Variety

A Walk Through ‘MacArthur Park’: Jimmy Webb Tells the History of an Odd Pop Classic That Found New Life as the Musical Climax of ‘Beetlejuice Beetlejuice’

The seven-minute 1968 classic was recorded by everyone from Richard Harris to Donna Summer to 'Weird Al' on the way to being immortalized as Beetlejuice's would-be wedding song. Webb got on the phone ...
American Songwriter

Donna Summer’s Hit “MacArthur Park” Was First Recorded by Richard Harris, the Original Dumbledore

In 1978, Donna Summer scored a No. 1 disco hit with “MacArthur Park.” This was Summer’s first Grammy nomination as well, as the song earned her a nomination for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance.
Tennessean

Songwriter Jimmy Webb discusses his massive '70s hit 'MacArthur Park'

There aren't many songs that have been recorded by a more varied group of artists than Jimmy Webb's seven-minute opus "MacArthur Park." Originally recorded by Irish actor Richard Harris in the late ...
AOL

A Walk Through ‘MacArthur Park’: Jimmy Webb Tells the History of an Odd Pop Classic That Found New Life as the Musical Climax of ‘Beetlejuice Beetlejuice’

Here’s one cake that didn’t get left out too long in the rain: the eternal pop pastry that is “MacArthur Park.” The song’s epic length and unusual structure haven’t kept it from turning into a decades ...