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MacArthur Park
Music by Jimmy Webb
Originally Performed by Donna Summer
"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.
In 1967, producer Bones Howe had asked Webb to create a pop song with classical elements, different movements and changing time signatures. Webb delivered "MacArthur Park" to Howe with "everything he wanted", but Howe did not care for the ambitious arrangement or unorthodox lyrics and the song was rejected by the group The Association, for whom it was originally intended.
Release Date: 1968
MacArthur Park
Donna Summer
Whichever side of the aisle you may fall on, there is no denying the rightful place of MacArthur Park in pop songwriting's history! The Jimmy Webb-penned masterpiece of impressionism was the solo artist debut of Richard Harris in 1968 and became a number one hit a decade later with the Donna Summer disco-infused single, arranged here for full choir, rhythm section and horns.
Voicing: SATB
MacArthur Park
Donna Summer
Whichever side of the aisle you may fall on, there is no denying the rightful place of MacArthur Park in pop songwriting's history! The Jimmy Webb-penned masterpiece of impressionism was the solo artist debut of Richard Harris in 1968 and became a number one hit a decade later with the Donna Summer disco-infused single, arranged here for full choir, rhythm section and horns.
Voicing: SAB
MacArthur Park
Donna Summer
Whichever side of the aisle you may fall on, there is no denying the rightful place of MacArthur Park in pop songwriting's history! The Jimmy Webb-penned masterpiece of impressionism was the solo artist debut of Richard Harris in 1968 and became a number one hit a decade later with the Donna Summer disco-infused single, arranged here for full choir, rhythm section and horns.
Voicing: SSA
Songbooks, Arrangements and/or Media
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Donna Summer : Best of Donna Summer 16 of the best known songs from this Grammyae Award-winning disco star now immortalized with a Broadway show celebrating her life and music. Our songbook includes: Bad Girls - Dim All the Lights - Heaven Knows - Hot Stuff - I Feel Love - Last Dance - Love to Love You Baby - MacArthur Park - No More Tears (Enough Is Enough) - On the Radio - She Works Hard for the Money - Stamp Your Feet - State of Independence - This Time I Know It's for Real - Unconditional Love - The Wanderer. Includes a bio. Songlist: Last Dance, Heaven Knows, Bad Girls, State Of Independence, On The Radio, Stamp Your Feet, The Wanderer, Unconditional Love, Dim All The Lights, Love To Love You Baby, This Time I Know It's For Real, Hot Stuff, I Feel Love, MacArthur Park, No More Tears (Enough Is Enough), She Works Hard For The Money 
Vocal Selections : Priscilla, Queen of the Desert - The Musical Adapted from Stephan Elliott's 1994 cult-classic film The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert, the Tony-winning musical is a comedy of errors involving two drag queens and a transsexual trekking through the remote Australian desert to a drag show in small resort town. Songlist: Go West, Always On My Mind, I Will Survive, Pop Muzik, Color My World, Don't Leave Me This Way, A Fine Romance, Girls Just Want To Have Fun, Hot Stuff, I Love The Night Life, I Say A Little Prayer, It's Raining Men, Like A Prayer, MacArthur Park, Material Girl, Shake Your Groove Thing, True Colors, What's Love Got To Do With It, We Belong
Men Aloud : Live From Wales Fresh off their Platinum album debut, and on the heels of their stunning victory on BBC's television smash hit show, Last Choir Standing , Britain's favorite choir MEN ALOUD is set to bring their unique music making to North America. The choir, led by Tim Rhys-Evans, features 20 tremendous vocal talents from across Wales. In addition, Men Aloud is also a recent winner of the Classical Brit Album of the Year award for their second album, Band of Brothers. The program was produced in association with the BBC and was filmed in the Wales Millennium Center with featured performances by opera star Bryn Terfel, John Owen Jones (leading man of Broadway and London's West End's Les Miserables, Phantom of the Opera & Showboat) and pop icon, Bonnie Tyler. Men Aloud was formed in 2000 by Tim Rhys-Evans. Tim s primary aim was to encourage young men to get involved with one of Wales oldest and best loved traditions, male voice singing. The group are unafraid to tackle music not normally associated with male voice choirs, and their repertoire ranges from the 17th Century to the present day. Songlist: O Verona, It Ain't Necessarily So, Don't Rain on My Parade, Macarthur Park, Bridge Over Troubled Water, All by Myself, Bui-Doi, Sit Down You'Re Rocking the Boat, Rhythm of Life, Cwm Rhondda, Gwahoddiad, Mae Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau
Men Aloud : Live From Wales Fresh off their Platinum album debut, and on the heels of their stunning victory on BBC's television smash hit show, Last Choir Standing , Britain's favorite choir MEN ALOUD is set to bring their unique music making to North America. The choir, led by Tim Rhys-Evans, features 20 tremendous vocal talents from across Wales. In addition, Men Aloud is also a recent winner of the Classical Brit Album of the Year award for their second album, Band of Brothers. The program was produced in association with the BBC and was filmed in the Wales Millennium Center with featured performances by opera star Bryn Terfel, John Owen Jones (leading man of Broadway and London's West End's Les Miserables, Phantom of the Opera & Showboat) and pop icon, Bonnie Tyler. Men Aloud was formed in 2000 by Tim Rhys-Evans. Tim s primary aim was to encourage young men to get involved with one of Wales oldest and best loved traditions, male voice singing. The group are unafraid to tackle music not normally associated with male voice choirs, and their repertoire ranges from the 17th Century to the present day. Songlist: O Verona, It Ain't Necessarily So, Don't Rain on My Parade, Macarthur Park, Bridge Over Troubled Water, All by Myself, Bui-Doi, Sit Down You'Re Rocking the Boat, Rhythm of Life, Cwm Rhondda, Gwahoddiad, Mae Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau |
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Whichever side of the aisle you may fall on, there is no denying the rightful place of MacArthur Park in pop songwriting's history! The Jimmy Webb-penned masterpiece of impressionism was the solo artist debut of Richard Harris in 1968 and became a number one hit a decade later with the Donna Summer disco-infused single, arranged here for full choir, rhythm section and horns.
Arranger: Mark Brymer | Composer: Jimmy Webb Performed By: Donna Summer
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