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
Change Your Mind
Paul Kelly Lyrics
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Watching the water flow
I can't stop the river
Never, no
If I could make the mountains
Fall into the sea
Maybe I could make you
(Would you) change your mind
Change your mind, change your mind
All the stars keep turning
Wheeling all night long
I wish you'd turn
And hear my song
If I could make wild horses
Come and get their hay
Maybe I could make you
Sway my way
(Would you) change your mind
Change your mind, change your mind
Maybe when you're sleeping
I can make a spell
And when you wake up
I won't tell
(Would you) change your mind
Change your mind, change your mind
These lyrics convey a sense of powerlessness and longing for the unattainable. The singer is watching a river flow, recognizing that he cannot change its course and realizing that in the same way, he cannot force someone to fall for him. He then goes on to imagine grandiose acts such as moving mountains and taming wild horses, realizing that even if he could do these things, they would still not be enough to make his object of desire love him back. The repeated plea to "change your mind" is a desperate confession of the singer's desire for the other person to reciprocate his love.
The second verse introduces a sense of timelessness, with the stars wheeling all night long, emphasizing the vastness and unchanging nature of the universe. The singer hopes that amidst this vastness, the other person will turn and hear his song, which can be interpreted as a metaphor for his pleas for love. The third verse possibly hints at the singer's willingness to use magic or any means necessary to make the other person love him.
In summary, "Change Your Mind" is a heart-wrenching plea for love from someone who knows that they cannot force someone to feel the same way. It highlights the desperation and unattainability of love, while also acknowledging the vastness of the universe and how insignificant our desires may seem in comparison.
Line by Line Meaning
Starting at the river
Beginning at the river
Watching the water flow
Observing the movement of water
I can't stop the river
Unable to hinder the river's flow
Never, no
Absolutely impossible
If I could make the mountains
In case I could move the mountains
Fall into the sea
Collapse and plunge into the ocean
Maybe I could make you
Probably I could cause you
Fall for me
To fall in love with me
(Would you) change your mind
Would you reconsider your previous decision
All the stars keep turning
All the stars keep revolving
Wheeling all night long
Rotating ceaselessly all night
I wish you'd turn
I desire you would turn
And hear my song
And listen to my melody
If I could make wild horses
If only I could manage wild horses
Come and get their hay
To approach and consume their food
Maybe I could make you
Perhaps I could influence you
Sway my way
To lean towards me
(Would you) change your mind
Would you transform your thought
Maybe when you're sleeping
Perhaps while you are sleeping
I can make a spell
I could cast a spell
And when you wake up
And the moment you wake up
I won't tell
I won't disclose
(Would you) change your mind
Would you alter your opinion
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: CHRISTINE MARIA F ANU, PAUL MAURICE KELLY
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