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Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). Peter Buck, guitarist for R.E.M., has credited the film's theme song as an inspiration for the mandolin part he composed for the band's hit song Losing My Religion. Sherwood & Pinch released a version of the song on their 2017 LP Man vs Sofa. Tokyo Brass Style, a Japanese Big Band recorded a cover of the title theme for their fifth album, 'Brass Style Xmas'. Japanese post-hardcore band Fact recorded a track by the title Merry Christmas, Mr. Part of the song is also pastiched in the theme song to the video game International Karate, written by Rob Hubbard. In 2009, British singer Faryl Smith recorded a version of the song for her album Wonderland, entitled "Merry Christmas Mr Lawrence (Somewhere Far Away)". Also in 2008, UK Hardcore producer Orbit1 remixed the song and called it Heart of Asia - named after the 2000 Watergate remix.

In 2008, a cover version of " Forbidden Colours" was included on Hollywood Mon Amour, a collection of songs from soundtracks of movies made in the 1980s, rearranged by Marc Collin of Nouvelle Vague with Nadeah Miranda providing the vocals. Lawrence - FYI" from the album This Is the One. Japanese-American R&B artist Hikaru Utada heavily sampled the theme for her 2009 song, "Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence" on his third album, Variations Part I&II. In 2004, Croatian pianist Maksim Mrvica included a piano remix of "Merry Christmas, Mr. Sure enough, they would later regroup a decade later for the reunion album Technodon for all intents and purposes though, this ten-year period is widely considered a de-facto breakup.There is a 12-inch vinyl Italo disco cover version on the Italian record label Discomagic named "Clock On 5 - Theme From Furyo" which was released in 1984. At the same time, however, YMO were hesitant to call their split a breakup, instead using the Japanese term "spreading out" and implying that they were simply taking another hiatus. Thus, after the album's supporting tour in 1984, the group immediately dissolved, with the band members returning to their solo careers. Lawrence, finally granting him the renewed international success that had evaded YMO since the turn of the decade. What's more, Ryuichi Sakamoto had gained newfound recognition in the west for his starring role in and composition work for the Anglo-Japanese war film Merry Christmas, Mr. However, having finally fulfilled their contract, YMO were in no rush to produce a follow-up. Like the band's other albums, Service was a considerable commercial success for the band, peaking at No.

Musically, meanwhile, the YMO songs on the album dive further into the City Pop approach on Naughty Boys, ramping up the adult contemporary elements and featuring a smoother sound. Fitting this, much of the record is filled out by interspersing the band's songs with sketches by comedy troupe Super Eccentric Theater in the vein of ×∞Multiplies three years prior. Coming out just over half a year after Naughty Boys, the album was produced largely to fulfil the band's contract with Alfa Records, being the last studio album the label required before allowing the band to dissolve. Service, released in 1983, is the seventh album by Japanese Synth-Pop supergroup Yellow Magic Orchestra.