Romantic Melancholy Underneath the Guard Towers of the Berlin Wall: The Meaning Behind “Heroes” by David Bowie

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David Bowie always seemed ageless. Though he used reinvention as a primary tool, he never seemed to do so to slow time. He was an alien rock star masquerading as a pop star. His work cycled through many genres...

David Bowie always seemed ageless. Though he used reinvention as a primary tool, he never seemed to do so to slow time. He was an alien rock star masquerading as a pop star. His work cycled through many genres and trends, standing like cultural bookmarks for an individual whose life was one big art project. […]

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