WARNING! This article contains major SPOILERS for Beetlejuice Beetlejuice!Tim Burton recreates the success of the original 1988 “Day-O” scene with the “MacArthur Park” dance sequence. Beetlejuice 2It has a deeper meaning for Michael Keaton's character. One of the most memorable moments from Tim Burton Beetlejuice The “Day-O” possession scene sees recently deceased ghosts Adam and Barbara Maitland possess living members of the Deetz family and their owners. dinner guests dance and sing along to Harry Belafonte's “Day-O (The Banana Boat Song).” The Deetzes tend to sing and dance again Beetlejuice 2but this time a different tune.
In Beetlejuice 2's ending, the Deetzes gather at Winter River Church for Lydia's wedding to Rory, and Betelgeuse kidnaps Lydia to marry her himself. Ensuring their cooperation, Betelgeuse has Astrid, Delia, Lydia and Rory sing and dance to “MacArthur Park” by Richard Harris.. The characters stop playing to the tune, matching the big cake at the wedding, Lydia's iconic red dress, and Betelgeuse's red tuxedo. Of course, the song is interrupted when Wolfe Jackson, his officers, and Delores enter, and Lydia soon fulfills the meaning of the lyrics of “MacArthur Park” as she banishes Betelgeuse to the afterlife.
The song “MacArthur Park” from Beetlejuice 2 is about the end of a love affair
1968 Richard Harris Song Weeps About Doomed Romance
“Macarthur Park” lyrics Beetlejuice Beetlejuice there is a deeper meaning about crying over the end of a love affair. In the lyrics, written by Jimmy Webb, the narrator compares the end of a romance to a breakup “cake in the rain,” as partners spoiled it by neglecting their relationship. Extending this metaphor, “'Because it took too long to cook/And I'll never have that recipe again” is symbolic of the narrator being upset about the breakup because of all the effort he put into the relationship, he believes he will never find love like that again.
Spring never waited for us, girl
He ran a step forward
As we watched in the dance
Divided between pages and printed
The hot, feverish iron of love
Like striped pants
MacArthur's Park melts into darkness
All the sweet, green icing flowing down
Someone left the cake in the rain
I don't think I can take it
Because it took a long time to cook
And I will never have that recipe again
Oh no!
I remember a yellow cotton dress
It foams like a wave
On the ground around your knees
Birds, like delicate babies in your hands
Old men playing checkers by the trees too
MacArthur's Park melts into darkness
All the sweet, green icing flowing down
Someone left the cake in the rain
I don't think I can take it
Because it took a long time to cook
And I will never have that recipe again
Oh no!
It will be another song for me
Because I will read it
It will be another dream for me
Someone will bring
I will drink the wine when it is warm
Don't ever let me catch you staring at the sun
And after all the loves of my life
After all the loves of my life
It will be you again
I will take my life in my hands and use it
In their eyes, I will gain and lose worship
I will have what I want
And my passion flows like rivers in the sky
And after all the loves of my life
Oh, after all the loves of my life
I will think of you
And you wonder why
MacArthur's Park melts into darkness
All the sweet, green icing flowing down
Someone left the cake in the rain
I don't think I can take it
Because it took a long time to cook
And I will never have that recipe again
Oh no!
Oh no
no
Oh no!
However, the narrator's perspective soon changes to become more optimistic, which is when the classic song unfolds. Beetlejuice 2's soundtrack takes a more upbeat tone. The song says, “There'll be another song for me/I'll sing it/There'll be another wish for me/Someone will bring it,” which shows that he is eager to find someone new to love who will return his feelings – and maybe this romance will last. Again, the narrator in MacArthur Park ends the song remembering the love he has lost and fearing that he will never be able to hold it back.
Why Betelgeuse Chose 'MacArthur Park' For Their Wedding Song – How It Ties Into Its Story
Song Link to Betelgeuse's Love for Lydia
Michael Keaton's “bio-exorcist“one”cunning demon” who enjoys the chaos created by him, also shows the more sentimental side of his character when it comes to the woman he loves. Although his love for Lydia is an unhealthy, dangerous obsession, he sees it as a way of showing his commitment to her, as well as being convinced that she is the love of his life. Like the narrator in MacArthur Park, Betelgeuse is saddened by the loss of Lydia after the 1988 film, determined to win her back and satisfy his dream love. she finally believes they share by getting married.
The lyrics also come together Beetlejuice 2's new character Delores, Betelgeuse's ex-wife, “loves [his] life“but he”always thinking” from Lydia. Although he does not believe Betelgeuse's “romance” with Lydia was doomed from the start; he believes he's dead and he's alive, but really he's always been haunted by a 700-year-old poltergeist. The Beetlejuice 2 the soundtrack song composition also includes modern melodies, classical elements, and a pop style that gives it the timeless, all-encompassing nature that Betelgeuse defines itself.
