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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 ...
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I Need To Talk About Beetlejuice Beetlejuice’s Huge Musical Moment, Because Tim Burton Told Me Something That Means A Lot
For now, I’ll just say that “MacArthur Park” is a rather infamous song in the history of pop culture, since its reputation precedes it as being a “bad song.” As luck would have it ...
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What Is That Song in ‘Beetlejuice Beetlejuice’?
Meet the new “Day-O”: Richard Harris’s 1968 psychedelic pop hit “MacArthur Park,” which Donna Summer remade as a disco anthem. By Sarah Bahr Some spoilers follow. It’s the climactic ...