Before Queen, Taylor founded Smile with Brian May. Smile released one album in Japan which is now available throughout the world as Ghost of a Smile. Smile wrote a few of the songs which would later appear on Queen's self-titled debut album, and one - Doin' Alright was featured on the Smile album.
Taylor also fronted another band, The Cross from 1987 to 1991. The first album, Shove it (1988) was a solo album by Taylor in all but name - he wrote all the songs and played most of the instruments himself. This was an experiment that didn't really work for Taylor and in the other two albums by The Cross he allowed the other members of the band to contribute more, resulting in more traditionally styled rock albums.
Out of the four original members of Queen Taylor and guitarist Brian May continued to play as Queen + Paul Rodgers between 2004 and 2008. Of the other original members singer Freddie Mercury tragically died in 1991 and bassist John Deacon retired from music business in the mid-1990's.
In 2009, after the partnership between him, Brian and Paul ended, Roger worked on some new solo material from which his single The Unblinking Eye (Everything is Broken) was digitally released at 23th November at Queenonline.com. At the moment it is unclear how the future of Queen will look like, though Roger has announced that he will do a short tour in the spring of 2010.
Fun in Space
Roger Taylor Lyrics
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In an alien heat
Journeys made by no man
In event of defeat
This ship sings to the skies
This ship sings to the skies
For all you, Gals and guys
Stranger than fiction
Boy when we get there
We'll have fun in space
Our structure is battered
But the corridors ring
With little green stories
Of this and these things
This ship sings to the skies
This ship sings to the skies
For all you gals and guys
Stranger than fiction
The smile on your face
Boy when we get there
We'll have fun in space...
The lyrics to Roger Taylor's "Fun in Space" describe an adventure through space with a group of travelers. The opening lines depict the travelers as strangers in the unfamiliar terrain of space, encountering "alien heat" and facing "journeys made by no man." Despite the potential for defeat, the ship they are traveling on "sings to the skies" for all those on board. The second verse describes the state of the ship as battered, but filled with tales of little green creatures and other strange things. Despite these obstacles, the travelers are determined to have "fun in space" once they arrive at their destination.
Line by Line Meaning
Strangers in a strange land
We are in an unfamiliar place with unknown customs and rules.
In an alien heat
The temperature is outside of our usual experience and comprehension.
Journeys made by no man
We are traveling down an uncharted path that no one has taken before.
In event of defeat
In case we are defeated, this is the plan we will execute.
This ship sings to the skies
Our spaceship is broadcasting a signal into the vast cosmos above.
For all you, Gals and guys
This message is for everyone, regardless of gender or other factors.
Stranger than fiction
Our situation is surreal and weird, like something out of a storybook.
The smile on your face
Despite the confusing and stressful circumstances, we are keeping our spirits high and positive.
Boy when we get there
Once we reach our unknown destination, we will be able to experience something truly incredible.
We'll have fun in space
Despite any potential danger or risks, we are looking forward to enjoying ourselves and having a good time in this new and exciting environment.
Lyrics Β© Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: ROGER TAYLOR
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Rod Mac
Roger Taylor - Fun In Space
C
Strangers in a strange land
F
In an alien heat
C
Journeys made by no man
F
In event of defeat
G Am
This ship sings to the skies
A Dm
This ship sings to the skies
D
For all you gals and guys
E
Stranger than fiction
A#
The smile on your face
G
Boy when we get there
G7
We'll have fun in space
Our structure is battered
But the corridors ring
With little green stories
Of this and these things
This ship sings to the skies
This ship sings to the skies
For all you gals and guys
Stranger than fiction
The smile on your face
Boy when we get there
We'll have fun in space
Ooooh yeah
This ship sings to the skies - oh
This ship sings to the skies
For all you gals and guys
Stranger than fiction
The smile on your face
Boy when we get there
We'll have fun in space
Tracy Clements
I bought this cassette when I was 13 yrs old and it mesmerised me. Listening to it now it still resonates. I bloody love Roger Taylor!
John Green
A true work of artππβ
geyermusicstudents
Man, it's been so long long since I even thought about this record. Here I am 30 years later and it's like I know every line, nuance, chord change like it was yesterday. Thanks Roger. Always been fond of your contribution to Queen. A voice like no other. You know, now that I listen again it's really Bowie-eske. So good. Now I gotta go find Tenement Funster and crank it up.
Karl Johnson
Spot on! I can't thank Roger enough. These albums were the ones I had to hunt out. Finally I found them all, I lost all my vinyl collection but thanks to youtube I've been given them back.
Karl Johnson
Tenement Funster coming up next. I found that bugger on the back of a Queen 7" single a long time ago! ("My new purple shoes...." here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0E2mjJvBKs8 )
mark jennings
Still his best solo.
Michael Crooks
I bought this album the week it was released on vinyl. I hadn't heard it in years, and had forgotten how much I loved it until I came across it here last week.
Lars Loschwitz
It's been such a long time, since I last listened to this album but the fascination is still there.
This album is really special for me. It's in a way "earthy" and at the same time "spacy"... A strangely harmonic kind of simultaneous musical shizophrenia, that I never encountered before, or ever thereafter. Looking at the records cover with Roger looking at the SciFi story about the alien and the alien looking at the SciFi story about Roger I come to the conclusion, that this feeling is exactly what Roger wanted to archieve.
Chapeau! This album is so special in its own weird way and totally underrated, that's for sure. Definitively a special piece in my personal hall of musical fame. I have to thank you, Roger. Thank you for sharing this with us.
Rutlefan
Have always loved this album so much, since it first came out. Thirty-eight years later and it still sounds just as special.
Nancy Greene
Thank you for this album and all of your solo work. It's magnificent.