Can anyone shed any light on this song??????

[TimboTambo]

Came across a song the other day called "a time for heros" by Meat Loaf and Brian May. It's just ML on lead vocal. I have no idea of the origins etc but it sounds mid 80's and it a professional recording i.e. not acustic or live. I have it as mp3 on my computer.

It also just so happens to be an excellent song, far better than some of ML's 80's stuff. So i would be interested to know where it came from! I have all the albums and im fairly certain its never been on them!!! or maybe im just being a plank and its somewhere obvious!

ta!

[Heli]

Where the heck do you fins these!! 8O :D

[Renegade Angel]

I believe this was a track recorded for the special Olympics sometime in the 80s (1987-i think)
It's not on any official Meat albums although it was on an un-official album called back to hell (or something)

[Diane]

I believe this was a track recorded for the special Olympics sometime in the 80s (1987-i think)
It's not on any official Meat albums although it was on an un-official album called back to hell (or something)

RA is right. Heroes was released in 1987 and was the official theme song for the Special Olympics that year. Brian May from Queen plays lead guitar. The b-side is an instrumental version by Tangerine Dream. It's on the Orpheum label and had limited availability on CD, 12" & 7" vinyl and cassette. Copies, especially the 12" vinyl version, do come up from time to time on eBay.

Heroes can also be found on an official German compilation CD Back From Hell Again! The Very Best Of Meat Loaf Vol.2.

Hope this helps.

Diane

[evil nickname]

I did some more research on this one myself yesterday (for my website), and this is what I could find, or rather, what will be on the appropriate page:

Meat Loaf ft. Brian May - (It's A Time For) Heroes

1. (It's A Time For) Heroes (5:06)

Produced and arranged by Jon Lyons
Executive Producer: M. Scott Sotebeer
Associate Producer: John Van Tongreen
Mixed by Jay Rifkin and Jon Lyons at the Hit Factory, New York
Recorded at the Hit Factory, The Record Plant, West Lake Audio, and Sine Wave Studios

Meat Loaf: Lead Vocals
Brian May: Lead Guitar
Bob Kulick: Rhythm Guitar
Jon Lyons: Bass, Acoustic Guitar, Additional Keyboards and Synths
John Van Tongreen: Piano, Synths
Chuck Bürgi: Drums
Gina Ricci, Amy Goff, Elaine Goff: Backing Vocals

Official theme for the 1987 International Summer Special Olympic Games. Released only in the USA on a singled, backed by an instrumental version performed by Tangerine Dream.

My source (a compilation) credits Nathan Crow and M Scott Sotebeer as the writers, while other sources credit M. Scott Sotebeer, Jon Lyons and Rik Emmett.

[RSG]

Official theme for the 1987 International Summer Special Olympic Games.

The year I was born 8O

sorry, couldn't resist :wink:

it is a fantastic song, I really like it. Did Freddy Mercury ever do a cover of this?

[Diane]

it is a fantastic song, I really like it. Did Freddy Mercury ever do a cover of this?

No he didn't.

[The Flying Mouse]

:twisted: I have it on a CD compilation called Chart Hit History Vol 3.
Copies probiblly come up on e bay from time to time.
It's an awesome song 8)

[TimboTambo]

ah thanks for that. had guessed it may have been a one off since he colaborated with brian may.

love the song though, shame its not on any UK albums to enable others to get a chance to hear it

[Bren]

a great song.....i have this on a cd entitled "The essential hits collection" vol3
( i brought the cd purely for the Heroes track....the other "essential hits" being such delights as "just one cornetto"

bren

[RSG]

it is a fantastic song, I really like it. Did Freddy Mercury ever do a cover of this?

No he didn't.

Bummer, thanks for the reply

[Sapphire Lady]

There's a copy on ebay with bidding at $0.01 if anyone's interested

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=307&item=4008052364&rd=1

[Eva]

the front cover:

http://www.muenster.de/~meatloaf/heroes-vorne.jpg

the back cover:

http://www.muenster.de/~meatloaf/heroes-hinten.jpg