It never was mentioned as to what type of cake.

No it never mentioned it, but it does have sweet green icing on it :)

You don't care that the cake was left out in the rain and it took so long to bake,,and they'll never have that recipe again ;D



You got that right. That song is SOOOOOO stupid it is unreal. I swear that the guy who wrote it must have been stoned at the time.



Cat

You got that right. That song is SOOOOOO stupid it is unreal. I swear that the guy who wrote it must have been stoned at the time.



Cat

It's a song from the 60s, so there is a 50/50 chance the writer was stoned.

It's a song from the 60s, so there is a 50/50 chance the writer was stoned.



Well, you know what they say. If you remember the 60s, you weren't there.  :D ;D ;D ;D



Cat

You got that right. That song is SOOOOOO stupid it is unreal. I swear that the guy who wrote it must have been stoned at the time.



Cat

I was just reading about the song, written by Jimmy Webb and he wanted The Association to sing it, but they declined.....But over 50 artist have recorded versions of it:
The song has been covered  more than 50 times, including versions by:

    * The 5th Dimension
    * Diana Ross & the Supremes
    * Beggar's Opera
    * Glen Campbell
    * Vic Damone
    * Sammy Davis, Jr (twice)
    * Percy Faith
    * Michael Feinstein
    * Maynard Ferguson
    * The Four Tops
    * Plastic Penny
    * Justin Hayward
    * Gitte Hænning
    * Waylon Jennings
    * Long John Baldry
    * Stan Kenton
    * Liza Minnelli
    * Grimethorpe Colliery Band
    * Hugo Montenegro
    * Only Men Aloud!
    * Elaine Paige
    * Psychotica
    * The Queers
    * Doc Severinsen
    * Frank Sinatra
    * The Negro Problem
    * The Three Degrees
    * Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain
    * Andy Williams
    * Zumpano
    * Regine Velasquez
    * Sally Yeh

Other notable covers include the following:

    * Frank Sinatra, Tony Bennett, and Ed Ames each recorded versions utilizing only the middle section.
    * Chet Atkins and Jerry Reed recorded an all-instrumental version for their guitar duet album Me & Jerry, winner of the 1971 Grammy Award for Best Country Instrumental Performance.
    * The Four Tops recorded their version of the song, omitting the long instrumental breaks of the song, and reached #38 on the Billboard singles chart.
    * The song was also performed by the Madison Scouts Drum and Bugle Corps in several productions in the mid-1970s.
    * In 1977 Finnish singer-songwriter Hector recorded the song in band called H.E.C. with Finnish lyrics. Hector titled the song in Finnish as "Vanhan kirkon puisto" ("Old Church´s park"), referring to the old church of Helsinki, Hector´s hometown.
    * In 1980 the song was performed by Pink Lady on their variety show Pink Lady and Jeff.
    * Mónica Naranjo performed a Spanish version of this song, "Palabra De Mujer", in the 1990s.
    * Moody Blues singer Justin Hayward with Mike Batt and the London Philharmonic Orchestra covered Webb's song on his Classic Blue album.
    * It was also performed by Carrie Underwood in season four of American Idol.
    * UK Hip Hop artist Roots Manuva uses the main chord structure in his 2001 single "Dreamy Days".
    * Father Guido Sarducci (Don Novello) sings an Italian version called "Parco MacArthur (La Torta in Pioggia)".
    * Noelia Cano, a Spanish singer, had a version in the reality show Operación Triunfo in 2008.

Negative press

"MacArthur Park"'s unusual metaphors and sentimentality have made it a frequent target of parody and ridicule over the years.

In 1992, humorist Dave Barry conducted a poll among his readers (as recorded in Dave Barry's Book of Bad Songs) of the worst songs ever. Barry's readers selected Harris' version of "MacArthur Park" as the worst song ever recorded, both in terms of "Worst Lyrics" and "Worst Overall Song".

The song was also once parodied in a 1981 episode of SCTV, in which Dave Thomas, playing Richard Harris, sang a version of the song that appears to never end.