I retired from Trader Joe’s on Sunday. My right hip and my right leg made the decision for me. A fantastic 12-plus year run. The perfect post-career gig. Anyway, at least in part as a salute, they had on my fave satellite music station, ‘Mo-Soul’, during my shift. Nothing but soul and r & b from the ’60’s through the mid-seventies before disco took over.
‘Up On The Roof’ has long been my favorite song. I think I heard it for the first time while riding on the bus to JCC Summer Camp. I wasn’t even listening to rock’n roll back then, but something about that song hit me just right. It is, first and foremost, a perfect collaboration between a composer and a lyricist, Carole King and Gerry Goffin. Yes, the melody is gorgeous. But Goffin’s lyrics perfectly capture that experience of looking out over an NYC rooftop. Anybody who’s been there, as I have, can’t help but think of this song.
So, not only did ‘Up On The Roof’ play during my final shift, but we also heard it at our retirement celebration at Taverna, (we rode in a white limo from Trader Joe’s to the restaurant) which, I think, had the same satellite radio station on when we got there.
Ladeez and Gentlemen, My Favorite Song:
