"Heroes" (6:09)
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“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.
Rebel Rebel. The single version of this song is far shorter than the album version.
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nemawe63 wrote:
super
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judobowie wrote:
The "I" in the line "I will be king and you will be queen" is my single most favourite note hit in any song. ever. like seriously. im that geeky i even have favourite notes ^_^ x
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anokus wrote:
nice song.
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Bennylol wrote:
This song is even more epic in German :p
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AdrianRiveraNeg wrote:
Thats what we need today!!! Just a couple of H.
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berlinduke69 wrote:
THE SONG. T-H-E- S-O-N-G.
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den24pop wrote:
awesome song
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The_choke wrote:
My favorite Bowie song , love the Berlin era albums..
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outsidethenorm wrote:
God, the edited down version is such a rip-off. I need the full effect.
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riigo wrote:
timeless
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benjaminroosien wrote:
my favorite song by anyone ever
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jerre-gjalt wrote:
this is amazing realy xD
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therubysea wrote:
It's for J: And you, you can be mean And I, I'll drink all the time 'Cause we're lovers, and that is a fact Yes we're lovers, and that is that
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Aud_ wrote:
Wonderful!!
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Deardeadfriend wrote:
I just adore this song. It gives me a strange feeling of liberty, sadness and nostalgia.
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johnnyboy104 wrote:
one of the greatest songs ever created
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Hanesu wrote:
Finally, it's being redirected to the correct title. <3
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PhamilyJules wrote:
Ah nevermind, I just checked the back cover...it is "Heroes" with quotes, so a lot of discographies are wrong...
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PhamilyJules wrote:
Why the quotes though? I thought the album was "Heroes" and the song was Heroes?
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AD_Rock17 wrote:
Bowie's vocals are amazing in the song. That slight sound of "off" in his voice? Makes the song perfect.
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