“MacArthur Park” always puzzled me.
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Interesting. I know it, but never really listened to it. Now I will listen more closely. Thank you for bringing that up!
I liked "MacArthur Park" when it came out, in the spring of 1968. For one thing, I was a big fan of General Douglas MacArthur and fully agreed with him that there was no substitute for victory. The song came out shortly after the Pueblo incident, which to me, proved that he was right, and that we should have taken out North Korea while we had the chance.
And being from suburban Whittier, I liked any and all songs about Los Angeles and Southern California.