To Her Door

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"To Her Door" is a song by Paul Kelly and the Coloured Girls, released as a single ahead of their second album, Under the Sun (released in North America and Europe as by Paul Kelly and the Messengers). The single was released in September 1987 and reached No. 14 on the Australian singles charts."To Her Door" won an ARIA Music Award in 1988 for "Best Video", for its music video directed by Claudia Castle. In 2001, the Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) listed "To Her Door" as one the Top 30 Australian songs of all time, as one of two songs written by Kelly (alongside "Treaty"). In January 2018, as part of Triple M's "Ozzest 100", the 'most Australian' songs of all time, "To Her Door" was ranked number 26. more »

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1997

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They got married early 
Never had no money
Then when he got laid off 
Things really hit the skids

He started up his drinking 
Then they started fighting
He took it pretty badly
She took both the kids

She said "I'm not standing by
To watch you slowly die
So watch me walking out the door"
She said, "Shove it Jack
I'm walking out the fucking door"

She went to her brother's
Got a little bar work
He went to the buttery
Stayed about a year

Then he wrote a letter
Said, "I want to see you"
She thought he sounded better
She sent him the fare

He was riding through the cane
In the pouring rain
On Olympic to her door

He came in on a Sunday
Every muscle aching
Walking in slow motion
Like he'd just been hit

Did they have a future
Would he know his children
Could he make a picture
And get them all to fit

He was shaking in his seat
Riding through the streets
In a silvertop to her door

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Paul Kelly

Paul Maurice Kelly (born 13 January 1955) is an Australian rock music singer-songwriter, guitarist, and harmonica player. He has performed solo, and has led numerous groups, including the Dots, the Coloured Girls, and the Messengers. He has worked with other artists and groups, including associated projects Professor Ratbaggy and Stardust Five. Kelly's music style has ranged from bluegrass to studio-oriented dub reggae, but his core output straddles folk, rock, and country. His lyrics capture the vastness of the culture and landscape of Australia by chronicling life about him for over 30 years. David Fricke from Rolling Stone calls Kelly "one of the finest songwriters I have ever heard, Australian or otherwise." Kelly has said, "Song writing is mysterious to … more »

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