Thieves have stolen a plaque from the wall of David Bowie’s Berlin, Germany home just weeks after it was unveiled.
The memorial, which quoted the late rock icon’s lyrics from his hit Heroes, went missing on Saturday, and local police officials are now investigating what they’re calling an act of vandalism.
Berlin Mayor Michael Mueller unveiled the plaque on the wall of the house Bowie called home from 1976 to 1978, while he worked on the albums Low, Heroes, and Lodger, and produced Iggy Pop’s The Idiot, on August 22.
It read: “David Bowie (1947-2016) lived in this house 1976-1978… We can be heroes, just for one day.”
Mueller told fans gathered at the ceremony, “I think one can say David Bowie and West Berlin had quite a special partnership.”
A replacement plaque is expected to go up in days. The company that produced the plaque had multiple prints made in the event of damage or theft.
Bowie lost his battle with cancer in January. His final recordings, No Plan, Killing A Little Time and When I Met You, will appear on the upcoming Lazarus cast album, which will be released to coincide with the London launch of Bowie’s musical next month.
The show’s star, Michael C. Hall, performed a tribute to the rocker at the 2016 Mercury Prize ceremony in London last week. The late music icon’s final album Blackstar was among the releases nominated for the coveted award.
David Bowie fans have new music to look forward too. Three more songs from the Blackstar sessions will be released on the Lazarus cast soundtrack and the second box set ‘Who Can I Be Now’ will be released through Warner Music this Friday.
David Bowie Lazarus track list
CD
Disc 1
Hello Mary Lou (Goodbye Heart) – Ricky Nelson
Lazarus – Michael C. Hall & Original New York Cast of Lazarus
It’s No Game – Michael C. Hall, Lynn Craig & Original New York Cast of Lazarus
This Is Not America – Sophia Anne Caruso & Original New York Cast of Lazarus
The Man Who Sold The World – Charlie Pollack
No Plan – Sophia Anne Caruso
Love Is Lost – Michael Esper & Original New York Cast of Lazarus
Changes – Cristin Milioti & Original New York Cast of Lazarus
Where Are We Now – Michael C. Hall & Original New York Cast of Lazarus
Absolute Beginners – Michael C. Hall, Cristin Milioti, Michael Esper, Sophia Anne Caruso, Krystina Alabado & Original New York Cast of Lazarus
Dirty Boys – Michael Esper
Killing A Little Time – Michael C. Hall
Life On Mars – Sophia Anne Caruso
All The Young Dudes – Nicholas Christopher, Lynn Craig, Michael Esper, Sophia Anne Caruso & Original New York Cast of Lazarus
Sound And Vision – David Bowie
Always Crashing in the Same Car – Cristin Militia
Valentine’s Day – Michael Esper & Original New York Cast of Lazarus
When I Met You – Michael C. Hall & Krystina Alabama
Heroes – Michael C. Hall, Sophia Anne Caruso & Original New York Cast of Lazarus
Disc 2
Lazarus – David Bowie
No Plan – David Bowie
Killing A Little Time – David Bowie
When I Met You – David Bowie
Vinyl
Disc 1
Side A
Hello Mary Lou (Goodbye Heart) – Ricky Nelson
Lazarus – Michael C. Hall & Original New York Cast of Lazarus
It’s No Game – Michael C. Hall, Lynn Craig & Original New York Cast of Lazarus
This Is Not America – Sophia Anne Caruso & Original New York Cast of Lazarus
The Man Who Sold the World – Charlie Pollack
Side B
No Plan – Sophia Anne Caruso
Love Is Lost – Michael Esper & Original New York Cast of Lazarus
Changes – Cristin Milioti & Original New York Cast of Lazarus
Where Are We Now? – Michael C. Hall & Original New York Cast of Lazarus
Disc 2
Side C
Absolute Beginners – Michael C. Hall, Cristin Milioti, Michael Esper, Sophia Anne Caruso, Krystina Alabado & Original New York Cast of Lazarus
Dirty Boys – Michael Esper
Killing a Little Time – Michael C. Hall
Life On Mars? – Sophia Anne Caruso
All the Young Dudes – Nicholas Christopher, Lynn Craig, Michael Esper, Sophia Anne Caruso & Original New York Cast of Lazarus
Side D
Sound and Vision – David Bowie
Always Crashing in the Same Car – Cristin Militia
Valentine’s Day – Michael Esper & Original New York Cast of Lazarus
When I Met You – Michael C. Hall & Krystina Alabama
Heroes – Michael C. Hall, Sophia Anne Caruso & Original New York Cast of Lazarus
Disc 3
Side E (one-sided)
Lazarus – David Bowie
No Plan – David Bowie
Killing a Little Time – David Bowie
When I Met You – David Bowie
Who Can I Be Now tracklist
Disc 1 (Diamond Dogs)
Future Legend
Diamond Dogs
Sweet Thing
Candidate
Sweet Thing (Reprise)
Rebel Rebel
Rock ‘N’ Roll with Me
We Are the Dead
1984
Big Brother
Chant of the Ever Circling Skeletal Family
Disc 2 (David Live Part 1)
1984
Rebel Rebel
Moonage Daydream
Sweet Thing/Candidate/Sweet Thing (Reprise)
Changes
Suffragette City
Aladdin Sane
All the Young Dudes
Cracked Actor
Disc 3 (David Live Part 2)
Rock ‘N’ Roll with Me
Watch That Man
Knock On Wood
Diamond Dogs
Big Brother
The Width of a Circle
The Jean Genie
Rock ‘N’ Roll Suicide
Disc 4 (David Live: Tony Visconti Mix Part 1)
1984
Rebel Rebel
Moonage Daydream
Sweet Thing/Candidate/Sweet Thing (Reprise)
Changes
Suffragette City
Aladdin Sane
All the Young Dudes
Cracked Actor
Disc 5 (David Live: Tony Visconti Mix Part 2)
Rock ‘N’ Roll with Me
Watch That Man
Knock On Wood
Here Today, Gone Tomorrow
Space Oddity
Diamond Dogs
Panic in Detroit
Big Brother
Time
The Width of a Circle
The Jean Genie
Rock ‘N’ Roll Suicide
Disc 6 (The Gouster)
John, I’m Only Dancing (Again) (12″ A-side)
Somebody Up There Likes Me (Alternative Mix)
It’s Gonna Be Me
Who Can I Be Now?
Can You Hear Me (Alternative Early Version)
Young Americans
Right (Alternative Early Version)
Disc 7 (Young Americans)
Young Americans
Win
Fascination
Right
Somebody Up There Likes Me
Across the Universe
Can You Hear Me
Fame
Disc 8 (Station to Station)
Station to Station
Golden Years
Word on a Wing
TVC 15
Stay
Wild is the Wind
Disc 9 (Station to Station: Harry Maslin Remix)
Station to Station
Golden Years
Word on a Wing
TVC 15
Stay
Wild is the Wind
Disc 10 (Live Nassau Coliseum ’76 Part 1)
Station to Station
Suffragette City
Fame
Word on a Wing
Stay
I’m Waiting for the Man
Queen Bitch
Disc 11 (Live Nassau Coliseum ’76 Part 1)
Life on Mars?
Five Years
Panic in Detroit
Changes
TVC 15
Diamond Dogs
Rebel Rebel
The Jean Genie
Disc 12 (Re:Call 2)
Rebel Rebel (Original Single Mix)
Diamond Dogs (Australian Single Edit)
Rebel Rebel (U.S. Single Version)
Rock ‘N’ Roll with Me (Live – Promotional Single Edit)
Panic in Detroit (Live)
Young Americans (Original Single Edit)
Fame (Original Single Edit)
Golden Years (Original Single Version)
Station to Station (Original Single Edit)
TVC 15 (Original Single Edit)
Stay (Original Single Edit)
Word on a Wing (Original Single Edit)
John, I’m Only Dancing (Again) 1975 (Single Version)
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