weird al " " yankovic sang the original version of macarthur park.
who sang the original version of macarthur park?
weird al " " yankovic
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"macarthur park" is a song written and composed by jimmy webb. richard harris was the first to record it in 1968; his version peaked at number two on the "billboard" hot 100 chart and number four on the uk singles chart. "macarthur park" was subsequently covered by numerous artists, including a 1969 grammy-winning version by country music singer waylon jennings, and a number one "billboard" hot 100 disco arrangement by donna summer in 1978.
macarthur park (song)
in the movie "training day", jake stops two drug addicts from raping a 14-year-old girl near macarthur park. macarthur park was also featured in the 2001 sundance film "macarthur park". macarthur park was featured in the 1997 film "volcano", as well as the 2005 film "kiss kiss bang bang". macarthur park is featured in the critically acclaimed 2011 film "drive". in the gym class heroes music video for cupid's chokehold (the "as cruel as school children" version) directed by alan ferguson, travis mccoy and fictitious girlfriend katy perry meet in macarthur park along with dancing cupids. in the film "havoc", allison meets hector in macarthur park the afternoon before she is arrested. macarthur park is featured in lorde's 2017 music video for "green light".
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