The name "Love-de-Lic" derives from Nishi's love for the Yellow Magic Orchestra, specifically the album Technodelic.
Haruomi Hosono, Masabumi's grandson and leading member of the band Yellow Magic Orchestra, declared that he was "extremely relieved. Honour has been restored to the Hosonos."
She made a cover of "You've Got to Help Yourself, the 80's international hit of the Japanese legendary band YMO (Yellow Magic Orchestra).
On July 7, 2007 one of the Live Earth concerts (held to raise awareness of the earth’s climate) was staged at Tō-ji; artists who played included Bonnie Pink, Michael Nyman, Rip Slyme, UA and the Yellow Magic Orchestra.
Popular musicians Haruomi Hosono (Yellow Magic Orchestra) and Keisuke Kuwata (Southern All Stars) were known to be fans of the game, and the former produced an album of music from Namco video-games, with Xevious as its centerpiece.
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He has stated that his biggest musical influences are "old techno and progressive rock" groups such as the Japanese electropop group Yellow Magic Orchestra.
This song is based on a sample of Yellow Magic Orchestra's 1980 track "Behind the Mask", later covered by session keyboardist Greg Phillinganes in 1984 and again by Eric Clapton in 1986, and once again by Michael Jackson for his 2010 album "Michael".
The three original members of the Yellow Magic Orchestra (Ryuichi Sakamoto, Haruomi Hosono, and Yukihiro Takahashi) appear on this album as well as Towa Tei and Mouse on Mars.