"Heroes" (David Bowie song)
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"'Heroes'" is a song by the English musician David Bowie from his 12th studio album of the same name. Co-written by Bowie and Brian Eno and co-produced by Bowie and Tony Visconti, the song was recorde
A-side label of the UK vinyl single
Bowie composed the song with multi-instrumentalist Brian Eno (pictured in 2008), who had the word heroes in mind for the initial chord sequence.
The song features guitar lines from Robert Fripp (pictured in 1974).
Co-producer Tony Visconti (pictured in 2007) devised the "multi-latch" system used to record the lead vocal and sang backing vocals.
Life on Mars?
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"Life on Mars?" is a song by the English musician David Bowie, first released on his 1971 album Hunky Dory. Conceived as a parody of Frank Sinatra's 1969 song "My Way", "Life on Mars?" was recorded on
"Heroes" (David Bowie song)
…NME, Uncut and Smooth Radio labelling it his greatest. Others including Consequence of Sound, Digital Spy and Mojo, named it his second best, behind "Life on Mars?" (1971). In 2018, the readers of NME voted the song Bowie's fourth best track. The Guardian's Alexis Petridis placed it at number five in a list ranking…
1973 UK single
"Life on Mars?" features prominent piano playing by Rick Wakeman (pictured in 1975).
The song's string arrangement was created by Mick Ronson (pictured in 1981), who also played guitar.
Bowie (pictured in 2003) performed "Life on Mars?" frequently on tour, recordings of which have appeared on numerous live albums.