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MacArthur Park
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Pop
MacArthur Park was released on January 18, 1969 by Columbia/Legacy as a part of the album Till
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AlbumTill
Release DateJanuary 18, 1969
LabelColumbia/Legacy
LanguageItalian
Melodicness
Acousticness
Valence
Danceability
Energy
BPM89

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Jerry Vale
Jerry Vale
Performer
Joe Gardner
Joe Gardner
Conductor
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Jimmy Layne Webb
Jimmy Layne Webb
Songwriter
Joe Gardner
Joe Gardner
Arranger
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Wally Gold
Wally Gold
Producer
Stan Tonkel
Stan Tonkel
Engineer
Don Meehan
Don Meehan
Engineer
Mark Wilder
Mark Wilder
Mastering Engineer
Rob Schwartz
Rob Schwartz
Mastering Engineer

Lyrics

Spring was never waiting for us, girl
It ran one step ahead as we followed in a dance
Between the parted pages and were pressed
In love's hot fevered iron like a striped pair of pants
MacArthur Park is melting in the dark
All the sweet, green icing flowing down
Someone left the cake out in the rain
And I don't think that I can take it
'Cause it took so long to bake it
And I'll never have the recipe again
Oh no
I still see the yellow cotton dress
Foaming like the waves on the ground and 'round your knees
And the birds like tender babies on your hands
And the old men playing checkers by the trees
There will be another song for me
For I will sing it
There will be another dream for me
Someone will bring it
I will drink the wine while it's warm
And never let you catch me looking at the sun
But after all the loves of my life
After all the loves of my life
You'll still be the one
I will take my life into my hands
And I will use it
I will win the worship in their eyes
And I will lose it
I will have the things that I desire
And my passions flow like rivers to the sky
But after all the loves of my life
After all the loves of my life
I'll be thinking of you
And wondering why
MacArthur Park is melting in the dark
All the sweet, green icing flowing down
Someone left the cake out in the rain
And I don't think that I can take it
'Cause it took so long to bake it
And I'll never have the recipe again
Oh no
Oh no
Oh no
Written by: Jimmy Layne Webb
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