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
Look So Fine Feel So Low
Paul Kelly Lyrics
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Wearing brand new clothes
I guess I've landed on my feet
I'm a lucky guy I suppose
She tells me that she loves me
She buys me things
She wants to take care of me
Well I look so fine but I feel so low
She takes me by the arm
She takes me all around
She knows all her friends are talking
Saying look what our good girl's found
One thing she's got on you
She's so easy to impress
When she asks me dumb questions
All I gotta do is say yes yes yes yes
Yeah I look so fine but I feel so low
In Paul Kelly's song Look So Fine Feel So Low, the singer appears to be a man who has recently hit a stroke of luck. The lyrics convey that he has been seen on the street wearing brand new clothes and he feels that he has landed on his feet, but he still feels low. He is in a romantic relationship with a woman who loves him and takes care of him, buying him things and showing him off to her friends. He says that he only needs to sing to keep her happy, implying that he is a musician or performer of some kind. However, despite his good fortune, he still feels low.
The lyrics suggest that the man is struggling with feelings of worthlessness despite the external validation he is receiving. He may be experiencing imposter syndrome, doubting his own abilities and feeling like a fraud even when his talent is being recognized. He is also potentially unhappy in his relationship, as he talks about his partner's lack of intelligence and how easy it is to impress her with minimal effort. The contrast between his outward appearance and internal emotions creates a sense of irony in the song.
Overall, Look So Fine Feel So Low is a commentary on the dissonance between how we present ourselves to the world and how we truly feel inside. Despite the man's apparent good fortune, he still struggles with feelings of inadequacy and unhappiness.
Line by Line Meaning
I've been seen on the street
People have spotted me outside
Wearing brand new clothes
I'm clothed in new attire
I guess I've landed on my feet
Things must be looking up for me
I'm a lucky guy I suppose
Seems like I'm fortunate
She tells me that she loves me
The woman says she has affection towards me
She buys me things
She purchases items for me
She wants to take care of me
She desires to look after me
And all I gotta do is sing sing sing sing
My only requirement is to sing
Well I look so fine but I feel so low
Although I appear presentable, I feel down
She takes me by the arm
She grabs my arm
She takes me all around
She brings me to different places
She knows all her friends are talking
She's aware that her friends are gossiping
Saying look what our good girl's found
They're commenting on what she's discovered
One thing she's got on you
She has an advantage over you
She's so easy to impress
It's effortless to amaze her
When she asks me dumb questions
She inquires with nonsensical queries
All I gotta do is say yes yes yes yes
I merely need to respond affirmatively
Yeah I look so fine but I feel so low
Again, although I seem attractive, I feel unhappy
Lyrics © WORDS & MUSIC A DIV OF BIG DEAL MUSIC LLC, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, MUSHROOM MUSIC PTY LTD
Written by: MAURICE GERRARD FRAWLEY, PAUL MAURICE KELLY
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James Styles
The Fourth and Final Single Released from Paul Kelly's Gossip Album, Classic Australian Album that was and always be.