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Label info: 7": VS601 12": 601-12 7": Japan VIPX1697 CD: VJCP14025 (Japan Date: July 2, 1983 Type: single Copyright: 1983 Virgin Music Ltd

Second, succesful collaboration between David Sylvian and Ryuichi Sakamoto. Vocal version of the theme of the movie "Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence".

Credits: Produced by R. Sakamoto. Original cover by David Sylvian and Yuka Fujii.

7": VS601
a-side: Forbidden Colours
b-side: Seed and the Sower [Sakamoto instrumental]

Note: On the thick cardboard sleeve of the Japanese single, the lyrics are written on the back and contains a printed inlay.

3": CDT13
1. Forbidden Colours
2. Bamboo Houses
3. Bamboo Music

5": CDF18
1. Forbidden Colours
2. Bamboo Houses
3. Bamboo Music
4. Forbidden Colours (version)

12": Virgin|Ariola Germany 600.965
side A: Forbidden Colours, Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence
side B: Nightporter (Japan 1982)
Note: There seems to be a release with the same cover but rotated 90 degrees and the text:
Japan
Sylvian
Sakamoto on the right in black text.

The German release attempted to cash in on both the successes of Japan's Nightporter and the movie Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence, featuring the vocal- and instrumental versions.

On the left there's another vesion with Instrumental Forbidden Colours on the b-side. The shown back cover sports the movie promo picture with it's the title "FURYO"

Forbidden Colours Japanese single - front	Forbidden Colours Japanese single - back	Forbidden Colours Japanese single - inlay
Forbidden Colours Japanese single - disc	Forbidden Colours CD3 artwork	Forbidden Colours Forbidden Colours (singles and CD3)
Forbidden Colours German 12	Forbidden Colours Furyo

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Tracklist

	#		Songs
1	1	Forbidden Colours The wounds on your hands never seem to heal I thought all I needed was to believe Here am I, a lifetime away from you The blood of Christ, or the beat of my heart My love wears forbidden colours My life believes Senseless years thunder by Millions are willing to give their lives for you Does nothing live on? Learning to cope with feelings aroused in me My hands in the soil, buried in side of myself My love wears forbidden colours My life believes in you once again I'll go walking in circles While doubting the very ground beneath me Trying to show unquestioning faith in everything Here am I, a lifetime away from you The blood of Christ, or a change of heart My love wears forbidden colours My life believes My love wears forbidden colours My life believes in you once again	Forbidden Colours	Forbidden Colours Vocal version of the theme of the movie "Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence".
1	2	Bamboo Houses Sore de mo, hitobito no seikatsu wa tsuzuite iru All the buildings I have loved Are barely standing All the children too young and thin Sing bamboo music	Bamboo Houses	Bamboo Houses
1	3	Bamboo Music I walk through open fields Where children sing Bamboo music A song of life itself Played to wind In bamboo music We work - working harder still Down where life begins From here to heaven We fight - fighting harder still Down where life begins From here to heaven Building bamboo houses by the million Lighting fires that only burn inside Singing bamboo music by the million Fighting for our life I walk through open fields Where children sing Bamboo music A glimpse of life itself Of sun and steel In bamboo music We work - working harder still Down where life begins From here to heaven We fight - fighting harder still Down where life begins From here to heaven Building bamboo houses by the million Lighting fires that only burn inside Singing bamboo music by the million Fighting for our life	Bamboo Music
1	4	Forbidden Colours (Version) The wounds on your hands never seem to heal I thought all I needed was to believe Here am I, a lifetime away from you The blood of Christ, or the beat of my heart My love wears forbidden colours My life believes Senseless years thunder by Millions are willing to give their lives for you Does nothing live on? Learning to cope with feelings aroused in me My hands in the soil, buried in side of myself My love wears forbidden colours My life believes in you once again I'll go walking in circles While doubting the very ground beneath me Trying to show unquestioning faith in everything Here am I, a lifetime away from you The blood of Christ, or a change of heart My love wears forbidden colours My life believes My love wears forbidden colours My life believes in you once again	Forbidden Colours (Version)	Forbidden Colours (Version) Vocal, extended version of the theme of the movie "Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence".

Forbidden Colours 5" Japanese 4-track version

Above is printed the magnificent Japanese version of Forbidden Colours on 5" CD (VJCP14025) from 1991. This is a real collector item and quite often it is listed for sale (not cheap though). If you are really a Sylvian collector, get this one!