The Demise of McArthur Park?

[DBCowboy]

I bet a lot of the older members of DI remember the song McArthur Park.
And for those who don't remember
[Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tRwYQgk05DY]

The park has fallen on hard times in the last decade or so.
It's kept alive my millions from LA to keep the homeless druggies happier.
https://nypost.com/2025/12/07/us-news/ho...layground/

A better approach is needed.  Residents surrounding the park are afraid to go out.

I hated that song.

It made no sense!

*fin*

[ANNEE]

It helps if you know what the song is about. 

The phrase "someone left the cake out in the rain" is a metaphor for a love affair that has ended. It symbolizes a precious and carefully created relationship that has been ruined or "spoiled" by careless actions, just as a cake would be ruined by rain. The line also expresses a sense of regret, grief, and resignation, as the singer believes the unique love he experienced will never be recaptured. 

Back then it was either Folk/Flower children or hard rock. I’m not a hard rocker.

[DBCowboy]

It helps if you know what the do song about. 

The phrase "someone left the cake out in the rain" is a metaphor for a love affair that has ended. It symbolizes a precious and carefully created relationship that has been ruined or "spoiled" by careless actions, just as a cake would be ruined by rain. The line also expresses a sense of regret, grief, and resignation, as the singer believes the unique love he experienced will never be recaptured. 

Back then it was either Folk/Flower children or hard rock. I’m not a hard rocker.

Thanks, still hated it though

[argentus]

I hated that song.

It made no sense!

*fin*

You clearly didn't see Donna Summer slink it out.  

[DBCowboy]

You clearly didn't see Donna Summer slink it out.  

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Hate the song, not the singer.

It's in the bible.

[BeyondKnowledge]

I hated that song.

It made no sense!

*fin*

It is about a guy losing his long time love to an employee of the telephone company in Wichita. And that is another song written by him.

[IdeomotorPrisoner]

For all who hate the song for its really painful lyrics about recipes, I suggest this:




Listen to it a few times, and from then on you'll hear this over the original.