David Bowie • “Heroes“ • Bing Crosby’s Merrie Olde Christmas TV Special • Xmas 2019 Revision • 1977

David Bowie • “Heroes“ • Bing Crosby’s Merrie Olde Christmas TV Special • Xmas 2019 Revision • 1977 • This video is a new version of David Bowie’s 1977 performance of “Heroes”, from Bing Crosby’s Merrie Olde Christmas TV Special. On this version, sound and vision have been considerably altered: an attempt to create a more satisfying stand-alone video of the clip. • Bing Crosby’s Merrie Olde Christmas was recorded in Elstree, Borehamwood near London, on the 11th of September 1977. It was originally broadcast that year in the US on the 30th of November by CBS, and in the UK on the 24th of December by ITV. The show had two segments that featured David Bowie. The second segment was his first live vocal of “Heroes” sung over the backing track. • Bowie looks really great in the Bing Crosby show “Heroes” clip. He’s beautifully lit and we get a lot of really nice close-ups. Furthermore, it’s an unusual one-of-a-kind live vocal, with curious phasing and echo effects. Yet the clip frustrates me somewhat. Asid