The Brand New Heavies began in 1985 as an instrumental acid jazz group call… Read Full Bio ↴The Brand New Heavies began in 1985 as an instrumental acid jazz group called Brother International.
The group came up with the Heavies name after signing their first record contract, borrowing from a liner note on a James Brown single declaring the artist "Minister of New Super Heavy Funk". As The Brand New Heavies they gained a cult following in the London club scene and soon signed to Cooltempo as acid jazz replaced rare groove in clubs. The band issued a debut recording for Eddie Piller's Acid Jazz label in 1990 with Jay Ella Ruth as lead singer.
A single, "Got to Give", came out on Cooltempo before the Brand New Heavies signed to Acid Jazz Records and released Brand New Heavies to critical acclaim. The band signed to a division of Chrysalis Records in the UK, and American distribution was picked up by influential label Delicious Vinyl, and N'Dea Davenport (who had signed an artist development deal with Delicious Vinyl) joined the group. A revamped version of the first album with vocals by N'Dea Davenport was then released, and the singles "Dream Come True", "Never Stop" and "Stay This Way", all with Davenport on lead vocals, became hits on both sides of the Atlantic, with the latter becoming a music video directed by Douglas Gayeton that saw heavy rotation on MTV.
The group's appearance with MC Serch (formerly of 3rd Bass) and Q-Tip (of A Tribe Called Quest) at a performance in New York City, inspired the group to incorporate elements of hip hop music. Their next album was the critically acclaimed Heavy Rhyme Experience, Vol. 1, which included collaborations with Guru of Gang Starr and The Pharcyde, among others, but lacked any female vocals.
While under management by Colin Lester's and Ian McAndrew's Wildlife Entertainment, The Brand New Heavies released Brother Sister (1994) which was the last album for a while with N'Dea Davenport, who had left to complete her solo album (which she had put on hold to join the Heavies). The album spawned more singles, though one of them, a cover of Maria Muldaur's "Midnight at the Oasis", was popular only in the UK because it was not included in the US version of the album.
Siedah Garrett joined the group for their next album, Shelter (1997). It contained the minor hit, the Carole King-penned song "You've Got a Friend" that was originally made famous by James Taylor. Again, though, this song did not appear on the US version of the album. The album also contained the hit "Sometimes". The remix of "Sometimes" included the rap vocals of Q-Tip from Tribe.
The Brand New Heavies then released their greatest hits album, Trunk Funk - The Best of The Brand New Heavies (2000) with Carleen Anderson on vocals for some newly recorded songs, followed by the Japan only album We Won't Stop (2003) featuring a variety of vocalists and Allaboutthefunk (2004) featuring British singer Nicole Russo on vocals.
In April 2006, the Brand New Heavies reunited with N'Dea Davenport and former label Delicious Vinyl. A new album, Get Used to It was released on June 27 2006 via Starbucks and more traditional music retail outlets. The album was recorded in New York and London; and the lead single "I Don't Know Why (I Love You)" was issued in early May. The single was notable for being one of very few late releases to feature the trademarked "A Tom Moulton Mix", as the legendary disco pioneer had been asked to contribute mixes. Later that year, their song "Jump 'N' Move" was featured on the soundtrack for the 2006 computer animated feature film, Happy Feet, and the in-game soundtrack for 2004's NBA Live 2005. The band toured at the end of 2006.
After the release of a live CD Live at the Indigo2 in late 2008, the Brand New Heavies announced they would be releasing a new album in 2009 with N'Dea Davenport on vocals.
The group came up with the Heavies name after signing their first record contract, borrowing from a liner note on a James Brown single declaring the artist "Minister of New Super Heavy Funk". As The Brand New Heavies they gained a cult following in the London club scene and soon signed to Cooltempo as acid jazz replaced rare groove in clubs. The band issued a debut recording for Eddie Piller's Acid Jazz label in 1990 with Jay Ella Ruth as lead singer.
A single, "Got to Give", came out on Cooltempo before the Brand New Heavies signed to Acid Jazz Records and released Brand New Heavies to critical acclaim. The band signed to a division of Chrysalis Records in the UK, and American distribution was picked up by influential label Delicious Vinyl, and N'Dea Davenport (who had signed an artist development deal with Delicious Vinyl) joined the group. A revamped version of the first album with vocals by N'Dea Davenport was then released, and the singles "Dream Come True", "Never Stop" and "Stay This Way", all with Davenport on lead vocals, became hits on both sides of the Atlantic, with the latter becoming a music video directed by Douglas Gayeton that saw heavy rotation on MTV.
The group's appearance with MC Serch (formerly of 3rd Bass) and Q-Tip (of A Tribe Called Quest) at a performance in New York City, inspired the group to incorporate elements of hip hop music. Their next album was the critically acclaimed Heavy Rhyme Experience, Vol. 1, which included collaborations with Guru of Gang Starr and The Pharcyde, among others, but lacked any female vocals.
While under management by Colin Lester's and Ian McAndrew's Wildlife Entertainment, The Brand New Heavies released Brother Sister (1994) which was the last album for a while with N'Dea Davenport, who had left to complete her solo album (which she had put on hold to join the Heavies). The album spawned more singles, though one of them, a cover of Maria Muldaur's "Midnight at the Oasis", was popular only in the UK because it was not included in the US version of the album.
Siedah Garrett joined the group for their next album, Shelter (1997). It contained the minor hit, the Carole King-penned song "You've Got a Friend" that was originally made famous by James Taylor. Again, though, this song did not appear on the US version of the album. The album also contained the hit "Sometimes". The remix of "Sometimes" included the rap vocals of Q-Tip from Tribe.
The Brand New Heavies then released their greatest hits album, Trunk Funk - The Best of The Brand New Heavies (2000) with Carleen Anderson on vocals for some newly recorded songs, followed by the Japan only album We Won't Stop (2003) featuring a variety of vocalists and Allaboutthefunk (2004) featuring British singer Nicole Russo on vocals.
In April 2006, the Brand New Heavies reunited with N'Dea Davenport and former label Delicious Vinyl. A new album, Get Used to It was released on June 27 2006 via Starbucks and more traditional music retail outlets. The album was recorded in New York and London; and the lead single "I Don't Know Why (I Love You)" was issued in early May. The single was notable for being one of very few late releases to feature the trademarked "A Tom Moulton Mix", as the legendary disco pioneer had been asked to contribute mixes. Later that year, their song "Jump 'N' Move" was featured on the soundtrack for the 2006 computer animated feature film, Happy Feet, and the in-game soundtrack for 2004's NBA Live 2005. The band toured at the end of 2006.
After the release of a live CD Live at the Indigo2 in late 2008, the Brand New Heavies announced they would be releasing a new album in 2009 with N'Dea Davenport on vocals.
How Do You Think
The Brand New Heavies Lyrics
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(Intro)
Uh-uh, uh-uh
It's all about the funk
Wuh-uh, ah-ah
(Verse 1)
How many times did I try to tell you, you know
You ain't gonna get sympathy
You can't always chase your own desires
Or you'll be chasing endlessly
Decide, see what's to decide in your mind
Why you got to mess around and let her down?
How ja think she'd feel about it
She'd feel about what you do
How ja think she'd feel about it
Oh-oh
(Chorus 1)
How ja think she'd feel about it
How ja think she'd feel about it
Ho-ho, ho-wuh-oh
How ja think she'd feel about it
How ja think she'd feel about it
Ho-ho
(Verse 2)
I know about the rhymes that you been spinning
You know in time it comes back on you
This ain't a story you'll be winning
But there are two ways you can lose
Decide, see what's to decide in your mind
Why you got to mess around and let her down?
How ja think she'd feel about it
She'd feel about what you do
How ja think she'd feel about it
She'd feel about what you do
Oh-oh
(Chorus 2)
How ja think she'd feel about it
How ja think she'd feel about it
Ho-ho, ho-wuh-oh
How ja think she'd feel about it
How ja think she'd feel about it
(Bridge)
Ohhhh
Uh-uh, oh-oh
Yeah-eah
Da-da, da-da,
Ooh-ooh, oh-oh,
Your playing's over, I Been on to you
So you'd better oh-oh
You better give it up
Think you're clever? Now you're down a peg or two
Take it down, take it down,
Take it down, take it down
(Chorus 3)
How ja think she'd feel about it
How ja think she'd feel about it
How ja think she'd feel about it
How ja think she'd feel about, she'd feel about
She'd feel about it
(Coda)
Those things that you promise that you'd never do
If she knew all the things that you put her through
How would she feel, if she knew 'bout what you've done?
Found out the person that you've now become
You'll see that every dog will have his day
That's the time that you learn there's a price to pay
That you hurt all the people you betray
If she knew, if she knew
But you knew and you went and did it anyway
Those things that you promise that you'd never do
How ja think she'd feel about it
If she knew all the things that you put her through
How ja think she'd feel about it
How would she feel, if she knew 'bout what you've done?
How ja think she'd feel about it
Found out the person that you've now become
You'll see that every dog will have his day
That's the time that you learn there's a price to pay
That you hurt all the people you betray
But you knew and you went and did it anyway
Uh-uh, uh-uh
It's all about the funk
Wuh-uh, ah-ah
(Verse 1)
How many times did I try to tell you, you know
You can't always chase your own desires
Or you'll be chasing endlessly
Decide, see what's to decide in your mind
Why you got to mess around and let her down?
How ja think she'd feel about it
She'd feel about what you do
How ja think she'd feel about it
Oh-oh
(Chorus 1)
How ja think she'd feel about it
How ja think she'd feel about it
Ho-ho, ho-wuh-oh
How ja think she'd feel about it
How ja think she'd feel about it
Ho-ho
(Verse 2)
I know about the rhymes that you been spinning
You know in time it comes back on you
This ain't a story you'll be winning
But there are two ways you can lose
Decide, see what's to decide in your mind
Why you got to mess around and let her down?
How ja think she'd feel about it
She'd feel about what you do
How ja think she'd feel about it
She'd feel about what you do
Oh-oh
(Chorus 2)
How ja think she'd feel about it
How ja think she'd feel about it
Ho-ho, ho-wuh-oh
How ja think she'd feel about it
How ja think she'd feel about it
(Bridge)
Ohhhh
Uh-uh, oh-oh
Yeah-eah
Da-da, da-da,
Ooh-ooh, oh-oh,
Your playing's over, I Been on to you
So you'd better oh-oh
You better give it up
Think you're clever? Now you're down a peg or two
Take it down, take it down,
Take it down, take it down
(Chorus 3)
How ja think she'd feel about it
How ja think she'd feel about it
How ja think she'd feel about it
How ja think she'd feel about, she'd feel about
She'd feel about it
(Coda)
Those things that you promise that you'd never do
If she knew all the things that you put her through
How would she feel, if she knew 'bout what you've done?
Found out the person that you've now become
You'll see that every dog will have his day
That's the time that you learn there's a price to pay
That you hurt all the people you betray
If she knew, if she knew
But you knew and you went and did it anyway
Those things that you promise that you'd never do
How ja think she'd feel about it
If she knew all the things that you put her through
How ja think she'd feel about it
How would she feel, if she knew 'bout what you've done?
How ja think she'd feel about it
Found out the person that you've now become
You'll see that every dog will have his day
That's the time that you learn there's a price to pay
That you hurt all the people you betray
But you knew and you went and did it anyway
The song "How Do You Think" by The Brand New Heavies revolves around the consequences of betrayal and infidelity. The lyrics convey a tone of disappointment and understanding, as if the singer has seen this before and is warning a friend against making a mistake. The first verse is a warning that chasing one's own desires endlessly can lead to hurting others. The chorus, repeated several times throughout the song, asks how the third person, the one being betrayed, would feel if they knew the truth. The second verse implies that the person spinning rhymes and betraying their partner may lose in the end. The bridge is a call-out to the betrayer, telling them to come clean before they are found out. The coda reinforces the message that the consequences of betrayal are inevitable, and that the person responsible will eventually have to face them.
The song reveals a mature insight into interpersonal relationships, and the consequences of choosing one's own selfish desires over loyalty and love. The Brand New Heavies have traditionally been a funk and acid jazz band, and this song continues that tradition, with elements of soul and pop. The group also collaborated with artists like N'Dea Davenport, who was both a vocalist and a songwriter for the band. "How Do You Think" was released in 1991, and is from their second album, "Heavy Rhyme Experience: Vol. 1".
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