Heroes
""Heroes"" is an album by David Bowie, released in 1977. The second installment of his "Berlin Trilogy" with Brian Eno (the other releases being "Low" and "Lodger") "Heroes" developed the sound of "Low" in a more positive direction. Of the three albums, it was the most befitting of the appellation "Berlin", being the only one wholly recorded there. The title track remains one of Bowie's best known, a classic story of two lovers who meet at the Berlin Wall. The album is considered one of his best by critics, notably for the contributions of guitarist Robert Fripp who flew in Read Full Bio""Heroes"" is an album by David Bowie, released in 1977.

The second installment of his "Berlin Trilogy" with Brian Eno (the other releases being "Low" and "Lodger") "Heroes" developed the sound of "Low" in a more positive direction. Of the three albums, it was the most befitting of the appellation "Berlin", being the only one wholly recorded there.

The title track remains one of Bowie's best known, a classic story of two lovers who meet at the Berlin Wall. The album is considered one of his best by critics, notably for the contributions of guitarist Robert Fripp who flew in from the U.S. to record his parts in one day. John Lennon was quoted as saying that when making his album "Double Fantasy" in 1980, his ambition was to "do something as good as "Heroes". It was named NME Album of the Year.
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"Heroes"
David Bowie Lyrics


I, I will be king
And you, you will be queen
Though nothing, will drive them away
We can beat them, just for one day
We can be heroes, just for one day

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

Though nothing, will keep us together
We could steal time, just for one day
We can be heroes, forever and ever
What'd you say?

I, I wish you could swim
Like the dolphins, like dolphins can swim
Though nothing, nothing will keep us together
We can beat them, forever and ever
Oh we can be heroes, just for one day

I, I will be king
And you, you will be queen
Though nothing will drive them away
We can be heroes, just for one day
We can be us, just for one day

I, I can remember (I remember)
Standing, by the wall (by the wall)
And the guns, shot above our heads (over our heads)
And we kissed, as though nothing could fall (nothing could fall)
And the shame, was on the other side
Oh we can beat them, forever and ever
Then we could be heroes, just for one day

We can be heroes
We can be heroes
We can be heroes
Just for one day
We can be heroes

We're nothing, and nothing will help us
Maybe we're lying, then you better not stay
But we could be safer, just for one day
Oh-oh-oh-ohh, oh-oh-oh-ohh, just for one day

Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: Brian Eno, David Bowie

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Tenderslide1

I, I wish you could swim
Like the dolphins
Like dolphins can swim
Though nothing
Nothing will keep us together
We can beat them, for ever and ever
Oh, we can be heroes
Just for one day
I, I will be king
And you, you will be queen
Though nothing will drive them away
We can be heroes, just for one day
We can be us, just for one day
I, I can remember (I remember)
Standing by the wall (by the wall)
And the guns shot above our heads (over our heads)
And we kissed as though nothing could fall (nothing could fall)
And the shame was on the other side
Oh, we can beat them, for ever and ever
Then we could be heroes, just for one day
We can be heroes
We can be heroes
We can be heroes
Just for one day
We can be heroes
We're nothing, and nothing will help us
Maybe we're lying, then you better not stay
But we could be safer, just for one day
Oh-oh-oh-ohh, oh-oh-oh-ohh, just for one day



Scott Johnston

One of the most interesting things about this song, and the entire album was how it was recorded.

They basically gathered a bunch of musicians into a Berlin studio. And the producer said just go ahead and do whatever you want. Make it up and we'll record it.

And for this particular song from what I remember reading, most of the Bass track was recorded before Brian Eno asked Robert fripp and Bowie to work on the rest of it.

At the time for it was an excellent guitarist and well known for his work with King crimson. A have decent progressive rock band at the time, but they never gained true popularity like Yes or or other bands at the genre. But there's no denying that Robert brought the key influence into the song with his use of massive sustain and distortion. Brian Eno ate it up and made an effort to make sure that that sound occurred through the entire song.

While Bowie didn't even bother working the lyrics. When he was set up to sing the song, he just winged it out of the air. And saying whatever came to his mind at the time. Now anybody who can understand the environment that the song was recorded in can put a context to the song.

The song was recorded a few weeks before the Berlin Wall fell. He had spent time with an unnamed woman during that period and he drew is inspiration from that relationship. This is pretty much common knowledge on Wikipedia.

But what I find the most interesting as a musician songwriter vocalist blah blah blah blah blah, is the fact that he didn't plan it out. According to all accounts he walked up to the microphone and made the lyrics up on the spot as it was being recorded live for the first time.

I mean I'm a great lyricist. But I cannot do what he did. He just walked up to the microphone and saying lyrics that are 50 years later incredibly dominant in the concept of vocalization and the concepts of lyric writing.

Just the simple lyric, "We can be Heros", is such an emotionally powerful statement. It represents the concept that a simple person can make such a difference in the world by committing a simple act.

I have always said that heroes are not made by their training. In other words police are trained to handle situations, fireman are trained to walk into fire burning buildings, EMTs are trained walking to life-threatening situations and take action.

They are not heroes because they were trained. They learned the lessons that science has taught to perform the duties to the best of the their ability.

Heroes are people who have no training. They see a simple situation. They see people's lives in danger. And without any regard for their own safety they rise to the occasion. A directly attacked the problem with little regard for their own personal safety.

And again I will reiterate people have no training, no expertise and above all they have no fear. They are not worried about their own personal being, their concerned with the lives of people in life threatening situations.

Those are the real heroes.



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TheWaffleBandit

R.I.P Pops and most definitely one of history's greatest musicians <3

Vincent le

From the great best Regular Show on Cartoon Network

TheWendigo

@Cesar Diaz The ending just killed me inside

The Order of The Seraphim

It is universal

Cesar Diaz

Jolly good show ❤😢

Ataraxis Zephyr

this the type of song where you can feel better whether ur happy or sad

hayley

Sempre quando me sinto triste, ouço esta música

GG

This song is a stitch on my soul but a healing one, which was meticulously executed at the ending of the regular show. End of an era for me.

Serena The Mental Maid

Literally

Timothy Frieze

David was a Great & fantastic entertainer can't believe he's no longer with us

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