Pad… Read Full Bio ↴Patrick "Paddy" Casey is an Irish singer-songwriter from Dublin.
Paddy Casey’s music is appealing to a wide audience. His debut album was one rich in soulful grooves and catchy hooks. The album opened loudly with the rousing Fear, and ended with the angry and despondent It’s Over Now, while exploring themes of loneliness, loss, love and social problems facing the young generation along the way. Paddy lists influences such as Bob Marley, Nina Simone, Aretha Franklin, Marvin Gaye and Stevie Wonder in his work, and this influence shines in songs like the memorable Downtown, and the haunting Would U B. His sophomore effort, Living, saw Casey returning to the themes of solitude and isolation with songs such as Don’t Need Anyone, Want It Can’t Have It and the poignant Anyone That’s Yet To Come. But this time, there was a greater sense of urgency in his voice, as the singer sought redemption through discovering hidden beauty in the people around him, in songs like Miracle and The Lucky One, and offered counsel in the stirring Saints And Sinners.
He released his first album Amen (So Be It) in 1999. This album was produced by Pat Donne and was certified double platinum. Casey himself played a range of different instruments in the short time spent recording it, and the track Winter's Fire featured Mundy as a guest guitarist. The album saw Casey rise to prominence as a gifted and intensely focused singer songwriter, capable of master strokes like Sweet Suburban Sky, Rainwater, and Fear. The album also contained the breezy and wistful single Whatever Gets You True and the anthemic It's Over Now. Sweet Suburban Sky also surfaced the following year on the soundtrack to the award winning US TV teen drama Dawson's Creek. Paddy received nominations for Best Irish Songwriter and Best Male Singer at the prestigious Hot Press Awards. Hot Press readers themselves voted the album Best Debut Album, as well as voting Paddy the year’s Most Promising Act and nominating him in seven other end of the year categories. Intense touring saw Casey providing support to artists like R.E.M., Ian Brown, Ani DiFranco and The Pretenders.
Casey returned in 2003 with the hugely successful multi-platinum album, Living. The release of Living restored Casey as one of the masters of his trade, taking his place among the songwriting elite who had stolen his crown in the time he waited before following up Amen (So Be It). Living was produced by Fred De Faye, Paddy Casey and Pat Donne. It spawned the Irish chart hits Saints and Sinners, The Lucky One (in 2003) Bend Down Low and Want It Can't Have It (in 2004). A critical success, Living made an immediate impact and spent the majority of the year in the top ten, finally climbing to the top of the charts 21 weeks after it's initial release. 2004 proved to be a memorable year for Casey, winning his first of two consecutive Meteor Irish Music Awards for Best Irish Male. He also garnered rave reviews for a blistering performance at that years Oxegen Festival. 2004 saw Living confirmed as the highest selling Irish album of the year, even eclipsing U2's How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb. Public demand was met with an incredible week long residency at the Olympia Theatre. The year ended with another sold out performance at Dublin's RDS.
In 2005, Casey headlined a sell-out concert at the Heineken Green Energy Festival and also supported U2 on their sell-out Vertigo tour, performing in Ireland, Scotland, and Norway.
He is a personal friend of fellow Irish singer-songwriter Declan O'Rourke, who played guitar in Casey's band before his own solo career took off upon the release of his album Since Kyabram.
Paddy Casey's third album was released in 2007.
His backing band consists of Tim McGrath (drums), Cionn O’Callaghan (percussion), Fiona Melady (keyboards and backing vocals), John Colbert (bass and backing vocals), Andy Coogan (guitar and backing vocals), and Jonathon O’Halloran (flute and trumpet).
Other influences cited by Paddy Casey include Duke Ellington, John Martyn, The Waterboys, Prince and Sly And The Family Stone.
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Saints & Sinners
Paddy Casey Lyrics
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Anyone can lose it all
If you don't heed your warnings call
Anyone can loose it all
Anyone can make a mess
Anyone can make a mess
Just take so much and make it less
When you got time and streets making saints & sinners
Ink on sheets makin' losers and winners
Well it's not what your dreams should be
Anyone can be a saint
Well anyone can be a saint
Well you just forget that you ain't
Well we can go and be a saint
Anyone can be a star
Well anyone can be a star
We'll just get in your car
And we can go and be a star
When you got time and streets making saints & sinners
Ink on sheets makin' losers and winners
Well it's not what your dreams should be
You know I wish we had more time
You know I wish we had more time
You know I think it was a crime
The things we waste trying not to waste our time
When you got time and streets making saints & sinners
Ink on sheets makin' losers and winners
Well it's not what your dreams should be
When you got time and streets making ends for beginners
Shuffling feets on these losers and winners
Well it's not what your dreams should be
The song "Saints & Sinners" by Paddy Casey deals with the idea that anyone can lose everything or make a mess of their lives. It emphasizes the idea that we need to heed our warning calls or we will lose all that we have accomplished. The chorus claims that it's not what our dreams should be, and that we need to be more thoughtful about our lives.
The song's lyrics try to give some hope, showing that anyone can be a saint or a star if they just keep going. The song asserts that we should focus on our dreams and goals instead of just feeling like losers or winners. It is a sort of inspirational song urging people to keep going in the face of adversity.
Interestingly, the song received critical acclaim and attention when it was used in a Guinness commercial in 2004. It became the lead single for his album "Living" and was one of his biggest hits. Paddy Casey himself has described the song as a call to embrace life and take chances.
Line by Line Meaning
Anyone can lose it all
It's easy to lose everything you have
If you don't heed your warnings call
If you don't pay attention to warning signs, you'll lose everything
Anyone can make a mess
Anyone can create chaos
Just take so much and make it less
It's easy to take a lot and turn it into very little
When you got time and streets making saints & sinners
In this world, people are either saintly or sinful depending on their environment
Ink on sheets makin' losers and winners
Powerful people are often made by writers who create stories that give them status
Well it's not what your dreams should be
This is not the kind of world you should be striving for
Well anyone can be a saint
Anyone can choose to be virtuous
Well you just forget that you ain't
People often forget that they are not perfect
Well we can go and be a saint
We can choose to be virtuous anytime we want
Well anyone can be a star
Anyone can be famous
We'll just get in your car
We can pursue fame by taking action
You know I wish we had more time
I wish we had more time to do things we love
You know I think it was a crime
It's a shame that we waste time trying to avoid wasting time
The things we waste trying not to waste our time
We often waste time by worrying about not wasting time
When you got time and streets making ends for beginners
In this world, beginners struggle just to survive
Shuffling feets on these losers and winners
People are barely getting by, whether they are successful or not
Well it's not what your dreams should be
This is not the world we should be dreaming of
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: MAHER, Patrick Maher
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Anyone can loose it all
Anyone can loose it all
If you don't heed your warnings call
Anyone can loose it all
Anyone can make a mess
Anyone can make a mess
Just take so much and make it less
Anyone can make a mess
When you got time
And streets making saints and sinners
Ink on sheets makin' losers and winners
Well, it's not what your dreams should be
Anyone can be a saint
Well, anyone can be a saint
Well, you just forget that you ain't
Well, we can go and be a saint
Anyone can be a star
Well, anyone can be a star
We'll just get in your car
And we can go and be a star
When you got time
And streets making saints and sinners
Ink on sheets makin' losers and winners
Well, it's not what your dreams should be
You know I wish we had more time
You know I wish we had more time
You know I think it was a crime
The things we waste trying to not waste our time
When you got time
And streets making ends for beginners
Shuffling feets on these losers and winners
Well, it's not what your dreams should be
Shredder
Gonna be honest lads, I forgot this song even existed for a long time. I was having a rough day today and out of nowhere YouTube recommend it to me. Exactly the song I needed today, haven't heard it since I was a child.
Mary Lafferty
Yesss!!! 👏🏼💪🏼❤️
Paul Obrien
Hooe the days got better brother ☘
Pat Herlihy
Went to see paddy in the marque in cork a fair few years ago , fab gig and great to watch in 2023
Kimi Brown
Singers like this make me proud to be irish....well done paddie ♣
shane tobin
Why hasn't paddy made a long in a while as he's great I liked this science primary school about 15 years maybe longer
Daytona Schmidt
🤣🤣🤣🤣
Johnny Dignam
Absolutely Irish music is amazing. I’m Irish and I’m sooooo proud of beautiful Irish people making music like this. I love all my fellow country men and women, I’m so proud of us all. I love you all so much ❤️
ADRIAN HUGHES
Do you mean Paddy ?
and why do you think is is Irish, its just great music, not sure why it identifies with something, maybe Mozart was definitely Austrian, or the Beatles definitely English, not sure.
Wild Irish Soul
Me too ✋️ 👌👍👍