Moby recalls the story David Bowie told him about the origins of the song Heroes

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Moby recalls the story David Bowie told him about the origins of the song Heroes

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6 жыл бұрын

Moby recalls hanging out with David Bowie and suggesting they play an acoustic version of Bowie's song, Heroes. Bowie would go on to tell Moby the origins of the song and how he wrote it and how it connects to Velvet Underground. Hear more from SiriusXM VOLUME on our app, get a free trial here: siriusxm.us/yt...
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@siriusxm 6 жыл бұрын

WOW! What's your favorite Bowie song of all time?

@tarquin8270 5 жыл бұрын

Nice story, but I do have to point out David said let me tell you a SECRET!

@rossmanIVXX 5 жыл бұрын

Moby is trash.

@TinyDancer250 5 жыл бұрын

That's not the story he told of Heroes origins on Storytellers.

@CraigBickerstaff 5 жыл бұрын

I'm sure Bowie will never speak to him again after this.

@thephoenix3155 3 жыл бұрын

Christopher Ross no he is not, you are!

@StormLaker 6 жыл бұрын

.....it just makes that song THAT much cooler, since I love The Velvet Underground, Lou Reed, and have been a lifelong fan of David Bowie. As for picking a favorite song...wow, that's a tough one....so many great songs.. "Heroes" is definitely among them, but if I had to choose a lesser known favorite, I would have to say his version of "All The Young Dudes" performed/filmed in "The Spiders from Mars". Don't get me wrong, it's great that he gave it to Mott the Hoople who made it into a huge hit, but I tend to like how it sounds from the person who wrote it:-).

@adric137 4 жыл бұрын

We can be HEROES!!!!!!!!!!!!!

@gus4u2c 8 ай бұрын

I hear it too. That explains the mono type vocals at the beginning of Heroes.

@closertotheheart 2 ай бұрын

Yup and exact same chords - which to be fair is literally the most common chord change in popular music - but it makes perfect sense he was probably jamming on the VU song when Heroes came out.

@Taijifufu 6 жыл бұрын

I would've asked to do New Career in a New Town with him. 😊

@SilentReports 3 жыл бұрын

If true that would be so Bowie! Hero's is still an original piece because its completely dissimilar and it is not a copy in any definition of the word. Just Bowie's talent at seeing where else a tune can go.

@paulcolbourne9112 3 жыл бұрын

Exactly. The two songs sound nothing alike. Should be a brag not a 'secret'. I don't really believe this guy 100% either.

@veronikaodinokova6396 6 жыл бұрын

Interesting - I always felt Heroes connected to Waiting for the Man! Both songs share this wonderful soaring rhythm. I thought that this probably was Bowies attempt to gain similar qualities. My fav song? Difficult.... let's say, Sound and Vision

@josepharmand6117 2 жыл бұрын

Hugely difficult and changeable decision...BUT...I agree with you...Sound and Vision

@AaronLaZox Жыл бұрын

didn't need to tell us this to be honest

@paulcolbourne9112 3 жыл бұрын

Something about this story smells fishy. Bowie would say nothing about this to his band, his producer or anyone else but he'd just keep this great 'secret' inside and tell it to...Moby? Moby? Yeah whatever. What a stupid idea for a 'secret'. Musicians take inspiration from other songs constantly, it's not new thing or a big deal. So Bowie took 'Waiting for the Man' as an inspiration to write 'Heroes' and turned it into a completely different song and Bowie fans want to kill you for it? Whatever Moby.

@oleaston 2 жыл бұрын

They were very close friends who lived opposite each other in New York for a pretty long time. I think Moby is using the term ‘secret’ very loosely as you can just listen to the songs and hear that they are rhythmically quite similar - he probably just means Bowie actually pointed it out to him.