Reverend & The Makers - Heavyweight Champion of the World (Official Video) 

This song was on in a nightclub at 5am in Sunderland. I wanted to quit my job but I wasn’t a hundred percent sure cos I didn’t know what I was going to do to replace it. This song was on and it gave me a eureaka moment of giving me that final push. Thanks reverend and the makers I’m now doing something I love, don’t know how to thank you enough.

What a criminally underrated tune this is. Still as catchy with every single listen!

This just might be the greatest workout song ever

Watched em at Wembley 2009 with the enemy , Kasabian and oasis , gigs like that no longer exist

The more you listen to this the better it gets!

This song is both depressing, and very motivational. I love it!

If ye not living on the edge ye taking up too much room..... Fuckin poetic...

I was not expecting "the nearest he got to China was a week in Camber Sands". Gold..

He played an acoustic set at my local pub last night, the horn in St Albans 😊

I'm here for Matty am I fuck don't know who the guy is I'm here for a fuckin banger

I'm a metal head but I still love this ,banging song

This song has stood the test of time, one of the few songs that are still as good as the first time I heard it

Lyrics: Now that she's older As the embers of romance Pay two mortgages and leccy bills Been comfortable and that Nobody told her That she'd ever reach the stage Where her husband bored her Or she lied about her age He's compromising At least he's got a job for life Get born, get schooled, get job, get car Pay tax and find a wife And on that note The end can't come too soon If you're not living on the edge You take up too much room I could've been a contender I could've been a someone Caught up in the rat race And feeling like a no one Could've been me in the papers With the money and the girls I could've been the heavyweight champion of the world At school, he used to dream about being Bruce Lee But the need for chops in the Manor Top Ain't all that great you see And so he gave up On his black belt and first dan As near as he got to China Was a week in Cambuslang I could've been a contender I could've been a someone Caught up in the rat race And feeling like a no one Could've been me in the papers Money and the girls I could've been the heavyweight champion of the world I could've been a contender Could've been a someone Caught up in the rat race And feeling like a no one Could've been me in the papers Money and the girls I could've been the heavyweight champion of the world It's boring, it's boring It might put you to sleep It's the same old routine, repeating week after week And you work harder, work harder You're told that you must And you must earn a living And you must earn a crust And be like everybody else Be like everybody else Be like everybody else Just be like everybody else Be like everybody else Just be like everybody else Be like everybody else Just be like everybody else Be like everybody else Just be like everybody else Be like everybody else Just be like everybody else Be like everybody else Just be like everybody else Be like everybody else Just be like everybody else I could've been a contender I could've been a someone Caught up in the rat race And feeling like a no one Could've been me in the papers Money and the girls I could've been the heavyweight champion of the world I could've been a contender Could've been a someone Caught up in the rat race And feeling like a no one Been me in the papers Money and the girls I could've been the heavyweight champion of the world

Great song and I'm getting on for 70. Love songs that are sung in national dialects,especially northern ones so winner winner for me. Great video,if this doesn't get you changing jobs nothing will!! ( thats if you can find anything else these days)

The most brilliant British song over the past 30 years….pure genius, it keeps me going

I guarantee within the next 5 years this will be sampled in the big summer hit of the year, quote me

this is a strangely addictive song

Caught up in the rat race I'm not, yes I live 'NOT' like everybody else, l live on a narrowboat....nowhere near London thank god! Love Rev

Still LOVING it in 2022! Can't wait to see them on the 2023 tour .... and bounce!!!!!

What a voice ❤

I heard this for the first time on Radio 1 a few days ago and haven't stopped listening to it since 'If you're not living on the edge, you take up too much room' is a genius lyric

One of THE best songs EVER. An absolute masterpiece!

This was potentially my first gig, seen it with my best mates. Lovely memories 💖❤💕

Brilliant, grabbed me by the throat ears... ear throats when I first heard it.... I LOVE this song

Still a absolute tune

Best Band of these crazy times - fact ❤

used to be obsessed with this song at the tender age of 5, now i'm listening to it again and it's still as awesome (V festival put me back on track for reverend and the makers)

i would say... one of the best songs ive found this year. lyrics describes normal life perfectly if you dont make conscious choices, and on top of that its a tune

Seen these guys mid 2000's Liverpool.... they were opening for kasabian... Great memories... See you guys 2022 tramlines... whoo!!!!

Brings back memories. One of my favourite songs.

Follow your dreams

For #throwbackthursday here's Reverend And The Makers' 2007 track "Heavyweight Champion of the World". #TBT

Legend,Sheffield band, English at it's best!this track rocks!

Had this songs chorus stuck in my head for years not remembering the lyrics just what my brain thought they were, finally got greeted back after randomly getting up in the middle of a film in the cinema to it being played over the speakers, never been so happy to miss part of a new film

I only just had a private gig at my mates house! His amazing! Only like 20 of us but his brilliant! Love lincoln and i love Rev.!

BE LIKE EVERYBODY ELSE JUST BE LIKE EVERYBODY ELSE TUNE

Saw this wonderful band in Glasgow just absolutely brilliant.....best bit the concert went outside and John played in the street.....outstanding what a night....

If I was fighting for the heavyweight championship of the world I would walk out to this song. What a buzz! Double bluff.

First time listening (I never lie)... I have stopped it on 30 seconds exactly... I love it xxx

love em...... also like to say massive respect to the artists. theyve just named a very young band from grimsby as support act in their upcoming shows, theyre only 14 year old lads, massive respect for promoting young artists

The track appears to be a commentary on the mundane and monotonous nature of daily life and the feeling of unfulfilled potential. The song starts by describing a woman who is now bored with her comfortable life which she shares with her husband, yet nobody warned her that it would come to this. The song then switches to the husband who feels stuck in the same routine as everyone else - he dreams of being Bruce Lee, but ultimately gave up due to the life he found himself in. The chorus repeats the sentiment that the speakers could have been something more, but they find themselves just going through the motions of everyday life. The bridge emphasizes the pressure to conform to societal expectations and be like everybody else, leading to a feeling of being trapped in the rat race. Thus, the song describes the inner turmoil of feeling like a no-one and longing for a life that could have been, but never was. Overall, "Heavyweight Champion of the World" could be seen as a reminder to follow your dreams and not to get bogged down in routine and societal pressure.

The first time i was aware of these was at Newcastle at the quayside concert about about 14 year ago. Loved them since then. This is still the best song this century from any British band

Only heard this recently and I absolutely love it.

If you’re not living on the edge You take up to much room .Quality

such a great track, go live those dreams, iifes just too damn fleeting 🍻 🖤

Every time I hear this song, Sheffield bounces in the old ticker...glory be.

such an underrated band they so good i love it

I just found this band today, quality song 💚🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿👍👌

Saw them live at Manchester academy when they were promoting this album. They were incredible 😍

Banger of a Tune

At a real transition point in life, this helped.

That bass line 😍

Banging bass line!

Top Tune.

One of them feel good songs get you in a groove before your night out! Still smashing it 2019!

What a lovely band! Where have they been all my life??

Classic already! Who's with me? Funk got cool.

Completely forgot about this song now having a beer listening thank you radio x best radio station out they play the bangers you forgot about

Funny to think Jon's brother Chris was the bloke on the front cover of Arctic Monkey's first (and best) album

Moral of. The story. We're all heavy weight champions!.. What a song!

Love this song

A life lesson in hope over fear

Rumor has it that Tyson Fury is going to use this song as his entrance music for the 28th

I can’t wait for there homecoming gigs in February its going to be amazing

still listening to this banger in 2017

British music at it's best...

saw them at Warrington Parr hall years ago, they were superb

LEGENDARY

Music is one of the only things that brings all humans together regardless of culture and language... Stop being so petty and bringing beef into it. Either enjoy it or leave. Yours faithfully a fan of this song AND the 1975

Ultimate tune by the way! Absolutely outstanding

I can honestly say I reckon James Brown himself would have loved this funky tune. Absolute quality.

A week in Camber Sands, Lucky git ;)

LOVE IT! Usually listen to "Open Your Window", but these lyrics are brilliant! And his accent. Proud to be a Brit.

wow this reminds me of a carling ad back in 2006

Now I have to listen to Ali in the Jungle. Although I find this song inspiring because it reminds me that I really don't have to be like everybody else.

if your not living on the edge your taking to much room

This banger gets me going every time. Absolute adrenaline pumping song. Love it love it love it

The Rev is amazing. He helped me through some dark times. I am thankful for his kind words.

This tune derves no less than 1000M likes.

This song has helped me quit two jobs! Now I make robots.

What a song !!!

very duran duran ^_^

Forgot how good they were/are? Witty, comedic lyrics. Seen them live at 1 of the many, mental festivals I attended. I was and kinda wasn't "there" if u know what I mean so couldn't tell u what festival lol

Need to see these live 👌👌👌👌👌

Tune ! What a bassline... When music was music.....

I have been looking for this song for years!

holy crap this takes me back to the times when you didnt have to worry about every single word you say less someone gets offended, good times indeed, and a fantastic song

These guys played a spontaneous gig in the block next to mine at uni!

so good, sooo missed by the masses....feckin luv this tune

2005-2010 music era had so much Quality

This song and lyrics are just brilliant !!

Great song, the lyrics are so true. The same old shit day after day. Just what if you took that chance to be something or somebody you really wanted to be, instead of this 9-5 shit, day after day, week after week, month after month, year after year, decade after decade.......

Fkn class band very underrated love you boys forever x

this so totally deserves more views !!

Totally underrated

2019 tuuuuune

Timeless song ........ Never fails to give me strength and attitude. What a band!!!! See you in Manchester next month 👍

reverend and the makers are toooooooooooooo goooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooood

Takes me back to nights out in the clubs in Leeds, Manchester & Liverpool. Mid 00s were mint

When I heard this on the radio for the first time I thought it was Simon Le Bon.