James Taylor - Up On The Roof (Blossom Music Festival, July 18, 1979)

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James Taylor

James Taylor

Жыл бұрын

James Taylor is no stranger to the Blossom Music Center in Cuyahoga Falls, OH.
As of 2023, James has performed at Blossom more than any other featured performer: 26 times in the past five decades.
In 1979, James was celebrating the release of his most recent studio album, “Flag”, with an extensive U.S. concert tour that included the Blossom Music Festival. The concert was taped for release by Warner Bros, produced by Peter Asher and Stanley Dorman. This was James’ first ever commercial video release.
James Taylor - Vocals, Guitar
Waddy Wachtel - Guitar
Don Grolnick - Keyboards
Danny Kortchmar - Guitar
David Sanborn - Saxophone
Leland Sklar - Bass
Russ Kunkel - Drums
Arnold McCuller - Background Vocals
David Lasley - Background Vocals
LYRICS
Up On The Roof by Carole King
When this old world starts getting me down
And people are just too much for me to face
I climb way up to the top of the stairs
And all my cares just drift right into space
On the roof, it's peaceful as can be
And there the world below can't bother me
Let me tell you now
When I come home feelin' tired and beat
I go up where the air is fresh and sweet (up on the roof)
I get away from the hustling crowd
And all that rat race noise down in the street (up on the roof)
On the roof, the only place I know
Where you just have to wish to make it so
Let's go up on the roof (up on the roof)
At night the stars put on a show for free
And darling, you can share it all with me
I keep a-tellin' you
Right smack dab in the middle of town
I've found a paradise that's trouble proof (up on the roof)
And if this world starts getting you down
There's room enough for two
Up on the roof (up on the roof)
Up on the roof (up on the roof)
Oh, come on, baby (up on the roof)
Oh, come on, honey (up on the roof)
Everything is all right (up on the roof)
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@Eunice.Aceto75
@Eunice.Aceto75 17 күн бұрын
JT is one of many God given gifts for humanity
@leejonesAngling
@leejonesAngling 19 күн бұрын
One of my cousins favorite songs pull though Trev mate 🙏
@benjames1581
@benjames1581 10 ай бұрын
James Taylor's songs are as fresh, relevant and relaxing now, as they were in the70's.
@curtiswood9360
@curtiswood9360 Жыл бұрын
The BEST VERSION of this song right here!
@kenrehor
@kenrehor 10 ай бұрын
With the absolute best band as the foundation
@grtlover
@grtlover 5 ай бұрын
The very best cover of this song. I'm 65, and I sit on the top of the roof of my house twice a year. After I do my work, I sing this song to myself. It's still the only place I know, where I can just wish to make it so...
@Nonamearisto
@Nonamearisto Ай бұрын
It's the Stave It Off Guy!
@JimmySearcher
@JimmySearcher 2 ай бұрын
This is my favorite song of his from the 70's. James Taylor can write great songs on his own too.
@jamestaylor
@jamestaylor 2 ай бұрын
It was written by Carole King.
@songshineoriginalmusic
@songshineoriginalmusic 2 ай бұрын
Back in the day when music produced a warm feeling of hope and love. JT knocked this song out of the park. What a voice and talent. But the song, the song itself, is so hopeful, so well worded with a meaning we all can relate to, they just do not make them like this anymore, but we still have this video to go to to feel the sense of freedom this song delivers.
@mihohobaba
@mihohobaba Жыл бұрын
With the amazing rhythm section of Russ Kunkel on drums and Lee Sklar on bass. It doesn't get any better than that🎶
@michaelrouten6169
@michaelrouten6169 Жыл бұрын
Not to mention Waddy Wachtel on lead guitar and Cornelius Bumpus on keyboards. Some major talent that James chose to surround himself with!
@kenrehor
@kenrehor Жыл бұрын
@@michaelrouten6169that’s the late great Don Grolnick on keyboards!
@kenrehor
@kenrehor Жыл бұрын
Absolute perfection.
@781David
@781David 4 ай бұрын
@@michaelrouten6169 Danny Kortchmar also on guitar.
@1katedragon
@1katedragon Жыл бұрын
What a great artist James Taylor is.
@CooManTunes
@CooManTunes Жыл бұрын
James Taylor is a great artist.
@CooManTunes
@CooManTunes Жыл бұрын
A great artist is James Taylor.
@CooManTunes
@CooManTunes Жыл бұрын
Artist, great, is what James Taylor is.
@richardyoung7415
@richardyoung7415 Жыл бұрын
What.
@nancygoldfarb1039
@nancygoldfarb1039 Ай бұрын
JT and Dan Fogelberg are my all time favorites!
@beddy3783
@beddy3783 Жыл бұрын
What a band JT had on this concert! Russ Kunkel - Drums Waddy wachtel - Guitar Danny Kortchmar - Guitar Leland Sklarr - Bass Don Grolnick - Keyboard
@MrMayAllDay
@MrMayAllDay 3 ай бұрын
This is absolutely golden. I love this more than I can say. James, let’s jam. I’ll play keys. 🎹 ☎️
@williamh.schmidtjr.7614
@williamh.schmidtjr.7614 Жыл бұрын
Listing to this song sung by JT is like going up where the air is fresh and sweet. Thank you James.
@MsSweetpea1958
@MsSweetpea1958 Жыл бұрын
A perennial fave, the boys look great, I'll flick my Bic to this tune!
@williamj.sheehan2001
@williamj.sheehan2001 Жыл бұрын
Hahahahaha! I'll second that, Cheryl !!
@CooManTunes
@CooManTunes Жыл бұрын
@@williamj.sheehan2001 I seconded it first. I just didn't post a comment. Wait your turn.
@GroovyShelly
@GroovyShelly Жыл бұрын
Perfect blend of singer & song. Thank you, James. You are the best! (And thanks to Goffin-King for the song)
@carlos.rosilesortiz7250
@carlos.rosilesortiz7250 11 ай бұрын
Carole King was the composer
@RichTCS
@RichTCS 10 ай бұрын
@@carlos.rosilesortiz7250with Gerry Goffin.
@Lily-uo4of
@Lily-uo4of 2 ай бұрын
44 years ago…….James still has it! Just saw him and his All Star Band in Sydney, Australia. Amazing talent, thank you James!
@BrocktonOval
@BrocktonOval Жыл бұрын
Remember when you sang this on sesame street. I never forgot. Thanks for coming to Vancouver Island 40yrs later🐢We were happy to have you 🇨🇦🐢
@kenrehor
@kenrehor Жыл бұрын
I’m glad they finally posted high quality versions of the JT Sesame Street performances! Sklar, Waddy, Dan Dugmore, Rick Marotta and Billy Payne!
@kenrehor
@kenrehor Жыл бұрын
Absolutely the best band in the world. Sklar, Kunkel, Kootch, Waddy…
@paengkalawang4507
@paengkalawang4507 11 ай бұрын
carole king wrote this and The Drifters first sang it, but James Taylor's version is more soothing and accommodating, truly the best version.
@john564holloway
@john564holloway 5 ай бұрын
Yep. Carole and Gerry Goffin. Definitely the best version.
@nancygoldfarb1039
@nancygoldfarb1039 Ай бұрын
James' interpretation makes you want to climb up on that roof. However I live on the first floor of a two story Bldg with no fire escape or staircase!
@motowngirl5891
@motowngirl5891 10 күн бұрын
He is not boring to see live
@miamitten1123
@miamitten1123 6 күн бұрын
I believe Kenny Lynch version is best. James Taylor gives 80’s tv show theme song.
@dorothydrobney3881
@dorothydrobney3881 Жыл бұрын
One of James' best...and he looks great in this video from way back then!
@DavidMoore-co2ze
@DavidMoore-co2ze Жыл бұрын
I remember seeing him debut this song on the Today show in 1979 w/ Jane Polly or Barbara Walter's. Half way through the song he sang the same verse twice on live TV.,(Blooper) He caught his mistake and stayed with it. The whole world caught it. Later in the interview he admitted his mistake and said that he smoked a joint before coming on to perform the song because he was nervous. I will never forget that.
@diddlebob44
@diddlebob44 Жыл бұрын
💕😙 This is a Magical Performance and Song! Thanks, James! Wishing your day is lovely and smile-filled! 😙💕
@johnbowers3145
@johnbowers3145 Жыл бұрын
Hey, thats the immediate family backing him up there!
@kenrehor
@kenrehor Жыл бұрын
And they’re better than ever!
@4tun1
@4tun1 Жыл бұрын
This man could sing The Alphabet Song and make it sound good!
@peterharman8466
@peterharman8466 Жыл бұрын
I reckon he could do the same with the wheels on the bus Childs song, in fact it could be great fun😂
@ksgirl4096
@ksgirl4096 Жыл бұрын
I don't even realize I am tense, but then I hear this guitar playing and hear this voice and find myself relaxing and smiling. Thank you!!!!
@mv1362
@mv1362 Жыл бұрын
He makes me cry 🥲 every time
@nancygoldfarb1039
@nancygoldfarb1039 9 ай бұрын
His voice is so silky and smooth. As my Dad would say about Barbra Streisand, "He could sing the names and phone #'s in the phone book and sound good"
@Eunice.Aceto75
@Eunice.Aceto75 17 күн бұрын
I like that! ​@@nancygoldfarb1039
@Eunice.Aceto75
@Eunice.Aceto75 17 күн бұрын
One of God's gifts to humanity
@LeopoldoNotarianni-rk9vv
@LeopoldoNotarianni-rk9vv 10 ай бұрын
What a beautiful song
@CarinaPiersay
@CarinaPiersay Жыл бұрын
Love me some James Taylor!
@robinclark5705
@robinclark5705 Жыл бұрын
What great memories of that time in life. I had graduated college and begun working. This song reflects my conflicted self at that time.
@denisehedden5108
@denisehedden5108 Жыл бұрын
🥀Beautiful song I've always loved this song many year's thanks James Taylor it's bringing back to where my heart is he's amazing 🥀☝️🥀
@gordonclark5280
@gordonclark5280 Жыл бұрын
Just saw JT and his all-star band at Stanford U., and it was a magical, once-in-a lifetime experience!!
@kenrehor
@kenrehor Жыл бұрын
Me too!
@mg-cs3ui
@mg-cs3ui Жыл бұрын
I would have been on the roof with this man
@jeff_r517
@jeff_r517 4 ай бұрын
Loved seeing one of my favorite songs in this live performance!
@danielsobkowiak4101
@danielsobkowiak4101 Жыл бұрын
Taking me back many years, Thank you James......
@SeeCSeesCC
@SeeCSeesCC Жыл бұрын
❤so so so very good. Lee holding that bottom down so solidly
@richardyoung7415
@richardyoung7415 Жыл бұрын
MR TAYLOR,S MUSIC IS THE MUSIC OF MY YOUTH, BEEN LISTENING FOR 50+ YEARS AND STILL LISTENING. PEACE TO YOU ALL MY FRIEND'S. 🙏✌️😎🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿
@DianeLee999
@DianeLee999 Жыл бұрын
Thanks, James. 🌈💜🇺🇸
@TheJandavis
@TheJandavis Жыл бұрын
A FAVORITE song done by James although it is hard to pick just one favorite.
@PaulHorwich-sd5np
@PaulHorwich-sd5np Жыл бұрын
That was the last time You had more hair than I had James, as You might recall I had massive brain surgery 2 years prior to that show, and was told my hair would never grow back ! ThankYou God it did !!!! Waddy, Leland and Russ ? Wowwwwwww !!!!! Last time was my 34th time to see You live ! You and Mr. Browne ? Fan-Fricken-Tastic !!!! And by the way, We (Still) Love You TOOOOOOO James!!!!!!!! (Yep, it’s still me)!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
@rabby-u
@rabby-u Жыл бұрын
So good to hear ❤
@adrianamases1973
@adrianamases1973 Жыл бұрын
Una de mis favoritas ❤❤❤❤gracias James!!
@ramonabrown452
@ramonabrown452 Жыл бұрын
Love this song!! It was so much fun to see it live in concert!
@andreamercurio6278
@andreamercurio6278 11 ай бұрын
GENIUS !!!!
@owenmeyer1305
@owenmeyer1305 Жыл бұрын
Awesome!
@salvadorsepulveda6415
@salvadorsepulveda6415 Жыл бұрын
Love this song 🎵 🙏
@MargaretJEllis
@MargaretJEllis Жыл бұрын
Memories.....I used to go up on my church roof with him and see the town.
@kenrehor
@kenrehor Жыл бұрын
Wow! Where!?!
@stephenspencer4672
@stephenspencer4672 Жыл бұрын
Following the Drifters legendary recording from the 60s James Taylor's splendid remake brings a new light on this great song.😅
@denniswesley2125
@denniswesley2125 Жыл бұрын
Love Blossom Music Centre
@phomahthole637
@phomahthole637 Жыл бұрын
I BELIEVED YOU JAMES YOUR THE BEST OF ALL TIMES❤❤❤❤😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
@ann-utah1495
@ann-utah1495 9 ай бұрын
There’s only 1 JT You are so loved!!!!🙌🫶🏻
@axeboardwilliesbassessoasis.
@axeboardwilliesbassessoasis. Жыл бұрын
Beautiful
@user-fz6bq9gn3t
@user-fz6bq9gn3t 10 ай бұрын
Waddy’s playing cello on his guitar
@kenrehor
@kenrehor 10 ай бұрын
As Waddy calls it his “fake pedal steel” - it’s instantly identifiable in any song
@oldcrow6990
@oldcrow6990 Жыл бұрын
As always, thank you!
@PhilSandy-lc4tu
@PhilSandy-lc4tu 2 ай бұрын
You said it.
@wtrfrdlisa
@wtrfrdlisa Жыл бұрын
Beautiful and soul soothing ❤😊
@brianyoung2016
@brianyoung2016 7 ай бұрын
❤❤😻⭐️
@ignatiusjk
@ignatiusjk 2 ай бұрын
Favorite JT song.
@kenrehor
@kenrehor 10 ай бұрын
Val Garay did a spectacular job recording and mixing this concert, with stellar video production by Stanley Dorfman!
@RFazor
@RFazor 8 ай бұрын
One of the very very few times when the remake is greater than the original
@michaelfrazier3208
@michaelfrazier3208 Жыл бұрын
We Love you James -The Frazier's
@wardhaskell
@wardhaskell Жыл бұрын
Great performance during a tough patch of his life.
@tory1265
@tory1265 Жыл бұрын
There's room enough for 2...let's go😊
@LuizOrleansprodutos
@LuizOrleansprodutos 10 ай бұрын
É sempre reconfortante ouvir esta canção.
@Cothteh
@Cothteh Жыл бұрын
@ElizabethFinn-kt7ye
@ElizabethFinn-kt7ye 9 ай бұрын
My favorite version of this song on Sesame Street! That should tell you for how long I’ve enjoyed this song!🐼🐰👒
@dr.hookyeah2883
@dr.hookyeah2883 Жыл бұрын
Lee and Waddy
@juniorjohnson5961
@juniorjohnson5961 Жыл бұрын
Hello From Michigan
@onefoot7
@onefoot7 3 ай бұрын
JT rocks!!
@lenitapinheiro386
@lenitapinheiro386 Жыл бұрын
Melhor dos melhores!! ❤❤
@jacquelinewebb5715
@jacquelinewebb5715 Жыл бұрын
Superb
@lenitapinheiro386
@lenitapinheiro386 Жыл бұрын
Sou muito fã!!
@frankcunnane1536
@frankcunnane1536 Жыл бұрын
Briliant
@Cindrbell
@Cindrbell Жыл бұрын
For my kid. Need a break? Up on the roof
@juniorjohnson5961
@juniorjohnson5961 Жыл бұрын
👏
@vhm14u2c
@vhm14u2c 7 ай бұрын
💕🎶🥂
@jasper_north
@jasper_north Жыл бұрын
James! That playing is so good! Looks easy but it aint.
@richardlynch5632
@richardlynch5632 Жыл бұрын
😎✌👍❤🖖
@marilynguevaracarbonell7748
@marilynguevaracarbonell7748 Жыл бұрын
Noone like him
@dianaisobel6468
@dianaisobel6468 Жыл бұрын
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