"God Told Me To" is a song by Australian songwriter Paul Kelly from his 2007 album '' Stolen Apples''. Written by Kelly, who produced and performed the tune with his band members the Boon Companions, the song deals with a fictional character called John Johanna, who is on trial for murder. To explain his actions, Johanna defends himself by saying that

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told him to do this. The song features

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imagery.

Video

The video for the song was first aired on

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show ''Rage'' in June 2007. The video was directed by Natasha Pinkus, and was filmed in a single shot. The video was nominated for a Dendy award at the 2007

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and won the 2007 Inside Film Award for 'Best Music Video'.

Personnel

Credits: * Paul Kelly - acoustic guitar, lead vocals * Dan Kelly - electric guitar,

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, vocals *

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- electric guitar, keyboards, vocals *

Peter Luscombe Peter Luscombe is an Australian drummer and composer. Career Luscombe was a member of The Black Sorrows from 1985 to 1993 appearing on the albums ''A Place in the World'' (1986), ''Dear Children'' (1987), ''Hold on to Me'' (1988), ''Harley and ...

- drums,

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* Bill McDonald - bass

References

{{authority control 2007 singles Paul Kelly (Australian musician) songs 2007 songs Songs written by Paul Kelly (Australian musician) EMI Records singles