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"MacArthur Park" is a song written by Jimmy Webb. Origi "MacArthur Park" is a song written by Jimmy Webb. Originally written as part of an intended cantata rejected by The Association,[citation needed] it was first recorded by Richard Harris in 1968. The song is named after MacArthur Park, a park in Los Angeles, California. Its lyrics, which include the memorable line "Someone left the cake out in the rain", are more symbolic than descriptive, beginning as a poem about love, then moving into a lover`s lament. "MacArthur Park" is unusually complex for a pop song. The music can be split roughly into 4 sections, or themes. Throughout his recording Harris can be heard using the incorrect possessive form, "MacArthur`s Park". Webb has said he tried correcting Harris during re-takes, but gave up when he simply could not sing the correct words. more >> << less