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Is "Heroes" a pun? "hear-oh's"?

May 29 2009 at 12:49 PM
No score for this post		sam  (Login whitecaps)
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Hi. I have a question about Bowie's song, "Heroes." Is it a pun? Is it a play on the word, "hear"? Bowie is well-known for his wordplay and in particular for his puns.

When Bowie is singing the chorus to "Heroes," does he put his hand to his ear in the universal hand sign for "hear"? If so, I say the word "heroes" is a pun.


    
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Re: Is "Heroes" a pun? "Hear"?

No score for this post		May 29 2009, 1:34 PM 

Haven't you got a gnome to go to?

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You could have hit

No score for this post		May 29 2009, 5:38 PM 

on something there, Sam.

I suspect it was onamateopoeic for "earholes"....

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Re: You could have hit

No score for this post		May 29 2009, 5:47 PM 

May I just ask BWW something? When Bowie sings this song live, doesn't he hold his hand to his ear, as if to say "hear-oh's" instead of "heroes"?

 
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Re: You could have hit

No score for this post		May 29 2009, 6:24 PM 

Maybe he's encourageing audience participation?

 
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Re: You could have hit

No score for this post		May 29 2009, 6:32 PM 

Maybe so, but does he do it?

 
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Re: You could have hit

No score for this post		May 29 2009, 10:30 PM 

I can be your ear hole:



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re Is "Heroes" a pun? "hear-oh's"?

No score for this post		May 29 2009, 10:40 PM 

Nope sam.

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re: Is "Heroes" a pun?

No score for this post		May 30 2009, 12:05 AM 

Nah.

It was definitely murder - but was it art?

 
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