The Story Behind the Song
Posted: March 12th, 2024, 10:36 am
Just reading the "Nice Music" thread precipitated this idea.
Many songs have interesting stories behind them. MacArthur Park is one of them. It has some opaque lyrics that have been much pondered over but Jimmy Webb, the writer has offered explanations over the years that make things clearer.
The story behind it and why Richard Harris ended up with it is explained here, along with the strange lyrics which turn out to be actual observations during his meetings with his girlfriend in the eponymous park.
https://www.songfacts.com/facts/richard ... rthur-park
I thought this might make an interesting new thread.
Many songs have interesting stories behind them. MacArthur Park is one of them. It has some opaque lyrics that have been much pondered over but Jimmy Webb, the writer has offered explanations over the years that make things clearer.
The story behind it and why Richard Harris ended up with it is explained here, along with the strange lyrics which turn out to be actual observations during his meetings with his girlfriend in the eponymous park.
https://www.songfacts.com/facts/richard ... rthur-park
I thought this might make an interesting new thread.