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and was included in her first Cantonese album, ''Sai Bat Leung Laap'' () (1980). Fifteen years later, the song was covered by

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, as part of her 1995 tribute album '' 'EX' All Time Favourites''. This new

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version was featured in

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's art house movie '' Fallen Angels'' (1995) as the Jukebox song number "1818." As the title suggested, the hitman played by

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wanted his accomplice,

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, to forget him.

References

1980 songs Teresa Teng songs Shirley Kwan songs Songs with lyrics by James Wong (lyricist) Cantonese-language songs Cantopop songs {{1980s-pop-song-stub