It all started on South 13th Street in Center City, Philadelphia. Brought together in 2004 by a musicians wanted ad, The Divys (pronounced The Dih-veez) were born. Both fans of John Waters films, it only seemed appropriate to name the band after the late, great Divine, Divi having been his nickname.

While The Divys weren’t quite sure how to merge their individual styles, they just did what came naturally. Having grown up during the launch of MTV, the Atari 2600, and landline telephones, Kliffee’s harder rock background and William’s electronic dance music past (which included working with legendary producer Bobby “O” Orlando  in the mid 1990’s) blended perfectly into a sound they had both experienced first hand – The Second British Invasion, which became known as New Wave.

Songs came quickly, and pretty soon The Divys released their first collection on a CD titled This Is What You Get.  A combination of unrequited love and wanting to push the envelope led to the song Freddie Are You Single, and a 90’s-like dance remix led to them winning the 2006 John Lennon Songwriting Contest.

Contest winnings aside, The Divys continued to write and record.  A second collection of songs was completed, called Sophomore,  but was never released to CD. The songs experimented by adding some elements of 70’s pop and Disco, Breathless among those songs. A third group of songs was released on CD in 2008, simply called The Divys, which included Breathless as a bonus track.

The Divys took a short break to relax and regroup, but inspiration never dies, and neither do good pop songs, which brings us to 2020.

Several years had gone by, but the same inspiration and magic The Divys tapped into previously, was right there to greet them upon their return. The result was World On Fire, a fitting song about the state of the world during the pandemic. The next song, Thank You (For Wrecking My Life) is a story as old as the world itself – a love/hate song. Again, This Time, and Don’t Wanna Wake Up brought the new song count to five. 2022 saw the release of Not Your Boyfriend, and 2023 started off with a bang with the February 03 release of Culture Shock and Culture Shock (Pharmaceutical Bliss Mix).

Stay tuned for updates and revisions, as old memories are uncovered and new ones are made.

• ”This Is What You Get” – 2006, 17 songs including “Freddie Are You Single?” winner of the 2006 John Lennon Songwriting Contest
• ”The Divys” – 2008, 11 songs

Every Road Leads Back To You

Kiss me when we’re all alone
Like our hearts are racing, not made of stone
Kiss me before it gets too late

Kiss me, the night’s not long enough
And tomorrow I won’t be strong enough
Kiss me, it’s getting to be so late

Every road leads back to you
I could be happy with just part of you
Every road leads back to you
I could be happy, do you feel it too?

Kiss me then touch my skin
Like it’s just business, like it’s always been
Kiss me before it gets too late

Kiss me and hide behind 
A world full of sadness in those eyes
Kiss me it’s getting to be so late

Every road leads back to you
I could be happy with just part of you
Every road leads back to you
I could be happy, do you feel it too?
I could be happy with just part of you
I can feel your heartbeat, can you feel it too?

Every road leads back to you
I could be happy with just part of you
Every road leads back to you
I could be happy, do you feel it too?
Every road leads back to you
I could be happy with just part of you
Every road leads back to you
I can feel your heartbeat, can you feel it too?

• The Divys live and record in Philadelphia, PA
• The Divys won the 2006 John Lennon Song Writing Contest
• "Get Up, Give Up, Move On" by The Divys appeared in the 2020 film Lazy Susan starring Sean Hayes and Allison Janney
• Songs by The Divys have been used in the XBox game Dance Dance Revolution
• The Divys provided the soundtrack for the Indie film Straight and Butch  from Breaking Glass Pictures