Four Tops - MacArthur Park Lyrics






Spring was never waiting for us, girl
It ran one step ahead
As we followed in the dance
Between the parted pages and were pressed
In love's hot, fevered iron
Like a striped pair of pants

MacArthur's Park is melting in the dark
All the sweet green icing flowing down
Someone left the cake out in the rain
I don't think that I can take it
'Cause it took so long to bake it
And I'll never have that recipe again
Oh, no

I recall the yellow cotton dress
Foaming like a wave
On the ground around your knees
The birds, like tender babies in your hands
And the old men playing checkers
By the trees

MacArthur's Park is melting in the dark
All the sweet green icing flowing down
Someone left the cake out in the rain
I don't think that I can take it
'Cause it took so long to bake it
And I'll never have the recipe again
Oh, no

There will be another song for me
For I will sing it
There will be another dream for me
Someone will bring it
I will drink the wine while it is warm
And never let you catch me looking at the sun
And after all the loves of my life
After all the loves of my life
You'll still be the one

I will take my life into my hands
And I will use it
I will win the worship in their eyes
And I will lose it
I will have the things that I desire
And my passion flow like rivers through the sky
And after all the loves of my life
Oh, after all the loves of my life
I'll be thinking of you
And wondering why

MacArthur's Park is melting in the dark
All the sweet green icing flowing down
Someone left the cake out in the rain
I don't think that I can take it
'Cause it took so long to bake it
And I'll never have that recipe again
Oh, no
Oh, no

No, no
Oh, no





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  1. G.... 6....

    I have always loved Richard Harris's version but this....is on a different level. Goosepimples....

  2. A.... T....

    I was a senior in college LA when this song came out. I had a wonderful girlfriend who loved me and she caught me n the act with another woman and she left me and I couldn't find her anywhere. Every night I would play this song over and over for a year. It was 12 years before I saw her again! I love all of Jimmy Webb's songs but this one is absolutely the best.

  3. W.... T....

    So, so beautiful. It is so warm. Somehow, it comforts me.

  4. C.... M....

    #KRZYL8T W #KOOLAIDSMILES

  5. C.... S....

    The original version is by the actor Richard Harris, brilliant!

  6. e.... c....

    Donna Summer version 9s still better but I still appreciate this version

  7. G.... R....

    So beautiful!!

  8. E.... G....

    MUSICAIS NESTES VIDEOS,😀 NEM PRECI
    SAM,SELECIONAR,VALEU!

  9. D.... R....

    Blown away!! MacArthur Park is a song that is a call to rise!!

  10. W.... ....

    ❤️❤️❤️

  11. E.... B....

    Prefiro Marc Arthur Park com Dionne Warwick... mais com minha preferida é Diva La Donna Adrian Summer.... Donna Summer.....18/09/2019//quarta-feira.......

  12. L.... B....

    🔥..Wu Tang remade this

  13. J.... G....

    Too bad my generation don't know this BEAUTIFUL song of all time

  14. N.... S....

    Yes! I love the Four Tops and this is the best rendition of MacArthur Park.❤️❤️❤️

  15. N.... S....

    Can’t believe that there are 43 dislikes to this beautiful masterpiece!

  16. M.... R....

    This "MacArthur" song, i only heard the 2 versions: Richard Harris (1968), and Donna Summer Disco Version (1978-1979, #1).
    It was awesome that tune.

  17. L.... Q....

    Brings soul to any song 😘

  18. K.... G....

    Donna Summer's version was awesome.

    K.... G....

    Try the original by Richard Harris.

  19. T.... G....

    Really a MASTERPIECE!

  20. D.... H....

    Just love this song, takes me back a long way

    D.... H....

    I love it as well. It makes me think of all the hurt I experienced in life and the way that I bounced back from all of the pain. Life is good! This will be my favorite song until the end of my life.❤️❤️❤️

  21. W.... O....

    The bridge part is where he take possession of this song!

    W.... O....

    Amen, Amen! The bridge opens up the floodgates.❤️❤️❤️

  22. a.... e....

    Almost 50 years to the day, and I still have to find someone who could sing this song as perfectly as Levi Stubbs.

  23. S.... T....

    Who did the arrangement for this version ? Genius. King Levi a perfect performance once again.

  24. E.... L....

    kapanahunan namin yan

  25. E.... L....

    ang ganda ng kanta

  26. T.... D....

    For me The Four Tops version of this song is one of the best cover by aNY artist. Next is the one only Donna Summer.

  27. d.... ....

    As Aretha Franklin once said.....’Sang Tops...’🤓🤓🤓🤓🤓 the Fifth Top

  28. k.... B....

    covered by so many ! and i think its SHITE and far to long and boring ! someone left the cake out in the rain ? Cmon

  29. L.... Q....

    Levi stubbs could sing the phone book 😊

  30. E.... V....

    Do you happen to have "Prisoner of Love"?

  31. i.... s....

    listen Beggar's Opera !

  32. D.... D....

    wait i thought its was richard harris well it still is a good song but richard harris made a better verison

  33. R.... m....

    sheer beauty.

    R.... m....

    Agreed!❤️❤️❤️

  34. K.... G....

    Tony Fakir...Are You Listening?

  35. R.... R....

    Richard Harris still best

  36. G.... ....

    At the end of the song, the cake completely dissolved.

    G.... ....

    The cake is a metaphor the song is about a love affair coming to an end the people who had the affair would meet in macaurthur park

  37. R.... R....

    I LOVE THAT SONG

  38. T.... K....

    Levi Stubbs nailed it here. A Motown legend

  39. K.... G....

    Tony, Where are you?

  40. M.... P....

    LEVI STUBBS CAN CHANGE HIS VOICE. EXTREMELY TALENTED MAN VERY NICELY SUNG☺☺☺☺ I LIKE IT. LISA

  41. B.... W....

    It made my day to listen to this.

  42. M.... P....

    BEAUTIFULLY. SUNG BY LEVI STUBBS!!!!! MELLOW😍😍😍 LOVE LISA

  43. m.... c....

    Very great song from the four tops even this long version of this song

    m.... c....

    This is not a long version...this song is actually longer in its original form

  44. P.... T....

    Love this song.  Used to listen to it over and over again for hours.

    P.... T....

    I still listen to this song over and over again. Love it. 🎧🎤📻🎵🎶

    P.... T....

    I still do...simply love it..

    P.... T....

    I listen to this classic song all day and night. If only artists of today made songs like this today.

  45. m.... ....

    The 4Tops   were  incredibly  versatile   song  stylists  and here  is  proof!

  46. A.... H....

    the best version of all time !

  47. R.... m....

    fives stars. the thingy wont do five stars! anyway this is a beautiful song and levi rips the roof off the sucker

  48. R.... m....

    just the best ever without a doubt*****

  49. M.... G....

    This is probably the only version out there in which the performer correctly pronounces the song as "MacArthur Park" instead of "MacArthur's Park."

  50. R.... m....

    the best version ever!!!!!!!!*****

    R.... m....

    Richard Harris version is better..

  51. n.... v....

    Marvelous style...

  52. R.... H....

    I love the Tops and they have done great music. But sorry Donna Summer takes this song to a whole different dimension. It belongs to her.

    R.... H....

    Donna who?????? You must be hearing impaired!!!!!!🤓🤓🤓🤓🤓 the Fifth Top

  53. D.... C....

    I just prefer the Richard Harris version but this Jim Webb classic is probaly the best love song ever written.

  54. E.... S....

    Great classic.....

  55. v.... l....

    NOBODY DID IT BETTER LEVI

    v.... l....

    Absolutely❤️❤️❤️❤️

    v.... l....

    You need to listen to the Waylon Jennings version

  56. J.... J....

    Never forget was napping and heard this in my sleep, awakened crying like an hungry baby, was so moved by the orchestration and lyrics...will always be a favorite!

    J.... J....

    I understand your tears. This song has opened my floodgates on many occasions. A truly beautiful song that I will love until the final chapter of my life is closed. Life is good even though it is filled with so many bad times. Thanks for sharing!❤️

  57. I.... L....

    brilliant

  58. B.... R....

    Four tops had a string of hits from 1964 - 1984

  59. e.... r....

    la


    mlll

  60. P.... K....

    What a Great Voice

  61. p.... z....

    Voice not strong enough for this song

    p.... z....

    Bet you couldn't anybody who could do it better. But then again, it's just one man's opinion.

    p.... z....

    I meant to say: I bet you couldn't find anybody who could sing it better.

    p.... z....

    Preach! This song is absolutely beautiful and timeless.❤️❤️❤️

  62. D.... b....

    My favorite version of this song.

  63. P.... S....

    Brilliant, best verion

  64. M.... B....

    that's messed up leaving a cake out in the rain

  65. m.... ....

    all the versions are good except Donna Summers

  66. M.... P....

    This is the best version of all time

    M.... P....

    MusicLover P u are so right sublime 😊

    M.... P....

    It's hard to compare donna summer's version and the four tops version.
    Summer's version has a finger clicking disco accompaniment, which sort of spoils the song.

    M.... P....

    I would say 'the first' ever

    M.... P....

    So much Soul in Levi's voice. Easily in my top ten vocalists of all time

    M.... P....

    Thank you Music lover, Why in the hell would someone put Donna summer's voice in the same league with Four Tops and Levi's voice, makes no sense and they wondering why you're cussing. Complete different genres of singing.

  67. G.... J....

    August 15: Happy birthday Singer-songwriter Jimmy Webb.Thank you for this classic. God bless. Thanks for the upload, 4TOPSRTHBEST. Blessings

  68. F.... S....

    How I long for those days....

    F.... S....

    Me, too❤️❤️

  69. D.... N....

    I think I like the original better but this is good also.

  70. B.... C....

    One has to wonder if there is anything that they couldn't do a version of .

  71. k.... l....

    ilikethissonglevistubbs of the fourtops macarthurparkin1969and maylevistubbsrip signkevinlane

  72. a.... m....

    I've heard others sing this song but only Levi and Four Tops could this together. God rest, Levi you brought so much joy in my life and knowingly millions of other. Never be a song for me, never be another dream for me , some else will dream it. After all the loves of my life, you are still gonna one.

    a.... m....

    Simply, The Best !!!!

  73. D.... P....

    Sample of La Testa Gira - Club Dogo ;)

  74. V.... J....

    My favorite version of this song....nobody could sing it better than Levi!

    V.... J....

    Amen! A classic for eternity.

    V.... J....

    I Agree !!!!

    V.... J....

    The Song..The Man...The Group...Eternal Classic...Beautiful for All Time.......

    V.... J....

    His voice could wake a dead mans heart

    V.... J....

    daaaaaaamn right😊

  75. D.... B....

    this song went to #38 on the pop charts in 1971!!!

    D.... B....

    Should have been number one.

  76. J.... M....

    CLASSIC !!!!

  77. C.... F....

    Awesome! Classic Music! Never made never again!

  78. a.... ....

    Jimmy Webb is a musical/lyrical genius.

  79. c.... ....

    This reminds me of the golden years of music, 60's and 70's the best years.

  80. L.... B....

    Levi this the best song ever
    RIP Mr.Stubbs, You are missed

    L.... B....

    +Lynell Brown Yes he is. Tremendously !!!!

  81. F.... G....

    I mean nobody, absolutely nobody can sing this song like Levi Stubbs and the Four Tops in my humble opinion. So much passion, emotion and presence in the delivery of this song. Rest in peace Levi, there will never ever be another Levi Stubbs.

    F.... G....

    Thank you! Enjoy yours as well and be blessed mightily in The Lord is my wish and prayer for you.l

    F.... G....

    @Fred Grier Thanks......With many special blessings to you too......

    F.... G....

    Yes but Harris' version can't hold up to the Tops' version !

    F.... G....

    Absolutely my opinion.

    F.... G....

    Fred Grier Nice comment friend. No doubt.

  82. T.... T....

    I feel sooo, sooo, sooo, sooo sorry for this next generation, as they have no clue as to what authentic music consists of, and the originality required ! With that said, " MaCarthur Park " by the Four Tops is more than MUSIC, it is a mere .....MASTERPIECE ! ! !

    T.... T....

    Well Said Traci and I totally agree !!!!

    T.... T....

    Traci Thomas +

    T.... T....

    A magnificent masterpiece for sure.❤️❤️🥰❤️

    T.... T....

    Well, I'm about to be 18 and I FREAKIN love this song. I totally agree.

    T.... T....

    Happy Birthday!! Glad you enjoy good music, too. Remain Blessed!

  83. B.... ....

    Love this song. I know it was later covered by Donna Summer. Then Weird Al Yankovic did a parody of this song and called it "Jurassic Park".

  84. J.... S....

    Hallmark Levi was firs class.

    J.... S....

    First Class All The Way !!!!

    J.... S....

    Agreed❤️❤️

  85. L.... D....

    ;-) Great! On retrouve ce son avec les Strings dans le film "Y'at'il un pilote dans l'avion", la scène de l'ascenseur.

  86. A.... R....

    simply amazing x

  87. g.... b....

    After so many artists and groups rejected this song, Richard Harris went for it. Now it seems so many people or groups have recorded it, even the Supremes. I still think Richard Harris has the best arrangement. He gets the bragging rights for being a visionary.

    g.... b....

    Thanks! :D

    g.... b....

    @g bridgman Well said. If Richard Harris had not recorded MacArthur Park, none of the others would ever have covered it and it would be better if they had left it alone. You can't improve something that perfect.

    g.... b....

    Many songs have been covered and turned out better than the original. This is one of them !!!!

    g.... b....

    @Sootaroot ,, Levi Stubbs improved it, can't get any better but you already know this, right?

    g.... b....

    Amen❤️❤️❤️❤️

  88. M.... R....

    LOVE IT

  89. O.... J....

    I love this song. My favorite Four Tops Song of all times!

  90. k.... d....

    Absolutely beyond amazing!!!!

    k.... d....

    Couldn't express it better Ken...