Genius Meanings
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David Bowie – "Heroes"
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During his Berlin Period, Bowie spied Tony Visconti kissing backing vocalist Antonia Maaß by the Berlin Wall. Their love was doomed, as Visconti was married.
I thought, of all the
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Alesso (Ft. Tove Lo) – Heroes (we could be)
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Alesso’s homage to David Bowie’s “Heroes”. Tove Lo elaborates on this by stating,
The song ‘Heroes’ means pretty much how when I was growing up, at least, I was frustrated with
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David Bowie – "Heroes" (Live, Glastonbury, 2000)
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[Verse 1] / You, you will be mean / And I, I'll drink all the time / 'Cause we're lovers, yeah, that is a fact / Yes, we're lovers, and that is that / [Chorus] / Though nothing
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Motörhead – Heroes (David Bowie cover)
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Originally, the song was off the David Bowie album also titled Heroes. It was the second album in what would be called the Berlin trilogy (Low in 1977 and Lodger in 1978), which is
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David Bowie – "Heroes" (Live Moonage Daydream Edit)
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[Intro] / One, two, three, four / [Chorus] / Now I, I would be king / And you, you would be my queen / Though nothing can keep us together / We can beat them forever and ever / We
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David Bowie – Station to Station
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David Bowie was painfully and intimately aware of the tension between the desire to experience deep feelings and the desire to attain cold safety–frequently by being an alien
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David Bowie – Blackout
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“Blackout” is a song written and composed by David Bowie in 1977 for his album ‘Heroes’.
David himself said that this song “indeed refer to power cuts”, but Roy Carr and Charles
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David Bowie – Heroes / Helden
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[Chorus] / 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 / [Verse 1
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David Bowie – Joe the Lion
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The second track from Heroes mixes the album’s experimental edge with a sharp guitar attack to create one of David Bowie’s most potent rockers.
The song itself is a tribute to
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David Bowie – Heroes (Single Version)
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Q&A. Find answers to frequently asked questions about the song and explore its deeper meaning. Ask a question. When did David Bowie release “Heroes (Single ...
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David Bowie – Ashes to Ashes
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“Ashes to Ashes” is a follow up to “Space Oddity”, reinterpreting its iconic stranded spaceman Major Tom as a drug addict lost in the throes of substance abuse.
In addition to
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David Bowie – Life on Mars?
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“Life on Mars?” is often considered one of the true masterpieces of the Bowie Canon. Originally released on the Hunky Dory album in 1971, it was made a single in 1973 during the
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David Bowie – "Heroes" (Live 1978)
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[Chorus] / I, I would be king / And you, you would be my queen / Though nothing, will keep us together / We can beat them, forever and ever / We can be heroes, just for one day / [
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David Bowie – Young Americans
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“Young Americans” is the result of Bowie’s obsession with soul music. In a hodgepodge of political and social imagery, Bowie paints us an image of the America he saw. Luther
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Scott Bradlee's Postmodern Jukebox (Ft. Nicole Atkins) – Heroes
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[Verse 1] / 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
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David Bowie – Beauty and the Beast
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[Verse 1] / Weaving down a byroad / Singing the song / That's my kind of highroad / Gone wrong / [Chorus] / My-my, smile at least / You can't say no to the Beauty and the Beast / [
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Depeche Mode – Heroes (Highline Sessions Version)
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[Intro] / [Chorus] / I / I will be King / And you / You will be my Queen / Though nothing / Will keep us together / We can beat them / Forever and ever / We can be Heroes / Just
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Hollywood Vampires – Heroes
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[Verse 1] / I, I wish you could swim / Like the dolphins, like dolphins can swim / [Refrain] / Though nothing, nothing will keep us together / We can beat them, forever and ever
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Vera Blue – Heroes
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[Chorus] / I, I will be queen / And you, you will be king / Though nothing will drive them away / We can beat them, just for one day / We can be heroes, just for one day / [Verse 1
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Oasis – Heroes
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Oasis' cover-version of David Bowie’s “Heroes” was released as a B-side to the single “D'You Know What I Mean?”.
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Thirty Seconds to Mars – The Tribute Song
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[Verse 1 - Prince's Purple Rain] / I never meant to cause you any sorrow / I never meant to cause you any pain / I only wanted to one time to see you laughing / [Pre-Chorus - John
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David Bowie – Starman
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The first single from David Bowie’s The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars album, “Starman” is arguably one of the most influential and iconic songs in the
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