I Thought of MacArthur Park
By CarolDM
@CarolDM (203452)
Nashville, Tennessee
February 26, 2021 2:25pm CST
I will never understand how our minds work sometimes. I was sitting here watching the birds, in the rain, on the deck. I saw them drop a peanut on the deck, they picked it up, rain dripping from the shell and kept eating. Never phased by the rain.
It reminded me of an old song called MacArthur Park. Many artists covered this song, but Donna Summer's disco version stands out. Why? I have no idea. The song talks about leaving a cake out in the rain. Have not thought of this song in many years.
And this is not my style of music. Maybe it is because I heard my sister listen to it over and over. And the rain today took me back. Funny how I remember all of the lyrics. But I forgot what I had for dinner. I know all about short term and long term memory but this feels crazy.
I know this happens to everyone, at some point, right?
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@JimBo452020 (42629)
• United Kingdom
26 Feb 21
Great tune.
I loved disco
Donna Summer was really good
Maybe still is
Is she still alive?
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@JimBo452020 (42629)
• United Kingdom
26 Feb 21
@CarolDM
Oh dear.
Wonder how I missed that
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@CarolDM (203452)
• Nashville, Tennessee
26 Feb 21
@JimBo452020 Very sad. She lived not far from here.
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@JimBo452020 (42629)
• United Kingdom
26 Feb 21
@CarolDM
Did you ever meet her, or see her in real life
@Chellezhere (5363)
• United States
26 Feb 21
I love Jimmy Webb's "Wichita Lineman" - which is another song that he wrote. I cry every time I head it. But, I do not cry (or smile, for that matter) when I head "MacArthur Park." This song make me cringe, no matter who is singing it. But, I have done research to find out what the cake in the rain was all about. Have you ever seen this?
https://www.songfacts.com/facts/richard-harris/macarthur-park
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@Chellezhere (5363)
• United States
26 Feb 21
@CarolDM I understand. I have that happen to me sometimes as well,
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@CarolDM (203452)
• Nashville, Tennessee
26 Feb 21
@Chellezhere And Wichita Lineman has a melancholy feel to it. I like it as well.
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@RebeccasFarm (86764)
• United States
26 Feb 21
I remember this song very well..good memories. Donna was a lovely person RIP
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@WorDazza (15833)
• Manchester, England
26 Feb 21
Great song. But surely the greatest version ever has to be by Richard Harris. Almost Shatner-esque in it's ridiculousness.
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@DocAndersen (54411)
• United States
27 Feb 21
perhaps you were thinking about sweet green icing!
who knows what lurks in the hearts of men?
(oh yeah other than the shadow)!!!!
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@DocAndersen (54411)
• United States
27 Feb 21
@CarolDM perhaps it was! i do remember that song and from time to time I do sing it out loud as well!
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@BelleStarr (61047)
• United States
27 Feb 21
I like the song but not her versions, it doesn’t sound haunting the way she does it.
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@Tampa_girl7 (49010)
• United States
27 Feb 21
I was and still am a big fan of Donna Summer and this is one of my favorite songs.
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@Tampa_girl7 (49010)
• United States
27 Feb 21
@CarolDM she really could sing for sure
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@LindaOHio (156271)
• United States
27 Feb 21
I love this song. I left my cake out in the rain and I couldn't bake it again.
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@LindaOHio (156271)
• United States
27 Feb 21
@CarolDM My husband started singing, "I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas"; and I can't get that song out of my head!
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@CarolDM (203452)
• Nashville, Tennessee
27 Feb 21
@LindaOHio Oh my what a song! 
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@dgobucks226 (34375)
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28 Feb 21
I like Richard Harris's version from 1968 best. The song was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance.
But I do like Donna's song "Last Dance" and I'm not much of a disco fan, lol.
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@CarolDM (203452)
• Nashville, Tennessee
1 Mar 21
@dgobucks226 That is cool. A great song. Still not sure why it popped in my head.
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