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"MacArthur Park" what the F**K do these lyrics mean?  Does anybody have the slightest idea what the hell this song is referring to?
I get that it's the end of an affair of some kind, but all that crap about the cake in the rain? anybody know? " I've got six things on my mind --you're no longer one of them." - Paddy McAloon, Prefab Sprout | |
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paligap said: Does anybody have the slightest idea what the hell this song is referring to?
I get that it's the end of an affair of some kind, but all that crap about the cake in the rain? anybody know? metaphors, baby, metaphors. cakes (perhaps wedding cakes?) ruined, time invested wasted, etc. etc. etc. | |
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SassyBritches said: paligap said: Does anybody have the slightest idea what the hell this song is referring to?
I get that it's the end of an affair of some kind, but all that crap about the cake in the rain? anybody know? metaphors, baby, metaphors. cakes (perhaps wedding cakes?) ruined, time invested wasted, etc. etc. etc. Yeah, it's a metaphor, but a vague silly one at best. Either way, it's a great song, and Donna Summer's 18-minute interpretation of it is tops for me! | |
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RipHer2Shreds said: SassyBritches said: metaphors, baby, metaphors. cakes (perhaps wedding cakes?) ruined, time invested wasted, etc. etc. etc. Yeah, it's a metaphor, but a vague silly one at best. Either way, it's a great song, and Donna Summer's 18-minute interpretation of it is tops for me! its disco not Sartre, lol. | |
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SassyBritches said: RipHer2Shreds said: Yeah, it's a metaphor, but a vague silly one at best. Either way, it's a great song, and Donna Summer's 18-minute interpretation of it is tops for me! its disco not Sartre, lol. True, but it's good stuff. Actually a "suite" of 3 different songs, but anyway...  | |
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Donna's version is brilliant. but Richard Harris's version?... oh helllll nawwwww lol | |
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RipHer2Shreds said: SassyBritches said: its disco not Sartre, lol. True, but it's good stuff. Actually a "suite" of 3 different songs, but anyway... hey, i love me some donna summer! i just won't be pontificating her lyrics any time soon, lol! . [This message was edited Fri Aug 6 9:31:31 2004 by SassyBritches] | |
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paligap said: Does anybody have the slightest idea what the hell this song is referring to?
I get that it's the end of an affair of some kind, but all that crap about the cake in the rain? anybody know? I don't think there is any metaphor. I think the song is about someone who really baked a cake and left it out in the rain. Misplaced the recipe and everything. I love the song dearly. Very sophisticated musically. One of the best disco songs ever. SynthiaRose said "I'm in love with blackguitaristz. Especially when he talks about Hendrix."
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SassyBritches said: its disco not Sartre, lol.
Okay, but maybe it's just a metaphor for all of her hopes and dreams. Now, the lyrics to "Strawberry Letter 23" have confused me a lot more than "MacArthur Park". | |
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UptownDeb said: SassyBritches said: its disco not Sartre, lol.
Okay, but maybe it's just a metaphor for all of her hopes and dreams. Now, the lyrics to "Strawberry Letter 23" have confused me a lot more than "MacArthur Park". The lyrics to "Strawberry Letter 23" by the great Shuggie Otis to me has some of the best lyrics by anyone. I have the lyrics typed up, framed and hanging on my wall! SynthiaRose said "I'm in love with blackguitaristz. Especially when he talks about Hendrix."
nammie "What BGZ says I believe. I have the biggest crush on him." http://ccoshea19.googlepa...ssanctuary http://ccoshea19.googlepages.com | |
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blackguitaristz said: UptownDeb said:
Okay, but maybe it's just a metaphor for all of her hopes and dreams. Now, the lyrics to "Strawberry Letter 23" have confused me a lot more than "MacArthur Park". The lyrics to "Strawberry Letter 23" by the great Shuggie Otis to me has some of the best lyrics by anyone. I have the lyrics typed up, framed and hanging on my wall! That's all beautiful! 
But, WTF do they mean!?  | |
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UptownDeb said: blackguitaristz said: The lyrics to "Strawberry Letter 23" by the great Shuggie Otis to me has some of the best lyrics by anyone. I have the lyrics typed up, framed and hanging on my wall! That's all beautiful!
But, WTF do they mean!? Shuggie claims his girlfriend used to send him strawberry- scented letters; he said he was using the psychedelic lyrics to describe the letters and his feelings about her... " I've got six things on my mind --you're no longer one of them." - Paddy McAloon, Prefab Sprout | |
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SassyBritches said: RipHer2Shreds said: True, but it's good stuff. Actually a "suite" of 3 different songs, but anyway... hey, i love me some donna summer! i just won't be pontificating her lyrics any time soon, lol! . [This message was edited Fri Aug 6 9:31:31 2004 by SassyBritches] Yeah, but the lyrics were written by Jimmy Webb, back in 1967, originally for the group the Asscociation; they didn't want to do it, Richard Harris jumped at the chance and had a big hit with it in '68 - it wasn't disco till Donna Summer got her mitts on it... [This message was edited Fri Aug 6 11:17:38 2004 by paligap] " I've got six things on my mind --you're no longer one of them." - Paddy McAloon, Prefab Sprout | |
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paligap said: SassyBritches said: hey, i love me some donna summer! i just won't be pontificating her lyrics any time soon, lol! . [This message was edited Fri Aug 6 9:31:31 2004 by SassyBritches] Yeah, but the lyrics were written by Jimmy Webb, back in 1967, originally for the group the Asscociation; they didn't want to do it, Richard Harris jumped at the chance and had a big hit with it in '68 - it wasn't disco till Donna Summer got her mitts on it... [This message was edited Fri Aug 6 11:17:38 2004 by paligap] I'm aware. I've been a fan of the song for a long time, so I know who did it first. I was talking about the only good version of it. | |
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RipHer2Shreds said: paligap said: Yeah, but the lyrics were written by Jimmy Webb, back in 1967, originally for the group the Asscociation; they didn't want to do it, Richard Harris jumped at the chance and had a big hit with it in '68 - it wasn't disco till Donna Summer got her mitts on it... [This message was edited Fri Aug 6 11:17:38 2004 by paligap] I'm aware. I've been a fan of the song for a long time, so I know who did it first. I was talking about the only good version of it.  True!! Harris's version sucks!! I was referring to Sassybritches calling it a disco tune...[This message was edited Fri Aug 6 11:30:44 2004 by paligap] " I've got six things on my mind --you're no longer one of them." - Paddy McAloon, Prefab Sprout | |
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Dumb song
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Ohh purple joy oh purple bliss oh purple rapture! REAL MUSIC by REAL MUSICIANS - Prince "I kind of wish there was a reason for Prince to make the site crash more" ~~ Ben |
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Dumb singers Dumb lyrics Irritating Then don't torture yourself by reading a thread about it! It's all about self-preservation  | |
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paligap said: UptownDeb said: That's all beautiful!
But, WTF do they mean!? Shuggie claims his girlfriend used to send him strawberry- scented letters; he said he was using the psychedelic lyrics to describe the letters and his feelings about her... I was going to use the word "psychedelic" to describe the lyrics, too! I just figured the writer must've been smoking some heavy sh*t, or eating magic brownies, or something. | |
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paligap said: RipHer2Shreds said: I'm aware. I've been a fan of the song for a long time, so I know who did it first. I was talking about the only good version of it. True!! Harris's version sucks!! I was referring to Sassybritches calling it a disco tune...
[This message was edited Fri Aug 6 11:30:44 2004 by paligap] is it not a disco tune? the only version i know of is a disco tune. shit, if a tree falls in the forest and nobody's there...blah, blah, blah... | |
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paligap said: UptownDeb said: That's all beautiful!
But, WTF do they mean!? Shuggie claims his girlfriend used to send him strawberry- scented letters; he said he was using the psychedelic lyrics to describe the letters and his feelings about her... Hey pali, uh, it's beautiful that I have Shuggie's lyrics on my wall! Isn't that just "neat"? SynthiaRose said "I'm in love with blackguitaristz. Especially when he talks about Hendrix."
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I saw Richard Harris on one of those talk shows when I was very young and he stated that the song was about scoring and taking drugs. No lie!!!! But I loved Donna Summer's version better!!! More drama and she could sing!!! Still can!!!! Lennytunia | |
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Donna just did a new Q&A interview with Attitude magazine,and a fan asked her what this song really means.Here is her response...
"I think it's a great lyric,a great metaphor for a love affair that's gone wrong.Because a cake is so fragile and it's not something you would just leave in the rain,but if you did sit it in the rain,it would surely be destroyed,and if you had a love with someone that was fragile,you wouldn't take that situation and subject it to circumstances it couldn't withstand.So that's what it's about.I like songs like that,like "Nights In White Satin"---what does that mean? Is it about someone getting married,or someone that's died? You can project whatever you want onto it." To read the entire interview,go here... http://www.donna-tribute....titude.htm | |
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