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About This Track
“Heroes” is a song written by David Bowie and Brian Eno in 1977. Produced by Bowie and Tony Visconti, it was released both as a single and as the title track of the album ”Heroes”. A product of Bowie’s fertile ‘Berlin’ period, life in the city was crystallized into a tale of two lovers who come together in the shadow of the ‘Wall of Shame’ (though here “the shame was on the other side”).
David Bowie was inspired by seeing two of his friends (one of whom was married at the time) kissing accross from the studio which happened to be next to the berlin wall. While not a huge hit at the time, the song has gone on to become one of Bowie’s signature tunes and is well known today for its appearance in numerous advertisements. It has been cited as Bowie’s second most covered song after Rebel Rebel. The single version of this song is far shorter than the album version.
According to the Heroes Songfacts, featured in this song are not only Brian Eno’s synthesizer and Robert Fripp’s guitar, but also producer Tony Visconti banging on a metal ashtray that was lying around the studio.
Rebel Rebel. The single version of this song is far shorter than the album version.According to the Heroes Songfacts, featured in this song are not only Brian Eno’s synthesizer and Robert Fripp’s guitar, but also producer Tony Visconti banging on a metal ashtray that was lying around the studio.
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crocy2 wrote:
brilliant...
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rikrijean wrote:
YEAH......A VERY GREAT SONG.....
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willteece wrote:
The 'radio edit' should be abolished. If you're not going to play the full 6-minutes, don't play it at all. The edit is lifeless in comparison. [2]
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lyle_catcliffe wrote:
"You, you can be mean... and I, I'll drink all the time. 'Cos we're lovers and that is a fact. We are lovers- and that is that." Beautiful.
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lyle_catcliffe wrote:
The 'radio edit' should be abolished. If you're not going to play the full 6-minutes, don't play it at all. The edit is lifeless in comparison.
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zarqu0n wrote:
he is such a genius.
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itsnotoveryet27 wrote:
so schön, schon vor Christiane. sie hat genau wie er meinen vollsten Respekt
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innerspeaker wrote:
Why do people tag every damn Bowie song as 'glam rock'? This clearly isn't.
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Bliss8117 wrote:
There is something inexplicably perfect about this song.
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SP1984 wrote:
classic track
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zimmerman6290 wrote:
favorite song ever. [2]
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WatsonWW wrote:
Happy birthday! To the true genius who granted so much happiness to this world inhabitants!
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valplayer wrote:
love
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yous_E wrote:
maybe strongest bowie song ever..great!
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Mastah_Ev wrote:
" "One of the greatest sons ever made !!!" Yeah you're right - Bowie's dad did good. " lol'd hard
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ROCKPOPCLASSIC wrote:
G****
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innerspeaker wrote:
This is the only vocal performance that matters.
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rikrijean wrote:
THE GREAT DAVID BOWIE.....WONDERFUL MUSIC !!!!!!!
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innerspeaker wrote:
"One of the greatest sons ever made !!!" Yeah you're right - Bowie's dad did good.
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vikmarlo wrote:
genius
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