Gentle Giant "Heroes No More" (Official Lyric Video)
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- Опубліковано 21 кві 2022
- Gentle Giant "Heroes No More" (Official Lyric Video)
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"Heroes No More" is a bonus track off of the reissue/remaster of 'Civilian' available May 20th on CD, Streaming and Vinyl (late 2022).
"Heroes No More" is remastered by Dan Bornemark
Directed & Animated by Noah Shulman
Lyrics:
They were standing there, they were so near yet so far away.
Were they so unreal just a dream of someone to be one day?
There was endless fame, they were heroes, now they're souvenirs
And through changing years I can still remember, not quite so clear.
Heroes no more, stay with me still.
I dream, I hope, I always will.
Now they're mine no more as they stand there in the glowing light.
I see every face like my own, but that was another night.
Now they're just a dream of the time known, ever left to fall.
Soon the game begins but those heroes, yours always to recall.
Heroes no more, stay with me still.
I dream, I hope, I always will.
Heroes no more, stay with me still.
I dream, I hope, I always will.
They were standing there, they were so near yet so far away.
Were they so unreal just a dream of someone to be one day?
There was endless fame, they were heroes, now they're souvenirs
And through changing years I can still remember, not quite so clear.
Noah Shulman, you are MY hero for doing this. =)
Nice of them to credit their influences. It reminds us that even a "giant" stands on the shoulders of other giants to see farther.
I love Civilian and I absolutely adore this song. Great vocal from Derek Shulman and terrific lyrics. Should have made the original album.
WHen asked whoch is my favourite Gentle Giant song is, I pause, look about, then say
"All of them" Cheers mates
Another great tune from a brilliant band from the 70's. I saw this tour along with the 2 tours before and their last one. They were just brilliant live. In fact they were the very 1st concert I ever saw and they blew me and my friend away. We not only can hooked on seeing concerts ever since but we were hooked on GG. Great memories of a truly golden age of music for me. Long live the Giant
Amazing visual concept with the rolling credits
Recently listened to this album, found it to be quite underrated. Glad it's getting a reissue.
What album? Civilian?
Yup. US reissue only though. But it's easy to get. On Ebay for instance.
I listened all GG cds in a past week. And some favorite cds twice or even more. It helps me to fight the stress and think of a better world. I am 44 live in Georgia, Tbilisi and that war news are making me very sad. And suddenly that video found me :) True gift!
Fine words by you. 🙏Gentle Giant outstanding! A real gift, so true.
It is pure joy and healing to listen to the masters. 🥇❤
You have taste.
Gigantic! Oh I still miss them so much... 😢
Always enjoy seeing new videos from my favorite band!
A fantastic GG swan song! The best band ever.
One of the best B sides ever written. I can never play this song loud enough 🤘🇬🇧🇨🇦
What was the A side?
Can't wait to hear it. I saw them live on many visits to the US, in Chicago at the Auditorium, and the Riviera. Civilian is a favorite album and was a great live tour. Ray was a complete terror on the echoplex viol(?a or in) in concert.
What a band! Not one bad album. Some are weaker than others, but they had a very, very good run.
Yeah, What a band!
You know I used to think that but now I appreciate every second of every Giant track ever. I love Civilian and Giant For A Day. They are all special because these guys are special.
This should have bloody been on the album!! Single release 🎉status!!
I love this band. Giant For A Day - my #1.
Davis, Ravel and Bach are also my heroes. Interesting selection.
Omg 😭😭😭 I'm am so happy right now
awesome song. As DS said in his recent interview, Civilian is one of his fave albums, and I couldn't agree more.
Love this. Man of 60 here. Just discovered GG on Radio 1 sight and sound which I watched at the time. Reminiscing about that time. What a band.
So this is a song from 1980 from a 1980 album, it's actually been reissued a couple times since then, and again now, it seems. What's fascinating is it doesn't sound dated.
😍😍😍😍😍😍
Blimey that was good. I've never heard this one before. A palpable hit, surely!
I'm a fan of their early albums, but I love Civilian. Though I didn't really like the two records preceding it, and thought Interview was just ok, Civilian has it's own unique atmosphere that I've always found endearing.
I loved The Missing Piece! Top 5 for me.
Missing Piece is pretty good, Giant for a Day destroyed them. As great as this album is, it wasn’t enough to repair the damage in the eyes of the record industry and the fans.
I don't tend to listen to the albums after Free Hand but this is a great straightahead rocker.
42 years after the last album a new single. I like Gentle Giant since i know them. Sadly, i'm too young to have seen the band live on stage on theire era. I hope of a complete vinyl box from the boys in the next years.
Bravo. Great point, heroes become Souvenirs. Great video too! Keep em’ coming. When musicians were musicians!
How can a simple song with simple lyrics me so strong?
MASTERS!
Cheers!
This is the BEST song. So sad it wasn't on the actual Civilian album at the time. I LOVE that they mention "Portsmouth Sinfonia" at the end! That is hilarious! Some of the best musicians citing potentially the worst (at what they were doing for the PS album)
Whenever I hear this song I am reminded of the movie The Watchmen.
Awesome! Love this album. Wish it had gotten more respect it deserved.
I've always associated this song with the band finishing up when I first heard this a couple months ago. Being interested in GG as someone born years after their split makes me treasure any release given, cause I never got to see the band live. Underrated piece from an underrated departure.
We need way more Noah in our lives.
I hope this album gets the respect it deserves with the reissue
These guys ARE my heroes!
So cool!! Long live the Giant!
an under rated and beautiful album ! Nice to learn it is going to be re issued at last !
My god i love it
Fantastic!!!
Given their brilliant vocal arrangements and unusual instrumentation, I would have expected to see Brian Wilson listed among their heroes.
And I was surprised not to see any Baroque or Renaissance composer (well, except Bach, of course). GG were strongly, and openly, influenced by early music.
Or any musician from the progressive rock movement.
I can only imagine asking the complete five members for their influences. Kinda like the interview at the beginning of the Interview album. These guys were influenced by thousands of musicians and writers. They were an extremely well read band. The list is silly. But hey why not?
True. I would have expected to see Brian Wilson and Edgar Varese on the list (both being influences they have either verbally or tacitly acknowledged as influences). But I’m sure the list is not comprehensive. In interviews with the band members (especially Derek) they’ll mention a particular musician whose ideas they like, so that might be a dependable source.
Wonderful to hear this tune after all of these years. It certainly isn't classic Gentle Giant but it is well done and played and Derek's vocal is quite nice. Thanks for this.
Beautiful song!
Very nice!
Otra genialidad de este súper grupo!
Really enjoy this album and Noah's video's are excellent!
So good to hear the band again!
🖤
Great song!
Right on Rockers! 🙏❤️
❤️❤️❤️❤️
Egad , a “conventionally structured” GG song! Never a duff tune, loved them since 1970 ❤️
Noah ......THANK YOU :)
Thankyou
WHAT??? Oh boy!!! Can't bloody believe it!
Goodbye my heroes
Awesome video!!! New appreciation for this song! Long live GG
Someone call Taika Waititi and get this jam over the credits to a bloody Thor picture.
Música maravilhosa
Álbum maravilhoso
Mas pq ela não entrou no álbum original???
😔
É uma boa pergunta...
i dont see king crimson the father of progresive music.
I also like GG pop rock. They could really do any style...
I'm surprised Civilian is getting the Wilson treatment before Interview Missing Piece and Giant for a day.
Not a Steven Wilson Remix. Perhaps they couldn't locate the multi track tapes.
@@jimhardiman3836 Really? So its just a re-release? I know they cant find the original masters for In a Glass House too so Wilson couldnt mix that one.
@@profk3742 it's a remaster. Probably will sound pretty good. It's a shame these priceless tapes were not better protected.
LV GG!!!
Dared to click. Not one regret I have. Hail the algorithm we must
This song would fit very well in the boys
BRAND X not in the list of greats?? A slight under sight, I mean REALLY, you guys are Gentle Giant. You should know and I bet you did! If you had Genesis, I guess once is enough. Chuck Burgi played the traps on "Masques", their greatest rock-fusion album, so no Phil. GG, you were the BEST. Are the best! Is the BEST, because your material sounds as fresh as the day you recorded them!
Great! Now karaoke versions would make for something less civilian but at the same time a thing which is not just the same (just joking).
GG 9 - ATT 10 - TF 9.5 - OCT 10 - IAGH 9.5 - TPATG 10 - FH 10 - INT 8.5 - PTF 10 - TMP 7.5 - GFAD 7 - CIV 8 (I've come to think more of this album as the years have passed). That's my rating. Overall a great batting average. With the box set Unburied treasure a gold mine to boot.
do they still play? I do hope so
Curious. Gentle Giant has always been, and still is, one of my favourite bands. Yet, with the exception of Johann Sebastian Bach I have no special inclination to all other musicians, which apparently are Gentle Giant heroes.
The Giants
They were going for a more "commercial" sound here. Love the song (as I love all their writings) but this should've been performed by a rock band. Boston? Def Leppard? Starship? Gentle Giant were totally unique with things like "Knots".
Sadly, Gentle Giant went commercial. Nothing beats Octopus till Free Hand. Glad to have seen them live in Rotterdam with this repertoire.
Same with KC, JT, Genesis and many other bands...but everybody knows that.
that was the pressure of that period. It seemed, "Punk" with three chords was enough to reach the public and make a lot of money.
GGs music was too "intellectual" for the masses.
someone just had to moan, just had to.
@@diegoq8417 By KC, do you mean King Crimson went commercial?!
@@jameswarren3421 Exactly. King Crimson can't really be put in this basket. The kept doing their thing. Nothing like GG at their peak, though. And even the last albums, despite the failed attempt to gain success by simplifying, are still good. Disappointing compared to the earlier stuff, but still good on their own terms.
Not too bad. Cool video. We hated Civilian when it came out; felt like they'd been forced to record something radio ready and commercial. Does this redeem them? Listen to the drumming, that's the whole story. Octopus it is not.
You should return... you know.
May I please have permission to remix this song
The giant topped all these fake hero’s
Cuando Civilian fue editado en vinilo fue una gran decepción para mí aunque con las remasterizaciones el sonido ha mejorado muchisimo y resulta incomprensible que este tema no fuera incluido en la edicion original.
Well I Love GG as much as the Best Prog fan, I saw them 6 times from 1974' to 1977'
But this is a good example how GG just lost their Classic sound & Vibe to me.
I agree, I don't think this song is bad but it just sounds like they were struggling to keep up with the times when they shouldn't have even been trying to
@@NoJobRob Totally agree should have just done their GG Prog thing and not worry about the trends in the music, people listen to GG for what they are !! Genesis went MTV Pop, ELP died with Love Beach etc !!
Nice tune however just a little to laid back. Saw the Giant four times in Toronto. After Yes the best live band.
Ми з України! 👏👏👏👍
what is this track?
Someone's been watching Jack Stauber
Felicidades, es un buen ejemplo. 394 sentadillas son unos HOTBABY.Uno muchas y un buen ejercicio. Se deja ver que hay muy buenos resultados 😍👍 Saludos desde la Cd.. de world 🌹😉💖 los mortaless abian apreciado tan hermosa mujer.k