Three Dog Night is an American rock band from Los Angeles, California best … Read Full Bio ↴Three Dog Night is an American rock band from Los Angeles, California best known for their music from 1968 to 1975, during which time they achieved twenty-one consecutive Billboard Top 40 Hits and 12 consecutive Gold Albums. Three Dog Night are still active in 2012, touring and recording 43 years after their first album was released. The first of the band's 7 million-selling singles was One in 1969. They scored three number one singles: Mama Told Me (Not to Come), Joy to the World and Black and White.

The original lineup included three lead vocalists — Danny Hutton, Chuck Negron, and Cory Wells — along with Michael Allsup on guitar, Jimmy Greenspoon on keyboards Floyd Sneed on drums and Joe Schermie (from the Cory Wells Blues Band) on bass.

Three Dog Night recorded some tracks with Beach Boys producer, composer, vocalist, and instrumentalist Brian Wilson before signing with Dunhill Records and at the time went under the name Redwood. The band changed their name based on an article describing how Australian Aborigines slept with their dogs for warmth on cold nights, the coldest being a "three-dog night."

I'd Be So Happy
Three Dog Night Lyrics

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Once in a while I could look at you
See the twinkle in your eyes
With not a word between us
See you smilin' because you read my mind

Once in a while I could hold you
Not have to say a thing
Though I was giving you all my love

Just by what you were feeling

Oh, I'd be so happy
Happier, happier than I've been
Oh, I'd be so happy
Happier, happier than I've been

Once in a while I could wake up
Find you lyin' there, touchin' me
Oh my little girl, once in a while I could wake up
Find you lyin' there, touchin' me

Once in a while twenty years from now
After all that we've been through
I could tell you by one caress
That it's been good bein' loved by you

Oh, I'd be so happy
Happier, happier than I've been
Oh, I'd be so happy
Happier, happier than I've been

Oh, my little girl

Oh, I'd be so happy
Happier, happier than I've been
Oh, I'd be so happy
Happier, happier than I've been

Oh, I'd be so happy
Happier, happier than I've been

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Three Dog Night's song "I'd Be So Happy" speaks to the power of nonverbal and physical communication between two people who love each other deeply. The singer describes moments where he could simply look at his loved one and see the twinkle in her eye, indicating that she understood him without him needing to say a word. In those moments, he feels truly happy because he knows that their love is strong.

The song also highlights the importance of touch and physical intimacy in a relationship. The singer describes waking up to find his loved one lying next to him and touching him, making him feel happy and loved. Even after twenty years together, he believes that he could still tell that their love was good just by one caress. This demonstrates the depth of their emotional and physical connection.

Overall, "I'd Be So Happy" is a simple and sweet love song that celebrates the power of nonverbal communication, physical touch, and emotional connection in a loving relationship.

Line by Line Meaning

Once in a while I could look at you
Occasionally, I would gaze at you with a feeling of genuine admiration.

See the twinkle in your eyes
I could observe a spark of joy in your eyes that would make my day.

With not a word between us
We'd understand each other so perfectly that words were not even necessary.

See you smilin' because you read my mind
Your intuitive nature would make you grasp my thoughts, making you smile without even communicating it.

Once in a while I could hold you
On occasion, I could hold you tightly in my embrace.

Not have to say a thing
We didn't need words since our love was so apparent.

Though I was giving you all my love
Even by merely holding you, I was conveying all my love to you.

Just by what you were feeling
I was aware that your emotions would convey the love you have for me.

Oh, I'd be so happy
I can't express how joyful I would be.

Happier, happier than I've been
I'd be happier than I could ever remember.

Once in a while I could wake up
At times, I could open my eyes to find you right beside me.

Find you lyin' there, touchin' me
I would discover you lying next to me and putting your hands on me.

Oh my little girl, once in a while I could wake up
Oh my dear, it would make my day to wake up to this sight on occasion.

Once in a while twenty years from now
Even twenty years from now, there could still be rare moments when I could experience this.

After all that we've been through
Despite everything, we've been through, the love we share continues to thrive.

I could tell you by one caress That it's been good bein' loved by you
By merely touching you once, I could express how remarkable it has been to be loved by you.

Oh, my little girl
Oh my love, my dear.

Oh, I'd be so happy
I can't express how joyful I would be.

Happier, happier than I've been
I'd be happier than I could ever remember.

Oh, I'd be so happy
I can't express how joyful I would be.

Happier, happier than I've been
I'd be happier than I could ever remember.

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