The Eurodisco song "Yes Sir, I Can Boogie" by Baccara (1977) borrows heavily from this song, sharing the intro and the bass line but with a different chorus line.
Sir | Sir Walter Scott | Sir Arthur Conan Doyle | Sir Robert Peel | Sir Arthur Harris, 1st Baronet | Sir Raylton Dixon | Sir Harold Hillier Gardens | Sir Fitzroy Maclean, 1st Baronet | Sir Francis Baring, 1st Baronet | Sir William Temple, 1st Baronet | Sir Richard Fanshawe, 1st Baronet | Boogie Nights | Sir William Johnson, 1st Baronet | Sir Robert Eden, 1st Baronet, of Maryland | Sir Orlando Bridgeman, 1st Baronet, of Great Lever | Sir Nigel | Sir John D'Oyly, 1st Baronet, of Kandy | Sir James Fergusson, 6th Baronet | Sir Henry Rawlinson, 1st Baronet | Sir Henry Rawlinson | Sir Frederick Pollock, 3rd Baronet | Sir Douglas Quintet | Sir Charles Trevelyan, 1st Baronet | To Sir, with Love | Sir William Williams, 1st Baronet, of Kars | Sir William Johnson | Sir Jonathan Trelawny, 3rd Baronet | Sir John Moore | Sir John Gell, 1st Baronet | Sir John D'Oyly |
The title of the film is derived from the final lines of the Crass album Yes Sir, I Will; "You must learn to live with your own conscience, your own morality, your own decision, your own self. You alone can do it. There is no authority but yourself."
In 2000, Nina Miranda of Smoke City fame covered the track for the soundtrack of the movie Born Romantic.
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ABBA cover act Björn Again recorded a cover version that appears on the second disc of their double album Flash Back!
The title of the record is ironic, taken from a news cutting reporting a conversation said to have taken place between Charles, Prince of Wales and a badly burned soldier (Simon Weston) who had returned from the Falklands;
It mainly focussed on local talent such as André van Duin, Benny Neyman and Tol Hansse, but it also had hit singles with licensed international productions like Baccara's Yes Sir, I Can Boogie and Sorry, I'm A Lady.