Is that why “MacArthur Park” was originally like 18 minutes long?
M: “MacArthur Park” was different. We had the idea of doing that song years before, but we didn`t know with with whom. So the idea suddently popped up, “Why don`t we do it with Donna?” So that was arranged with musicians and all. But usually we would just go into the studio and compose something there and record it, and then we would give it to Neil Bogart just like that. “This is the album,” we would say. And he didn`t hear one song beforehand. Not one song. And he had very few comments. I remember with “I Feel Love,” he was not really sure about the mix. So he said, “I will remix that one.” just minor changes. And at that time, we didn`t do remixes anyway. B: They were already remixes anyway. I mean, basically they were club-ready. M: Yeah, they were club-ready. we barely edited for anything. For example, “Love To Love You, Baby” started with a single – for four minutes – and then we extended it. It wasn`t a long version, and then we cut it to a single. Then, we didn`t have any imput
