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[Excerpt]
The Mystery of Herman Cain and the Donna Summer Lyrics
One of the weirdest moments of last night's Republican debate probably slipped completely under the radar for most viewers. This moment occurred in Herman Cain's closing statement, when the former pizza-chain CEO recited a favorite inspirational quote. . .
Read more at: New York Magazine
"I don't think that I can take it
ReplyDelete'cause it took so long to bake it
And I'll never have that recipe
again, oh, no."
"MacArthur Park" is a song by the infamous song writer ~~Jimmy Webb, ~~originally composed as part of an intended cantata.
Richard Harris was the first to record it, in 1968; the song was subsequently covered by numerous artists.
Donna Summer's disco arrangement from 1978 is one of more than 50 versions and only NOMINATE for a GRAMMY , but never won.
Waylon Jennings's version recorded in 1969 won him a GRAMMY in 1970 for Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal w/ The Kimberlys for.... "MacArthur Park"
Maynard Ferguson,] Stan Kenton,] and Woody Herman all performed big-band jazz arrangements, and "Weird Al" Yankovic parodied it in his 1993 "Jurassic Park."
The song has been covered more than 50 times, including versions by:
Jerry Vale
The 5th Dimension
Diana Ross & the Supremes
Beggar's Opera
Glen Campbell
Vic Damone
Sammy Davis, Jr (twice)
Percy Faith
Michael Feinstein
Maynard Ferguson - M.F.Horn (1971)
Ferrante & Teicher
The Four Tops
Aretha Franklin - Live on The Bob Hope Show (1975)
Plastic Penny
Justin Hayward
Gitte Hænning
Waylon Jennings (Grammy Award)
Long John Baldry
Stan Kenton - Live at Redlands University (1970)
Liza Minnelli
Grimethorpe Colliery Band
Hugo Montenegro (Hugo's version used primarly just the middle eight part and was also used as a TV News theme for WJW/WJKW in the mid 1970's)
Only Men Aloud!
Elaine Paige
Psychotica
The Queers
Doc Severinsen
Frank Sinatra - Trilogy: Past, Present & Future (2010) [Box Set, CD]
The Negro Problem
The Three Degrees
Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain
Andy Williams
Zumpano
Regine Velasquez
Sally Yeh
The Daly-Wilson Big Band
101 Strings - "Million Seller Hits Composed by Jim Webb and Burt Bacharach" [LP S-5162]
Transistor Transistor
Rico J. Puno
Peter Hofmann - Rock Classics (1987)