Kelly was born in Kingston in 1949. After leaving school, he spent a year studying electronics in Springfield, Massachusetts, United States during 1966, before returning to Jamaica. In 1967, when Slim Smith left The Techniques, Kelly was brought in to replace him, recording for Duke Reid in the rocksteady era when Reid's Treasure Isle studio/label was dominating Jamaican music. Kelly's falsetto voice, strongly influenced by the American soul singers Curtis Mayfield, Smokey Robinson and Sam Cooke in combination with Winston Riley and Bruce Ruffin, maintained the success that The Techniques had enjoyed with Smith. The Techniques first record with Kelly, "You Don't Care", adapted from Curtis Mayfield's "You'll Want Me Back", spent six weeks at number one in the Jamaican singles chart, and was followed by further hits with "Queen Majesty", "My Girl", "Love Is Not a Gamble", "It's You I Love", and "Run Come Celebrate".
In 1968, Kelly went solo, moving from Reid to Bunny Lee, and debuting with another Mayfield cover, "Little Boy Blue". Kelly's "How Long Will It Take" was the biggest-selling Jamaican single of 1969, and was the first Jamaican record to feature a string arrangement, which was overdubbed when it was released in the United Kingdom on the Palmer Brothers' Gas label. An album followed, the Lee "Scratch" Perry-engineered Pat Kelley Sings (sic), and Kelly was offered a £25,000 contract by Apple Records, which he was unable to accept due to existing contractual commitments. Kelly continued to record, having a big hits for producer Phil Pratt in 1972 with "Soulful Love" and "Talk About Love", and returning to record with Duke Reid, having another hit with a cover of John Denver's "Sunshine". He fell back on his earlier training, working as an engineer at Channel One Studios. He also moved into production, producing his own Youth and Youth album in 1978, and co-producing (with Holt) John Holt's The Impressable John Holt (Disco Mix) album in 1979.The late 1970s and early 1980s saw Kelly recording more regularly again, and he continued to record occasionally in the years that followed.
Kelly died on 16 July 2019 from complications of kidney disease.
You're My Everything
Pat Kelly Lyrics
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It was dull and ordinary
But you made it sunny and bright.
I was blessed the day I found you, gonna build my whole world around you,
You're ev'rything good, girl and you're all that matters to me.
When my way was dark and troubles were near,
Your love provided the light so I couldn't see, girl
Kept the world from closing in on me, girl.
I was blessed the day I found you, gonna build my whole world around you,
You're ev'rything good, girl and you're all that matters to me.
You're part of ev'ry thought I think each day,
Your name is in ev'ry phrase my lips say,
Ev'ry dream I dream is about you.
Honey I couldn't live without you,
Baby! baby! baby, you're my ev'rything,
You're my ev'rything,
Yes, you are, you're my ev'rything,
Girl, you're the girl I sing about in ev'ry love song I sing.
You're my winter, baby, my summer, my fall, my spring.
I was blessed the day I found you, gonna build my whole world around you,
You're ev'rything good, girl and you're all that matters to me.
You're my ev'rything,
You're my ev'rything,
You're my ev'rything,
You're my ev'rything.
You're my ev'rything,
You're my ev'rything,
You're my ev'rything,
You're my ev'rything.
In Pat Kelly's song "You're My Everything," the lyrics describe the transformative power of love. The singer narrates a personal journey that was once "dull and ordinary" but has become "sunny and bright" because of the love of his significant other. The lyrics illustrate that love has given him a newfound sense of purpose, as he wants to "build [his] whole world around" her. It suggests that she is the source of this magic because she has been able to light up his life and guide him through periods of darkness. Her love is a beacon that provides him with comfort and protects him from the world's hurdles.
The singer's obsession with his love is evident throughout the song as he states that she is his "everything." She is his "winter, baby, [his] summer, [his] fall, [his] spring" and his "ev'rything good." He recognizes that his thoughts, speech, and dreams are always about her, and he can hardly live without her. He declares that she is the girl he sings about in every love song he sings. The lyrics suggest that his love for her has changed his life in more ways than he could ever express.
Line by Line Meaning
You surely must know magic, girl, 'cause you changed my life.
You've transformed my ordinary and boring life into something extraordinary, making me believe you possess some sort of magic.
It was dull and ordinary
But you made it sunny and bright.
Although my life was monotonous and uneventful, your presence brought joy and happiness, making everything bright and sunny.
When my way was dark and troubles were near,
Your love provided the light so I couldn't see, girl
Just knowing your love was near when times were bad
Kept the world from closing in on me, girl.
I faced dark and difficult times, but your love was a guiding light that made everything clearer. Your presence kept me grounded and prevented the world from overwhelming me.
You're part of ev'ry thought I think each day,
Your name is in ev'ry phrase my lips say,
Ev'ry dream I dream is about you.
Honey I couldn't live without you,
Baby! baby! baby, you're my ev'rything,
You're my ev'rything,
Yes, you are, you're my ev'rything,
Girl, you're the girl I sing about in ev'ry love song I sing.
You're my winter, baby, my summer, my fall, my spring.
You occupy my thoughts, my words and my dreams. You are my everything, the one I can't live without, and the girl who inspires me to write songs about love. You represent all the seasons of the year - from the cold of winter to the warmth of summer.
You're my ev'rything,
You're my ev'rything,
You're my ev'rything,
You're my ev'rything.
You're my everything - the one who brings joy, light, and love into my life.
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: CARL CHRISTIANSEN, CORNELIUS GRANT, HELGA PENZABENE, NORMAN J. WHITFIELD, RODGER PENZABENE, RODGER, SR. PENZABENE
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