TV On the Radio: “Heroes (David Bowie)”

Posted by aubin on Monday, February 2, 2009 at 3:30 PM (EST)

TV On the Radio has recorded a cover of David Bowie's classic, "Heroes." The song comes from the 1977 album of the same name. The cover is a contribution to the forthcoming War Child: Heroes compilation. The set is due out February 16, 2009 and will also feature Hot Chip covering Joy Division, The Kooks covering The Kinks and Lily Allen tackling The Clash.

The concept of "Heroes" is that the biggest legends in music, including Sir Paul McCartney, Bob Dylan, David Bowie, Brian Wilson and The Clash, select one of the classic tracks from their own songwriting canon, and nominate an artist from the next generation to create a modern reworking of that classic song.

In related news, the band will be appearing on Saturday Night Live this Saturday (February 7, 2009).

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Fine Print: The following comments are owned by whoever posted them. We are not respon sible for them in any way. Seriously.

JawbreakerSucks (February 2, 2009)

So at the most recent shows, Blake Schwarzen. yelled at everyone to put their cameras away, thinking that everyone would post the oh-so-wonderful Thorns of Life music to the Intarwebs?

Hardly, sucker. Everyone had cameras to try and catch the Cake Schwarzenbach stunt that unfortunately went awry. Egocentric bastard.

PtvnSux94 (February 2, 2009)

Do you by chance know DillingerBORE.

JawbreakerSucks (February 2, 2009)

It was lousy. Seriously. D4 are great! That person showed how witless folks who can't appreciate D4 can be.

PtvnSux94 (February 2, 2009)

Just wondering if you were his or her mentor. It's good to hear that you like D4.

JawbreakerSucks (February 2, 2009)

I mentor NO ONE. Any heathen wants advice, THEY GOTTA PAY.

baldsteve (February 2, 2009)

they are witless if they don't appreciate the art that you do?thats odd coming from you. You seem so tolerant of others interests.

JawbreakerSucks (February 2, 2009)

Did you write this on your BarackBerry?

I AM tolerant, thank you very much. There's only one band whose gospel of terribleness needs to be spread, and only one holy warrior who has taken up the mantle.

baldsteve (February 2, 2009)

yes I did.

Are you referring to the dillingerBORE guy/girl?
I thought you didnt like them. You like being the only pony with one trick.

JawbreakerSucks (February 2, 2009)

No, no, no. Trying READING for once, you depilated monster. I am the holy one, spreading that which must be spread.

baldsteve (February 2, 2009)

What's this "reading" you speak of? I'm a monster though you got that right.

JawbreakerSucks (February 2, 2009)

I guess you wouldn't know... wage slave. One day if you shed your bad music taste you may yet move up in the professional world.

baldsteve (February 2, 2009)

I'm doing just fine as a "wage slave". Wait, are you hitting on me? This is getting odd.

JawbreakerSucks (February 2, 2009)

You are intentionally misreading my posts to satisfy your own desires. You should re-think your current life direction. Introspection.

baldsteve (February 2, 2009)

current life direction is head first straight into hell.

I have no idea why you think I'm misreading you.

JawbreakerSucks (February 2, 2009)

You are duplicitous. Like that guy from The Office.

I know your current life direction... and you need to stop. Do a handbrake turn and pull a 180. Get 24 Hour Revenge Therapy by breaking your Jawbreaker records in half.

baldsteve (February 2, 2009)

handbrake turn? You talking j-turn or a bootleg? Varying degrees of difficulty to both. Can't destroy that which lives in my cold dead heart.

JawbreakerSucks (February 2, 2009)

You should not be allowed on the Internet. Children read it.

baldsteve (February 2, 2009)

you didnt answer the driving question.

Any love for Off With Their Heads? Just wondering at what point your soul shit the bed.

JawbreakerSucks (February 2, 2009)

Driving is easy, even men can do it. Do whatever pleases you.

I like OWTH a lot, actually. My soul is as clean as a whistle.

baldsteve (February 2, 2009)

that was pretty misandristic. Good bye.

RamblinBoyOfPleasure (February 2, 2009)

it was never gonna happen anyway, bullshitter.

JawbreakerSucks (February 2, 2009)

In retrospect, yes, Chris does have some sort of unwavering loyalty to Blake. Apparently I'm one of the very few who can resist his machinations.

By the way, did you message me on Myspace?

RamblinBoyOfPleasure (February 2, 2009)

I don't have a computer therefore don't have myspace.

was probably your good friend chris.

Dudley_Shale (February 2, 2009)

You don't have a computer?

You must be a ghost.

JawbreakerSucks (February 2, 2009)

Did you give him mushrooms again, asshole?

RamblinBoyOfPleasure (February 2, 2009)

ghosts have computers they're called macs.

JawbreakerSucks (February 2, 2009)

This has to be the stupidest thing I've ever read on the Internet.

JawbreakerSucks (February 2, 2009)

Then how are you posting this? Stop being such an asshole.

RamblinBoyOfPleasure (February 2, 2009)

ok I will...once yo do as well.

Dudley_Shale (February 2, 2009)

Remember when you attacked her sexuality? That was punk rock.

RamblinBoyOfPleasure (February 2, 2009)

remember when my fist met your face and my boot met her ass, that was punk rawk.

JawbreakerSucks (February 2, 2009)

Get back to your mom's basement and your Jawbreaker records. The kitty litter needs to be changed.

Dudley_Shale (February 2, 2009)

I don't recall that, sweetheart.

Being an internet tough guy = the punx have been upped.

RamblinBoyOfPleasure (February 2, 2009)

being an internet fuckhead = life on a downward spiral, honey.

Dudley_Shale (February 2, 2009)

I'll make sure to make a note of that, and file under "Things dumb fucks think".

I don't read that file too often.

JawbreakerSucks (February 2, 2009)

Fine, you first. Don't ever talk again.

punk_sk (February 2, 2009)

i thought we already decided that this comp is going to suck and we should never hear about it ever again

RamblinBoyOfPleasure (February 2, 2009)

+++attention+++ i don't have a facebook, personal my space, or whatever kind of other internet ridiculousness. This is the only page i have anything to do with remotely. I don't send messages to anybody. If you get messages from someone asking for you, or your mother, or your little sister's pictures, just ignore it, and it's not me. So ridiculous.

PtvnSux94 (February 2, 2009)

Jesus tap dancing Christ

Dudley_Shale (February 2, 2009)

I never got into David Bowie.

Who do you think the Clash pick?

punk_sk (February 2, 2009)

http://www.punknews.org/article/32011

Dudley_Shale (February 2, 2009)

That was so horrible I'd thought it was a nightmare.

MattRamone (February 2, 2009)

Wow, both TV on the Radio AND David Bowie suck more than almost anyone. Excellent choice.

Marizo (February 2, 2009)

You are like the worst poster ever.

Dudley_Shale (February 2, 2009)

Wrong.

iandisurvive (February 2, 2009)

Wrong.

Why dont you shovel another heaping spoonful of cheesecake filling into your mouth and shut the fuck up.

Do you have a job? Why do you post like every 5 minutes on this site? Its a great site, dont get me wrong, but youve got like 24 hour surveillance on this shit. Theres a lot out there, besides this page, your lawrence arms jizz rags, and the 6 redtube tabs you have open right now.

MattRamone (February 2, 2009)

Ain't no shame in being a housewife.

Dudley_Shale (February 2, 2009)

I don't want to live in a world where it's condemned to have six red tube tabs open.

MilesQToast (February 2, 2009)

MattRamone backlash is so passé

MattRamone (February 2, 2009)

Am I the new Milhouse?

the_other_scott (February 2, 2009)

i hate to say shit like this...but you really gotta expand your horizons a little bit. just because pitchfork likes it doesn't mean it sucks.

baldsteve (February 2, 2009)

That last sentence fucked up any argument you were trying to
make.

the_other_scott (February 2, 2009)

http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/147354-the-g aslight-anthem-the-59-sound
http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/articl e/record_review/15610-bouncing-souls-hopeless-romantic
http://ww w.pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/15887-bear-vs-shark-te rrorhawk
http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/185 62-hot-water-music-never-ender
http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/art icle/record_review/14874-alkaline-trio-from-here-to-infirmary

vaginalinferno (February 3, 2009)

oh shit no he didn't

good one. mattramone needs a good assfucking

MattRamone (February 2, 2009)

TVOTR is as boring as watching paint dry and peel, and Bowie sings in a way that a drunk with hiccups might. I fucing hate that guy. I hate his songs, I hate his style, I hate his face, and I hate the way he sings.

Dudley_Shale (February 2, 2009)

Thank God Sir Tom Delonge came up with his shoes...

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,483477,00.html?=d one

punk_sk (February 2, 2009)

different apocalypse

Dudley_Shale (February 2, 2009)

Listen sir, I know it's a different apocalypse.

But shoes for the apocalypse are probably diverse and can withstand all of them.

SloaneDaley (February 2, 2009)

did you get my email Studley?

Dudley_Shale (February 2, 2009)

I did, sir.

By the way, Jon...

I love you. I don't think thats gay, either.

*sigh*

JayTee (February 2, 2009)

Suck a dick.