God Told Me To (song)
# God Told Me To (song)

"God Told Me To" is the first single from Australian songwriter Paul Kelly's album Stolen Apples.

The song deals with a fictional character called John Johanna, on trial for murder. To explain his actions, John defends himself by saying that God told him to do this. The song features biblical imagery.

## Video

The video for the song was first aired on ABC music video 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 Sydney Film Festival and won the 2007 Inside Film Award for 'Best Music Video'.

## Personnel

Credits:

* Paul Kelly - acoustic guitar, lead vocals
* Dan Kelly - electric guitar, banjo, vocals
* Dan Ludscombe - electric guitar, keyboards, vocals
* Peter Ludscombe - drums, percussion
* Bill McDonald - bass
