In 1978, Donna Summer scored a No. 1 disco hit with “MacArthur Park.” This was Summer’s first Grammy nomination as well, as the song earned her a nomination for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance.
Like a creature from a pop song horror movie, “MacArthur Park,” the epic seven-minute single written by Jimmy Webb, has new life. The hit—unleashed on the world to chart-topping success by the late ...