#268 (of 365) "Heroes" David Bowie

A massive mural of David Bowie is painted on a building on the Jersey City / Hoboken border (on the Cast Iron Lofts building), greeting everyone who drives or walks into Hoboken with the visage of a great man. I lived for a couple years right next to that building and I still drive into Hoboken all the time and it's impossible to miss. Bowie is of course iconic and I am not one knowledgable enough about the history of his music (much of which came when I was a child) to write about it here. I just knew I needed to include at least one song from the legend on this list. There are others that I love, of course. Life on Mars. Space Oddity. Ashes to Ashes. Starman. The early '80s radio hits like "Modern Love" or "Let's Dance" were my first introductions and I can't say they lasted the test of time. But I ended up settling on "Heroes," a song I liked when I was young and still find joy in today. This song edges out Squeeze's "Up the Junction" (1979) and is the oldest track on this countdown.
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"Heroes" - David Bowie // Heroes (1977)