His first album was 'The Great War of Words' followed by 'A Better Man' in 1996 which gained quadruple platinum sales in Ireland. This led to awards for 'Best Irish Male Album' and 'Best Irish Male Artist’. With the release of the album, 'Now That I Know What I Want' he found himself with 3 albums simultaneously in the top 30 of the Irish album charts.
In his varied career he has toured frequently, recorded with Ronan Keating, has acted and has performed in Riverdance and on Broadway. Brian has recently made a number of popular BBC TV programmes in which he sings traditional Irish songs. He has released albums based on the series and also a single ‘You Raise Me Up’. This famous song he originally recorded for Secret Garden and indeed he is also the vocalist on their CD ‘Earth Songs’ where he sings Always There. Secret Garden are Norwegian Rolf Lovland writer of two Eurovision winners (La Det Swinge for Bobbysocks in 1985 and Nocturne for Secret Garden in 1995) and also his Irish partner in the group is Fionnuala Sweeney.
Captured
Brian Kennedy Lyrics
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My voice was filled with yearning
But that's not all, there's something else
No that's not all, there's something else.
Every word was in my ear and every note was crystal clear
Oh how you captured my heart
Oh how you captured my heart.
You spoke to me with another tongue but I understood alright
Cause I believe in feeling
But that's not all, there's something else
No that's not all, there's something else.
Every word was in my ear and every sound would just appear
Oh, how you captured my heart
Oh how you've gone and captured my heart
Oh how you captured my heart.
That's not all, no that's not all, there's something else
No that's not all, that's not all, there's something else.
You know that every word was in my ear and every note was crystal clear
Oh how you captured my heart
Oh how you've gone and captured my heart
Oh how you captured my heart
Oh how you've gone and captured my heart
Oh how you captured my heart
The lyrics to Brian Kennedy's song "Captured" speak of the profound impact that the melody and the words of a song can have on someone's heart. The singer is moved to tears by the beauty of the melody, and feels a deep connection to the lyrics, even though they are sung in "another tongue." Despite this, the singer is able to understand the emotion behind the words and is captivated by them.
The repeated refrain of "Oh how you captured my heart" reinforces the idea of being completely caught up in the music and lyrics of a song. The use of the word "captured" gives a sense of being powerless to resist the effect that the music has on the singer's emotions. The song speaks to the power of music to transcend language barriers and reach people on a deep emotional level.
Overall, the lyrics to "Captured" are a testament to the power of music to move and inspire us, and the profound impact that it can have on our lives.
Line by Line Meaning
Oh I just heard a melody and it almost made me cry
The melody he heard was so beautiful that it almost brought him to tears.
My voice was filled with yearning
He felt a strong desire and longing for the music he just heard.
But that's not all, there's something else
There is something more to this experience that he has yet to express.
No that's not all, there's something else.
He reiterates that there is more to come.
Every word was in my ear and every note was crystal clear
He could hear every word and note of the music clearly and distinctly.
Oh how you captured my heart
The music has touched him deeply and has won over his emotions.
You spoke to me with another tongue but I understood alright
The music was in a foreign language, but he could still understand and relate to it.
Cause I believe in feeling
He values the emotional impact of art and music over language and intellectual understanding.
That's not all, no that's not all, there's something else
He repeats again that there is still more to his experience with this music.
No that's not all, that's not all, there's something else.
He emphasizes that there is still more to come.
Every word was in my ear and every sound would just appear
He could hear every detail of the music and it seemed to manifest effortlessly.
Oh, how you've gone and captured my heart
The music has not only captured his heart, but it has taken hold of it and won it over completely.
Oh how you captured my heart
He repeats again how moved he was by the music he heard.
Oh how you've gone and captured my heart
He repeats once more that the music has fully won over his heart.
Oh how you captured my heart
He repeats one final time how much the music has affected him.
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: JAMES NEWTON HOWARD
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@carolinabarbero7366
Oh I just heard a melody and it almost made me cry
My voice was filled with yearning
But that's not all, there's something else
No that's not all, there's something else.
Every word was in my ear and every note was crystal clear
Oh how you captured my heart
Oh how you captured my heart.
You spoke to me with another tongue but I understood alright
Cause I believe in feeling
But that's not all, there's something else
No that's not all, there's something else.
Every word was in my ear and every sound would just appear
Oh, how you captured my heart
Oh how you've gone and captured my heart
Oh how you captured my heart.
That's not all, no that's not all, there's something else
No that's not all, that's not all, there's something else.
You know that every word was in my ear and every note was crystal clear
Oh how you captured my heart
Oh how you've gone and captured my heart
Oh how you captured my heart
Oh how you've gone and captured my heart
Oh how you captured my heart
@johnmoorfoot3954
l revisited this song today to remember a friend whom l dearly loved, he passed away this morning after a brief illness. He taught me if you have the capacity to love, then there is no room for hate, love you always my old friend!!
@jorooney8362
Im so sorry your loss
@philipmuldoon7603
An absolute classic song. Timeless.
@robartaquinn7258
Voice of an angel. Touches the heart strings. Fantastic
@DiddyWheldon
Great War of Words is a beautiful album - I met Brian in Nottingham twice when he was promoting this album once at virgin megastore and then after he had performed as the supper for Suzanne Vega at the Royal Concert Hall and he graciously gave of his time at the stage door to speak to me - one of my favourite musicians - peace love life light and laughter and 🌈🤗💓
@gawa9254
I was the promoter for a gig for Brian when he was touring this track back in 1990. He was one of the most gracious people I have ever met.
@claremccrory42
Love this song and love his voice! What a singer, superb.
@finn11star
my god this man has the voice of angel...love all his albums..
@rozenaxsax5133
What a heavenly voice and song.
@janemcgrath4907
Still love this after all these years.Still love Brian Kennedy.Beautiful man.