Magnetic fields - Heroes

Magnetic fields - Heroes

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Music

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• Magnetic
• fields
• Heroes

[Bewlaymonteiro]

who?

[plmcnulty]

Well, this cover is at least 13 years old (at least that's when I bought the cd, it may be older), so it's not exactly reflective of "these days." But, the drone and aimlessness and monotony are what make this an excellent cover. Bowie's version highlights on being a hero, but this version flips it on its head and focuses on "just for one day." What do you have before and after? The monotony and drone of your everyday life.

[baboon2525]

one of the only people who could cover the best song ever written and not fuck it up.

[Blackmilk81]

@plmcnulty you missed Bowie's intent with the song, there's a reason the song is called "Heroes" and not Heroes, it's hard to explain in text format, but it's the quotation marks that make the difference.

This isn't a bad cover btw.

[thunderbird32]

@mattaki Well, Distortion was hardly acoustic, and remember that the last three albums were part of their "No Synth Trilogy". I'm guessing next year's album, Love at the Bottom of the Sea, will be a return to the old school stuff.

[NewWorldRob]

disturbing album & song covers...

[dklustick]

might be the best cover ever made. honestly.

You can totally tell that MF idolizes Bowie but in their own way.

[MrJivePirate]

@plmcnulty ha, I think people who say music sucks now don't listen to much music beyond the radio.

[plmcnulty]

@MrJivePirate The original comment I was responding to is long gone, but essentially the poster was using this song to prove some point about how much "music these days" sucks. I wasn't going to get involved in an argument about the current state of music, but I certainly wasn't going to let an insult go against this awesome cover.

[MrJivePirate]

@plmcnulty Hey 13 years ago isn't too old to reflect on these days. Art that's thousands of years old can reflect on these days, through similarities as well as contrasts.

This is a great cover and song and I like your comment. :D

[ftwelve12]

@mattaki This comment is awesome.

[Mentalfloss1968]

CAN a god redeam himself,.. ? yes,.. when he learns balalance,.. can a man redeam himslef alone,..NO he can do nothing alone, yet everything within the system of OSiris,.. play my game enjoy the laughs tears and love,.. enjoy the lonley pit of hell that makes all above worth it ,.. i gave you it all,..do you now love or hate the artist i wonder,.. let me play and ill say another day ,.. father indigo ,..father of both dark and light,.. and all indigo hue MANITY of averaged balanced love.

[bj70117]

Brian Eno approved along with Tindersticks.