MacArthur Park was a long ballad written by Jimmy Webb, and brought to
number 2 in 1968 by Richard Harris. In
1978,
Donna Summer took her disco version to
number one. MacArthur Park broke out of the three-minute song format, being played on the radio despite much longer lengths. The uncut Richard Harris version was 7 minutes 41 seconds. The uncut version by
The Four Tops was 6 minutes 34 seconds. Donna Summer had various disco versions. Her single version was just under 4 minutes.
Two famous versions, Muck-Arty Park by
Soupy Sales and Jurassic Park by
Weird Al Yankovic, were parodies.