The group did record one more album abbey road on which work started the following month but by september 1969 the beatles had unofficially disbanded.
On top of the rooftop song.
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.
So without further ado here are our top five favourite rooftop songs.
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.
Up on the roof the drifters an all time classic and definitely our favourite.
I firmly believe that you had to.
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.
In the uk it was a top ten success for singer kenny lynch whose version was also released in 1962.
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.
Several of the rooftop performances particularly that of dig a pony were regarded as showing the beatles once again in top form.
Pop singles chart and number 4 on the u s.
Up on the roof is a song written by gerry goffin and carole king and recorded in 1962 by the drifters.
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That distinction goes to jefferson.
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.
The beatles rooftop concert marked the end of an era for many fans.