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What song gave Richard Harris a number-one singing hit in Australia, Jamaica, and Canada?

  • Skyfall

  • Hey Jude

  • Bohemian Rhapsody

  • MacArthur Park

Answer

MacArthur Park was a song written by Jimmy Webb and released in 1968 by Richard Harris. It was a number-one hit in Australia, Jamaica, and Canada. The song is about a man who leaves his wife and child to pursue a love affair. The man returns to the park where he had met his lover, but finds that it has been destroyed by a fire.
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