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
Before Too Long
Paul Kelly Lyrics
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The one that you're loving
Will wish that he'd never met you
Before too long
He who is nothing
Will suddenly come into view
So let the time keep rolling on
Lonely nights will soon be gone
High is the tide
Before too long
We'll be together
And no-one will tear us apart
Before too long
The words will be spoken
I know all the action by heart
As the night time follows day
I'm closing in
Every dog will have his day
Any dog can win
Shut the shade do no fear anymore
Here I come creeping round your back door
Before too long
I'll be repeating
What's happened before in my mind
Before too long
Over and over
Just like a hammer inside
As the nighttime follows day
I'm closing in
Every dog will have his day
Any dog can win
Before too long
Before too long
In Paul Kelly's song Before Too Long, the singer warns the woman he is pursuing of the consequences of her actions. He tells her that the man she loves will eventually regret ever meeting her, and that she will fall for someone who initially appears to be nothing. However, he promises that they will be together before too long and that no one will tear them apart. He is confident in the power of time and fate, and believes that they are meant to be together.
The lyrics use figurative language to convey a sense of inevitability and determination. The repeated phrase "before too long" establishes a sense of urgency and persistence, while the metaphor of every dog having his day suggests that the singer will eventually get what he wants. The line "let the time keep rolling on" suggests that the singer is willing to wait for the woman he loves, and that he believes that eventually she will come around.
Overall, the song is a classic expression of unrequited love, with the singer pining for the woman he cannot have. However, it also has a sense of hopefulness and determination, suggesting that the singer is willing to do whatever it takes to win her heart.
Line by Line Meaning
Before too long
Soon, in the near future
The one that you're loving
The person you're in a relationship with
Will wish that he'd never met you
Will regret ever being with you
Before too long
Soon, in the near future
He who is nothing
Someone who is currently unimportant
Will suddenly come into view
Will become important or noticeable
So let the time keep rolling on
Let time pass naturally
It's on my side
Time is in my favor
Lonely nights will soon be gone
You won't be alone for much longer
High is the tide
Things are going well
Before too long
Soon, in the near future
We'll be together
We will become a couple
And no-one will tear us apart
No one will be able to break us up
Before too long
Soon, in the near future
The words will be spoken
Someone will express their feelings
I know all the action by heart
I am familiar with how this situation plays out
As the night time follows day
Inevitably, predictably
I'm closing in
I'm getting closer
Every dog will have his day
Everyone will eventually have their moment of success
Any dog can win
Anyone can be successful
Shut the shade do no fear anymore
Close the blinds, there's nothing to be afraid of
Here I come creeping round your back door
I am sneaking up on you
Before too long
Soon, in the near future
I'll be repeating
I will be re-living
What's happened before in my mind
What has occurred previously in my thoughts
Before too long
Soon, in the near future
Over and over
Repeatedly
Just like a hammer inside
Like a continuous pounding in my mind
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: Paul Maurice Kelly
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
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Before too long
The one that you're loving
Will wish that he'd never met you
Before too long
He who is nothing
Will suddenly come into view
So let the time keep rolling on
It's on my side
Lonely nights will soon be gone
High is the tide
Before too long
We'll be together
And no-one will tear us apart
Before too long
The words will be spoken
I know all the action by heart
As the night time follows day
I'm closing in
Every dog will have his day
Any dog can win
Shut the shade do no fear anymore
Here I come creeping round your back door
Before too long
I'll be repeating
What's happened before in my mind
Before too long
Over and over
Just like a hammer inside
As the nighttime follows day
I'm closing in
Every dog will have his day
Any dog can win
Before too long
Before too long
@paulkelly
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@bart-d3208
Thanks Paul, btw... did you ever get your Taxi Licence? :-D
@phillipwillis9109
Bought it best thing i did been looking at buying some albums now
@kerrymeredith8694
Love some of your new stuff ,keep em coming mate.👍👍
@AP-vg1vn
Hey Paul. Have always been a fan of your music and my family listen to your amazing voice all the time. Can't wait to hear your new music. Xxx
@davidbloxham9920
Awesome. From across the ditch
@boggy6060
Ahhh Australia !!!!! What a magical place it was back in the 70's and 80's...........
@electricdreams9446
Yes
@balung
Yeah, started going down hill from 2000 onwards, should never have had the Olympics.
@TheEddie7771277
@@balung yeah before 2000 was the go !