Several songs from the album were played live on Bowie 's Isolar II Tour in 1978 , released on the live album '' Stage '' the same year , and again from a different venue in 2018 with '' Welcome to the Blackout '' . Philip Glass adapted a classical suite , '' " Heroes " Symphony '' , from this album as a companion to his earlier '' Low Symphony '' . The title track has been covered by numerous artists , for example as an encore by subsequent incarnations of King Crimson , and Billy Mackenzie sang " The Secret Life of Arabia " in 1982 for the B.E.F. LP '' Music of Quality and Distinction '' . Several tracks were used in the film '' Christiane F. '' Bowie performed as himself in the film
Isolar II Tour
Isolar II – The 1978 World Tour
"Heroes" (David Bowie album)