Quick story on Bowie’s 75th bday:
He wrote “Heroes” about a German couple so determined to be together that they meet everyday under a gun turret on the Berlin Wall
“Though nothing
will drive them away
We can be heroes
just for one day”
(1/x) #BOWIE75
He wrote “Heroes” about a German couple so determined to be together that they meet everyday under a gun turret on the Berlin Wall
“Though nothing
will drive them away
We can be heroes
just for one day”
(1/x) #BOWIE75
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In 1987, he sang “Heroes” in a landmark concert at the wall in West Berlin.
He said, “We send our wishes to all our friends who are on the other side of the wall!”
1000’s of East Berliners couldn’t see — but they could hear. They cheered and shouted “The wall must go!”
In 1987, he sang “Heroes” in a landmark concert at the wall in West Berlin.
He said, “We send our wishes to all our friends who are on the other side of the wall!”
1000’s of East Berliners couldn’t see — but they could hear. They cheered and shouted “The wall must go!”
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“God, even now I get choked up,” Bowie later recalled. “It was breaking my heart. I’d never done anything like that in my life, and I guess I never will again.”
“God, even now I get choked up,” Bowie later recalled. “It was breaking my heart. I’d never done anything like that in my life, and I guess I never will again.”
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When Bowie died in 2016, one tribute came from an unexpected source: the German Foreign Ministry, which thanked him for his role in bringing down the Wall — and included a link to his concert.
When Bowie died in 2016, one tribute came from an unexpected source: the German Foreign Ministry, which thanked him for his role in bringing down the Wall — and included a link to his concert.
https://twitter.com/GermanyDiplo/status/686498183669743616
“The Wall moved Bowie and changed him .. He captured and defined its quintessence, speaking for, even embodying, a confused generation that had lost hope in ideals and dreams.”
It’s an honor to remember this man today.
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(via @FT) #BOWIE75 💕
ft.com/content/b20113…
It’s an honor to remember this man today.
(( END ))
(via @FT) #BOWIE75 💕
ft.com/content/b20113…
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