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.
happiness
Roger Taylor Lyrics
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That we all crave
From the cradle
To the grave
A state of grace
A point in space
Or point in time
In time of peace
The self same goal
That we yearn for
Some have it all
But still have less
What we all need is happiness
Happiness is what you need
Yeah happiness is all around
It's not easy to define it
It can't easily be found
No it can't easily be found
It can't easily be found
You know that it's true
'Cause happiness
Just can't be bought
Such purity more precious still than gold
And happiness
Can't just be taught
When you're young or if you're old
No matter how - how hard you try
In your own life, and through your years
With every up - must come a down
Enjoy the laughter and the tears
Of happiness
In Roger Taylor's song Happiness, he talks about the one thing that everyone craves and yearns for, which is happiness. From the moment we are born until the moment we die, we all seek a state of grace or contentment. Roger believes that happiness cannot be bought, it can't just be taught or defined. Happiness is much more precious than any material item or wealth. The lyrics talk about the self-same goal, the point in time, and the point in space that we all yearn for.
The lyrics divide happiness into two categories, peace, and war. In times of peace or during a war, happiness is still the goal that everyone is looking for. Roger believes that even those who have everything, still crave happiness as it is something that can't be measured with money. Happiness is all around us, yet it can't easily be found as it is something that comes from within. In life, with every up, there comes a down, and we should enjoy both the laughter and the tears, for they are all part of the journey to finding happiness.
Overall, Roger Taylor's song Happiness speaks about how happiness is something that everyone desires, yet it is something that can't be bought or easily found. The song is a reminder that we should not focus on material objects to bring us happiness but look within ourselves to find contentment.
Line by Line Meaning
There's just one thing
There is only one thing
That we all crave
That every human being desires
From the cradle
From the very beginning of our lives
To the grave
Until we take our last breath
A state of grace
A condition of tranquility and peace
A point in space
A moment in this universe
Or point in time
A moment in our life
In time of peace
During peaceful periods
In times of war
During times of conflict
The self same goal
The very same objective
That we yearn for
That we all long for
Some have it all
Some people seem to have everything
But still have less
But they are still not satisfied
What we all need is happiness
What every person requires is the feeling of happiness
Happiness is what you need
Happiness is the key to a fulfilling life
Yeah happiness is all around
Happiness can be found everywhere around us
It's not easy to define it
It is difficult to explain what happiness is
It can't easily be found
It is challenging to discover happiness
No it can't easily be found
It is not a simple matter to achieve happiness
You know that it's true
This is something that everyone knows
'Cause happiness
Because happiness
Just can't be bought
Is not something money can buy
Such purity more precious still than gold
The innocence of happiness is more valuable than valuable metals
And happiness
Additionally, happiness
Can't just be taught
Is not something that can always be learned
When you're young or if you're old
Regardless of age
No matter how - how hard you try
Despite your efforts
In your own life, and through your years
Throughout your existence
With every up - must come a down
With every good thing, there will also be difficult times
Enjoy the laughter and the tears
Appreciate both the happy and sad moments as all part of the human experience
Lyrics © Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Written by: WENDY PAGE, JAMES MARR, DOLPH TAYLOR
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
Mario Mena
Lyrics:
There's just one thing
That we all crave
From the cradle
To the grave
A state of grace
Or state of mind
A point in space
Or point in time
In time of peace
In times of war
The self same goal
That we yearn for
Some have it all
But still have less
What we all need is happiness
Happiness is what you need
Yeah happiness is all around
I's not easy to define it
It can't easily be found
No it can't easily be found
It can't easily be found
You know that it's true
'Cos happiness
Just can't be bought
Such purity more precious still than gold
And happiness
Just can't be taught
When you*re young or if you're old
No matter how - how hard you try
In your own life, and through your years
With every up - must come a down
Enjoy the laughter and the tears
Of happiness
Verena
his solo work is so underrated... its sad that most ppl dont know about this side of Roger... he is so talented
Marcelo Sebastian
Roger is a very talented musician..indeed!
EL OTRO LADO DE LA REALIDAD JR
Hes work is known for die hard Queen fans not masses.
James Hodgson
One of the most underrated singers ever, somewhat upstaged by the legendary Freddie Mercury but watch old queen shows and you can see Roger helping Freddie out on some of the high notes as Freddie drops an octave!
Marc Moingeon
Roger Taylor did some very good songs and albums, it's just a pity they didn't reach the deserved success. Happiness is a very good album, probably his best, indeed. More relaxed, more organic sounding too, quite often, with still his very personal "electronic edge".
Roger Taylor is certainly one of the very rare singers with a hoarse voice that I really love. His voice has got something that I've always liked a lot.
Jana Scoville
Another hauntingly beautiful song by Roger. Like "Journey's End," it stirs up strong emotions and makes me want to cry. Roger is such a phenomenal talent, such a beautiful soul. I hope he is around for a long, long time.
Ant Smith
Rogers solo work is vastly underrated.
Totally different from queen..
Refreshing change..
Deb B
After following Rogers' Solo career, he has not been recognized. He has many great songs!
Love the work, Rog!
Rosaria Pantolese
Dear Mr. Taylor,you're a GREAT songwriter and I very happy to be one of your fans.You're amazing
wasstie lindholm
So fine singing and so true, happiness is what we all strive for and should get. 💖