Once more for emphasis: Richard Marx? No. Richard Harris? Yes. (Sorry about that.)
Actually, it doesn't really matter who sings this song, because the lyrics are the star of the show. Sure, the fact that the "singer" is a hammy British actor who would go on to play Dumbledore is just, dare I say it, icing on the cake. (Mmmm......sweet, green icing!) Donna Summer took the song to #1 in 1978, and even the Disco Queen couldn't outshine the lyrics.
Ah, those lyrics! "MacArthur Park is melting in the dark, all that sweet green icing flowing down. Someone left a cake out in the rain. I don't think that I can take it, 'cause it took so long to bake it. And I'll never have that recipe again! Oh no!"
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| I have no idea what this picture means. I also have no idea what those lyrics mean. |
What can be said about those lyrics that hasn't already been said? In his Book of Bad Songs, Dave Barry called it the worst song with the worst lyrics of all time. Who am I to argue with Dave Barry?
I guess the bottom line is: if it is raining, or if there is any chance that it might rain, DON'T TAKE THE CAKE OUTSIDE!!! (Seems like common sense to me.)
COMING UP NEXT: A dime doesn't buy as much as it used to.
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