmy Webb ⓘ
lyricMotif cake left out in the rain ⓘ
namedAfter MacArthur Park (Los Angeles) ⓘ
surface form: MacArthur Park (Los Angeles park)
notableFeature dramatic orchestral arrangement ⓘ
suite-like multi-part structure ⓘ
surreal lyrics ⓘ
originallyIntendedFor The Association ⓘ
originalPerformer Richard Harris ⓘ
performer Richard Harris ⓘ
producer Jimmy Webb ⓘ
recordingYear 1968 ⓘ
recordLabel Dunhill Records ⓘ
releaseDate 1968-04-06 ⓘ
releaseYear 1968 ⓘ
section After the Loves of My Life ⓘ
Allegro ⓘ
Finale ⓘ
MacArthur Park ⓘ
subjectMatter lost love ⓘ
tempoChanges multiple ⓘ
timeSignatureChanges multiple ⓘ
title MacArthur Park ⓘ
vocalist Richard Harris ⓘ

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