Heroes
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David Bowie 1947 - 2016 |
'Heroes' is a cover of the Davie Bowie song of the same name. This song has significance to the beginning of Depeche Mode; Composition Of Sound (comprising Martin Gore, Andy Fletcher, and Vince Clarke) heard Dave singing the song at a rehearsal (1980-04-0x Rehearsal, Woodlands School, Basildon, Essex, England, UK) and were impressed with Dave's performance. The band are covering it live for the Global Spirit Tour; the first instance was a live performance at New York's Highline Stages, on August 3rd, 2016. That performance was recorded and filmed, but is yet to be released.
Notes
Dave Gahan told Classic Pop magazine in March 2017: "When we started rehearsing I brought up the idea of maybe doing a Bowie cover especially after losing him. Martin and I are both huge fans, and still are. So it just seemed right, Martin was into it. It's got a real early Depeche flavour to it."
Full track sample
An excellent in-ear monitor recording of "Heroes" from 2017-06-25 Stadio Olimpico, Rome, Italy was uploaded to YouTube. The best available audio (M4A 128kbps) was captured from the video and is mirrored here for your listening enjoyment and in case that video is deleted in the future.
Lyrics
Heroes[1]
I, I will be king
And you, you will be my queen
Though nothing will keep us together
We can beat them, for ever and ever
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, that is that
Though nothing will keep us together
We could beat them, just for one day
We can be heroes, just for one day
I, I wish I could swim
Like the dolphins, like the dolphins can swim
Though nothing, will drive them away
We can beat them, just for one day
We can be heroes, forever and ever
What d'you say?
I, I will be king
And you, you will be queen
Though nothing can keep us together
We can beat them, forever and ever
We can be heroes, just for one day
I, I can remember (I remember)
Standing by the wall (by the wall)
And the guns shot above our heads (all around us)
And we kissed, as though nothing could fall (nothing could fall)
And the shame, it fell on the other side
Oh we can beat them, for ever and ever
We could be heroes, just for one day
What d'you say?
We can be heroes
Just for one day
We can be heroes
Though nothing will keep us together
Maybe we're lying, then you better not stay
We can be heroes
Just for one day
Oh-oh-oh-ohh, oh-oh-oh-ohh
Oh-oh-oh-ohh, oh-oh-oh-ohh
We can be heroes
Oh-oh-oh-ohh, oh-oh-oh-ohh
Just for one day
Oh-oh-oh-ohh, oh-oh-oh-ohh
Just for one day
Songwriter: David Bowie
Publishing Information: ©1977 RCA Records. All rights reserved.
Dates with available recordings of Heroes
There are currently 23 recordings of Heroes available.
- 2017-05-05 Friends Arena, Stockholm, Sweden/Source 1
- 2017-05-07 Ziggo Dome, Amsterdam, The Netherlands/Source 1
- 2017-05-07 Ziggo Dome, Amsterdam, The Netherlands/Source 2
- 2017-05-09 Sportpaleis, Antwerp, Belgium/Source 1
- 2017-05-27 Festwiese, Leipzig, Germany/Source 1
- 2017-05-29 Stade Pierre-Mauroy, Lille, France/Source 1
- 2017-06-03 London Stadium, London, England, UK/Source 1
- 2017-06-03 London Stadium, London, England, UK/Source 2
- 2017-06-07 Ostragehege, Dresden, Germany/Source 1
- 2017-06-11 HDI Arena, Hannover, Germany/Source 1
- 2017-06-12 HDI Arena, Hannover, Germany/Source 1
- 2017-06-20 Commerzbank-Arena, Frankfurt, Germany/Source 1
- 2017-06-22 Olympiastadion, Berlin, Germany/Source 1
- 2017-06-25 Stadio Olimpico, Rome, Italy/Source 1
- 2017-06-29 Stadio Renato dall'Ara, Bologna, Italy/Source 1
- 2017-07-01 Stade de France, Paris, France/Source 1
- 2017-07-13 SKK, St. Petersburg, Russia/Source 1
- 2017-07-21 PGE Narodowy, Warsaw, Poland/Source 1
- 2017-07-21 PGE Narodowy, Warsaw, Poland/Source 2
- 2017-08-25 Pepsi Center, Denver, CO, USA/Source 1
- 2017-09-01 Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, CT, USA/Source 1
- 2017-09-09 Madison Square Garden, New York, NY, USA/Source 1
- 2017-09-11 Madison Square Garden, New York, NY, USA/Source 1
Dates where Heroes was played
2017-2018 Global Spirit Tour
Heroes was played 62 times during this tour.
- 2017-02-20 Global Spirit Tour Rehearsals, Avatar Studios, New York, NY, USA
- 2017-03-06 Avatar Studios, New York, NY, USA
- 2017-04-21 Global Spirit Tour Rehearsals, S.I.R. Studios, Los Angeles, CA, USA
- 2017-05-05 Friends Arena, Stockholm, Sweden
- 2017-05-07 Ziggo Dome, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- 2017-05-09 Sportpaleis, Antwerp, Belgium
- 2017-05-12 Stade Charles-Ehrmann, Nice, France
- 2017-05-14 Dvorana Stožice, Ljubljana, Slovenia
- 2017-05-17 Terra Vibe Park, Athens, Greece
- 2017-05-20 Štadión Pasienky, Bratislava, Slovakia
- 2017-05-22 Groupama Aréna, Budapest, Hungary
- 2017-05-24 Eden Aréna, Prague, Czech Republic
- 2017-05-27 Festwiese, Leipzig, Germany
- 2017-05-29 Stade Pierre-Mauroy, Lille, France
- 2017-05-31 Telia Parken, Copenhagen, Denmark
- 2017-06-03 London Stadium, London, England, UK
- 2017-06-05 RheinEnergieStadion, Cologne, Germany
- 2017-06-07 Ostragehege, Dresden, Germany
- 2017-06-09 Olympiastadion, Munich, Germany
- 2017-06-11 HDI Arena, Hannover, Germany
- 2017-06-12 HDI Arena, Hannover, Germany
- 2017-06-18 Letzigrund Stadion, Zurich, Switzerland
- 2017-06-20 Commerzbank-Arena, Frankfurt, Germany
- 2017-06-22 Olympiastadion, Berlin, Germany
- 2017-06-25 Stadio Olimpico, Rome, Italy
- 2017-06-27 Stadio San Siro, Milan, Italy
- 2017-06-29 Stadio Renato dall'Ara, Bologna, Italy
- 2017-07-01 Stade de France, Paris, France
- 2017-07-04 Veltins-Arena, Gelsenkirchen, Germany
- 2017-07-13 SKK, St. Petersburg, Russia
- 2017-07-15 Otkritie Arena, Moscow, Russia
- 2017-07-19 Olimpiyskiy National Sports Complex, Kiev, Ukraine
- 2017-07-21 PGE Narodowy, Warsaw, Poland
- 2017-07-23 Cluj Arena, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
- 2017-08-23 USANA Amphitheatre, Salt Lake City, UT, USA
- 2017-08-25 Pepsi Center, Denver, CO, USA
- 2017-08-27 DTE Energy Music Theatre, Detroit, MI, USA
- 2017-08-30 Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre, Chicago, IL, USA
- 2017-09-01 Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, CT, USA
- 2017-09-03 Air Canada Centre, Toronto, ON, Canada
- 2017-09-05 Centre Bell, Montreal, QC, Canada
- 2017-09-07 Verizon Center, Washington D.C., USA
- 2017-09-09 Madison Square Garden, New York, NY, USA
- 2017-09-11 Madison Square Garden, New York, NY, USA
- 2017-09-15 AmericanAirlines Arena, Miami, FL, USA
- 2017-09-18 Ascend Amphitheater, Nashville, TN, USA
- 2017-09-20 Austin360 Amphitheatre, Austin, TX, USA
- 2017-09-22 Starplex Pavilion, Dallas, TX, USA
- 2017-09-24 Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion, Houston, TX, USA
- 2017-09-27 AK-Chin Pavilion, Phoenix, AZ, USA
- 2017-09-30 T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, NV, USA
- 2017-10-02 Santa Barbara County Bowl, Santa Barbara, CA, USA
- 2017-10-06 Mattress Firm Amphitheatre, San Diego, CA, USA
- 2017-10-08 SAP Center, San Jose, CA, USA
- 2017-10-10 Oracle Arena, Oakland, CA, USA
- 2017-10-12 Hollywood Bowl, Los Angeles, CA, USA
- 2017-10-14 Hollywood Bowl, Los Angeles, CA, USA
- 2017-10-21 KeyArena, Seattle, WA, USA
- 2017-10-23 Moda Center, Portland, OR, USA
- 2017-10-25 Rogers Arena, Vancouver, BC, Canada
- 2017-10-27 Rogers Place, Edmonton, AB, Canada
- 2018-07-25 Waldbühne, Berlin, Germany
References
- ↑ As with many covers of this classic David Bowie song, the placement of certain verses differs slightly from the original recording. As the verse placement also differs slightly between live recordings, Depeche Mode's Highline Sessions cover version is referenced for the lyrics displayed on this page.
