Singer
Paul Kelly

Paul Maurice Kelly (born 13 January 1955) is an Australian rock music singer-songwriter, guitarist, and harmonica player. He has performed solo, and has led numerous groups, including the Dots, the Coloured Girls, and the Messengers. He has worked with other artists and groups, including associated projects Professor Ratbaggy and Stardust Five. Kelly's music style has ranged from bluegrass to studio-oriented dub reggae, but his core output stradd ... les folk, rock, and country. His lyrics capture the vastness of the culture and landscape of Australia by chronicling life about him for over 30 years. David Fricke from Rolling Stone calls Kelly "one of the finest songwriters I have ever heard, Australian or otherwise." Kelly has said, "Song writing is mysterious to me. I still feel like a total beginner. I don’t feel like I have got it nailed yet". After growing up in Adelaide, Kelly travelled around Australia before settling in Melbourne in 1976. He became involved in the pub rock scene and drug culture, and recorded two albums with Paul Kelly and the Dots. Kelly moved to Sydney by 1985, where he formed Paul Kelly and the Coloured Girls. The band was renamed Paul Kelly and the Messengers, initially only for international releases, to avoid possible racist interpretations. At the end of the 1980s, Kelly returned to Melbourne, and in 1991 he disbanded the Messengers. Kelly has been married and divorced twice; he has three children and resides in St Kilda, a suburb of Melbourne. Dan Kelly, his nephew, is a singer and guitarist in his own right. Dan performed with Kelly on Ways and Means and Stolen Apples. Both were members of Stardust Five, which released a self-titled album in 2006. Kelly's Top 40 singles include "Billy Baxter", "Before Too Long", "Darling It Hurts", "To Her Door" (his highest-charting local hit in 1987), "Dumb Things" (appeared on United States charts in 1988), and "Roll on Summer". Top-20 albums include Gossip, Under the Sun, Comedy, Songs from the South (1997 compilation, his best-charting album), ...Nothing but a Dream, and Stolen Apples. Kelly has won eight Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) Music Awards, including his induction into their Hall of Fame in 1997. In 2001 the Australasian Performing Rights Association (APRA) listed the Top 30 Australian songs of all time, including Kelly's "To Her Door", and "Treaty", written by Kelly and members of Yothu Yindi. Aside from "Treaty", Kelly has written or co-written several songs on Indigenous Australian social issues and historical events. He has provided songs for many other artists, tailoring them to their particular vocal range. The album Women at the Well from 2002 had 14 female artists record his songs in tribute. See more [+]

Leaps & Bounds |||||

I remember, I remember I go leaps and bounds, I go leaps and...

Deeper Water |||||

e 0 2 2 3 A 3 - - 2 E - - 2 3 On a crowded beach in a dist...

Love Never Runs On Time |||||

I pulled out of the suburbs by sunset. Rain was falling, loo...

Dumb Things |||||

WELCOME STRANGER, TO THE SHOW I'M THE ONE WHO SHOULD BE LYIN...

Song From The 16th Floor |||||

Verse 1 Some things frying On the floor below I'm leaning...

Everything's Turning To White |||||

as to show that in the song) Verse 1 Late on a Friday my hu...

Summer Rain |||||

She comes and goes like summer rain I wait all day for summe...

Careless |||||

(play along with the CD and you'll see what I mean) Intro Ve...

To Her Door |||||

They got married early Never had no money Then when he got ...

Ghost Town |||||

Today I thought I saw you Standing on the corner I was just ...

When I First Met Your Ma |||||

WHEN I FIRST MET YOUR MOTHER I WAS PLAYING IN A BAR SHE WALK...

Darling It Hurts |||||

I see you standing on the corner with your dress so high (Wi...

I'd Rather Go Blind |||||

I suppose I should get over this I'm not the first and not t...

Beggar On The Street Of Love |||||

In my time I have been a rich man given favours All the worl...

Blush |||||

She walks by the Indian Ocean As the sun sinks in the west F...

I Had Forgotten You |||||

Now Mary comes to me she turns out the light The after a wh...

I Wish I Was A Train |||||

Harmonica Opening and listen for the '9:0{G}9' and what it d...

Everythings Turning To White |||||

Late on a Friday my husband went up to the mountains with 3 ...

I Won't Be Your Dog |||||

I've been drinkin' muddy water and it tastes like turpintine...

Just Like Animals |||||

thoughts? {intro} It's a sunny Sunday but we don't want to g...

Behind The Bowler's Arm |||||

It's been a hard hard year, pushing shit up hill But shit ha...

Rally Round The Drum |||||

Verse 1 Like my brother before me Im a tent boxing man Li...

Big Heart |||||

Listen to me, Just Listen Now, I've got something to say to ...

She Answers The Sun |||||

Wake up lazy bones I've been watching you and now the mornin...

Anastasia Changes Her Mind |||||

Anastasia left a kiss on the mirror And a couple of condoms ...

Elly |||||

First Met your Ma Intro Verse 1 Elly wrapped her 19 years...

I Don't Remember A Thing |||||

I woke up this morning, my head was feeling sore I woke up t...

You're Learning |||||

You are learning what it's like to sit and cry And wonder wh...

Firewood And Candles |||||

Firewood and candles On a winter Friday night Waiting for my...

Your Little Sister |||||

She was always bugging us Every day on the way home Riding o...

Taught By Experts |||||

you stand there looking so surprised sad confusion in your e...

Swing Around The Sun |||||

Christmas comes but once a year, And that's a lucky break Fo...

Leaps And Bounds |||||

I go leaps and bounds I go leaps and bounds Riff 3 Down past...

A Bastard Like Me |||||

I was born in the bush near old Alice Springs, as far as you...

Darling It Hurts Album |||||

I see you standing on the corner with your dress so high (Wi...

Darling You're One For The Ages |||||

Darling, you're one for the ages I'm glad you live here in m...

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