Most movie fans seem to think that Richard Harris' singing career began and ended with the 1967 film version of Camelot in which he played the role of King Arthur. His friend Richard Burton had played the part initially in the play's Broadway run. However, what many people forget is that despite having limited abilities as a crooner, Harris parlayed his talent to "talk" a song through into a highly successful second career. Donna Summer's late 1970s disco version of MacArthur Park was such a hit that many people forgot that it was Harris who had an equally big version of the Jimmy Webb song a decade before. Our friends at the super cool retro site Cine Beats have posted a great tribute to Harris' singing career, complete with a recording of MacArthur Park you can relish (although we still don't have a damned clue as to what the song is about!)
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