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Forbidden Colours

song composed by Ryuichi Sakamoto, lyrics by David Sylvian; from the 1983 film "Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence"
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Forbidden Colours

Summary

Forbidden Colours is a musical work/composition[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (19 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Forbidden Colours's instance of is recorded as musical work/composition[3].
  • Forbidden Colours's composer is recorded as Ryuichi Sakamoto[4].
  • Forbidden Colours's genre is popular music[5].
  • Among the performers on Forbidden Colours was Ryuichi Sakamoto[6].
  • Forbidden Colours's language of work or name is recorded as English[7].
  • Forbidden Colours was published on 1983[8].
  • Forbidden Colours's lyricist is recorded as David Sylvian[9].
  • Forbidden Colours's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Forbidden Colours'}[10].
  • Forbidden Colours's has characteristic is recorded as film song[11].
  • Forbidden Colours's has melody is recorded as Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence[12].
  • Forbidden Colours's form of creative work is recorded as song[13].
  • Forbidden Colours's music created for is recorded as Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence[14].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Forbidden Colours was performed by Ryuichi Sakamoto[6].

Publication

Forbidden Colours was published on 1983[8]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[7]. Its genre is popular music[5].

Why It Matters

Forbidden Colours ranks in the top 5% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (19 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[15]

Related Entities

Ryuichi Sakamoto

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [15] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 20d ago · KrBot bot · 2026-05-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → —
    Language of work or name → English
    Performer → Ryuichi Sakamoto
    Form of creative work → song
    + 12 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaimvalue:1| */ [[Property:P1827]]: T9000198118, см. / see [[Template:Autofix|autofix]] на / on [[Property talk:P1827]]"
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