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 ...

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 ...

Like a creature from a pop song horror movie, “MacArthur Park,” the epic seven-minute single written by Jimmy Webb and unleashed on the world to chart-topping success by the late actor Richard Harris, ...

In 1967, the American songwriter Jimmy Webb received a call from record producer Bones Howe requesting a song for the American pop group The Association. Envisaging “a kind of climactic tour de force” ...

To me it was anything but funny. It was a tragedy. ‘MacArthur Park’ was different. It was like lieder song in a way. It had classical elements that were undeniable, and it had a British Shakespearean ...

In 1988, Tim Burton's cult-classic movie "Beetlejuice" showcased Harry Belafonte's version of “Day-O (The Banana Boat Song)” in a comedically haunting way that forever altered people's perceptions of ...

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe asks Walden Green about his piece in the pop culture newsletter "Dirt." It's titled "Worst Song Ever." RICHARD HARRIS: (Singing) Someone left the cake out in the rain. I don't ...