Heroes
Jill Sobule * Track #6 On Pink Pearl
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Heroes by Jill Sobule
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Jill SobuleAbout
“Heroes” was first released by Jill Sobule in 2000, on her album Pink Pearl. Since then, it has become a fan favorite, appearing on two of her compilations and becoming one of her most-played songs in concert.
The lyrics find Sobule observing that, without exception, the people we hold up as heroes...
Heroes Lyrics
Why are all our heroes so imperfect
Why do they always bring me down
Why are all our heroes so imperfect
The statue in the park has lost his crown
William Faulkner drunk and depressed
Dorothy Parker mean, drunk and depressed
And that guy in Seven Years in Tibet turned out to be a nazi
The founding fathers all had slaves, the explorers slaughtered the braves
The Old Testament God can be so petty
Paul McCartney jealous of John, even more so now that he's gone
Dylan was so mean to Donovan in that movie
Pablo Picasso cruel to his wives
My favorite poets took their own lives
Orson Welles peaked at 25, ballooned before our eyes
And he sold bad wine
Heard Babe Ruth was full of malice
Lewis Carroll I'm sure did Alice
Plato in the cave with those very young boys
TS Elliott hated Jews, FDR didn't save the Jews
All the French joined the resistance after the war
Raymond Chandler drunk and depressed
Tennessee Williams drunk and depressed
Think I'll just get drunk and depressed
Heroes Q&A
Who wrote Heroes's ?
Heroes was written by Jill Sobule & Robin Eaton.
Who produced Heroes's ?
Heroes was produced by Jill Sobule & Brad Jones & Robin Eaton.