Vale Richard Harris

....and that's definitely the last phrase from "MacArthur Park" I'll quote in this context.

I thought I was expressing the right amount of subtle wit and reverence when I marked the passing of Richard Harris with a paraphrase from his famous song, "...and we'll never have that recipe again".
We won't. He was a talent unto himself. RIP.


I didn't intend to be tasteless, although I think Simon's wry comment on taste probably referred to the song itself, which was not to everyone's taste (especially with all the sweet green icing flowing down...)

I personally quite like the song, with it's weird structure, and the symbolic lyrics...although I'm buggered if I faintly understand it.


But now that the reverent tone of this thread has been completely destroyed, perhaps I'll point it back to somewhere near where Amanda left off... Richard Harris also had the 'Gladiator' connection, like Oliver Reed - do you think Derek Jacobi will be next...?




Cheers,
Craig




PS: MacArthur Park lyrics :
www.leoslyrics.com/listlyrics.php?sid=%3E58%7F%E6%80%F6%F4

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