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== Notes ==
== Notes ==


"Heroes" is a cover of [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tgcc5V9Hu3g the Davie Bowie song.] 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-xx 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.
"Heroes" is a cover of [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tgcc5V9Hu3g 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-xx 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.


Dave Gahan told [http://www.dmtvarchives.com/forum/index.php?topic=924.msg20533#msg20533 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."
Dave Gahan told [http://www.dmtvarchives.com/forum/index.php?topic=924.msg20533#msg20533 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."

Revision as of 15:14, 2 July 2017

Notes

"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-xx 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.

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.

Dates with available recordings of Heroes

There are currently 23 recordings of Heroes available.

Dates where Heroes was played

2017-2018 Global Spirit Tour

Heroes was played 62 times during this tour.