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graham4anything

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16. IT's a love story, always was and always will be.

Wed May 29, 2013, 05:09 PM

May 2013

and it's one of the greatest lyrics of all time by Hall of Fame songwriter Jimmy Webb.

And in an oddity, the girl involved is Susan Ronstadt, Linda Ronstadt's cousin
and MacArthur Park (singular not with an S) was where they went to eat lunch often

The recipe is a true lost love
Never have it again means to never again find that true love

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Who left the cake out in the rain? [View all] hedgehog May 2013 OP

Some Dick Hairy, or something like that. Scuba May 2013 #1

YEEEEEEEECHHHHHHH olddots May 2013 #2

It Has To Be Done, Ma'am... The Magistrate May 2013 #3

Pretentious, saccharine, and all around craptastic song. Dash87 May 2013 #4

And That, Sir, Is The 'Pro' Side Of The Subject.... The Magistrate May 2013 #5

Which 3? hedgehog May 2013 #7

I Hate To Even Call The Sounds To Mind, Ma'am The Magistrate May 2013 #8

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Certainly Some High Class Dreck There, Sir, No Question.... The Magistrate May 2013 #13

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I Really Shouldn't Do This, Sir... The Magistrate May 2013 #15

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I Will Try Not To Hold It Against You, Sir The Magistrate May 2013 #18

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That, Sir, Does Not Ring A Bell The Magistrate May 2013 #23

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Traumatic Amnesia, Sir... The Magistrate May 2013 #25

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They Were A Good Bunch, Sir The Magistrate May 2013 #31

Yeah! I hadn't heard Deville till recently but he's got some great stuff. nomorenomore08 May 2013 #44

Flying alligator lizards are terrifying. -nt Liberal Veteran May 2013 #36

I don't consider it in the same league with the others BainsBane Jun 2013 #47

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Me too... Callmecrazy Jun 2013 #49

When I was nursing my third child in the new born nursery at the hospital - hedgehog May 2013 #27

I Was Trapped With Nothing But An A.M. Radio That Season, Ma'am The Magistrate May 2013 #29

Does AM radio still exist? hedgehog May 2013 #32

I Think So, Ma'am The Magistrate May 2013 #34

I always wondered in all those days in the desert, he couldn't name the horse. Liberal Veteran May 2013 #37

Good Point, Sir The Magistrate May 2013 #40

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DUzy! BainsBane Jun 2013 #46

Nothing is more craptastic than this song. Liberal Veteran May 2013 #43

We have all revealed ourselves as old farts! hedgehog May 2013 #6

I am so glad that even at 52 I don't know the words, kentauros May 2013 #30

Who wants all that sweet green icing anyway? Yavin4 May 2013 #9

Nights in white Satin ????? olddots May 2013 #10

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Oh, leave him alone. rug May 2013 #11

IT's a love story, always was and always will be. graham4anything May 2013 #16

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We all know how that will end! In_The_Wind May 2013 #42

OK - i admit I like it.... hedgehog May 2013 #26

Jon In_The_Wind May 2013 #19

Someone. Liberal Veteran May 2013 #33

What, no mention of this guy on the thread? HarveyDarkey May 2013 #35

You all have no FEELINGS olddots May 2013 #38

Sorry, that was me.....but I live in Seattle... Wounded Bear May 2013 #39

Loved that song as a teen. Of course I didn't really listen to the words. Why would you with a pop applegrove May 2013 #45