Up On The Roof

Every once in a while, I come across a song that makes me really happy to be alive and that I obsess over for several days. I think my new song is "Up On the Roof," written by Carole King, first recorded by the Drifters but put on the charts by James Taylor. Neither of these versions do it for me. If you want to hear this song, you must listen to the version by Laura Nyro, somewhat of a contemporary of Carole King, but a little more under the radar. She also happened to be related to some of my Dad's cousins. Her version is live and it appears on the "Gonna Take A Miracle" album. Oh man is it good! She has such great dynamics and really uses her voice so expressively. It's very emotive. Just be warned that when you start listening to it, you might never want to stop.