Up on the Roof, Saturday 9

Hi Friends!
Here by the New Jersey seaside the weather is cold and brilliantly sunny! The sky is bluer than blue

and the air is fresh and clean. I hope your day is wonderful as well.
I am joining in for Saturday 9 today. My girls and I were singing the Drifter's original version of this song yesterday at the top of our lungs !

Saturday 9: Up on the Roof (1979)

Rooftop in NY

Unfamiliar with this week's tune? Hear it here.  I link to the Drifter's version which I consider far better than James Taylor's version which you can "google" if you want to hear that one.


1) James Taylor sings that, when the world gets him down, he goes up on the roof to find peace. When you're "feeling tired and beat," what do you do to cheer yourself up?

 Sit down and relax with a nice cup of coffee or tea and watch the bay.

2) He sings that, at night, the stars put on a show for free. Are you economizing, or sticking to a budget?
Always. I am very careful with money.

3) In addition to recording this song for his album, Flag, James Taylor surprised the song's composer, and his good friend. Carole King by performing it the night she received her Kennedy Center Honor (see link above). Tell us about a good turn a friend has done for you recently.

My daughter did some housework for me and took me out for dinner!

4) James Taylor and Carole King have been good friends for decades, but they have never been romantically involved. Do you have platonic friends of the opposite sex?
Sure!

5) James was born in the Boston hospital where his father worked as a resident physician. Are there any doctors or nurses in your family?
Yes, quite a few

6) When James was young, his family moved to Chapel Hill, NC. James has vivid memories of how beautiful the area was in all four seasons. What's your favorite time of year?
Autumn, always, hands down and without reservation.

7) In 1979, when this recording was popular, ESPN launched. Do you often watch that cable sports channel?
No. I am not a fan of TV sports programs at all.

8)  Also in 1979, the Voyager spacecraft sent photos back to earth that revealed Jupiter's rings. Without looking it up, can you name all the planets in our solar system?

Yes, sure I can. We had to memorize them in school.
 Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune , Pluto

9) Random question: Our Saturday 9 Wizards give you a choice -- you can be 20 years old and gorgeous, 30 years old and brilliant, or 40 years old and rich. Which do you choose?

Rich and 40. Though why couldn't you offer 20 and rich?

See you tomorrow for Sunday Stealing.