History Heartwarming / DavidBowie

* ""Heroes"", a beautiful, uplifting song.

* [[http://www.theguardian.com/music/2016/feb/10/david-bowies-son-announces-late-father-was-to-become-grandad There's something]] heartwarming about the fact that David knew he [[spoiler:would be a grandpa before he died.]]

** [[http://www.ew.com/article/2016/05/29/warcraft-duncan-jones-david-bowie-screening His son showed him an early cut]] of the ''Film/WarCraft2016'' movie some time before his death.

* [[http://www.theguardian.com/music/2016/feb/10/david-bowies-son-announces-late-father-was-to-become-grandad]] There's something heartwarming about the fact that David knew he [[spoiler:would be a grandpa before he died.]]

* [[http://www.theguardian.com/music/2016/feb/10/david-bowies-son-announces-late-father-was-to-become-grandad]] There's something heartwarming about the fact that David knew he would be a grandpa before he died.

* [[http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3395374/David-Bowie-poses-time-Star-beams-final-photo-shoot-promotional-shots-Blackstar-album.html These]] are probably the last known photos taken of Bowie, posted two days before his passing, when he certainly knew he had very little time left. [[GoOutWithASmile The look on his face]] says ''everything'' you need to know.

* His and Annie Lennox's performance of "Under Pressure" at the Freddie Mercury Memorial Concert, one of the few times he ''ever'' gave a live performance of the song. By the end, the two of them are embracing in their mourning of an immortal music legend.

* The picture Duncan Jones chose to accompany [[https://twitter.com/ManMadeMoon/status/686441083648212992/photo/1?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw his announcement of his father's death]], getting a piggyback ride as a baby. Bowie's adoration for his son just bursts from the image.

* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x22swFn52Ng "You would think that a rock star being married to a supermodel would be one of the greatest things in the world. It is."]]

* Yoko Ono revealed after his passing that in the 80's, after John Lennon died, Bowie would pick up Sean Lenon at his boarding school in Switzerland, take him around to museums, galleries, and to the recording studio, in essence being the ParentalSubstitute Sean needed.

* Yoko Ono revealed after his passing that in the 80's, after John Lennon died, Bowie would pick up Sean Lenon at his boarding school in Switzerland, take him around to museums, galleries, and to the recording studio, in essence being the [[parental substitute]] Sean needed.

-->'''Tony Visconti:''' His death was no different from his life - a work of Art. He made ''Blackstar'' for us, his parting gift. I knew for a year this was the way it would be. I wasn't, however, prepared for it. He was an extraordinary man, full of love and life. He will always be with us. For now, it is appropriate to cry.

* He managed to release one final album just prior to his death, leaving his fans with the message, "Don’t believe for just one second I’m forgetting you."

* It has been well-documented that Bowie has been trying to write a dystopian stage musical since at least the '70s (''Diamond Dogs'' came out of an attempt to write a musical based on ''1984'' that was aborted by Orwell's estate). In 2015, he finally got to see this dream realized with the opening of ''Lazarus'', which received overwhelmingly positive reviews.

* The ending to "Rock 'n' Roll Suicide". "Oh no, love, you're not alone!"

-->''Then we'll throw it on the fire and take the car downtown!"''

--> ''"Don't pick fights with the bullies or the cads,
-->Cause I'm not much good at [[PapaWolf punching other people's dads]],
-->And if the homework brings you down,
-->Then we'll throw it on the fire and take the car downtown!"''

--> ''"Don't pick fights with the bullies or the cads,[/p]Cause I'm not much good at [[PapaWolf punching other people's dads]],And if the homework brings you down,Then we'll throw it on the fire and take the car downtown!"''

** ''"Don't pick fights with the bullies or the cads,''
** '''Cause I'm not much good at [[PapaWolf punching other people's dads]],''
** ''And if the homework brings you down,''
** ''Then we'll throw it on the fire and take the car downtown!"''

** ''"Don't pick fights with the bullies or the cads,
'Cause I'm not much good at [[PapaWolf punching other people's dads]],
And if the homework brings you down,
Then we'll throw it on the fire and take the car downtown!"''

-->''"Don't pick fights with the bullies or the cads,

-->"Don't pick fights with the bullies or the cads,/'Cause I'm not much cop [[PapaWolf at punching other people's dads,/And if the homework brings you down,/Then we'll throw it on the fire and take the car downtown!"

* Bowie paid for the education of his godson Rolan Bolan -- son of [[Music/MarcBolan Marc]] -- after Marc's death, a fact that wasn't known publicly for decades.

* Bowie paid for the education of his godson after his death, a fact that wasn't known publicly for decades.

** The ''David Bowie Is'' museum retrospective climaxes in a room in which concert performances of his are projected on as many as three walls at once (visitors wear special headphones and the music changes to fit the wall they are in viewing proximity to). One stretch features three different performances of this song, one for each wall: his 1985 Live Aid performance, his 2000 Glastonbury Festival performance, and his 2001 Concert for New York City performance. Seeing all the happy concertgoers at each venue, and knowing that two of these performances were part of charity benefits, stands as heartwarming proof of the song's endurance.

* Heroes, a beautiful, uplifting song.