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The underappreciated political power of Bowie's 'Heroes'

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David Bowie's protest song 'Heroes' is almost so effective that we forget it's a protest song, with his rallying cry against the Berlin Wall becoming timeless.

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Watch David Byrne Lead a Massive Choir in Singing David Bowie’s “Heroes”

Throughout the years, we’ve featured performances of Choir!Choir!Choir!–a large amateur choir from Toronto that meets weekly and sings their hearts out. You’ve seen them sing Prince’s “When Doves Cry,” Soundgarden’s “Black Hole Sun” (to honor Chris Cornell) and Leonard Cohen’s “Hallelujah.” If you dig through their Youtube archive, you can also revisit performances of two Talking Heads classics–“Psycho Killer” and “Burning Down the House.” (Both…

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Far Out Magazine

The underappreciated political power of Bowie's 'Heroes'

David Bowie's protest song 'Heroes' is almost so effective that we forget it's a protest song, with his rallying cry against the Berlin Wall becoming timeless.

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