The Heavy are a soul-influenced indie rock band which formed in Bath, Engla… Read Full Bio ↴The Heavy are a soul-influenced indie rock band which formed in Bath, England in 2007. The band consists of Kelvin Swaby (vocals), Dan Taylor (guitar), Spencer Page (bass), Chris Ellul (drums) and formerly, Hannah Collins (keyboards). According to Songfacts, when The Heavy performed How Do You Like Me Now? on Late Night With David Letterman, they so impressed the host that he asked the band to play some more - the first time that's ever happened on the show.
The band claims to be from the village of Noid, England, near Bath. However, no such town exists in England. "Noid" has been suspected of being a pun on the "No ID, No Sale" campaign in pubs in the UK.
Forming in the fertile swamps of England’s West Country in the mid-naughties, around the axis of Dan Taylor (guitarist and songwriter) and Kelvin Swaby (vocalist and songwriter,) the Heavy immediately astounded. Jaw dropping, freshly minted riffs, swinging hip-hop drums, funk-ridden bass and Swaby’s startling, Mayfield-esque vocals meant early singles ‘That Kind of Man’ and ‘Colleen’ blew minds and won hearts. The debut album they were taken from – ‘Great Vengeance and Furious Fire’ – became an instant connoisseurs’ classic.
It was their sophomore album, though, that saw them blasting into homes across the globe. ‘The House that Dirt Built’. It also yielded the mighty ‘How You Like Me Now?’ The single was licensed for a major commercial in the 3rd Quarter of the Superbowl (the biggest ad slot in the world) and quite simply went stratospheric.
“It became such a big tune, that people asked, ‘How are you going to top that?’.” Swaby says.
The answer was 2012’s ‘The Glorious Dead,’ the band’s third album. Even deeper, a touch darker, and with shades of Southern Gothic infesting the swampy rock n’ soul of previous records, the album was another giant step forward, Frankensteining swampy voodoo and b-movie zombies with garage rock and Gospel-soaked soul.
Lead single ‘What Makes a Good Man?’ showed that The Heavy were able to write brilliant singles time after time, with synchs snowing in once again, and American radio coming on board. The band toured the world exhaustively, wowing audiences with their transcendental live performances.
“It was over the top, in a good way,” adds Heavy frontman Kelvin Swaby. “We went pretty cinematic, setting out to score a film that hasn’t been written.”
“It’s good to have a bit of light and shade,” Taylor adds.
Since then, The Heavy has gone on to achieve storming success in Japan, playing Fuji Rock, chalking up a #1 alternative album on iTunes Japan, scoring a major Pepsi synch and playing Japan’s biggest breakfast TV show, ‘Sukkiri.’
Their music was used in the stunning Guiness Sapeurs ad, they played Glastonbury, sold out Shepherd’s Bush Empire and re-recorded How You Like Me Now? with none other than 50 Cent, to launch ESPN’s coverage of the NFL Draft Week.
To top it all, How You Like Me Now? reached Gold status in the United States – a stunning achievement for an English, independent artist. How to top all that, you might ask? Well, there’s a new album on the way, and The Heavy just happen to have a habit of exceeding themselves…
The band claims to be from the village of Noid, England, near Bath. However, no such town exists in England. "Noid" has been suspected of being a pun on the "No ID, No Sale" campaign in pubs in the UK.
Forming in the fertile swamps of England’s West Country in the mid-naughties, around the axis of Dan Taylor (guitarist and songwriter) and Kelvin Swaby (vocalist and songwriter,) the Heavy immediately astounded. Jaw dropping, freshly minted riffs, swinging hip-hop drums, funk-ridden bass and Swaby’s startling, Mayfield-esque vocals meant early singles ‘That Kind of Man’ and ‘Colleen’ blew minds and won hearts. The debut album they were taken from – ‘Great Vengeance and Furious Fire’ – became an instant connoisseurs’ classic.
It was their sophomore album, though, that saw them blasting into homes across the globe. ‘The House that Dirt Built’. It also yielded the mighty ‘How You Like Me Now?’ The single was licensed for a major commercial in the 3rd Quarter of the Superbowl (the biggest ad slot in the world) and quite simply went stratospheric.
“It became such a big tune, that people asked, ‘How are you going to top that?’.” Swaby says.
The answer was 2012’s ‘The Glorious Dead,’ the band’s third album. Even deeper, a touch darker, and with shades of Southern Gothic infesting the swampy rock n’ soul of previous records, the album was another giant step forward, Frankensteining swampy voodoo and b-movie zombies with garage rock and Gospel-soaked soul.
Lead single ‘What Makes a Good Man?’ showed that The Heavy were able to write brilliant singles time after time, with synchs snowing in once again, and American radio coming on board. The band toured the world exhaustively, wowing audiences with their transcendental live performances.
“It was over the top, in a good way,” adds Heavy frontman Kelvin Swaby. “We went pretty cinematic, setting out to score a film that hasn’t been written.”
“It’s good to have a bit of light and shade,” Taylor adds.
Since then, The Heavy has gone on to achieve storming success in Japan, playing Fuji Rock, chalking up a #1 alternative album on iTunes Japan, scoring a major Pepsi synch and playing Japan’s biggest breakfast TV show, ‘Sukkiri.’
Their music was used in the stunning Guiness Sapeurs ad, they played Glastonbury, sold out Shepherd’s Bush Empire and re-recorded How You Like Me Now? with none other than 50 Cent, to launch ESPN’s coverage of the NFL Draft Week.
To top it all, How You Like Me Now? reached Gold status in the United States – a stunning achievement for an English, independent artist. How to top all that, you might ask? Well, there’s a new album on the way, and The Heavy just happen to have a habit of exceeding themselves…
Tell It Like It Is
The Heavy Lyrics
We have lyrics for 'Tell It Like It Is' by these artists:
- Aaron Neville If you want something to play with Go and find yourself…
2.7.5. Almighty (Humming) Yeah, ohh (DaNamesLB on the record) You know I get…
Aaron Neville If you want something to play with Go and find yourself…
B. Rich Doin' it right, day and night. Doin' it right, day and…
Bad Company Ooh yeah, ooh yeah You got me cornered, there's no getting…
Ben E. King When a man loves a woman Can't keep his mind on…
Bettye Swann If you want something to play with Go and find yourself…
Bill Fay Peace be in your breath and in your sighing Peace be…
Billy Joe Royal If you want somethin' to play with Go and find yourself…
Carbon / Silicon Tell it like it is We've got to stop going so…
Carbon/Silicon Tell it like it is We've got to stop going so…
Carla Thomas If you want something to play with Go and find yourself…
Cast Oh, here it comes again, I feel the heat again Blaze…
Coxon Graham You've got the need to wander, I'm getting it from…
Cutta Words can sound so strange When they come out from your…
Deandre' Ah, here we go again Are we just faithful friends, or…
Dominic Harrison Like a tiger in a cage Feelings trapped inside your brain Wa…
Don Johnson If you want something to play with Go and find yourself…
E-40 How can I help you What can I do for ya Looking…
Eddy Mitchell If you want to play with Go and find yourself a…
Ethel Ennis Say it say it say it Tell it like it…
Etta James If you want something to play with Go and find yourself…
Fay Bill Peace be in your breath and in your sighing Peace be…
Freddy Fender If you want something to play with Go and find…
George Benson If you want something to play with Go and find yourself…
Giuffria You and I, we both know we can leave this…
Graham Coxon You've got the need to wander, I'm getting it from…
Heart If you want something to play with Go and find yourself…
Heart And Soul (Disc 2) If you want something to play with Go and find yourself…
Hunter Ronson Band Do you remember truth-you used to tell it everyday Oh what…
Hunter-Ronson Do you remember truth-you used to tell it everyday Oh what…
Ian Hunter (ian hunter/mick ronson) Do you remember truth-you used to …
Ian Hunter and Mick Ronson (ian hunter/mick ronson) Do you remember truth-you used t…
Isaac Hayes & Ludacris [Little Kid:] Daddy is that your car on TV? [Ludacris:]…
J.B. Kline Doin' it right, day and night. Doin' it right, day and…
Josh Mosier Real, real recognize real The more and more it shows Be mine…
Lindi Orteda Before I say 'goodbye', before I tell you I should…
Ludacris [Little Kid:] Daddy is that your car on TV? [Ludacris:]…
Mannie Fresh It was one late night What happened was I wis wit…
Michael Lington If you want something to play with Go and find yourself…
Mick Hucknall If you want something to play with Go and find yourself…
Mr. Capone-e How can I help you What can I do for ya Looking…
Myles Kennedy Another night Another play Only marking time In a fools para…
Neville Aaron If you want something to play with Go and find yourself…
Neville Brothers (The Nevilles If you want something to play with Go and find yourself…
Nina Simone Now if you want something to play with, go out…
Noiseworks And she walks and she talks And she cries and she…
Otis & Carla If you want something to play with Go and find yourself…
Pati Oh, hear it comes again, I feel the heat again, Blaze…
Paul Jones If you want something to play with Go and find yourself…
Percy Sledge When a man loves a woman Can't keep his mind on…
Royal Billy Joe If you want somethin' to play with Go and find yourself…
S.O.U.L. Wrap your fingers 'round this now Well, I've heard things ab…
Scott Krippayne If you wanna build a bridge You gotta get down on…
Slipping into Darkness I don't know what to say My mind just aint the…
Sophie Simnett & Thomas Doherty Like a tiger in a cage Feelings trapped inside your brain Wa…
Stephanie McKay People everywhere so disillusioned of the way the world is t…
Stevie Face If you want something to play with Go and find yourself…
Teddy Pendergrass & Friends If you want something to play with Go and find yourself…
The Arcadian Wild I'm sorry for starting an unpleasant conversation I keep com…
The Ball Brothers If you want to build a bridge You gotta get down…
The Flames If you want Something to play with Go and find yourself a…
The Hunter Ronson Band Do you remember truth-you used to tell it everyday Oh what…
The K&S Band (ian hunter/mick ronson) Do you remember truth-you used to …
The Neville Brothers If you want something to play with Go and find yourself…
Tracy Chapman Say it say it say it Tell it like it…
Trish Toledo If you want something to play with Go and find yourself…
UB40 [Chorus] I just a tell it like it is,…
We have lyrics for these tracks by The Heavy:
A Ghost You Can't Forget Don't be mean to me in my lifetime 'Cause I'm the…
And When I Die I'm not scared of dying and I don't really care If…
Be Mine Take all my money Take all my time Take all the stars…
Big Bad Wolf Stop and save your voice girl You're the only one that…
Blood Dirt Love Stop A broken dream On a washed up pride Got my memories Sting…
Brukpocket's Lament I tried to love her Best that I could I tried to…
BrukPocket’s Lament I tried to love her Best that I could I tried to…
Can't Play Dead Well, hell she walk like a zombie Talk too cold Live in…
Cause For Alarm You must listen to this story Pay attention to this tale For…
Coleen She want everything She want the Gucci and the Louis Vuitton…
Colleen She want everything She want the Gucci and the Louis things…
Curse Me Good Maybe you will qualify And maybe you won't Maybe you can mul…
Dignity She's trying to tell this kid about herself She ain't dissi…
Doing Fine Now you got no one to run to You bang upon…
Don't Say Nothing You keep talking that same, same song But love lost Make i…
Girl Girl I see you walking past my home I see you talking…
Goodbye Baby By time we left our stares Damage was done No sweet forgiven…
Heavy for You You broke my heart cause you won't Slide for me You can't…
How Do You Like Me Now Now there was a time, When you loved me so. I couldn't…
How Do You Like Me Now? Now there was a time When you loved me so I couldn't…
How You Like Me Now Now there was a time, When you loved me so. I couldn't…
In The Morning Now when you take me in the morning In your eyes…
In Time You lift me up Like I'm firefly And made me come To almost…
In Your Hands Take another turn in time Make another curve inside Break an…
Intro Nigga it's half time It ain't nap time Awwww You get baptize…
Just My Luck It's just my luck She don't give a fuck She got that…
Last Confession Forgive me father for the things that I've done The truth,…
Long Way From Home Got my mind like the Pope got God I got the…
Love Like That I put my back into it I put a hole right…
Mean Ol' Man It's like you're telling me things that I already know You…
Miss California She is a lunatic She'll wreck your body and she'll break…
No Time Where, oh, where is the girl that I found? She was…
No Time (Extra Time Mix) I can't see where you comin' from But I know just…
Nobody's Hero Built it up knock it down Wear your love like a…
Not The One I took a leave of my senses I walked the long…
Oh No Now there was a time When you loved me so I couldn't…
Panic Attack! All wound up On the edge Terrified Sleep disturbed Restless…
Put It on the Line Think like a solider out on your own Think like a…
Same Ol I believe If a man could fly I'd be just like a…
Same Ol' I believe If a man could fly I'd be just like a…
Set Me Free You made a man out of me But you're not satisfied You…
Short Change Hero I can't see where you comin' from But I know just…
Since You Been Gone Well, I can see what it is I can see what's…
Sixteen I saw her dancing with the devil And he was wearing…
Slave To Your Love Pay no mind, what you looking for? I'm a breath away…
Stuck Stop living this life, so cautiously Because the fear of wha…
That Kind Of Man Heartless, heartless; I got something on my mind And you ke…
The Apology Take it back like you know I want you to I'm…
The Big Bad Wolf Stop and save your voice girl You're the only one that…
The House That Dirt Built If you value your sanity, don't go in the house If…
The Lonesome Road When it's cold as a lizard's heart When it's cold as…
Turn Up Turn (up) And make it something to believe in You know you…
What Happened To The Love We had that thang that everybody want Good times with a…
What Makes a Good Man Ain't nothin' wrong with this chemistry Ain't nothin' wrong …
What You Want Me To Do There was a frost when you left this morning But there'll…
Who Needs The Sunshine They wanna make me pay For mistakes that I have made But…
Who Needs The Sunshine? Got goose-flesh Got butterflies Got a temperature you're g…
You Don't Know This one definitely goes out on a censorship tip So everybod…
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@todosia_art
Tell me now (tell me now)
And show me how (show me how)
To understand (understand)
What makes a good man?
Tell me now (tell me now)
Hey walk the line (walk the line)
Hey understand (understand)
What makes a good man?
Ain't nothin' wrong with this chemistry
Ain't nothin' wrong with this place for me
Ain't time to tell that this is the pedigree
Experience is another one meant for me
To tell me now (tell me now)
And show me how (show me how)
To understand (understand)
What makes a good man?
To tell me now (tell me now)
Hey walk the line (walk the line)
Hey understand (understand)
What makes a good man
From me?
(Yeah, yeah, yeah)
Now I entitle swim for blood and burn
I entitle swim for what it's worth
'Cause lines get drawn 'n' lines get kicked 'n' blurred
Indelible is what I need to spread the word
And tell me now (tell me now)
And show me how (show me how)
To understand (understand)
What makes a good man?
To tell me now (tell me now)
Hey walk the line (walk the line)
Hey understand (understand)
What makes a good man
From me?
(Yeah, yeah, yeah)
(Yeah, yeah, yeah)
Tell me now (tell me now)
And show me how (show me how)
To understand (understand)
What makes a good man?
To tell me now (tell me now)
Hey walk the line (walk the line)
Hey understand (understand)
What makes a good man?
Good man
Good man
Good man
Good man
Good man
Good man
Good man
What makes a good man?
Good man
Good man
Good man
What makes a good man?
Good man
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[Verse 1]
Ain't nothing wrong with this chemistry
Ain't nothing wrong with this blasphemy
And time will tell the test of pedigree
Experience is another one meant for me
[Chorus]
To tell me now (tell me now)
And show me how (show me how)
To understand (understand)
What makes a good man?
To tell me now (tell me now)
And walk the line (walk the line)
And understand (understand)
What makes a good man?
[Verse 2]
Now I ain't tired of sweating for blood and dirt
I ain't tired of sweating for what it's worth
Cause lines get drawn and lines get kicked kicked and blurred
Indelible, is what I need to spread the word
@mrjed6912
He has the perfect voice for this type of music
@GameplayerSolCley
the first thing I saw!
@MrMarksik
Yeah! Like chainsaw..
@scott353
Na like James brown
@Deeharris3634
Yeah he does have the voice for it.
But so do I when I've had three or four beers.
🍺😉👍
@limitededition1053
I should hope so
@yaser_sr4sr432
All of a sudden YouTube decide to recommend me one of the best songs in the universe
@Thalgrim
Same brother
@DaZeDmerlin
The Heavy are the best discovery I've made this year.
Unique, full of soul, brilliant, and fun, very addictive as well!
@Geneforson
+DaZeD Merlin
Yes