After one rushed drive around the L.A. Freeway system in the last half of the song, Our Narrator gives one last thought to the homeless cakes lying around in MacArthur's Park, before-propelled on by the technological explosion of World War Two he explodes into space with Leutenant Ohura and the Enterprise.
Nonsensical lyrics + corny tune + quavery, breathy singing + random incongruous Live and Let Die-esque riff + return to original cheesy singing, only with more drama and random angelic chorus + epic ending = most hilarious song ever. The fact that this was once #2 in the country shows that low-quality pop music was popular long before the decade of Snooki.
Richard Harris and Jimmy Webb's operatic masterwork on life, and more. Jimmy Webb's best song; don't think there is any argument there. And if you are listening on my favorite list, I did not place my selections in order; nevertheless, this would have come out at about this place, as it is (number 5).
@JohnGLewis1964 Right on brother! Oh and one other thing, it's late and so I can't be arsed to check whether anyone has mentioned this but a tramp in England/Britain (I know he was Irish) is what you in America would call a hobo and not a slut or a floosy. Thank you.
Only six seconds into those elegant opening chords and I'm carried right back to my awkward girlhood. I loved this song but trusted very few people with the information convinced they'd never understand. All these years later I still think I'm right about that... And do you love that uptempo break at 4:53? *swooning* :-) Jimmy Webb, thank you.
I heard this song was made on a bet, something to do with someone saying actors are nothing from a singer, and this song was made to prove that singers can sing about anything and make it a hit ?..hense the cake.
Some of you people are retarded, try your brain, you never know you could find it works..This is simply a love song put to poetry.its a story of a long lost girl, and know he realizes that it was true love but it cant ever be, he know he blew it and cant believe he was so dumb, this song will be still played in 100 years.
I walked by a wet cake in the rain, today, seriously, and "Someone left the cake out in the raaaaaiiin" came dramatically out of my mouth. I had to youtube it to see where the heck it came from before it was lodged into my brain.
To be frank, and with all respect to the great singer, *this* version is really the one. (And who would have thought Richard as such the fine singer, anyway?) Donna Summer's version I see as a 'party' derivative, iyw; and she overlooked a key point: this is a guy's song...
Also Jimmy Webb's best song. Interesting that he had some good hits with Glen Campbell, but then went on to write his finest for another singer. This often happens though, in rock; even in life.
This is my first time ever hearing this song, although for years I've listened to Weird Al's parody, "Jurassic Park". I've gotta say, this is way better. Love the bit about cake in the rain!
Quite a study this one.... Harris sings "MacArthur's Park" - they tried to get him to sing 'MacArthur", but without success. Maybe apocryphal, but story goes that Jimmy was bet he couldn't write a hit about anything. "Sure I could", he said. "OK. How about leaving a cake out in the rain?" This is one of the classics of all pop history. Rather like Bohemian Rhapsody. Jimmy Webb is without doubt in a class of his own.... and way ahead of his time.
Such a strange masterpiece... Richard Harris essentially couldn't sing. But like a good actor, he could emote and enthroll his audience. And the lyrics are a weird, rather incoherent vision - to call it a mess wouldn't be exaggerating. But put them together with THIS composition and arrangement, and you get something magical and enigmatic. Jimmy Webb is uniquely talented. - I don't believe the high notes in the last part of the song are sung by Harris.
i hate how Dave Barry criticized this. The song isn't about a cake! It's about someone who's experienced a strong love and lost it. Jimmy Webb has told people that many times, and people just don't know what it really means.
Someone said on the 70's one day when decades changes when Richard getting old his song compose wiht his young buddy Jimmy will be famous even among the youngster, some said the composition is ahead of time as one said here, just think a 22 year old Jummy can compose such complicated piece when everybody was busy with hard rock,I was 14 when i heared this song and we right away imitate it the audience love it, Rest in peace Richard you have left legacy here on earth
never mind the words.Who ever tried to explain "whiter Shades of pale'?? R.Harris was a man`s man. He had guts to make things his way[a man called horse,among many]. He was a respected actor,a good one. He had a full life,he lived it to its fullest ,,, like some of us wish to. A real bon vivant!!period!
My Mom Sheila loves this song. Big impact on us kids! Let me tell ya~!!! I miss her so much and this sing brings her back! She was amazing! 9 kids and so hopeful all of the time!! She was a fantastic Mom!!! She Did take her life into her hands and make something wonderful!! In spite of it all!!! God Bless You Mom!!!
I heard this song on Pandora on my "Peter Gabriel" channel -at first I thought it WAS Peter Gabriel. Then of course the weird al Parody uses clay-mation like Gabriel's video's Not a bad parody BTW by son and I love the lines"They really want to harm me -they sure don't act like Barney" "They want me to be their lunch and not their freind" lol!
When Richard was in the studio recording this, Jimmy was shouting at Richard for singing "Macarthur's park" instead of "Macarthur Park" Richard turned around and said something like "ok am sorry about that" and kept on singing Macarthur's Park, so Jimmy had to keep it in. Classic Harris! RIP you LEDGE!
@yokomustdie I totally agree with you. It can be interpreted in so many ways that's part of the appeal of this song, THAT and it's lovely orchestral tones. You can almost FEEL the room FILL with the loveliness of this tune, it goes on and on, I LOVE THE FEEL of this song.
Like that of Orson Welles, Harris's acting career started out sensationally ('This Sporting Life') and progressively went downhill. It's astonishing that Jim Webb should have entrusted him with this song and yet, perhaps peversely, he proved an inspired choice. It's one of the most evocative numbers of all time and yet precisely what it evokes is difficult to specify.
I skate to this song and I feel the total emotion of this song which shines through each movement as I glide effortlessly along the ice. Skating to this makes me feel so passionate, not only on ice, but also in life. I just feel so beautiful as I move through each step to the notes of this tune. Thank you for posting this.
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This song is a horrible example.
This song is terrible and you idiots, should be resolved that this is not a great 60s song. You are greedy idiots, this song is terrible. this song is horrible, horrible, horrible, horrible, horrible, horrible, horrible, horrible, horrible, horrible, horrible, horrible, horrible, horrible, horrible, horrible, horrible!
Not music expert at all, but God, I remember the first time I heard this song sometime in 1968 or 1969... it was simply awsome!!! I never heard anything like it! I consider the best song of all time, nothing has ever affected me like again. I listened to this song on my to Denver once and must have played it 200 times one after another. Lost loves, friends lovers thoughts, dreams, all came together just listening to it......Richard Harris does an amazing job, no one else has a chance!! JV
If Web had died crazy desperate and poor like van gogh would it have made a difference? I hate hate hate hate this song and his music. There is so much music that i mildly dislike, like, love and think is god like, what is wrong with you people?
@z0ZzZ0z everybody has a right to their opinion, but i wish you would reconsider some of your remarks. i was surprised to find that you're about my age and saying these things! ok, if you really didn't like Richard Harris, i might could somewhat understand that. but, come on! why do you want to down Webb?? i admire the guy! one thing's for sure! what he did with songwriting back in 1968(when he was barely 22, i might add!) you definitely don't see happening today! and that really is a shame!
@snakehunter1964 I agree.This song is timeless.And man i wish i could write songs.Wrote a few but nothing as great as this.Webb was a
great writer.And as far as Richard Harris.Well there is no more individualism.A Frank Sinatra or a Bob Dylan wouldn't stand a chance today.Sad because there's probably a helluva lot of talent out there.But they aren't pretty or fit the formula.So we'll never hear them.Sad really.
@z0ZzZ0z Just out of curiosity....why would you click on this video if you don't like the song. It seems like you have issues. Btw, what songs have you written?
This has to be of the most RETARDED song ever. I remember when younger hearing this song a thinking how stupid the lyrics are. And the worse part was having Donna Summer realease it as a disco version. Sounds like a bi-polar pastry chef who is about to lose his noodles.
@brucemeacom This song's about a divorce, guy. That's a wedding cake he's talking about; it's symbolic of the love they shared for one another that slowly deteriorated.
I discovered Richard Harris over the summer through my Barbra Streisand station on Pandora..His voice was so unique..and Jimmy Webb really brought out his sound..I love this song also..the metaphor is just too good :-)
Thanks to Jimmy Webb and particularly Richard's version of it. I used it as my "Free Choice" poem to analyse in my Final Year Exam in Australia.University Entrance depended on a pass.I got an Distinction! I know it was the wonderful imagery and metaphors of Jimmy Webb's that got me the grade.I now sing his songs in a choir!
This is a song that you either loved or hated. Jimmy Webb has never admited to any subliminal meaning to the words. I have always liked it and remember bringing my son to the first Harry Potter and humming this song to myself when I saw Richard Harris
This song stirs me physically like no other- it brings back feelings of passionate love when I was so much younger (and that's a good thing!!). I've loved this song for most of my life, and it can still make me cry. Richard was a unique man, and Jimmy Webb's writing is superb. Together they created a masterpiece.
@Laurencia7 Yes.A cake is a special mixture of ingredients,combined in a special way, the result of which is far greater than the sum of it's parts.This was a unique 'union' made that could never be replicated.A once in a life-time chance.Love, yes, but far more!
This is one of my all-time favorite songs, To me, this song refers to the one true love in a life that was taken for granted and forever lost as a result...
I believe this as 1969 (?)...I was in beginner's band in 1971 (7th grade) and couldn't wait to be in advanced band (8th and 9th grade) so that I could play this!!!
Like Procal Harems 'Whiter Shade of Pale' it makes no sense, but wow what a song. Bought it as a young man, now middle aged it means more as the years pass
@CliffordTClopp the cake is a metaphor for the Marriage union. much as the cake represents the wedding, This second, melting cake is the moment of realization before separation
My kids and I were singing this and all we remembered was that dang cake part!! Had to find this so I knew the words to the rest of the song. Cake, cake, cake??? Where's the recipe (and the rest of the words) to this song!!!
This is the best song ever.This original version is best This has been my opinion all those over four ty years ,when i heard it first time.Wish.old man
This song IS so freakin badddd.....LOL....the only reason I'm here is to grab the link so i can post it on my buddie's FB page just to drive him NUTS LMAO
Lol this song is baaaaad. In fact, I chuckle at the chorus. But at least this guy put in more effort than most people in the music biz these days. This just might be the first case in where the Weird Al version was better. LOL.
@KungfuCow5 Technically I didn't insult the fictional character. I was merely suggesting it is rather closed minded to link an actor who had 6 decades in the movie business to just one role
Again I'll write what most are saying: Who knows what it means, its up to you. As a kindergartner, it was a fun song. As an adult that lives in LA now, "sweet green icing" reminds me of the tons of grass that covers MacArthur Park. It could also be an LSD trip. Again, its up to you. But there is no mistaking the brilliance of the Jimmy Webb arrangement, and Harris's falsetto.
@RandomBEARWITHaHAT the cake is the drug and macathur park is a place your in wheen your high and since it took so long to bake it ie he means make(insert drug here) and ill never have that recipe again he is probably in jail super high or he forgot how to make it there you go is that enough proof
You are right this song was prophetic in music...The instrumental passage in in the middle formes a blueprint form much of the disco/dance music of the mid to late 70's...the rhythms and the string arrangements...and the songs multipart structure foretells of much of the prog rock music of the 70's like the work of ELP, Stairway to Heaven, Bohemian Rhapsody by Queen, etc... Peace!
I was lucky enough to meet Mr Harris when he was filming Camelot. A long time ago. This is one very favourite songs..Jimmy Webb... Genius. x
tyjeffries 6 hours ago
gretest song.......tankyou richard.....
1gp800 7 hours ago
Dumbledore seems really mad about that cake.
Prolapsedanoos 19 hours ago
After one rushed drive around the L.A. Freeway system in the last half of the song, Our Narrator gives one last thought to the homeless cakes lying around in MacArthur's Park, before-propelled on by the technological explosion of World War Two he explodes into space with Leutenant Ohura and the Enterprise.
Oh well, still a great song.
harponercam 2 days ago
Nonsensical lyrics + corny tune + quavery, breathy singing + random incongruous Live and Let Die-esque riff + return to original cheesy singing, only with more drama and random angelic chorus + epic ending = most hilarious song ever. The fact that this was once #2 in the country shows that low-quality pop music was popular long before the decade of Snooki.
heyfuzzycub 3 days ago
Richard Harris and Jimmy Webb's operatic masterwork on life, and more. Jimmy Webb's best song; don't think there is any argument there. And if you are listening on my favorite list, I did not place my selections in order; nevertheless, this would have come out at about this place, as it is (number 5).
JohnGLewis1964 6 days ago in playlist Favorite videos
WISDOM
gds765red 1 week ago
I believe, frankly, this is the version against which all others should be compared.
JohnGLewis1964 1 week ago
@JohnGLewis1964 Right on brother! Oh and one other thing, it's late and so I can't be arsed to check whether anyone has mentioned this but a tramp in England/Britain (I know he was Irish) is what you in America would call a hobo and not a slut or a floosy. Thank you.
williamkanegateshead 1 week ago in playlist Music
Only six seconds into those elegant opening chords and I'm carried right back to my awkward girlhood. I loved this song but trusted very few people with the information convinced they'd never understand. All these years later I still think I'm right about that... And do you love that uptempo break at 4:53? *swooning* :-) Jimmy Webb, thank you.
TheCatgirl6 1 week ago
@TheCatgirl6 I remember my older sister had this album. I was around 10, so she was 14. I think I know what you mean.
jake1052003 1 week ago
I heard this song was made on a bet, something to do with someone saying actors are nothing from a singer, and this song was made to prove that singers can sing about anything and make it a hit ?..hense the cake.
JaguarPawww 2 weeks ago
i loved this song in the late 60s and love it now. oh to be young again
jamespostwhite 2 weeks ago
This brought tears to my eyes... Poor cake...
JustMerpMan 2 weeks ago 2
Some of you people are retarded, try your brain, you never know you could find it works..This is simply a love song put to poetry.its a story of a long lost girl, and know he realizes that it was true love but it cant ever be, he know he blew it and cant believe he was so dumb, this song will be still played in 100 years.
critchley3819 2 weeks ago
I walked by a wet cake in the rain, today, seriously, and "Someone left the cake out in the raaaaaiiin" came dramatically out of my mouth. I had to youtube it to see where the heck it came from before it was lodged into my brain.
hannahunney 2 weeks ago
To be frank, and with all respect to the great singer, *this* version is really the one. (And who would have thought Richard as such the fine singer, anyway?) Donna Summer's version I see as a 'party' derivative, iyw; and she overlooked a key point: this is a guy's song...
Also Jimmy Webb's best song. Interesting that he had some good hits with Glen Campbell, but then went on to write his finest for another singer. This often happens though, in rock; even in life.
JohnGLewis1964 2 weeks ago
this is reminds me about a strong knight in a war fighting battles in the medieval, just like lancelot. never have that recipe again oh noooooooo!
cujo9 2 weeks ago
This is my first time ever hearing this song, although for years I've listened to Weird Al's parody, "Jurassic Park". I've gotta say, this is way better. Love the bit about cake in the rain!
retrogamerSam 2 weeks ago
What happened to those kinds of music? It shows how much effort its put in.
DarkestDion 2 weeks ago
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DarkestDion 2 weeks ago
Listen to this at lead once a day. Great piece expressing a lost love . My other favorite was the Bettle song, The Long Winding Road.
slap123happy 2 weeks ago
@slap123happy Yes, this is true; similar in theme. But actually the sentiment can go beyond mere personal love... to a metaphysical quest
JohnGLewis1964 2 weeks ago
Sends me back to the day.....much younger....
THANK YOU!!!
Sang1957 2 weeks ago
Quite a study this one.... Harris sings "MacArthur's Park" - they tried to get him to sing 'MacArthur", but without success. Maybe apocryphal, but story goes that Jimmy was bet he couldn't write a hit about anything. "Sure I could", he said. "OK. How about leaving a cake out in the rain?" This is one of the classics of all pop history. Rather like Bohemian Rhapsody. Jimmy Webb is without doubt in a class of his own.... and way ahead of his time.
throovest 3 weeks ago
56 people are Slytherins.
doofco 3 weeks ago
This is the greatest bad-lyrics song ever written!
doofco 3 weeks ago
Such a strange masterpiece... Richard Harris essentially couldn't sing. But like a good actor, he could emote and enthroll his audience. And the lyrics are a weird, rather incoherent vision - to call it a mess wouldn't be exaggerating. But put them together with THIS composition and arrangement, and you get something magical and enigmatic. Jimmy Webb is uniquely talented. - I don't believe the high notes in the last part of the song are sung by Harris.
EnoVarma 3 weeks ago
Jimmy Webb is pure genius.
martinses 3 weeks ago
Magic
dresden67 3 weeks ago
i hate how Dave Barry criticized this. The song isn't about a cake! It's about someone who's experienced a strong love and lost it. Jimmy Webb has told people that many times, and people just don't know what it really means.
TheVinylBird 1 month ago in playlist Dave Barry's Bad Songs 2
He's having a nervous breakdown about a cake with green icing?
Cromag99 1 month ago
@Cromag99 Yes, and Kane's dying word was Rosebud because he wanted to take a sleigh ride
Mirata87 4 weeks ago
56 people left the cake out in the rain
YankeePat94 1 month ago 4
Someone said on the 70's one day when decades changes when Richard getting old his song compose wiht his young buddy Jimmy will be famous even among the youngster, some said the composition is ahead of time as one said here, just think a 22 year old Jummy can compose such complicated piece when everybody was busy with hard rock,I was 14 when i heared this song and we right away imitate it the audience love it, Rest in peace Richard you have left legacy here on earth
ceboym 1 month ago
Excellent song ,arrangement and voice.........
TheAmbassador11 1 month ago
never mind the words.Who ever tried to explain "whiter Shades of pale'?? R.Harris was a man`s man. He had guts to make things his way[a man called horse,among many]. He was a respected actor,a good one. He had a full life,he lived it to its fullest ,,, like some of us wish to. A real bon vivant!!period!
Jimmyricano 1 month ago
My Mom Sheila loves this song. Big impact on us kids! Let me tell ya~!!! I miss her so much and this sing brings her back! She was amazing! 9 kids and so hopeful all of the time!! She was a fantastic Mom!!! She Did take her life into her hands and make something wonderful!! In spite of it all!!! God Bless You Mom!!!
MegaBliss007 1 month ago
you go Dumbledore!! Voldemort probably feared him because he knew Dumbledore would beat him in a singing contest! <333
ducesx4 1 month ago
I heard this song on Pandora on my "Peter Gabriel" channel -at first I thought it WAS Peter Gabriel. Then of course the weird al Parody uses clay-mation like Gabriel's video's Not a bad parody BTW by son and I love the lines"They really want to harm me -they sure don't act like Barney" "They want me to be their lunch and not their freind" lol!
loitermanart 1 month ago
When Richard was in the studio recording this, Jimmy was shouting at Richard for singing "Macarthur's park" instead of "Macarthur Park" Richard turned around and said something like "ok am sorry about that" and kept on singing Macarthur's Park, so Jimmy had to keep it in. Classic Harris! RIP you LEDGE!
Jexington80 1 month ago
Who could DISLIKE this song? It's so tensely felt and performed; ya feel it right to your soul.
pat2004tbird 1 month ago
love you dumbledore!! rest in peace!!!!
hollyy222 1 month ago
I said to my bitch "don't you leave the fucking cake out in the fucking rain." And what do you think she did?
Staticbursts 1 month ago 4
@Staticbursts oh man! I wasn't ready for that this morning. LOLOLOL
Zebedoodah 1 month ago
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@Staticbursts oh man! I wasn't ready for that this morning. LOLOLOL
Zebedoodah 1 month ago
Needed to hear this.My 45 skips more than Pittsburgh University football coaches.
ImDavidGurney 1 month ago
This is simply one of the most beautiful songs ever made, a true master piece.
I get sentimental every time I hear it, really a work of art.
MrZdvy 1 month ago
Had NO IDEA a white man sang this song...
JamalDOA 1 month ago
I like the part where he left the cake in the rain.
MegaTinyElvis 1 month ago
Who ever left the cake out in the rain is gonna get it!!!
yokomustdie 1 month ago in playlist Good Music 15
@yokomustdie I love your comment. It just struck me as funny!
pat2004tbird 1 month ago
@yokomustdie A metaphor, of course.
JohnGLewis1964 2 weeks ago
And that 'someone' will be hunted down and brought to justice.
BewareTheBeast 1 month ago
Luuuv it
BADMANCAMMO 1 month ago
This song's got so much cheese!
getback9691 1 month ago
This is great for "Big Band Orchestras"
tromuniapp 1 month ago
Wonderful! I love this!
verabeto 1 month ago
I love how people interpret this song........it is wonderful how it can mean anything to people. Thumbs up if you agree!
yokomustdie 1 month ago in playlist Good Music
@yokomustdie I totally agree with you. It can be interpreted in so many ways that's part of the appeal of this song, THAT and it's lovely orchestral tones. You can almost FEEL the room FILL with the loveliness of this tune, it goes on and on, I LOVE THE FEEL of this song.
pat2004tbird 1 month ago
This is like cheesy 80s glam metal, arena rock, etc. -- a guilty pleasure, and one you just can't fully understand.
snorlaxmd 1 month ago
I'm incredibly amused that the comments on this video are the highest caliber in the history of youtube.
luminesc 1 month ago 18
I think that Richard Harris brings that out in people.
JADTUBE 1 month ago 7
@luminesc i'm just greatful for the opportunity to view it and all the other classic songs I like very much
A4est 1 month ago
@luminesc right on!
MegaBliss007 1 month ago
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blackandtanful 1 month ago
@blackandtanful I concur, sir. Whatever you just said, I agree whole-heartedly.
LarryTheTubaBoy 1 month ago
Got here from "I Hate Myself And Want To Die" which is a book of depressing songs and their anatomy.
mothership4eva 2 months ago
Like that of Orson Welles, Harris's acting career started out sensationally ('This Sporting Life') and progressively went downhill. It's astonishing that Jim Webb should have entrusted him with this song and yet, perhaps peversely, he proved an inspired choice. It's one of the most evocative numbers of all time and yet precisely what it evokes is difficult to specify.
Czerniakowska 2 months ago
I skate to this song and I feel the total emotion of this song which shines through each movement as I glide effortlessly along the ice. Skating to this makes me feel so passionate, not only on ice, but also in life. I just feel so beautiful as I move through each step to the notes of this tune. Thank you for posting this.
pat2004tbird 2 months ago
I'll never have that recipe again..
Lemurrific 2 months ago
Unbelievable song, Richard Harris is also great here, though he looks a bit like an officer of the Light Cavalry
kataxristoukfasismou 2 months ago
always loved this song even tho it was played a lot back then when my dad had passed away at age 38, I was 11, awesome song
sweetpea1190 2 months ago
I regret I have only one thumb to give.
emdeth 2 months ago
You think he's good in this... check him out in Camelot! *heart melting*
VivaceVita11 2 months ago
@VivaceVita11 Agreed! He was a fabulous Arthur!!! Damn near made me faint!
MsLadyDarkside 1 month ago
Damn, Dumbledore could sing.
The6thSimpson 2 months ago 3
SOMEONE LEFT THE CAKE OUT IN THE RAIN!!! OH NOOOOOOOO.
outfitmadeofawesome 2 months ago
Why do people always think of Dumbledore when they hear this, Or hear his name? Gosh people lol.
StormriftonROBLOX 2 months ago
@StormriftonROBLOX Because Richard Harris years later played Dumbledoor in the first 3 Harry Potter movies!
jfschif 2 months ago
@StormriftonROBLOX Because Richard Harris played Dumbledoor in the first 3 Harry Potter movies!
jfschif 2 months ago
Love the change at 5:00
Used in Australia in the 70s for ch 10 station promo!
ConceptualMadness 2 months ago
roots manuva did it better
DougDisco 2 months ago
I'm sorry, but this song is awful. It's interesting in the way a dead raccoon at the side of a highway is interesting.
katrus 2 months ago
Beggars Opera's version is also awesome.
dogmaxpeppe 2 months ago
great song !
cyrilight 2 months ago
The cake is not a lie. Woot sent me
PW5C 2 months ago
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What are you doing, are you hoping to praise this song and make some money?
This song is a horrible example.
This song is terrible and you idiots, should be resolved that this is not a great 60s song. You are greedy idiots, this song is terrible. this song is horrible, horrible, horrible, horrible, horrible, horrible, horrible, horrible, horrible, horrible, horrible, horrible, horrible, horrible, horrible, horrible, horrible!
z0ZzZ0z 2 months ago
Oh. Wow. Really.
Where the hell did the female backing vocalists at the end come from...?
ConvincingPeople 2 months ago
this is a classic.. EPIC song. richard harris does it justice wonderfully.
russianviolet 2 months ago
MY GRANDFATHER LOVED THIS SONG WE PLAYED IT FOR HIM MIN BEFORE HE DIED AFTER THE SONG WAS OVER HE PASSED AWAY PEACEFULLY MISS HIM DEARLEY
AnnaBELL8480 2 months ago 2
waylon jennings' version is the best!!
oilmanC 2 months ago
This Song Made Me Laugh Like So Hard........... Who Left The Cake Out In The Rain?............Whoever Did It.....Shame On You!!! XD
NijiGaXD 2 months ago
A guilty pleasure ... I'll never have that recipe again
jacobsimon 2 months ago
hahah,ha,ha THE CAKE!!!!!!!, THE RECIPE, THE PARK...THIS IS TOO MUCH.....THANK GOD FOR THE STUPID ANALOGIES!!!!
TheBorgia1313 2 months ago
Not music expert at all, but God, I remember the first time I heard this song sometime in 1968 or 1969... it was simply awsome!!! I never heard anything like it! I consider the best song of all time, nothing has ever affected me like again. I listened to this song on my to Denver once and must have played it 200 times one after another. Lost loves, friends lovers thoughts, dreams, all came together just listening to it......Richard Harris does an amazing job, no one else has a chance!! JV
44farber 2 months ago
@44farber before we say its the best song ever can we please consider one time that this is about a cake being rained on
xogem14xo 2 months ago
You can tell there are very few beautiful minds out there in cyber land! You are entitled to your opinions but they are not right.
phylfritz1 2 months ago
If Web had died crazy desperate and poor like van gogh would it have made a difference? I hate hate hate hate this song and his music. There is so much music that i mildly dislike, like, love and think is god like, what is wrong with you people?
z0ZzZ0z 3 months ago
@z0ZzZ0z ___ 445,317 people disagree with you.
RobWillieJesse 3 months ago
@z0ZzZ0z everybody has a right to their opinion, but i wish you would reconsider some of your remarks. i was surprised to find that you're about my age and saying these things! ok, if you really didn't like Richard Harris, i might could somewhat understand that. but, come on! why do you want to down Webb?? i admire the guy! one thing's for sure! what he did with songwriting back in 1968(when he was barely 22, i might add!) you definitely don't see happening today! and that really is a shame!
snakehunter1964 3 months ago
@snakehunter1964 I agree.This song is timeless.And man i wish i could write songs.Wrote a few but nothing as great as this.Webb was a
great writer.And as far as Richard Harris.Well there is no more individualism.A Frank Sinatra or a Bob Dylan wouldn't stand a chance today.Sad because there's probably a helluva lot of talent out there.But they aren't pretty or fit the formula.So we'll never hear them.Sad really.
maxwelld1961 2 months ago
@maxwelld1961 you are so right! ;)
snakehunter1964 2 months ago
@z0ZzZ0z what is your problem?
phylfritz1 2 months ago
@z0ZzZ0z Just out of curiosity....why would you click on this video if you don't like the song. It seems like you have issues. Btw, what songs have you written?
baddave62 2 months ago
These Jimmy Web songs are ++++++++horibbbbbbbble, it is throw away 60's garbage
z0ZzZ0z 3 months ago
Forget water boarding, this song would make terrorists beg for water boarding rather than listen to it again.
z0ZzZ0z 3 months ago
Nice, but Jerry Vale's version is the best. Besides, Richard's an actor not a singer. It's still a nice song though
eddiemurphyfan100 3 months ago
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eddiemurphyfan100 3 months ago
This has to be of the most RETARDED song ever. I remember when younger hearing this song a thinking how stupid the lyrics are. And the worse part was having Donna Summer realease it as a disco version. Sounds like a bi-polar pastry chef who is about to lose his noodles.
brucemeacom 3 months ago
@brucemeacom This song's about a divorce, guy. That's a wedding cake he's talking about; it's symbolic of the love they shared for one another that slowly deteriorated.
simictron 3 months ago 6
@simictron What's with the green icing and the park? I'm kind of dense sometimes...
Asreyser 1 month ago
@brucemeacom funny.
meeperkins 3 months ago
Bob from Fresh Prince sent me lol.
samater16 3 months ago
I remember Richard Harris singing "MacArthur Park" when this song was released as a single in 1968. The Toadster always remembers.
toadster58 3 months ago
This song is so boss it is not even funny.
KoopaNinjaBros 3 months ago 3
I discovered Richard Harris over the summer through my Barbra Streisand station on Pandora..His voice was so unique..and Jimmy Webb really brought out his sound..I love this song also..the metaphor is just too good :-)
CandaceLovesMusic 3 months ago
who sing this song ? and wrote
funcooldrew2 3 months ago
@funcooldrew2, Jimmy Webb wrote the song, Richard Harris performed it
Solon1 3 months ago
Thanks to Jimmy Webb and particularly Richard's version of it. I used it as my "Free Choice" poem to analyse in my Final Year Exam in Australia.University Entrance depended on a pass.I got an Distinction! I know it was the wonderful imagery and metaphors of Jimmy Webb's that got me the grade.I now sing his songs in a choir!
6Valkyrie1 3 months ago
This is a song that you either loved or hated. Jimmy Webb has never admited to any subliminal meaning to the words. I have always liked it and remember bringing my son to the first Harry Potter and humming this song to myself when I saw Richard Harris
newhartbob 3 months ago
This song stirs me physically like no other- it brings back feelings of passionate love when I was so much younger (and that's a good thing!!). I've loved this song for most of my life, and it can still make me cry. Richard was a unique man, and Jimmy Webb's writing is superb. Together they created a masterpiece.
AlessW6 3 months ago
It's hard to listen to this after reading Dave Barry on the subject of this song... But it was better than I thought it might be. :-)
ChlarkNadia 3 months ago
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wapuka 3 months ago
"cake" is love
wapuka 3 months ago
does anyone know the metaphor for the "cake" in this song?
Laurencia7 3 months ago
@Laurencia7 Yes.A cake is a special mixture of ingredients,combined in a special way, the result of which is far greater than the sum of it's parts.This was a unique 'union' made that could never be replicated.A once in a life-time chance.Love, yes, but far more!
6Valkyrie1 3 months ago 16
This is one of my all-time favorite songs, To me, this song refers to the one true love in a life that was taken for granted and forever lost as a result...
calbern49 3 months ago 2
75 madison scouts
EliteLennon117 3 months ago
I believe this as 1969 (?)...I was in beginner's band in 1971 (7th grade) and couldn't wait to be in advanced band (8th and 9th grade) so that I could play this!!!
LisaandFranksMom 3 months ago
@LisaandFranksMom It was released in 1968.
SiLoJayLo 3 months ago
Like Procal Harems 'Whiter Shade of Pale' it makes no sense, but wow what a song. Bought it as a young man, now middle aged it means more as the years pass
CliffordTClopp 3 months ago 7
@CliffordTClopp the cake is a metaphor for the Marriage union. much as the cake represents the wedding, This second, melting cake is the moment of realization before separation
Goosemeyer 2 months ago
To all the folks who made asinine comments: This is a great song, those were great times. If you weren't there, it may be hard for you to understand.
xo51xo 3 months ago
Would have been great if Type O Negative remade this song.
alfie9876 3 months ago
THIS IS MY SHIT
MrThuglifegangsta69 3 months ago
My kids and I were singing this and all we remembered was that dang cake part!! Had to find this so I knew the words to the rest of the song. Cake, cake, cake??? Where's the recipe (and the rest of the words) to this song!!!
ForeverInLuvRA 3 months ago
Jurassic Park is scary in the dark!
SpeakForTurtles 3 months ago
btw, I will argue w/anyone, this is not an actor that sang.....this was a singer that acted
sirwob 3 months ago 2
best drunk in the history of show business... ask Johnny Carson
sirwob 3 months ago
can anyone say, subliminal whimsy?
georgemorenstein 3 months ago
That song just keeps on going
marry1804 4 months ago
Richards voice is stunning. This piece musically is beautiful. Also, 47 people left the cake in the rain.
Thelittlepumpkins 4 months ago
Don't forget he sang in the musical version of Camelot as well...
j491 4 months ago 2
This is the best song ever.This original version is best This has been my opinion all those over four ty years ,when i heard it first time.Wish.old man
vamimar 4 months ago
This song IS so freakin badddd.....LOL....the only reason I'm here is to grab the link so i can post it on my buddie's FB page just to drive him NUTS LMAO
petedorril 4 months ago
@petedorril
LOL
SuperSquishface 3 months ago
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blackandtanful 4 months ago
Lol this song is baaaaad. In fact, I chuckle at the chorus. But at least this guy put in more effort than most people in the music biz these days. This just might be the first case in where the Weird Al version was better. LOL.
gaje90 4 months ago
DUMBLEDORE!
vanityfair713 4 months ago
No offence to anyone but let's just clarify there was far more to the legend that was and still is Richard Harris than bloody Dumbledore
destructivedandy 4 months ago 25
Lets just clarify that there was no better Dumbledore than this Genius.
Vsillier 4 months ago
@destructivedandy I'm a fan of Richard Harris and i never saw a movie of Harry Potter, i hate it :)
PhillyDippy5 3 months ago
@destructivedandy *holds umbrella up* NEVER insult Albus Dumbledore in front of me!
KungfuCow5 3 months ago
@KungfuCow5 Technically I didn't insult the fictional character. I was merely suggesting it is rather closed minded to link an actor who had 6 decades in the movie business to just one role
destructivedandy 3 months ago
@destructivedandy : right you are, mate!
mackbolanfan 2 months ago
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I can't believe this is Dumbledore!
alwaysgettingbitches 4 months ago
dumbledore!!!
gmanhell94 4 months ago
GO FUCK YOURSELF PIXIE LOTT!
sexlexia2000 4 months ago
..and let me add for us Philly folks, this will also always remind me of John Facenda and the 6:00 News....and football games....
Mandi7882 4 months ago
Again I'll write what most are saying: Who knows what it means, its up to you. As a kindergartner, it was a fun song. As an adult that lives in LA now, "sweet green icing" reminds me of the tons of grass that covers MacArthur Park. It could also be an LSD trip. Again, its up to you. But there is no mistaking the brilliance of the Jimmy Webb arrangement, and Harris's falsetto.
Mandi7882 4 months ago 2
roots manuva - dreamy days
LTBL88 4 months ago
i love this song but recently i figured out that its about drugs
NewBlood0 4 months ago in playlist NewBlood0's Favorited Videos
@NewBlood0 i dont see the connection to drugs at all
RandomBEARWITHaHAT 4 months ago 2
@RandomBEARWITHaHAT the cake is the drug and macathur park is a place your in wheen your high and since it took so long to bake it ie he means make(insert drug here) and ill never have that recipe again he is probably in jail super high or he forgot how to make it there you go is that enough proof
NewBlood0 4 months ago
@NewBlood0 sorry, i still dont really agree with you on that but im not gonna argue
RandomBEARWITHaHAT 4 months ago
@RandomBEARWITHaHAT im just showing you my point of view
NewBlood0 4 months ago
@NewBlood0 yeah im fine wit that
RandomBEARWITHaHAT 4 months ago
This makes less sense than anything else I've ever heard
UrukHai659 4 months ago
You are right this song was prophetic in music...The instrumental passage in in the middle formes a blueprint form much of the disco/dance music of the mid to late 70's...the rhythms and the string arrangements...and the songs multipart structure foretells of much of the prog rock music of the 70's like the work of ELP, Stairway to Heaven, Bohemian Rhapsody by Queen, etc... Peace!
JuanLorenZerimar 4 months ago
shit...
alwaysgettingbitches 4 months ago
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this is the worst fucking song ever
TopTenCrew 4 months ago
my god weird al brought me here and this is weirder !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
thegeneral1122 4 months ago 2
Nothing worse than being caught looking at the sun.
hirdy6 4 months ago
I hate this song
symmetricalastic 5 months ago
@symmetricalastic :(
crakdak 5 months ago
@crakdak I mean I do not understand the anology in this song; its a weird song
symmetricalastic 5 months ago
@symmetricalastic its not really meant to make any sense
RandomBEARWITHaHAT 4 months ago
@RandomBEARWITHaHAT
It's supposed to be a metaphor for a broken relationships, but it fails.
TopTenCrew 4 months ago