Music about heroes

[METALMAN]

I've been asked to provide music for a presentation about local heroes. I'd appreciate it if you could give me a few suggestions. Songs about heroes or history would be good, as well as uplifting songs. Think along the lines of "Golden Years" and "Heroes" by David Bowie and "Hoppípolla" by Sigur Rós. It would also help if it wasn't incredibly loud, so it can be talked over.

Thanks for your time.

[Guest Mr. Potato Head]

Going through my library at a quick glance, most of these probably won't work for you but I'll suggest them anyhow...

"Dream On" - Aerosmith

"What A Good Boy" - Barenaked Ladies

"Here Comes The Sun" - The Beatles

"Help!" - The Beatles

"An Innocent Man" - Billy Joel

"Hurricane" - Bob Dylan

"Hero" - Chad Kroeger

"Tales Of Brave Ulysses" - Cream

"Don't Bring Me Down" - ELO

"Signs" - Five-Man Electrical Band

"Tonight, Tonight, Tonight" - Genesis

"If Not For You" - George Harrison

"The Whistler" - Jethro Tull

"Working Class Hero" - John Lennon and about a zillion covers

"I'm Alright (Theme from Caddyshack" - Kenny Loggins

"What A Wonderful World" - Louis Armstrong

"Nothing Else Matters" - Metallica

"Show Me The Way" - Peter Frampton

"Take A Look At Me Now" - Phil Collins

"Don't Stop Me Now" - Queen

"Hammer To Fall" - Queen

"Working Man" - Rush

"Blue Collar Man" - Styx

"Victory Day" - Tom Cochrane

"Fight The Good Fight" - Triumph

[YI]

I CAN BE YOUR HERO BABY! I CAN KISS AWAY THE PAIN!

[Iain76er]

I Am The Law- Anthrax

>_>

[Colly]

Heroes - Shed 7. Yes I said it.

[VerbalPuke]

Another Bowie song that might work for you is "Panic in Detroit", one of Bowie's finest songs.

[Farmer Reil]

Edguy - Superheroes

Hammerfall - Heroes Return

Hammerfall - Glory To The Brave (would only really work for dead heroes)

3 Inches Of Blood - Hall Of Heroes (ok.. so maybe not )

[Quom]

I always thought Heroes was a song about his unrequited love for Nico?

[Ananas]

Train - Ordinary

Which is glorious. The only Train song I can really say that about.

[METALMAN]

I always thought Heroes was a song about his unrequited love for Nico?

I wasn't aware of that. I suppose it kind of makes sense. The lyrics "We Can Be Heroes" make it pretty suitable for my purpose too.

[MalaCloudy Black]

Wha? If you're talking about the Bowie song, I'd always heard that the subject dealt with an affair the song's producer was having with one of the backing vocalists.

[Jack_Attack]

Local Boy - The Rifles

Actually it might not apply to what you're looking for at all, but check it out.