Comments on: MacArthur Park and Summer and melting green cakes

By: Wesson

Wesson — Wed, 21 Jul 2021 05:49:32 +0000

Thanks for the link, huxley, interesting.

Webb was touring a couple years ago with Johnny Rivers, a show I would have liked to have seen.

By: huxley

huxley — Tue, 20 Jul 2021 21:27:33 +0000

Here’s a good article on Mac Park:

“MacArthur Park” Jimmy Webb 1968
https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/la-ca-socal10jun10-story.html

The interesting bit is that the woman who dumped young Jimmy Webb was Susan Ronstadt — cousin of Linda Ronstadt.

From Webb’s wiki entry one discovers he was locked in solid with the LA rock music scene. He knew everyone and worked with many. He spent decades trying to make it as a singer/songwriter but never broke through.

By: BrooklynBoy

BrooklynBoy — Tue, 20 Jul 2021 20:53:10 +0000

“This Time I Know It’s For Real” is a great song and not a Disco song either.
https://youtu.be/AA0keBEeyvs

By: BrooklynBoy

BrooklynBoy — Tue, 20 Jul 2021 20:47:11 +0000

No apologies – Donna Summer was great!

By: JC Collins

JC Collins — Tue, 20 Jul 2021 08:58:11 +0000

Thinking of this song set me to rummaging through my collection of underused words. Ah, here it is! “Mawkish”

By: Wesson

Wesson — Tue, 20 Jul 2021 05:02:32 +0000

@huxley
Re striped pants:
I got that idea from a review of the song, maybe in Time magazine? Also that the cake was a wedding cake.

As a (male) teenager around that time I owned a pair of bright yellow and green, vertical striped bell bottoms that I was rather proud of….

By: huxley

huxley — Tue, 20 Jul 2021 01:27:00 +0000

Few people know David Geffen asked Bruce Springsteen to write a song for Donna Summer, as she was transitioning out of disco. It was a minor early 80s hit and was nominated for a Grammy.

It was produced by Quincy Jones. Springsteen did his wailing guitar solo/fade-out plus backup vocals. Roy Bittan on the keys. Ernie Watts provided an acceptable Clarence Clemons sax.

A great meld of Summer and Springsteen. If you ask me.

–Donna Summer, “Protection” (1982)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-4VL75UOeSM

By: huxley

huxley — Tue, 20 Jul 2021 01:02:12 +0000

I was too young back then, probably not totally comfortable in my own skin to appreciate “disco” music at the time.

T-Rex:

But I must ask if you appreciated:
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get it on, bang a gong, get it on
get it on, bang a gong, get it on

–T. Rex, “Bang a Gong (Get It On) (Official Audio)”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FyzWDl0nz00

By: huxley

huxley — Tue, 20 Jul 2021 00:55:45 +0000

miklos000rosza:

I was a big Patti Smith fan in my street poet days. So much so that I sent her my one and only fan letter.

To my astonishment I received a reply from Patti’s mother. It started:
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Patti and the boys are on tour right now…
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It was handwritten in beautiful, old-timey, Palmer cursive style. I loved Patti all the more for putting her mother on the payroll.

By: T-Rex

T-Rex — Tue, 20 Jul 2021 00:52:51 +0000

I was too young back then, probably not totally comfortable in my own skin to appreciate “disco” music at the time. Too bad, I suppose. But I sure did like what was referred to as “new wave” back in the day. Yup, Ms. Summer is a remarkable singer. I rather like “I Feel Love” as it was released at or near the start of disco. Groundbreaking, really.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nm-ISatLDG0