Up on the Roof
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"Up on the Roof" is a classic early-1960s pop song, first made famous by the Drifters, that evokes an urban rooftop as a peaceful escape from everyday troubles.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Up on the Roof (The Drifters hit) | 1 |
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
ⓘ
song ⓘ |
| composer |
Carole King
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gerry Goffin ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| decade | 1960s ⓘ |
| describesSetting | urban rooftop ⓘ |
| firstPopularizedBy | The Drifters ⓘ |
| genre |
Brill Building pop
ⓘ
pop ⓘ |
| isClassic | true ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricist |
Carole King
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gerry Goffin ⓘ |
| madeFamousBy | The Drifters ⓘ |
| notableCoverVersionBy |
Carole King
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
James Taylor ⓘ Kenny Lynch ⓘ Laura Nyro ⓘ |
| originallyPerformedBy | The Drifters ⓘ |
| performer | The Drifters ⓘ |
| producer |
Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller
ⓘ
surface form:
Jerry Leiber
Mike Stoller ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Atlantic Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1962 ⓘ |
| theme |
escape from everyday troubles
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peaceful refuge ⓘ urban solitude ⓘ |
| writer |
Carole King
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gerry Goffin ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Up on the Roof (The Drifters hit)