Roger Meddows Taylor was born on 26th July 1949 in King's Lynn, Norfolk, … Read Full Bio ↴Roger Meddows Taylor was born on 26th July 1949 in King's Lynn, Norfolk, England is best known for being the drummer in famous rock group, Queen. He was the first member of Queen to launch a solo career, although it was not widely successful. He has released five albums; Fun In Space (1981), Strange Frontier (1984), Happiness? (1994) and Electric Fire (1998). The latest album, Fun On Earth, was released in November 2013.

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.

Shove It
Roger Taylor Lyrics

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What do you do?
I said what do you do?
You ain't wearin' a tie,you ain't got a jacket
You can't come in 'cause you're in the wrong bracket
You can shove it

VIP's and royalty get treated like they're special see
But the trick is there for all to see

They're people just like you and me
You can shove it

Girls - we love it
Cars - we love it
More girls - we love it
Late night bars - we love it

Pool - we love it
School - fantasy
What do you do?
You can shove it

You gotta talk,act and dress right
If you ain't got money,they treat ya funny
When they say the class system's dead
If you think that's true better get a new head

You can shove it
You can shove it
You can shove it
Girls - we love it

Cars - we love it
More girls - we love it
Late night bars - we love it
Pool - we love it

School - shove it
What do you do?
Shove it
You can shove it

So why do people scrape and fuss
When everyman's the same as us
It's a joke on all humanity
It's privilege

And we don't need it
War - shove it
Hate - shove it

Politicians - don't cut it
Blind dates - shove it
Girls school - we love it
Crazy rules - shove it

What do you do?
You can shove it
You can shove it

Shove it
Shove it

Overall Meaning

The song "Shove It" by Roger Taylor is a classic rock anthem that challenges the idea of social status and the class system. The lyrics suggest that people should not be judged based on their appearance or social standing and that everyone should be treated equally. Taylor uses the phrase "you can shove it" as a way of rebelling against the societal norms that dictate who is allowed entry into certain social circles.

The opening lines of the song set the scene for what's to come. Taylor asks "what do you do?" and then repeats the question emphatically. He goes on to describe a club with strict dress codes and exclusive VIP areas. The verses describe the love of life's simple pleasures such as girls, cars, and late-night bars. The chorus allows Taylor to express his disdain for elitism and to encourage individuality.

The bridge of the song focuses on the idea that we are all the same regardless of social standing. Taylor sings that politicians are not worthy of admiration, that crazy rules should be rejected, and that blind dates are pointless. The song wraps up with a final chorus that reiterates the idea that people should be free to love what they want and that anyone who tries to judge them can simply "shove it."

Line by Line Meaning

What do you do?
What is it that you do in life?

I said what do you do?
I am asking you again, what is it that you do?

You ain't wearin' a tie,you ain't got a jacket
The dress code you are supposed to follow demands that you wear a tie with a jacket, and you haven't done that.

You can't come in 'cause you're in the wrong bracket
Since you don't belong to the privileged class, you aren't allowed to enter this place.

You can shove it
I don't care, go away.

VIP's and royalty get treated like they're special see
People in high positions and those belong to royal families are given special treatment.

But the trick is there for all to see
Everyone can see the trickery involved in treating VIPs and royalty as special people.

They're people just like you and me
VIPs and royalty are ordinary humans just like everybody else.

Girls - we love it
We enjoy being around girls.

Cars - we love it
We love to have and drive cars.

More girls - we love it
We love being surrounded by even more girls.

Late-night bars - we love it
We love going to bars that stay open late.

Pool - we love it
We love going for a swim in the pool.

School - fantasy
Going to school is just a fantasy, and not something we enjoy.

You gotta talk, act and dress right
To be considered a part of the elite class, you have to speak and behave in a particular way and dress appropriately.

If you ain't got money, they treat ya funny
If you don't have enough money, you aren't treated well by the elite class members.

When they say the class system's dead
When people claim that the class system no longer exists,

If you think that's true better get a new head
If you believe that, then you are deluding yourself.

So why do people scrape and fuss
Why do people struggle and make so much effort?

When every man's the same as us
When everyone is equal.

It's a joke on all humanity
The entire concept of the class system is a mockery of humanity.

It's privilege
It's all about privilege.

And we don't need it
We don't require that class privilege.

War - shove it
We don't support or need wars.

Hate - shove it
We don't support or need hate.

Politicians - don't cut it
Politicians don't come up to our expectations.

Blind dates - shove it
We don't want to go on blind dates.