1) an Austral… Read Full Bio ↴There are at least nine artists with the name Paul Kelly:
1) an Australian singer-songwriter
2) an American film and TV composer
3) an American soul singer & songwriter
4) an Irish folk singer and songwriter
5) a member of British bands Birdie and East Village
6) a member of English rock band Northern Uproar
7) an English multi-instrumentalist for The Islanders
8) an American bass player
9) a member of The Martial Arts, BMX Bandits and How to Swim
1) Paul Kelly is an Australian singer-songwriter, based in Melbourne, and widely considered as an icon of Australian music. He has released music under his own name and as Paul Kelly and the Messengers, Paul Kelly and the Coloured Girls, and Paul Kelly and the Stormwater Boys. His output has ranged from bluegrass to studio-oriented dub reggae, but his core output comfortably straddles folk, rock, and even some country. His lyrics, simply and laconically voiced, have managed to speak to Australian experiences and history perhaps more broadly and directly than any other artist.
2) Paul Kelly is an American composer based in New York City. He is the talent that brings music to the world of film, TV, and advertising. He has been sought after by renowned directors, like Oliver Stone, for his blockbuster films, Savages, Any Given Sunday, Comandante and Oscar-Nominated short film Everything In This Country Must. Glowing reviews that Kelly has received, can be seen in the following from Thom Jurek, Soundings in Film, who say, “His moving sound constructions are full of emotions and moods — not all of them pleasant — and his takes on funk, rock, and blues are not journeyman, but those of a musician who takes these art forms seriously and seeks to represent them accurately in his utterances. Kelly may be a sketcher, but his sketches stand on their own outside the realm of the image,” and Frank O. Gutch Jr, Evolution In Film, who give glowing context to the work of Kelly in the following, “Paul Kelly knows what music is. He knows that it can be a setup, a climax, or an anticlimax. He knows the value of music applied to other media. More than that, he knows music. Not at all unlike a classical composer or even the rock band which plays beyond the fringe, he creates music for a reason.”
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3) Paul Kelly (born Paul Laurence Dunbar Kelly in Overtown, Miami, Florida, USA on 19 June 1940) is an American Soul singer, musician and producer. He is best known for the song "Stealing in the Name of the Lord", which was a hit in 1970. And in 1974 another hit with "Hooked, Hogtied & Collared" from the album with the same title. He also wrote "Personally", which has been widely-covered, and was a hit for soul singer Jackie Moore, as well as country singers Karla Bonoff and Ronnie McDowell. Other songs have been covered by gospel artists, including The Mighty Clouds Of Joy and The Staple Singers.
4) Paul Kelly (born 1957 in Dublin) is an Irish folk singer and songwriter. He has played Irish traditional music, bluegrass and country, and is equally at home in a variety of different styles of music.
5) Paul Kelly is a British member of Birdie and East Village
6) Paul Kelly is a member of English rock band Northern Uproar
7) Paul Kelly is an English multi-instrumentalist for The Islanders
8) Paul Kelly is an American bass player
9) a member of The Martial Arts, BMX Bandits and How to Swim
Rising Moon
Paul Kelly Lyrics
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In the fading light
Walked up that old road
On a warm summer night
He said let's go high
There's a good chance its soon
We'll get to see the rising moon
When we reached the quarry
We can see the?
We stood there a moment
Searching the trees
Suddenly, we saw it
That big red glow
I took your hand
And you didn't let go
And my whole heart jumped out of my chest
My whole heart jumped right out of my chest
And my whole heart jumped out of my chest
My whole heart jumped right out of my chest
Well the moon changes colour
As it rose in the sky
We change each other
Under heaven's bright eye
I might live to 100
I might die soon
But I never forget that rising moon
And my whole heart jumped out of my chest
My whole heart jumped right out of my chest
And my whole heart jumped out of my chest
My whole heart jumped right out of my chest
Are you gone
Left me staring at the rising moon
My heartbeats stops
Sometimes I wished you just stopped
My whole heart jumped out of my chest
My whole heart jumped right out of my chest
My whole heart jumped out of my chest
My whole heart jumped right out of my chest
My whole heart jumped out of my chest
My whole heart jumped right out of my chest
The song "Rising Moon" by Paul Kelly tells a story of two people who leave others behind and walk up an old road on a warm summer night. As they reach the quarry, they look up at the trees and suddenly see the big red glow of the rising moon. The singer takes the hand of his companion and feels his whole heart jump out of his chest. The moon changes color as it rises in the sky, and they change each other under heaven's bright eye. The singer says that he may live to be 100 or die soon, but he will never forget the rising moon. The song ends with the singer wondering if his companion has left him, and his heart beating and jumping out of his chest.
The lyrics describe a very poignant moment for the singer and his companion, as they witness the beauty of the rising moon together. The chorus, which repeats the line "My whole heart jumped out of my chest" four times, expresses the intensity of the singer's emotions. The rising moon becomes a symbol of their connection and the fleeting nature of life. The song captures the essence of a moment that will stay with the singer forever.
Line by Line Meaning
We left the others
We parted ways with the rest of the group
In the fading light
As the light began to dim
Walked up that old road
We traveled up a familiar path
On a warm summer night
On a pleasant summer evening
He said let's go high
He suggested we climb to an elevated location
There's a good chance its soon
It is likely to happen in the near future
We'll get to see the rising moon
We will witness the moonrise
When we reached the quarry
Upon arriving at the excavation site
We can see the?
We observed the surroundings
We stood there a moment
We paused for a brief time
Searching the trees
Looking for something among the foliage
Suddenly, we saw it
We unexpectedly caught sight of it
That big red glow
The vivid red light that emanated from it
I took your hand
I grasped your hand
And you didn't let go
You held onto me
And my whole heart jumped out of my chest
I felt a strong surge of emotion
Well the moon changes colour
The moon's hue shifted
As it rose in the sky
As it ascended above the horizon
We change each other
We influenced one another
Under heaven's bright eye
Under the watchful gaze of the sky
I might live to 100
I could conceivably live for a century
I might die soon
I may expire shortly
But I never forget that rising moon
I will always remember that moonrise
Are you gone
Have you left
Left me staring at the rising moon
Abandoned me as I gazed at the moonrise
My heartbeats stops
My heartbeat ceased
Sometimes I wished you just stopped
Sometimes I wished you had ceased your activities
My whole heart jumped out of my chest
I experienced an intense emotional reaction
My whole heart jumped right out of my chest
I was overwhelmed with emotion
My whole heart jumped out of my chest
I was deeply affected by the situation
My whole heart jumped right out of my chest
I was overcome with emotion
My whole heart jumped out of my chest
I was moved to a significant degree
My whole heart jumped right out of my chest
I was greatly affected by what happened
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: PAUL MAURICE KELLY, BILLY MILLER, WILLIAM HARRIS MILLER
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