Alesso & Tove Lo, Heroes (we could be) | Music Lifts 🎶 🏋

In the 32nd edition of Music Lifts (2024), we’re uplifted by Swedish musicians Alesso and Tove Lo performing, “Heroes (we could be).”

Welcome to Music Lifts 🎶 🏋, a column highlighting songs that encourage, inspire, and uplift the spirit; songs exuding fortitude, positivity, and resolve, even in the face of adversity.  Featured songs aren’t genre-specific; songs may or may not be faith-based. The goal is for these songs to make you feel better – be LIFTED to new heights!  So, for the 32^nd edition of Music Lifts 🎶 🏋 (2024), we highlight “Heroes (we could be)” as performed by Alesso and Tove Lo.

Sweden 🇸🇪 is in the house, and it’s a beautiful collaboration.  Yes, Alesso (Alessandro Linblad) and Tove Lo are attractive people.  But, this isn’t about Linblad’s gorgeous features 🤭! This is about heroism! Per Alesso and Tove Lo, we could be heroes.  You heard correctly! “Heroes (we could be)” appears on Alesso’s 2015 album, Forever.  Pushing a decade old, “Heroes” remains fresh and vibrant. It is Alesso’s top-charting hit, peaking at no. 31 on the Billboard Hot 100.  It was certified platinum by the RIAA. The Grammy-nominated, Swedish DJ/producer penned “Heroes” alongside David Bowie, Brian Eno, and Tove Lo.  Bowie? Yes, Bowie’s 1977 classic, “Heroes”, is sampled.  Alesso produces yielding epic results 💪. The marvelous, polychromatic backdrop features shimmering synths, a fabulous beat, and a sick drop.  The accompaniment, hence, is sickening!

It’s not all Alesso, you handsome, talented fella, you! Tove Lo sings beautifully.  This precedes “Disco Tits” and “bitches” (BLUE LIPS (lady wood phase II), 2017).  Besides bringing the tuneful melodies to life, her vocal ad-libs are sweet too.  They accentuate, amplifying the melodious vibes. The biggest part of the musical lift – the reason why you all came here –  is the songwriting! “Got a secret side in plain sight / Where the streets are empty, that’s where we run,” she sings in the first verse.  In the pre-chorus, she asserts, “I can’t be one of them [everyday people],” adding, “We are a different kind / We can do anything.” That, of course, leads to the section to beat, the chorus:

“We could be heroes

We could be heroes, me and you

We could be heroes

We could be heroes, me and you

We could be.”

HEROES! Word! In the chorus, the heroism is unmatched! The second verse is more optimistic and savvy than the first, where Tove Lo states, “Anybody’s got the power / They don’t see it ‘cause they don’t understand,” adding, “You and me, we got the world in our hands.” Ah, the heroics! The bridge, albeit brief,  provides a welcome contrast, maintaining the engaging nature of the record (“All we’re looking for is love and a little light”). If you need a pick-me-up, look no further than the musical lift that is “Heroes (we could be)”.  Well done Alesso and Tove Lo!

Alesso // Forever // Alefune / Def Jam // 2015

Alesso & Tove Lo, Heroes (we could be): Music Lifts 🎶 🏋 No. 32 (2024) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Alefune / Def Jam; Monstera Production, Qamar Rehman, RDNE Stock Project, Thomas Ronveaux, Wolrider YURTSEVEN from Pexels; OpenClipart-Vectors, Quốc Hùng Hầu from Pixabay]