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Before Queen, there was Smile, with vocalist and songwriter Tim Staffell, plus, of course, Brian May and Roger Taylor. This track, “Doing All Right”, made it to Queen’s debut album, Queen, sung by Freddie Mercury.
A studio rendering was originally by Smile, in 1969 and was originally titled “Doin'...
Yesterday, my life was in ruin
Now, today, I know what I'm doing
Got a feeling, I should be doing alright
Doing alright
Where will I be this time tomorrow?
Jumped in joy or sinking in sorrow?
Anyway, I should be doing alright
Doing alright
Should be waiting for the sun
Anyway I've got to hide
Going back to where the skies are blue
Going home to find the world
Should be waiting for the sun
And anyway I've got to hide away
Ahh-ahh-ahh-ahh
Ooh
Yesterday my life was in ruin
Now, today, God knows what I'm doing
Got a feeling, I should be doing alright
Doing alright
Doing All Right (…Revisited) was written by Brian May & Tim Staffell.
Doing All Right (…Revisited) was produced by Roger Taylor & Brian May.
Smile (UK) released Doing All Right (…Revisited) on Fri Oct 19 2018.
This is the “Bohemian Rhapsody” movie version, but I’m having trouble recalling the scene. Roger sings the opening verse, “Yesterday, my life was in ruin …” unless the movie blurs or segues the initial verse, focusing on Tim Staffel’s “Where will I be this time tomorrow?”, etc.
Either way, this of...
Brian’s voice is in all the harmonies, and he sings lead in the final verse, the middle line being “Now today, God knows what I’m doing”. His vocal sounds aligned ever-so-subtly with Roger’s; fact checkers welcome.
In fact, I think the first verse, sung by Roger, is also subtly aligned with Brian’...