Ed Harcourt Recovers Heroes On The Bbc

We can do “Heroes”, Just for one day… (not including repeats)

Ed Harcourt has performed a great version of David Bowie’s “Heroes” on the BBC’s new series of the excellent Re:Covered TV show here in the UK. Ed preceded the song with a version of his own Watching The Sun Come Up from his brilliant last album, From Every Sphere, and when asked why he chose “Heroes” he revealed this connection between the two songs:

I just thought it would be quite cheeky because I think the song that I did just now was kind of inspired by that song…so I thought well I might as well be a little bit cheeky.

Though you can hear where Ed is coming from, the connection isn’t immediately obvious, but If you’ve missed all of the broadcasts so far, there’s still a chance to judge for yourself over the next couple of days:

Mon 14 Jul at 19:15 on BBC Three
Tue 15 Jul at 00:35 on BBC One
Tue 15 Jul at 19:15 on BBC Three

Click on the image above for a breakdown of the full line-up of this particular instalment of Re:Covered.