Heaven for Everyone
Queen
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This could be heaven This could be heaven This could be heaven This could be heaven This could be heaven for everyone In these days of cool reflection (reflection) You come to me and everything seems alright In these days of cold affections You sit by me and everything's fine This could be heaven for everyone This world could be fed, this world could be fun This could be heaven for everyone This world could be free, this world could be one In this world of cool deception Just your smile can smooth my ride These troubled days of cruel rejection, hmm You come to me, soothe my troubled mind Yeah, this could be heaven for everyone This world could be fed, (yeah) this world could be fun This should be love for everyone, yeah This world should be free, (yeah) this world could be one We should bring love to our daughters and sons Love, love, love, this could be heaven for everyone You know that This could be heaven for everyone, yea he he he woo This could be heaven for everyone Listen what people do to other souls They take their lives destroy their goals Their basic pride and dignity Is stripped and torn and shown no pity When this should be heaven for everyone This could be heaven This could be heaven (this could be heaven for everyone) This could be heaven Could be heaven for everyone This could be heaven This could be heaven Could be heaven (could be heaven for everyone) This could be heaven Could be heaven for everyone This could be heaven (love, love, love, love) This could be heaven This could be heaven This could be heaven This could be heaven For everyone For everyone
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Written by: ROGER MEDDOWS TAYLOR
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11 facts about this song
Origin"Heaven For Everyone" was initially recorded by British Rock band "The Cross," which was a side project for "Queen" drummer Roger Taylor.
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Royalties DisputeThe song was initially released by The Cross in 1987 on their debut album "Shove It". However, there was a royalties dispute that led to it being withdrawn from the album in the UK.
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Queen RenditionIn 1995, the band Queen released their own version of the song in their final studio album "Made in Heaven," which went on to become a number two hit in the UK.
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Album SuccessQueen's album, including "Heaven For Everyone," debuted at number one in the UK and went on to become one of their best-selling albums with over 20 million copies sold worldwide.
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Vocals ChangeThe initial version of the song sung by The Cross featured Freddie Mercury, the lead vocalist of Queen, on the lead vocals. Still, for both The Cross and Queen's released versions, the lead vocals were sung by Roger Taylor and Freddie Mercury, respectively.
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Freddie Mercury's ContributionThe Queen version of the song is noteworthy for being one of the last songs Freddie Mercury sang before his death.
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Video AppearanceThe music video for "Heaven for Everyone" features footage of Freddie Mercury from the "Made in Heaven" sessions and previous Queen videos.
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Different LyricsThe Cross's version of "Heaven for Everyone" has slightly different lyrics from the version released by Queen.
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Chart SuccessQueen's version of the song achieved substantial chart success, reaching number two in the UK Singles Chart and top 10 in several other countries.
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First Release"Heaven For Everyone" was the first single to be released from "Made in Heaven," Queen's fifteenth and final studio album. Freddie Mercury had died in 1991, four years before the release of the album.
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MessageThe song is known for its strong universal message of love, tolerance, and equality. The lyrics depict an optimistic vision of heaven that includes everyone.
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