On Top Of The Rooftop Song

Rain falls slowly on the rooftop mist below me grey clouds above swim away from the town underneath my naked feet getting soaked to the bones bones yellin from the rooftop hayden panettiere.

On top of the rooftop song.

Up on the roof the drifters an all time classic and definitely our favourite. Up on the rooftop housetop reindeer pause out jumps good old santa claus down thru the chimney with lots of toys all for the little ones christmas joys chorus ho ho ho. That distinction goes to jefferson. When this old world starts getting me down and people are just too much we just sit back put this tune on and let our worries disappear.

The songs are presented purely according to arbitrary personal preferences but we are open to suggestions if you think we ve overlooked some gem of a roof song. In the uk it was a top ten success for singer kenny lynch whose version was also released in 1962. Page last updated june 20 2020. The beatles racked up many firsts over the course of their career but they were not the first band to hold an unauthorized concert on a metropolitan rooftop.

Written by new yorkers produced and arranged at the legendary atlantic studios and sung for the most part by new yorkers. Up on the roof is a song written by gerry goffin and carole king and recorded in 1962 by the drifters. Released late that year the disc became a major hit in early 1963 reaching number 5 on the u s. The top ten roof songs.

We re having a little fun here and we promise that no quantitative methods were harmed in the making of this list. I firmly believe that you had to. The beatles rooftop concert marked the end of an era for many fans. Pop singles chart and number 4 on the u s.