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Hamlette

(15,412 posts) Tue Feb 2, 2016, 08:58 PM Feb 2016

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Ben Carson's favorite song is "MacArthur Park,"

Say no more.

Worst.

Song.

Ever.

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Ben Carson's favorite song is "MacArthur Park," (Original Post) Hamlette Feb 2016 OP

Aww ...That was a cool song in it's day Trajan Feb 2016 #1

As any singer better than Richard Harris can prove dixiegrrrrl Feb 2016 #5

I never understood that song Sanity Claws Feb 2016 #2

someone left his cake out in the rain NRaleighLiberal Feb 2016 #3

OMG. that's one of my favorites -- DesertFlower Feb 2016 #4

Me too - that and Louie Louie LiberalElite Feb 2016 #8

that's a good one too and i also DesertFlower Feb 2016 #10

I don't listen to anything much anymore - rap sets my teeth on edge- LiberalElite Feb 2016 #17

Louie Louie? johnp3907 Feb 2016 #16

This calls for hifiguy Feb 2016 #6

I admire his musical taste anamnua Feb 2016 #7

Lol. That tells me everything I need to know about Ben Carson. pa28 Feb 2016 #9

Besides the cake - isnt' the whole park melting in the dark? LiberalElite Feb 2016 #18

And I will never have that recipe again. Oh no!!! Initech Feb 2016 #11

Someone left the brain out in the rain... milestogo Feb 2016 #12

Wait...wait. Don't tell me. alphafemale Feb 2016 #13

The great Jimmy Webb underpants Feb 2016 #14

lyrics prolly make perfect sense to him... dhill926 Feb 2016 #15

I love that song! johnp3907 Feb 2016 #19

Trajan

(19,089 posts)

1. Aww ...That was a cool song in it's day

Reply to Hamlette (Original post)

Tue Feb 2, 2016, 09:03 PM

Feb 2016

I would note that the structural form of MacArthur Park was a direct influence on Springsteen's 'Born to Run' ....

Yeah, some lame lyrics, but a magnificent piece of music ...

dixiegrrrrl

(60,010 posts)

5. As any singer better than Richard Harris can prove

Reply to Trajan (Reply #1)

Tue Feb 2, 2016, 09:09 PM

Feb 2016

too bad it hit the airwaves with his version.

Sanity Claws

(21,849 posts)

2. I never understood that song

Reply to Hamlette (Original post)

Tue Feb 2, 2016, 09:04 PM

Feb 2016

And I don't understand Ben

NRaleighLiberal

(60,015 posts)

3. someone left his cake out in the rain

Reply to Hamlette (Original post)

Tue Feb 2, 2016, 09:05 PM

Feb 2016

DesertFlower

(11,649 posts)

4. OMG. that's one of my favorites --

Reply to Hamlette (Original post)

Tue Feb 2, 2016, 09:07 PM

Feb 2016

still trying to figure out the lyrics.

LiberalElite

(14,691 posts)

8. Me too - that and Louie Louie

Reply to DesertFlower (Reply #4)

Tue Feb 2, 2016, 09:11 PM

Feb 2016

DesertFlower

(11,649 posts)

10. that's a good one too and i also

Reply to LiberalElite (Reply #8)

Tue Feb 2, 2016, 09:15 PM

Feb 2016

love "white rabbit".

to be honest i don't care for today's music. i listen to classic rock.

LiberalElite

(14,691 posts)

17. I don't listen to anything much anymore - rap sets my teeth on edge-

Reply to DesertFlower (Reply #10)

Tue Feb 2, 2016, 10:20 PM

Feb 2016

the rest of it is IMO oversinging garbage where they torture each note to death.

Occasionally I suddenly need a Beatles fix and for that I go to YouTube.

johnp3907

(3,732 posts)

16. Louie Louie?

Reply to LiberalElite (Reply #8)

Tue Feb 2, 2016, 10:18 PM

Feb 2016

The lyrics are plenty clear.

https://m.

hifiguy

(33,688 posts)

6. This calls for

Reply to Hamlette (Original post)

Tue Feb 2, 2016, 09:10 PM

Feb 2016

anamnua

(1,113 posts)

7. I admire his musical taste

Reply to Hamlette (Original post)

Tue Feb 2, 2016, 09:10 PM

Feb 2016

if not his politics.

pa28

(6,145 posts)

9. Lol. That tells me everything I need to know about Ben Carson.

Reply to Hamlette (Original post)

Tue Feb 2, 2016, 09:11 PM

Feb 2016

Maybe the part about that poor wet cake in rain got him.

LiberalElite

(14,691 posts)

18. Besides the cake - isnt' the whole park melting in the dark?

Reply to pa28 (Reply #9)

Tue Feb 2, 2016, 10:21 PM

Feb 2016

or did I hear that wrong?

Initech

(100,080 posts)

11. And I will never have that recipe again. Oh no!!!

Reply to Hamlette (Original post)

Tue Feb 2, 2016, 09:17 PM

Feb 2016

milestogo

(16,829 posts)

12. Someone left the brain out in the rain...

Reply to Hamlette (Original post)

Tue Feb 2, 2016, 09:22 PM

Feb 2016

alphafemale

(18,497 posts)

13. Wait...wait. Don't tell me.

Reply to Hamlette (Original post)

Tue Feb 2, 2016, 09:23 PM

Feb 2016

The Richard Harris version.....

underpants

(182,829 posts)

14. The great Jimmy Webb

Reply to Hamlette (Original post)

Tue Feb 2, 2016, 09:28 PM

Feb 2016

Link

dhill926

(16,343 posts)

15. lyrics prolly make perfect sense to him...

Reply to Hamlette (Original post)

Tue Feb 2, 2016, 10:16 PM

Feb 2016

johnp3907

(3,732 posts)

19. I love that song!

Reply to Hamlette (Original post)

Tue Feb 2, 2016, 10:21 PM

Feb 2016

Especially this version:

https://m.

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