The title of the song is taken from Japanese writer Yukio Mishima's 1953 novel Forbidden Colors although not directly related to the film, both works include exploration of homosexual themes. It appears on the film's soundtrack album and was released as a single on Virgin Records in 1983 (the second collaborative single release by Sylvian and Sakamoto, following 1982's "Bamboo Houses"). Lawrence (in certain territories retitled Furyo).
The song is the vocal version of the theme from the Nagisa Oshima film Merry Christmas, Mr.
An orchestral version featuring vocals by Sylvian was included on Sakamoto's 1999 album Cinemage."Forbidden Colours" is a 1983 song by David Sylvian and Ryuichi Sakamoto. Both Sakamoto and Sylvian have since recorded several interpretations of the song, both instrumental (under the title "Merry Christmas, Mr. In 1984 the track was re-recorded and released as the B-side to "Red Guitar", the lead single to Sylvian's first solo album Brilliant Trees and was later also included as a bonus track on certain editions of his 1987 album Secrets of the Beehive.
"Forbidden Colours" is a 1983 song by David Sylvian and Ryuichi Sakamoto.
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