Bowie actually wrote that song in Berlin about lovers separated by the Berlin Wall. He actual performed a concert at the wall once before it came down, and they could hear people singing along on the East Berlin side. That song will always be special in that city.

I was lucky enough to see David on his last tour in 2004. Reality Tour. 12th row center. I took in every moment. He played for nearly 3 hours and he delivered like a king! Gale Ann Dorsey is phenomenal on bass! Man, I miss David Bowie so much.

This is my favourite David Bowie performance. He's just so cool!!

I think this is Bowie at his finest and I sob every time I watch this. I’m still in denial that he’s gone.

He sang this live at the first responders concert after 9/11. Very emotional.

We lost a single voice, a bright light when we lost him🥲❤️

God I miss him. The world could really use that voice right about now, too.

Bowie is the only reason I went to Glastonbury 2000. He didn't disappoint, total legend.

This made my day Pope 💙 I remember when David passed it was so out of left field. It never occurred to me that one day he might be gone. He changed the face of music about every 5 years. Fucking legend beyond compare

" in 1987, Bowie returned for the Concert for Berlin, a three-day open-air show in front of the Reichstag, he chose "Heroes" for his performance. By then the city's Soviet-dominated East had become safer, but it had not become more free. Rock music was treated as a destabilizing threat. But the wall couldn't keep out radio waves; the West German-operated, US-run radio station Radio in the American Sector was popular in the East, and had secured rare permission from the performing acts to broadcast the show in its entirety. The concert was held near enough to the border that many East Berliners crowded along the wall to listen to the forbidden American and British music wafting across the city, allowing these two halves of the city to hear the same show, divided but together." --------- And ------------ "It was one of the most emotional performances I've ever done. I was in tears," Bowie later said of his performance in Berlin. He went on: We kind of heard that a few of the East Berliners might actually get the chance to hear the thing, but we didn’t realize in what numbers they would. And there were thousands on the other side that had come close to the wall. So it was like a double concert where the wall was the division. And we would hear them cheering and singing along from the other side. God, even now I get choked up. It was breaking my heart. I’d never done anything like that in my life, and I guess I never will again. From: David Bowie at the Berlin Wall: the incredible story of a concert and its role in history By Max Fishermax@vox.com Jan 11, 2016

He does the voice crack on purpose yes, it's almost like yodelling. He studied different types of theatre and even mime and was very deliberate in the way he used his phrasing and accent to present different personalities and characters in his songs. The ultimate chameleon.

I loved him as much for his presence as for his music. Got me all choked up Pope! RIP Bowie. ❤

Such a beautiful man - How dare he die and leave us all here with our hearts broken - RIP in peace to a legend -

What a Friggin' Rock Hero...speaking of heroes :)

RIP Mr. Bowie. I've never seen that video. It gave me goose bumps. I got to see Bowie in the early 80's. He was touring for the "Let's Dance" album. Yes, ALBUM. Peter Frampton was lead guitar for the tour or at least for the Los Angeles portion of the tour. He was quite an amazing artist.

Hey Pope! Bowie! Lost him way too soon. David was one of a kind. Heroes is a great song. Enjoy!😎

Oh that Bowie, Mhmm, you certainly got a classic here.

You can see how he grimaced when he couldn’t make the high notes singing the first “heroes” and tried ever harder after that. He was the most amazing live performer! My favorite artist of all time.

Pure singing, no autotune 👍🇳🇱

He sings to you wonderfully. His written instrumental music and instruments sing wonderfully to you at the same time. The man was a genius.

David is fire! Stick with him my friend! Proud of your journey! 🔥

Bowie had an amazing connection with his audience. RIP .

I saw Bowie and all those brilliant musicians along with him in that video around that time in concert .Was just amazing!

Bowie is an absolute legend

yep..one of the greatest artists of our times. I miss him badly. I attended a tribute concert this weekend in NYC which was a bunch of musicians who had toured and recorded with him...at least 4 people from this band were there... and it was INCREDIBLE...and it just reinforced the fact that his body of work is astounding and rivaled by very few. it was a beautiful and moving tribute for sure. more bowie please

Music is a very powerful thing, man. Yes it is.

You will never be disappointed by any of his performances

Thank you! He was genius personified.

Loved when he change the arrangement from the original record. It was always one of his best songs, but this arrangement made THE best for me.

Great song !! I think it's the best video of this song. Bowie is in rare form and Earl Slick's guitar is piercing, and played with passion, along with the other guitar played with an eBow, is haunting !! EXCELLENT !!

In addition to his music, he also acted in several movies, including "Heroes", The Man Who Fell to Earth, and The Elephant Man on Broadway.

I recommend, Panic in Detroit, audio version. It has a fantastic bass playing all way through and beautiful soul singers. Also, do Moonage Daydream, live from the concert The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars, 1973. Another must is, Life on Mars, official video. You need to see him in his glam days. He was one of the instigators of glam rock

I heard this in 1977 as an 18 year old. Along with Sound and Vision. I decided that these songs belonged to the future, as they were superior to much of the music out then.

Now you can treat yourself to the studio version, with Brian Eno on synth and Robert Fripp on guitar. Want a heavy Bowie treat? "Scary Monsters (And Super Creeps)" is a favorite Bowie album, largely due to how much Fripp contributed. Hell, even Pete Townshend of "The Who" played guitar on a song on this album. But, do the title track "Scary Monsters". Great Bowie lyrics, crazy great Fripp guitar, great band. "Because You're Young" is the song with Pete Townshend. Also a great choice from this album. Blessings.

Sounded like multiple voices all singing at the same time.

david was so cool rest in peace dave and thank you for the music you gave us all bless

The coolest dude to ever walk the earth.

its magical when the guitar comes in

❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

The Thin White Duke. A very kind man.

So good how the power builds and builds in this song......

Fabulous version. Love this song x

Sucha Great man ! and Beautiful song and I Love it ! I seen his Glass Spider Tour in 1987 at Giants Stadium New Jersey U.S.A. Great time !! Wonderful reaction

Bowie was 55 when he performed this. Wow.

It was actually fun watching you appreciate him. 😎👍

Reality tour Perth, gosh he was good, really miss him

Proper rock star.

An insanely great song,

Nothing including this beats the actual music vid from '77 of heroes. Bowie in a leather jacket. The best..

I would have suggested the single version, but who am I to judge. You've chosen that concert where I was right there, in the middle, third row. This stays with me. My girlfriend back then got claustrophobic at one point, and we left the gig earlier than it ended. Great memories of what I experienced, no bad feelings for my ex-gf, it was just such a great concert. One of four Bowie shows I had the pleasure to see live.

He never fails to put on a great show,rip BOWIE,LIKED

Can I just say thank u. I have watched many reaction videos. Where the person reviewing disturbs the video and doesn’t let us watch the reaction. Thank you. 🙏🏾

Look forward to Young Americans and Fame. This video has such a great build and so much emotion which you can hear in every song of his.

One thing you can always say about Bowie-The sound quality at his concerts was magnificent!!

I love David Bowie way of writing a song. He writes the song than cuts it up line by line than puts it in a bag or a bowl and pulls out one line at a time. This how he did it in Ziggy time

Dayum, what a performance

Thanks for reacting to this bro. It's fantastic you have gotten so into Bowie. 'Where are we now"? is an incredible song or 'Slip Away' (studio versions for both though. He didn't do where are we now live as it's from his second last album and the studio version of slip away is simply stunning. Cheers man!

Brilliant 👏

Love you and miss you David Bowie.❤R.I.P.

wow, do i ever miss DB

The GREATEST Artist and Songwriter OF ALL TIME....IN THE WORLD, IN ALL THE GALAXIES!! my Idol and my God... like his biographer says: The Only God the one worth believing in. This song inspired a spanish movie (El niño y el muro) "The boy and the wall".

I have Seen More than 100 Concerts, but that evening in Berlin was The Best

Imagine if everyone tried to be a hero for a fellow human! AMAZING

Phil Church here ... I have been a David Bowie fan since 1974 when I was in the 10th grade and love his music and saw him in Seattle Wa in the 1990's and it very sad that this wonderful man is no longer with us ..

The very most important lyric to me (THE WHOLE ROMANCE OF THE SONG) reminds me of the Falling of the Berlin Wall (during the night of November 9, 1989, crowds of Germans began dismantling the Berlin Wall, a barrier that for almost 30 years had symbolized the Cold War division of Europe.) Can you imagine being part of the history of that, and stopping 'freeze frame' and passionately making out with "your person" during that moment? No matter what, "You are you, and I am I. And if by chance we meet.. it is beautiful.” And Fk'm all.

This was used a lot along with London Calling by the Clash during the 2012 London Olympics , I’ve never been so proud to be British … it just fitted so well with the prevailing mood in the country at that time . Brought me to tears then and is going so right now 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Master of Utter Cool. The Thin White Duke.

👌👌👌👌❤️

Always been my favourite song.

One of my favorite Bass lines here

best song Fame

Great Reaction, My Friens and Thanks for having the instinct to choose this version:) David was born and raised 2 miles from me in South East London :)

Man, you’ve been on a roll lately. Nice.

🎸 Gale is my Queen! 😍 Shout Out to 🥁 Sterling Campbell from Urban Blight 😂 and later Duran, Duran! Missing all my peeps and can't wait to see them onstage hopefully next year for the regular Annual Bowie Tributes. 🥰🐰

Great song sung by David Bowie however the best live version is from the " Live Aid " concert hands down the best on this particular song.

Demais. Amo essa música. Ouvindo em 2022 Brasil

Just think...that is just one number from a long concert.

Backing rhythm is very Velvet Underground here. 😀

Pope, I suggest you listen to the audio version yourself as it's a bit different. This live version is a tad sped up. Iconic song and heard in many TV commercials. We were fortunate to have seeing him in 2004 Sydney Australia

You should watch Motorhead's cover version of this song.

Done a few shows longer than they were meant to be

Brother David was keen on what mystics and Sufis call "baraka transmission", and both he and band and audience were glowing examples of its healing properties. Brother Jon and Yes, and audience, were into some heavy baraka transmission, when, quite auspiciously, they played NYC 2 nights before 9/11. It actually helped. Progressives were and are readers of world philosophy, and audience matters are important for performers. Peter Brook at the Royal Shakespeare writes about it in his excellent books. Creation is done for the benefit of future generations such as yourself. Point is, when baraka is present, magic happens within the protective bubble. ~proud member of The Society of David Bs

Xheck out HIS LAST VIDEO BEFORE HE PASSED ITA SHOCKER LAZARUS SCARY deals with hi vidion i guess of his deadthvi dont jnow howcto describe it weird but a must see 🎉😢

Married black Somali model Iman

I wonder what Mr. Bowie would have to say about this horrible Ukraine crisis. I’m sure President Zelinskyy would be considered one of the “heroes”.

this is not his best performance you should watch his performances when he was young there aren't many on video but you can watch something from the Serious Moonlight Tour in 1983 he was great.

Sound and vision not quite in sync here.

i can't like it too much

Bowie , Bad Dude .