" ' Heroes ' " is a song recorded by British musician David Bowie. It was co-written by Bowie and Brian Eno, produced by Bowie and Tony Visconti, recorded in July and August 1977, and released on September 23, 1977. A product from the Bowie "Berlin" period, the song was not a big hit in the UK or United States after its release, but has since become one of Bowie's typical songs. In January 2016, after Bowie died, the song reached a new top 12 in the UK Singles Chart. " ' Heroes ' " has been named Bowie's second closest song after "Rebel Rebel".
Inspired by the scenes of Bowie producer/engineer Tony Visconti who embraced one of Bowie's supporting vocalists by the Berlin Wall, the song tells of two lovers, one from the East and one from West Berlin. Bowie's show on "Heroes" on June 6, 1987 at the German Reichstag in West Berlin was considered a catalyst for the fall of the Berlin Wall. Following Bowie's death in January 2016, the German government thanked Bowie for "helping to tear down the Wall", adding "You are now among the Heroes".
" ' Heroes ' " has received many awards since its release, as seen by inclusion in the 'best song of all time' ranking list compiled by music publications; Rolling Stone named the greatest 46th song ever, and NME named it the 15th largest. Bowie's scholar, David Buckley has written that "Heroes" "may be a definitive pop statement about the potential triumph of the human spirit over misfortune."
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Inspiration and recording
The title of the song is a reference to the 1975 song "Hero" by the German krautrock band Neu !, which Bowie and Eno admire. It was one of the earliest songs recorded during the album sessions, but remained an instrument until near the end of production. The quotation marks in the title track, a deliberate deliberation, are designed to give an ironic quality to very romantic words, even triumphs, and music. Bowie said that "slow tempo and rhythm" was inspired by "I'm Waiting for the Man." Producer Tony Visconti took praise for inspiring a picture of a lover kissing "on the wall", as he and backing vocalist Antonia Maass (MaaÃÆ'Ÿ) hugged in front of Bowie as she looked out of the window at Hansa Studio. Bowie's habits in the period after the song's release to say that the protagonist was based on an anonymous young couple but Visconti, who married Mary Hopkin at the time, argued that Bowie protected her and her affair with Maass. Bowie confirmed this in 2003.
The music, co-written by Bowie and Eno, has been likened to the production of Wall of Sound, a wavy swinging guitar, percussion and synthesizer. Eno has said that his music always "sounds great and heroic" and that he has "that word - a hero - in my mind" even before Bowie wrote the lyrics. The basic track backing on the recording consists of a conventional piano arrangement, a bass guitar, a rhythm guitar, and a drum. But the remaining instruments are very different. It consists mostly of parts of the synthesizer by Eno using EMS VCS3 to produce a low frequency drone that is detang, with the pulse frequency of three oscillators that produce a juddering effect. In addition, King Crimson guitarist Robert Fripp produced an unusual continuous sound by allowing his guitar to feed back and sit in different positions in the room to change the feedback pitch (feedback pitched). Tony Visconti mixes Dennis Davis's kick drum, which states that the track "looks walking" with it but has a more energetic feeling without it.
Bowie vocals were recorded with a "multi-latch" system designed by Visconti who creatively misuses gating. Three microphones were used to capture vocals, with a nine-inch microphone from Bowie, one 20 feet away and one 50 feet away. Each microphone is muted when the next microphone is triggered. When music was built, Bowie was forced to sing with increased volume to overcome the gating effect, leading to an even more fiery vocal performance as the song progressed. Jay Hodgson writes, "Bowie's performance grows in the right intensity as more atmosphere injects his shipment until, by the last verse, he has to shout just to be heard.... The more Bowie shouts just to be heard, in fact, the back further in a mixture of Visconti's multi-latch system pushed its vocal tracks, creating a harsh metaphor for the Bowie lovers situation. "
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Release and after
" ' Heroes ' " was released in various languages ​​and long ("the collector's wet dream" in the words NME editor Roy Carr and Charles Shaar Murray). In contrast to the confusing audio situation, the video (directed by Stanley Dorfman) is a straightforward and simple affair, the captured singer performing the song in what appears to be a single shoot with multiple cameras, swinging in front of a spotlight that creates a monotonous effect and approaches the silhouette. Despite major promotions, including the first appearance of Bowie Top of the Pops since 1973, " ' Heroes ' " reached just 24 in the UK Graph , and failed to make Billboard Hot 100 US.
In Italy, the song was certified gold by the Federation of Italian Music Industries.
Writing for NME in the release, Charlie Gillett made a note saying: "Well, he has a pretty good run for our money, for a guy who is not a singer but I think the time has passed and gone." , and this just sounds weary. Then again, maybe heavy heavy riffs will be absorbed on the radio, and monotonous feelings might be hypnotic enough to attract people to buy them. I hope not. "Although the bad reviews were featured at number 6 in NME's end-of-year poll for 1977.
Further assessment is more profitable. In February 1999, Q Magazine listed " ' Heroes ' " as one of the 100 best singles of all time selected by readers. In March 2005, the same magazine placed it at number 56 on the 100 Top Guitar Lane list. In 2004, Rolling Stone ranked 46th ranked in The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. It is included in 2008's The Pitchfork Media 500: Our Guide to the Largest Songs of Punk to Now . John J. Miller of the National Review rated " ' Heroes ' " number 21 on the list of "50 greatest conservative rock songs" because of the anti political context -Soviet. It has also become a gay national anthem. Uncut placed " ' Heroes ' " as number 1 in 30 of his biggest Bowie songs of 2008.
Moby has said that " ' Heroes ' " is one of his favorite songs ever written, calling it "inevitable" that his music will be influenced by the song, and Dave Gahan, the singer main Depeche Mode, was hired in the band when band founder Vince Clarke heard him sing " ' Heroes ' " in the hour session.
Bowie regularly performed the song in concert. It was used in the movie Chris Petit Radio on two years after it was released. The song has been a mainstay of advertising in recent years, garnering efforts by Microsoft, Kodak, CGU Insurance, HBO OlÃÆ' Â © (HBO Latin America) and various sports promoters around the world. It was also used as an intro to the video game NHL 99 , released in 1998. " ' Heroes ' " also appears as downloadable content of the series music video game Rock Band in a three-song package along with other Bowie songs "Moonage Daydream" and "Queen Bitch". Australian television song We Can Be Heroes: Discovering The Australian of the Year (title outside Australia: The Nominees ) takes his title from " ' Hero ' ". A cover of the single was used as ITV's theme song for its coverage at the 2006 FIFA World Cup.
" ' Heroes ' " is the main track of the 1981 German film "Wir Kinder vom Bahnhof Zoo", in which Bowie provides his music. The song was screened during the party scene in the 2001 Antitrust film. In 2009, the song was screened on the closing credits of both The Cove documentary film, and What Goes Up , and also featured in the film, important for plot messages.
In May 2010, the song was screened over an extended credit cover of the last episode of Ashes to Ashes, in accordance with various David Bowie's insinuations throughout the series (and its predecessor Life on Mars >).
In 2012 this trajectory is played when British athletes enter the Olympic Stadium during the opening ceremonies of the 2012 Summer Olympics, and after the medal ceremony during the Olympics. It was also used as the Great Britain Paralympic team entered the stadium during the opening ceremony on August 29, 2012. The same year, it was featured in The Perks of Being a Wallflower film. First sounded on the radio pick-up truck by the main character, the song is important for both scenes "fly through the tunnel" and played over the closing credits.
In 2013, the song is featured in horror horror film Daniel Radcliffe, Horns .
In 2014, the song was featured in the inaugural trailer for the Brazilian film Praia do Futuro. The song also plays on "You Do not Have to Live Like a Referee", an episode of The Simpsons as Lisa is trying to figure out how to make Homer a hero for a speech contest at school.
In the days after Bowie died in January 2016, the song was streamed on Spotify more than any other Bowie song. On Twitter, the German Foreign Office saluted Bowie for "helping to break down the wall." It reached a new top 12 in the UK after Bowie's death.
In 2017, the song is played at the end of the final series of the animated television series Regular Show .
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