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* Kelly Family has dedicated once one of their concert to a fan, who died in a car accident. When Paddy sang "Brother, brother" he spontaneous changed the lyrics and sanf like that: "Sara, Sara, Sara I didn't forget you don't get me wrong". The parents and friend of Sara was in the concert and they were very touched.

* Patricia wrote "You're losing me" but it was more suitable for Kathy's voice

* Patricia also wrote "Like a Queen" and sang it herself before Barby did

* "I'll Swim I'll Swim" was written by Angelo and Barby and during the rehersals Barby sang "papa papa papa I don't want you to leave, I need you now"

* "Yo te Qieuro" was written by Paddy (but sang by Kathy because she has the 'flamenco art') and is based on a Spanish poem written by San Juan de la Cruz (middelage writer)

* "Oh Johnny" was written by Barby and dedicated to her grandfather

* The song "Hooks" is way older. During Streetlife times it was known as "You drove me crazy"

* During a concert at the water Patricia said:"Thanks for coming. Also the people on the boats who didn't pay for the concert"

* Maite wrote the song "I'm so happy".

* "All along the way" was composed by Barby

* Angelo and Paddy wrote"The Childeren of Kosovo" after they found out about the war on the news

* "Rock N Roll Stole My Soul" was composed by Jimmy and he sings it during concerts.

* Song "Sweetest Angel" is a mix of two different songs: "Sweetest Angel" and "Don't let me down"

* The idea to put violins in "Maximum" came from Paddy but Joey composed the song

* Angelo wrote it "I can't help myself" for his wife Kira, which back then was only a babysitter of Sean.

* "When de boys come into town" was written by John as a memory to the party times in Spain

* "Nothing like home" was also written by John

* "Mama" was taped ten times but only the last one was good enough

* "An Angel" was dedicated to Mama Kelly

* In the summer of 1999, 6 Kelly's (Barby, Maite, Paddy, John, Angelo and Sean) went to Belascoain (Spain) because Angelo wanted to visit this town and their mother's grave. Several Kelly's were born there and they lived there for a few years.

* The Kelly house in Belascoain is known as "the painters house"

* Paddy slept in the "Kennedy's Room" at Gymnich

* The mountain where the Kelly's sang at the end of "Christmas all year" is the gat of Extauri and is closed during winter when it snows

* There are 5 versions of "When the last tree" Dutch, German, French, Spanish and English. The French version was part of a Greenpeace campaign.

* In 1996 a part of the Kelly home in Ireland burned down. The fire started in Angelo's room and people said he had been smoking. Couldn't be cause the Kelly's were in Spain (Actuallyt there are 2 stories about this fire: the one about Angelo and the one about Patricia who left a candle burning in her room.. and the family was home when the fire occured)

* Patrica wrote a whole bunch of childrensongs while she was pregnant with Alexander

* "She's crazy" was writen for their mom

* the Kellys themselves weren't that much into buying Gymnich but it was an old dream of their father

* Once Joey sang in duet with Patricia the song "First time"

* Angelo and Paddy sang "The Rose" in street-times

* Once a fan hid in the toilet of Paddy's room on the houseboat

* In one interview Paddy said that the song "Million flies" is based on experiences of one of his friends, who was addicted to drugs/medicines. It's not about Paddy himself.

* The lyrics of the song "Edge of happiness" was written by Paddy. And Angelo has composed the melody and sing it.

* Patricia's sons Alexander and Ignatius is singing solo parts on her solo cd "Essential".

* Kira Kelly (Angelo's wife) is singing all back-vocals on Maite's "Unofficial album".

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