Tag: guitar riffs that shaped my songwriting

  • How Collective Soul’s “Heavy” Inspired My Love for Guitar-Driven Rock

    How Collective Soul’s “Heavy” Inspired My Love for Guitar-Driven Rock

    Heavy-Collective-Soul

    One of my favorite guitar songs a bunch of years ago happened to be a tune called Heavy. I remember coming back from the record store (yes, I do remember record stores) with the CD of a band called Collective Soul. I’d been a fan. Even got a chance to go backstage and meet them once at a gig in Los Angeles. Nice guys. The moment I put the CD in and heard Heavy, I was like “What the fuck?!?” I really dug the opening guitar riff, it was Heavy and it had a very modern sound. Loved it right from the start. So, here are the lyrics from Heavy in all their glory for this Throwback Thursday.

    Heavy

    Complicate this world you wrapped for me
    I’m acquainted with your suffering

    All your weight it falls on me
    It brings me down
    All your weight it falls on me
    It falls on me

    Hold me up to those whom you’ve deceived
    Promises you break you still believe

    All your weight it falls on me
    It brings me down
    All your wieght it brings me down
    It brings me down
    All your wieght it falls on me
    It brings me down
    All your weight it falls on me
    It falls on me.

    All your wieght it falls on me
    It brings me down
    All your wieght it falls on me
    It falls on me.

    Songwriters: MONAHAN, PAT/STAFFORD, JAMES W/COLIN, CHARLIE

    Enjoy!