Thursday July 22, 2021 “Heroes” David Bowie

One of the great stars of the rock & roll era, David Bowie evaded easy categories throughout his career, operating as the artiest of rockers within the mainstream. In the 1960s, he attempted to break into the Top 40, playing British blues, mod rock & roll, and ornate pop before finally hitting paydirt as a singer/songwriter with "Space Oddity" 

David Jones began performing music when he was 13 years old, learning the saxophone while he was at Bromley Technical High School; where a pivotal event happened, when his left pupil became permanently dilated in a schoolyard fight, leaving him with different colored eyes. 

David Bowie recorded 27 studio albums, 21 live albums, 46 compilation albums, 10 extended plays (EPs), 128 singles, 4 soundtracks and 12 box sets. Bowie also released 28 video albums and 72 music videos. He has sold over 140 million albums/CDs.

Stay safe and well...and enjoy this Live Aid performance by David Jones who changed his name due to the fame of a previous David Jones...from the Monkees.

I, I will be king

And you, you will be queen

Though nothing will drive them away

We can beat them, just for one day

We can be heroes, just for one day

 And you, you can be mean

And I, I'll drink all the time

'Cause we're lovers, and that is a fact

Yes, we're lovers, and that is that

 Though nothing will keep us together

We could steal time, just for one day

We can be heroes forever and ever

What'd you say?

 I, I wish you could swim

Like the dolphins, like dolphins can swim

Though nothing, nothing will keep us together

We can beat them forever and ever

Oh, we can be heroes, just for one day

 I, I will be king

And you, you will be queen

Though nothing will drive them away

We can be heroes, just for one day

We can be us, just for one day

 I, I can remember (I remember)

Standing, by the wall (by the wall)

And the guns shot above our heads (over our heads)

And we kissed as though nothing could fall (nothing could fall)

And the shame was on the other side

Oh, we can beat them, forever and ever

Then we could be heroes, just for one day

 We can be heroes

We can be heroes

We can be heroes

Just for one day

We can be heroes

 We're nothing, and nothing will help us

Maybe we're lying, then you better not stay

But we could be safer, just for one day