Years and years listening to Laura's version, never knew until now it was a cover. A nice addition to my 80's collection. Loving both, no need to compete one with another!
I'm 53 yrs. old, was a teenager in the 80's, and this is the first time I've heard this song from this artist...never knew it even existed...life is a trip!
I had to republish the comment due to not showing up on my browser, I am in my 20s and had great taste of music, mostly from the 80s. I was going to listen Laura Branigan's version few years ago until today, I came across with this first. I did listened to Laura's version shortly thereafter and It was ok, but I prefer Raf's version more.
Sono nato nel 1969, e l'ho ballata ascoltandola da un disco in vinile. Grandi feste in parrocchia, ragazze profumate e grandi pomiciate... Grandissimi anni '80.
Grandissimo. Anche il tuo avatar, con il mitico Tomas Ravelli o “er monnezza” alias Tomas Millian (RIP), fa capire che ti piacevano quegli anni. Per la cronaca, ho qualche anno in meno ma li ho vissuti anche io (sono del ‘75)
En España está canción fue un autentico bombazo que estuvo en el primer puesto durante mucho tiempo en 1984. Con 14 años, recuerdo escucharla hasta la saciedad desde la pequeña radio de mi padre. Poco tiempo despues, salio la versión de Laura Branigan. Con el tiempo y la edad mi más absoluta sorpresa de saber que la original de una de las mejores canciones italo disco de los 80 era completamente desconocida por mucha gente y solo se conocia la versión posterior cantada por otra persona. En mi opinión, el self control de Raff que baile y disfrute en su momento, es la canción (que no versión) original y meritoria. Grande Raff!!!
@@friendlycreature6375 Es cuestion de gustos pero sobre todo de dar el merito al autor sabiendo cual es la original y cual es la versión. Conociendo esto te puede gustar una más que otra. No es lo mismo componer que versionar.
Pues la verdad no la había escuchado con Raff asta qué salió en la película los despiadados y por eso me puse a buscarla y la verdad está hermosa está versión la voz la música me encantó qué yo creo qué la e oido unas 70 beses seguidas y es la original Laura Branigan se la copio y también su versión está suave
No, Laura's version of Self Control will always be in our hearts. It's way better and was way more successful. I can't stand RAF's version. The world came to know Self Control through Laura's version.
In Mexico, the song came with Laura, and I liked it. I was 11 years old, it was not known that it was a cover, it took several years until one day the original version arrived and I stayed with it forever ... ☺️
same here in Brazil, except that the day when the original arrived never happened....😄 I discovered that song today. But I definitely prefer the original!
I’ve been binging Laura Branigan’s music lately and find RAF’s version to be more club oriented. Both sing the song really earnest and approach the material great. Laura’s version has this cold, robotic, yet mysterious vibe to it. It is intriguing. RAF’s version has an energetic bass punch that catches you off guard. Both versions are great. Love them both. 🥰😷🔥🎸🎼🎧
This is a very astute assessment of the two versions. Raf’s version has almost a menacing, nihilistic tone. Branigan’s is similarly ominous, but there’s a despair in her voice that betrays some shame in her abandonment. Perhaps the difference lies in the masculine/feminine perspective?
@@neildarling2404 could be. As far as I have found, the lyrics are constant in both versions. With Raf, it could be that since the "night" - I'm treating it as a character here, since it does have metaphorical elements indulging the protagonist ("City light, painted girl", "Wearin' white as you're walkin' / Down the street of my soul", "So I guess I just believe it that tomorrow never comes", "So I make myself believin' that this night will never go", "You take my self, you take my self-control") - is a constant entity, and eventually you have to indulge the night, the male decision making is more inclined towards the inevitable, the whole "if you can't beat them, join them" approach. But with Laura, truth be told, it could be argued that the female is literally using the exact same lyrics, and pointing out not that nihilism but the very uncomfortable submission to these whims, and that it is made worse because Laura - excellent singer that she is - sings it with that nihilism upfront. What I'm getting at is you empathize with Raf, but you relate with Laura. Raf is implicit - which is a European thing if you consider it - whereas Laura's interpretation is exceptionally explicit. Raf is a guy telling his mate he's been wrecked, and you'd imagine it happening in a club or a bar. With Laura, you imagine it being anyone, walking back home, if they're living in sinful districts. Hamburg's Reeperbahn and St. Pauli are examples where people actually do live there, and that's the red district. You can apply both versions of the song there, and they both would be apt. For all intents and purposes, the song is immortal. Lyrically it is dope. And in the hand of a good artist it really is able to leave a mark. Raf did that, so did Laura.
Such a defining song of the 80s & i didn't even knew of the original version until now! He should have recieved so much more exposure,an absolute masterpiece of synth music!
@@GTSN38 What makes Brannigan's cover better? The original version helped to changed music history and the cover is an over produced main stream song that is irrelevant in music history.
This version (the original) has such a different tone than the laura version. It's amazing how artist can use the same material and create a compleately different mood. They are both good and bad in their own ways.
The same can be said of Dolly's "I Will Always Love You" vs. Whitney's version (I like both). Same thing can be said for Nine Inch Nails' "Hurt" vs. Johnny Cash's version (Cash's version is superior IMO).
becouse he didnt do too many song in this style.. he himself didnt want to do this song in firstplace. He did for the money and ended up with a masterpeace by accident
Likely because Laura Branigan recorded and released a cover of it. He might have had to forfeit any American release of it in the process. There would have been no sense of Branigan recording and releasing a cover of it if his record of it was available at the same time in America to buy as a single.
I heard that song pretty much every day during our 3 week summer vacation in Italy. It played in every store, on the boom boxes at the beach. And only later did I hear Laura Brennigan's version.
very true, all of her biggest hits were the work of others which she never ever gave credit to, her other massive hit Gloria was an Umberto Tozzi song. RAF's original would of been a global hit if given the same distribution, I hope he received the royalty cash at least.
@@john1070 Gloria was also stolen from another Italian, all her hits were stolen from others! shameless! RAFS version is the original and the best, he wrote it after all.
I came across this randomly on Spotify a couple of weeks ago and had absolutely no idea it was an old song until I heard the other version played on the radio today, assumed this one was a modern cover of it and looked it up. I'd never heard any version of the song before a couple of weeks ago, it's so weird I've found two since then and this version is incredible. The production has held up so well! Great song.
Fun fact: a very talented italian songwriter/producer, late Giancarlo Bigazzi, who wrote "Self Control" with Raf, co-wrote "Gloria" with Umberto Tozzi, both songs were covered by Laura Branigan (RIP) few years later.
& ti a mo..& i must say that Laura B. sing it so beatiful👍👌❤🎤..Still RIP Laura B🌹⚘🕯..We lost a good singer frome the 80s..But i hope u r still singing ur good songs in heaven & r still a star🌟 up there..!..
Italo Disco was a great move in the 80s!! Every song performed by italian artists left their mark in music history!! I love this original song and a cover that Laura Brannigan performed later on!!What a decade!! Italian artists had contributed a lot to the dance music in the 80s, and I'll be celebrating this for life!! I think everybody here will!l
pietro5000pp I cared. :/ I like to go back to original versions of songs to see how they began before the later versions that sometimes become more famous.
+pietro5000pp I'm sure people are here yelling and saying that Raf stole the song.. which is wrong. The Original comment is a nice heads up :) I greatly prefer Laura's version to any other one (not that this one is bad) but, that is often the case when the version I hear first is my favorite.
indeed is the famous italian song from 1983,the italian renassaince of the 80's(the end 70's for us italian was very harsh,the 80's mainly a paradise..)
I'm looking for the version featured in the Knight Rider episode 'Halloween Knight', neither Raf or Laura Branigan (instrumentals sound closer to the latter). So frustrating!
THIS IS THE ORIGINAL SONG of SELF CONTROL interpreted by Raf in 1984. But for the american market the songwriters had to find a singer because they had no contract with an american label. This is why everyone knows Laura Branigan.
It was never released in America. Likely Raf opted for just having Laura Branigan cover it rather than have an American major record label pass on it or having some independent record label in America give him a paltry fee for it.
@@RocStarr913 Probable. LB had already covered a song (Gloria by Umberto Tozzi) that had in common with Self Control the same author (Giancarlo Bigazzi). So they already knew her. They must have thought it was easier to monetize this way.
Oh the night is my world City life, painted girls In the day nothing matters It's the nighttime that flatters In the night no control Through the wall something breakin' Wearin' white as you're walkin' Down the streets of my soul You take my self, you take my self control You got me livin' only for the night Before the morning comes the story's told You take my self, you take my self control Another night another day goes by I never stop myself to wonder why You're makin' me forget to play my role You take my self you take my self control I I live among the creatures of the night I haven't got the will to try and fight Against a new tomorrow So I guess I'll just believe it that tomorrow never comes again Night I'm livin' in a moment of a dream I know that life is not as it would seem I must believe in something So I make myself believe it that this night will never go Oh oh oh Oh oh oh Oh oh oh Oh oh oh Oh oh oh Oh oh oh Oh the night is my world City life, painted girls In the day nothing matters It's the nighttime that flatters Oh the night is my world (you take my self, you take my self control) City lights, painted girls (you got me livin' only for the night) In the day nothing matters (before the morning comes the story's told) It's the nighttime that flatters (you take my self, you take my self control) I said I I live among the creatures of the night (you take my self, you take my self control) I haven't got the will to try and fight (you take my self, you take my self control) Against a new tomorrow (you take my self, you take my self control) So I guess I just believe it that tomorrow never knows (you take my self, you take my self control) Oh oh oh Oh oh oh Oh oh oh Oh oh oh Oh oh oh (you take my self, you take my) Oh oh oh (you take my self, you take my) Oh oh oh (you take my self, you take my) Oh oh oh (you take my self, you take my) Oh oh oh (you take my self, you take my self control) Oh oh oh (you take my self, you take my self control) Oh oh oh (you take my self, you take my self control) Oh oh oh (you take my self, you take my self control) Oh oh oh (you take my self, you take my self control) Oh oh oh (you take my self, you take my self control) Oh oh oh (you take my self, you take my self control)
"city light painted girls", not "city life, painted girls". Referencing how people look with the city lights illuminating their skin, nothing to do with paint.
But you know, slightly misheard lyrics definitely help create later versions of many songs. This is how art and language progress, and endure, through the ages.
My opinion: RAF is the composer, which has more merit than any other thing, and his interpretation is totally 80's club Italo disco tecno pop; Laura's has a lot more production and goes into "Power Pop" which is great, with its rock guitar intro. Both are 80's icons ;)
I recall hearing LB's version when I moved to the USA as a young Italian teen and saying ''what the hell is this?'' This song was all over ITA radio stations during the summer of 84.
Per me gli Anni ‘80 e ‘90 sono stati i migliori sotto tutti i punti di vista! Sarebbe splendido se la gente di oggi avesse la stessa educazione e lo stesso rispetto che avevano in quegli anni!!!! Sabrina
I danced to this song in little discos in Guatemala in the mid 90's. Man what a life I've lived. Dancing to RAF in solola guatemala discos as a naive white guy with the mayan women. What a time to be alive!
Questa è la versione originale, se non sbaglio del 1984. Fu un successo enorme in tutta Europa. RAF è anche uno degli autori di questo pezzo. Tutte le altre sono solamente delle cover. Me la ricordo benissimo!!! Avevo 11 anni e alle feste che all’epoca si facevano a casa la ballavamo sempre. Grazie RAF per questi bei ricordi di emozioni vissute!
@@folgore1Ciao, perché all'epoca funzionavano molto di più, commercialmente, le canzoni in inglese, soprattutto agli esordi! Lo spiegò pure Raf in un'intervista negli anni '90 🙌
@@folgore1molti italiani tra attori e cantanti usavano adottare nomi, stili e repertori in lingua inglese o francese in quegli anni, in Italia erano cool!
@@neverquit2470 @mariomasala._ Interesessante! Durante visite in Italia, ho sempre notato che gli italiani erano sempre aperto a cose straniere e anche diverse frase in inglese.
Sono del 72...le prime feste in oratorio e i primi baci alle ragazze profumate con "la terra" abbronzante sul volto....che sogni e che piangere.....ora......
I was working in a disco when this thing appeared. The music of the 80s remains an unsurpassed beauty of the past. To this day, I listen to those songs and sift through the events and characters that followed them. Ehhh never again that beauty.
Ich weiss es nicht . So kann ich nicht beurteilen . Aber die Version von Laura ist die bessere . Ich meine : Die Stimme. Oder besser gesagt: Die Stimme vom Herzen . Vielleicht ist das nur die Nostalgie .
Laura version was authorized, licensed to her, she knew both the composer and RAF and many other italian artists and she did a very nice work. Laura version is more popular and known cause the song was an hit in the USA and rest of the world, Laura version is in GTA Vice City soundtrack, not a case. 80's at their essence.
@@jessihawkins9116 Why not? As far as I can tell, Giorgio's still actively composing music. John Williams is 90 and still scoring movie soundtracks. He did ALL 9 Star Wars movies through 2019 and other current ones, guest conducts orchestras, and cuts a few albums too. 🙂
@Grabbed You By The Pussy he wrote the track, Laura paid a lot of royalties to this guy for covering it. He is for sure more rich and wealthy than you and me...
It was back in 1984, a shot of life, while I was riding my old yellow Kawasaki along with my girlfriend, sat right behind me. I was the owner of my life, the owner of my GF's heart and that's what was all about life to me. A lot changed since then and I'd trade most of my things to get all that stuff back. We were young folks. And the worst thing is that we realize it when it's too late! At least, we can say we lived that marvelous decade which is still remembered and envied by those who didn't.
Adonio. Grecia. Amo l italia come seconda patria. Dal 1994 al 1998 studiavo a catania poi maceratta e poi trasferimento a grecia. Indimenticabilli anni. I miei migliori auguri
I am 38, I've known this song since I can remember, but I only just found out that I knew a cover version...maybe everybody else knew, maybe I am the only one, in that case, it's my "fault". But if that's not the case, if people don't know, I think it's criminal. Laura Branigan was a great singer, her version is fantastic, but so is the original + it is the original! These versions are almost 100% identical, I just hope Raf and the other songwriters got their proper share, otherwise it would be even more painful, since the cover was released the same year, as this original. It's much easier to just improve a finished product, that's already great, than trying to come up with a great product yourself. I wish cover versions of songs had words "cover version" (+ name of person who wrote/made the original) written in the brackets next to the title, so that the actual creators get the credit they deserve.
Estate 1984.....avevo 16 anni....la.ascoltavo al juke-box ai.bagni Vittoria a Vesima....ero innamorato di Gisella.....sembra ieri.....e sono passati quasi 35 anni.....
Mi passi dodici anni...ho vaghi ricordi ma so di averla ascoltata ai bagni San Nazaro in Corso Italia e nelle estati a venire...non potevo che essere innamorato solo di calcio e videogame, oltre che di quella canzone. Giocare qualche moneta al baretto a Pole Position, poi Hang-On, poi Enduro Racer...passavano gli anni, cambiavano gli arcade ma non Self Control che, insieme ad altri capolavori italo-disco, avrebbe fatto da colonna sonora di una decade impareggiabile...ciao Andrea e...Forza Grifone!!!
Superbe tube que j’adore ❤❤❤ lorsque je le passais en temps que DJ tous le monde fessait ho ho ho quand je baissait le son ! Marcel de Dijon Côte-d’Or 21 France 😊
Com certeza maravilhoso. Eu amo demais essa canção e amo as duas versões, enquanto pessoas idiotas se esbofeteiam para ver qual versão (a original do Raf ou o cover da Laura) consideram melhor, a gente simplesmente escuta e se diverte com essa música lindíssima!
Летом 1984 года многие европейские радиостанции крутили эту песню. Кавер в исполнении Лауры вышел почти одновременно с оригинальной версией в исполнении Рафаэля, и со временем вытеснил из эфира оригинал. Со временем осталась четкая ассоциация только с Лаурой, и спустя годы с появлением интернета я узнал про это, единственное что помнил что первый раз в юности услышал эту красивую композицию в мужском исполнении.
Italian pop in the 80’s was the radest thing ever !!! Matia Bazar, Spagna, Camerini, we were ahead ...even above England in terms of disco music Fact!!!
I lived the 1980’s and it’s my favorite decade for music, but I had no idea Laura Branigan’s version was a remake! If not for the VJ Top 40 on Sirius XM’s 80’s on 8, I wouldn’t have known about Raf’s original. I love LB, but this is very, very cool and different!
Every time I hear this song I time travel into the 80's backpacking around Mediterranean Islands, laying on the beach and dancing with beautiful European ladies in the Discotheque later that night.
A mí siempre me pareció recordar que esta canción también se la había oído a un hombre y por fin vuelvo a escucharla, efectivamente es mucho más dinámica y con muchos más tonos,celebro haberla reencontrado
Poverina La Laura e' morta nel sonno . Ricoediamola con rispetto e nostalgia che la sua interpretazione era comunque bella. Diamole onore alla sua memoria
Me acabo de enterar recién de esta versión y que es la original, MUY BUENA, me gustan más los arreglos de Laura Branigan, pero esta versión es MUY BUENA, no hay nada que hacer, la música de los 80's es LA MEJOR, y MÁS LLENA DE HITS DE LA HISTORIA, MÚSICA EXQUISITA!!!
Mi fa venire i brividi questa canzone perché fu il successo più grande degli anni 80 in Italia w ricorda la mia infanzia impazzivo nell'84 per questa canzone che insieme a tarzan boy di Baltimora si sentiva ovunque al mare nei jux box!!!!❤❤❤❤😊
Son mi vida son mis amores los ITALOS de 1984 RAF Sef Control la cancion que jamas envejece todavia vigente esta gran cancion en este 2022 y 2023 y 2099👍👌✌😄😍😎
Back in the days I didn't appreciate this song, I kind of rejected the italo disco (Italian 80's adolescent speaking here). Now I think this is a great song, with the most catchy singing lines of that decade (and possibly even after).
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Years and years listening to Laura's version, never knew until now it was a cover. A nice addition to my 80's collection. Loving both, no need to compete one with another!
Disco was the European answer to American rock. It was very popular in Italy Britain Sweden Poland and Greece back in 70s and 80s.
@@JohnPap21 in Turkey 70s, 80s there is Anatolian Rock !
Gloria is also a cover from Laura. The original was written and performed in italian language by Umberto Tozzi.
fr had friends doubt me
@@LightMovies yeah and it sucks
I wish Italo disco became a modern trend again
There's a lot of love for the sound in 2019
some modern synthwave/outrun stuff sounds like this
also check out the labels "Bordello A Parigi" & ""Giallo Disco"
It will! It will return one day.
Trent Wishnowsky-Ward , check out the ‘New Retro Wave’ UA-cam channel
I'm 53 yrs. old, was a teenager in the 80's, and this is the first time I've heard this song from this artist...never knew it even existed...life is a trip!
Brother do you live under a rock? Im 25 and I grew up on alot of this 80s music come on 🤦♂️🤦♂️
@@bubblelex5051 Laura Branigan version is more popular thats why
@@Andy-bh8hw May be in the USA, not in Europe
I had to republish the comment due to not showing up on my browser, I am in my 20s and had great taste of music, mostly from the 80s. I was going to listen Laura Branigan's version few years ago until today, I came across with this first. I did listened to Laura's version shortly thereafter and It was ok, but I prefer Raf's version more.
Same!!! This is great - and he co-wrote it - beats Branigan’s cover all to hell. LOL
Absolute masterpiece of Music. A gift from Italy to the world.
A vero capolovaro !!
Stolen by Laura Branigan lol
@@venturidesign😂😂😂Laura is a cover
@@venturidesign laura is cover lmao this one is way older
@@giovannisantoni6326 Yes I know, Laura stole this song and Gloria.. my comment says "Stolen BY Laura Branigan" she stole this song
Sono nato nel 1969, e l'ho ballata ascoltandola da un disco in vinile. Grandi feste in parrocchia, ragazze profumate e grandi pomiciate... Grandissimi anni '80.
Grandissimo. Anche il tuo avatar, con il mitico Tomas Ravelli o “er monnezza” alias Tomas Millian (RIP), fa capire che ti piacevano quegli anni.
Per la cronaca, ho qualche anno in meno ma li ho vissuti anche io (sono del ‘75)
Sono i migliori gli anni 80,pk li amo,anche se ho 9 anni
Mi aggrego … classe 68 .. che belle feste caspita … anni ‘80 i migliori anni della mia vita!!
Anni inarrivabili, sono del '66, siamo fortunati ad averli vissuti!
Spero che i preti abbiano tenuto le mani loro posto
En España está canción fue un autentico bombazo que estuvo en el primer puesto durante mucho tiempo en 1984. Con 14 años, recuerdo escucharla hasta la saciedad desde la pequeña radio de mi padre. Poco tiempo despues, salio la versión de Laura Branigan. Con el tiempo y la edad mi más absoluta sorpresa de saber que la original de una de las mejores canciones italo disco de los 80 era completamente desconocida por mucha gente y solo se conocia la versión posterior cantada por otra persona. En mi opinión, el self control de Raff que baile y disfrute en su momento, es la canción (que no versión) original y meritoria. Grande Raff!!!
Si pues recién me entero que la original es de raf y lo bueno que tiene su ritmo y más fuerza al cantarla
No se importa, la versión de Laura es lo mejor.
@@friendlycreature6375 Es cuestion de gustos pero sobre todo de dar el merito al autor sabiendo cual es la original y cual es la versión. Conociendo esto te puede gustar una más que otra. No es lo mismo componer que versionar.
Pues la verdad no la había escuchado con Raff asta qué salió en la película los despiadados y por eso me puse a buscarla y la verdad está hermosa está versión la voz la música me encantó qué yo creo qué la e oido unas 70 beses seguidas y es la original Laura Branigan se la copio y también su versión está suave
algo parecido pasa con la canción " No more "I love you's" "
I miss the 80s.
Anche a me...anni bellissimi,musica top!!!
So do I.
We all do bro
RAF's original and Laura Branigan's cover will always be in our 80s hearts ready to rock our nights away
What about the recent Lee Cabrera version, and its remixes? There pretty good too.
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Both sounds are from 1984, nobody made it rain on anyone...both in Laura's and Raf's discography is from 1984...
si ma niente a che vedere con le due versioni degli anni 80@@simonhunter834
No, Laura's version of Self Control will always be in our hearts. It's way better and was way more successful. I can't stand RAF's version. The world came to know Self Control through Laura's version.
This really is close to being the perfect 80s pop song. It's fantastic.
In Mexico, the song came with Laura, and I liked it. I was 11 years old, it was not known that it was a cover, it took several years until one day the original version arrived and I stayed with it forever ... ☺️
same here in Brazil, except that the day when the original arrived never happened....😄 I discovered that song today. But I definitely prefer the original!
Es correcto, amigo. Acá en México conocimos esta grandiosa canción gracias al cover de Laura Branigan. Sin duda la original es una obra maestra.
Italians do it better
@@angeldejesuscontreras315Asta hoy veo tu comentario carnalito, un saludo desde Guanatos!
To fully appreciate it, you have to imagine yourself in an 80s disco. Pure Italo Disco.
Music of logic and math
doesnt matter which version, its a foookin monsteringly good track
agreed, it's a luxury to have two versions
monsteringly
@@lightningmcdweeb lol yeah
totally agree..every section is a song within its self - so many beautiful hooks n melodies in one song - epic - masterpiece
@@GeorgePMusic totally agree mate.
and happy Christmas ;-)
I’ve been binging Laura Branigan’s music lately and find RAF’s version to be more club oriented. Both sing the song really earnest and approach the material great. Laura’s version has this cold, robotic, yet mysterious vibe to it. It is intriguing. RAF’s version has an energetic bass punch that catches you off guard. Both versions are great. Love them both. 🥰😷🔥🎸🎼🎧
They both slap.
The original version is that of RAF.
This is a very astute assessment of the two versions. Raf’s version has almost a menacing, nihilistic tone. Branigan’s is similarly ominous, but there’s a despair in her voice that betrays some shame in her abandonment. Perhaps the difference lies in the masculine/feminine perspective?
@@neildarling2404 could be. As far as I have found, the lyrics are constant in both versions.
With Raf, it could be that since the "night" - I'm treating it as a character here, since it does have metaphorical elements indulging the protagonist ("City light, painted girl", "Wearin' white as you're walkin' / Down the street of my soul", "So I guess I just believe it that tomorrow never comes", "So I make myself believin' that this night will never go", "You take my self, you take my self-control") - is a constant entity, and eventually you have to indulge the night, the male decision making is more inclined towards the inevitable, the whole "if you can't beat them, join them" approach.
But with Laura, truth be told, it could be argued that the female is literally using the exact same lyrics, and pointing out not that nihilism but the very uncomfortable submission to these whims, and that it is made worse because Laura - excellent singer that she is - sings it with that nihilism upfront.
What I'm getting at is you empathize with Raf, but you relate with Laura. Raf is implicit - which is a European thing if you consider it - whereas Laura's interpretation is exceptionally explicit. Raf is a guy telling his mate he's been wrecked, and you'd imagine it happening in a club or a bar. With Laura, you imagine it being anyone, walking back home, if they're living in sinful districts. Hamburg's Reeperbahn and St. Pauli are examples where people actually do live there, and that's the red district. You can apply both versions of the song there, and they both would be apt.
For all intents and purposes, the song is immortal. Lyrically it is dope. And in the hand of a good artist it really is able to leave a mark. Raf did that, so did Laura.
Me too!😀👍
Such a defining song of the 80s & i didn't even knew of the original version until now! He should have recieved so much more exposure,an absolute masterpiece of synth music!
But Laura Brannigan version is way better that's why people forgot this version
this version needs to be in GTA 6
@@GTSN38
What makes Brannigan's cover better? The original version helped to changed music history and the cover is an over produced main stream song that is irrelevant in music history.
@@yikwanwong8267 Laura Brannigan sings better and she's hot , that's what makes it better
@@GTSN38 It's go time, meet me in the Applebee's parking lot.
This version (the original) has such a different tone than the laura version. It's amazing how artist can use the same material and create a compleately different mood. They are both good and bad in their own ways.
The same can be said of Dolly's "I Will Always Love You" vs. Whitney's version (I like both). Same thing can be said for Nine Inch Nails' "Hurt" vs. Johnny Cash's version (Cash's version is superior IMO).
The different mood comes from the record’s producer and the sound they bring to the table.
Bad?? You are crazy.
Well this is more gay! 😂😂😆
@B3ro1080 🤷♂️🤔 opinions! I Like both! But more Lauras actually! 😄
Holy Moly... wow. Had no idea this guy did the original version. Very dope.
Wrote by a producer named Bigazzi
@@morenaborsotti1436 - RAF is a co-writer. This version is the one Europe got first but not the USA.
I concur. This rocks the party. Props to RAF and Bigazzi, and to Laura for making a sick cover later on
@@lechanneldemysterieuxmante1807 A "sick" cover?!
Laura Brannigan did a way better version
As an 80's italian boy for me this is the real version.
Because it IS 💯
sono un ragazzo di 19 anni, e ascolto questa musica, posso confermare pur non essendo della vecchia generazione, che queste canzoni sono le migliori
In Brazil, his version is more famous. I remember when I was 6-7 years old, I uused listening to this song in OST of a Brazlian novel.
@@kokoxiv516000paq1q1
Italo Disco
Why have I never heard of this guy? I grew up during this time. Listened to radio all the time. I love this! He needs to get royalties for this song.
He made other good songs, one in particular i remember lovin is Ti Pretendo. I was little but I loved that song
He did get royalties for the song
becouse he didnt do too many song in this style.. he himself didnt want to do this song in firstplace. He did for the money and ended up with a masterpeace by accident
Likely because Laura Branigan recorded and released a cover of it. He might have had to forfeit any American release of it in the process. There would have been no sense of Branigan recording and releasing a cover of it if his record of it was available at the same time in America to buy as a single.
Who 's listening in 2024❤?
I still spin this as a dj, with the 12" rap at the end
Here i am❤
Who was in Berlin in 1984?
È Una canzone eterna. Si ascolterà sempre.
😊
I heard that song pretty much every day during our 3 week summer vacation in Italy. It played in every store, on the boom boxes at the beach. And only later did I hear Laura Brennigan's version.
Iconic!!!
Laura Branigan owes the Italians her entire career lol
she’s dead..
Ella es de padres italianos
@@rubenmartinez1511Entonces ella le debe toda su carrera y su vida también a los italianos
very true, all of her biggest hits were the work of others which she never ever gave credit to, her other massive hit Gloria was an Umberto Tozzi song. RAF's original would of been a global hit if given the same distribution, I hope he received the royalty cash at least.
@@john1070 Gloria was also stolen from another Italian, all her hits were stolen from others! shameless! RAFS version is the original and the best, he wrote it after all.
I came across this randomly on Spotify a couple of weeks ago and had absolutely no idea it was an old song until I heard the other version played on the radio today, assumed this one was a modern cover of it and looked it up. I'd never heard any version of the song before a couple of weeks ago, it's so weird I've found two since then and this version is incredible. The production has held up so well! Great song.
Italia tierra de grandes cantores y grandes compositores, viva la italia
Fun fact: a very talented italian songwriter/producer, late Giancarlo Bigazzi, who wrote "Self Control" with Raf, co-wrote "Gloria" with Umberto Tozzi, both songs were covered by Laura Branigan (RIP) few years later.
and then performed "Gente Di Mare" at Eurovision 1987
& ti a mo..& i must say that Laura B. sing it so beatiful👍👌❤🎤..Still RIP Laura B🌹⚘🕯..We lost a good singer frome the 80s..But i hope u r still singing ur good songs in heaven & r still a star🌟 up there..!..
@@tanjaamundsen3673 I love the Italian versions, but her voice is simply amazing. The songs take on a whole new level when she sings them...
Wow, thanks for that info
And he co-wrote the other two Italian Branigan songs
I love Raf's version with all my heart and he deserved his own music video!
Italo Disco was a great move in the 80s!! Every song performed by italian artists left their mark in music history!! I love this original song and a cover that Laura Brannigan performed later on!!What a decade!!
Italian artists had contributed a lot to the dance music in the 80s, and I'll be celebrating this for life!! I think everybody here will!l
"Every song performed by italian artists left their mark in music history"??!! Don't push it....
Italo viva
@@jis87BEyeah
THIS IS THE ORIGINAL. Laura coverd this song
pietro5000pp No, you don't care. Dont take decisions about others, they have a free right to their own opinion!
geen hokjesmens But... Who cares that this is a original one? Everybody here wanted to listen to great music :P
Maybe you can tell me?
pietro5000pp I cared. :/ I like to go back to original versions of songs to see how they began before the later versions that sometimes become more famous.
+pietro5000pp I'm sure people are here yelling and saying that Raf stole the song.. which is wrong. The Original comment is a nice heads up :)
I greatly prefer Laura's version to any other one (not that this one is bad) but, that is often the case when the version I hear first is my favorite.
This is Original.
This is the first.
This is amazing.
BUT, this is Italian, NOT American Rock :))
indeed is the famous italian song from 1983,the italian renassaince of the 80's(the end 70's for us italian was very harsh,the 80's mainly a paradise..)
Bravo 👏👏👏👏👏👏
@@cruzboitnott75 sorry bat absolutely no
I'm looking for the version featured in the Knight Rider episode 'Halloween Knight', neither Raf or Laura Branigan (instrumentals sound closer to the latter). So frustrating!
y entonces? and so?
This is real original Version! Orgoglio italiano 🤘🏻
❤ vero ....
Love the synth and the eurodisco sound of Raf's "Self Control."
The Italians were the greatest, weren't they ?
@Grabbed You By The Pussy what a jelous idiot 😂
we’re still the best 🤝
Maneskin👑👌🚀
Were?
Yeah same Italians are the biggest racists of america
Quando eravamo una potenza mondiale.. economica, culturale che guardava al futuro con un sorriso.. ps, Raf sembra il fratello di Rocco Siffredi :)
SampCasual UTC hahahahah e vero lo sapevo che gli assomigliava
presto torneremo ad esserlo , grazie al reddito di cittadinanza e quota 100
And also had pretty great chep and thrasy films!
@@andreadimarzo6662 Siamo in una botte di ferro
Ti rendi conto che questa musica è l'inno alla sottomissione italiana.
THIS IS THE ORIGINAL SONG of SELF CONTROL interpreted by Raf in 1984. But for the american market the songwriters had to find a singer because they had no contract with an american label. This is why everyone knows Laura Branigan.
I've never heard of this version in America. Big props to RAF for creating this song.
It was never released in America. Likely Raf opted for just having Laura Branigan cover it rather than have an American major record label pass on it or having some independent record label in America give him a paltry fee for it.
@@RocStarr913 Probable. LB had already covered a song (Gloria by Umberto Tozzi) that had in common with Self Control the same author (Giancarlo Bigazzi). So they already knew her. They must have thought it was easier to monetize this way.
Oh the night is my world
City life, painted girls
In the day nothing matters
It's the nighttime that flatters
In the night no control
Through the wall something breakin'
Wearin' white as you're walkin'
Down the streets of my soul
You take my self, you take my self control
You got me livin' only for the night
Before the morning comes the story's told
You take my self, you take my self control
Another night another day goes by
I never stop myself to wonder why
You're makin' me forget to play my role
You take my self you take my self control
I I live among the creatures of the night
I haven't got the will to try and fight
Against a new tomorrow
So I guess I'll just believe it that tomorrow never comes again
Night I'm livin' in a moment of a dream
I know that life is not as it would seem
I must believe in something
So I make myself believe it that this night will never go
Oh oh oh
Oh oh oh
Oh oh oh
Oh oh oh
Oh oh oh
Oh oh oh
Oh the night is my world
City life, painted girls
In the day nothing matters
It's the nighttime that flatters
Oh the night is my world (you take my self, you take my self control)
City lights, painted girls (you got me livin' only for the night)
In the day nothing matters (before the morning comes the story's told)
It's the nighttime that flatters (you take my self, you take my self control)
I said I I live among the creatures of the night (you take my self, you take my self control)
I haven't got the will to try and fight (you take my self, you take my self control)
Against a new tomorrow (you take my self, you take my self control)
So I guess I just believe it that tomorrow never knows (you take my self, you take my self control)
Oh oh oh
Oh oh oh
Oh oh oh
Oh oh oh
Oh oh oh (you take my self, you take my)
Oh oh oh (you take my self, you take my)
Oh oh oh (you take my self, you take my)
Oh oh oh (you take my self, you take my)
Oh oh oh (you take my self, you take my self control)
Oh oh oh (you take my self, you take my self control)
Oh oh oh (you take my self, you take my self control)
Oh oh oh (you take my self, you take my self control)
Oh oh oh (you take my self, you take my self control)
Oh oh oh (you take my self, you take my self control)
Oh oh oh (you take my self, you take my self control)
"city light painted girls", not "city life, painted girls". Referencing how people look with the city lights illuminating their skin, nothing to do with paint.
Oh, the night is my world
City light painted girl
In the day nothing matters
It's the night time that flatters
In the night, no control
Through the wall something's breaking
Wearing white as you're walkin'
Down the street of my soul
You take my self, you take my self control
You got me livin' only for the night
Before the morning comes, the story's told
You take my self, you take my self control
Another night, another day goes by
I never stop myself to wonder why
You help me to forget to play my role
You take my self, you take my self control
I, I live among the creatures of the night
I haven't got the will to try and fight
Against a new tomorrow
So I guess I'll just believe it
That tomorrow never comes
A safe night (you take my self, you take my self control)
I'm living in the forest of my dream (you take my self, you take my self control)
I know the night is not as it would seem (you take my self, you take my self control)
I must believe in something
So I'll make myself believe it (you take my self, you take my self control)
This night will never go
Oh-oh-oh
Oh-oh-oh
Oh-oh-oh
Oh-oh-oh
Oh-oh-oh...
Oh, the night is my world
City light painted girl
In the day nothing matters
It's the night time that flatters
I, I live among the creatures of the night
I haven't got the will to try and fight
Against a new tomorrow
So I guess I'll just believe it
Tomorrow never knows
A safe night (you take my self, you take my self control)
I'm living in the forest of my dream (you take m yself, you take my self control)
I know the night is not as it would seem (you take m yself, you take my self control)
I must believe in something
So I'll make myself believe it (you take my self, you take my self control)
This night will never go
Oh-oh-oh
Oh-oh-oh
Oh-oh-oh
Oh-oh-oh
Oh-oh-oh...
You take my self, you take my self control (oh-oh-oh)
You take my self, you take my self control (oh-oh-oh)
You take my self, you take my self control (oh-oh-oh)
You take my self, you take my self control (oh-oh-oh)
You take my self, you take my self control (oh-oh-oh)
You take my self, you take my self control (oh-oh-oh)
You take my self, you take my self control (oh-oh-oh)
You take my self, you take my self control (oh-oh-oh)
Source: Musixmatch
Songwriters: Giancarlo Bigazzi / Raffaele Riefoli / Stephen Vincent Piccolo
Self Control lyrics © Sugarmusic S.p.a., Sugarmusic Edizioni Musicali S R L
Bravo
But you know, slightly misheard lyrics definitely help create later versions of many songs. This is how art and language progress, and endure, through the ages.
who's listening in 2019?
☝️
here! :-)
shawnTL its better than all today
Here!
me
My opinion: RAF is the composer, which has more merit than any other thing, and his interpretation is totally 80's club Italo disco tecno pop; Laura's has a lot more production and goes into "Power Pop" which is great, with its rock guitar intro. Both are 80's icons ;)
I recall hearing LB's version when I moved to the USA as a young Italian teen and saying ''what the hell is this?'' This song was all over ITA radio stations during the summer of 84.
Per me gli Anni ‘80 e ‘90 sono stati i migliori sotto tutti i punti di vista! Sarebbe splendido se la gente di oggi avesse la stessa educazione e lo stesso rispetto che avevano in quegli anni!!!!
Sabrina
Io ho visuto gli anni 80 e 90 in germania! Anche eran lo tiempo piu bello!!
Neue deutsche welle, bellissimos❤
I danced to this song in little discos in Guatemala in the mid 90's. Man what a life I've lived. Dancing to RAF in solola guatemala discos as a naive white guy with the mayan women. What a time to be alive!
Jared Goolsby amen to that brother
You lost control in Guatemala! Me in Nicaragua nights! Love you guys
DAMN! Those Mayan women are BEAUTIFUL! LUCKY!!! 👍✊🐙
Jared you lucky bastard
Jared Goolsby hmm I prefer latinas of European heritage but to each his own!
Questa è la versione originale, se non sbaglio del 1984. Fu un successo enorme in tutta Europa. RAF è anche uno degli autori di questo pezzo. Tutte le altre sono solamente delle cover. Me la ricordo benissimo!!! Avevo 11 anni e alle feste che all’epoca si facevano a casa la ballavamo sempre. Grazie RAF per questi bei ricordi di emozioni vissute!
Perche' RAF ha fatto questa canzone in inglese invece d'italiano?
@@folgore1Ciao, perché all'epoca funzionavano molto di più, commercialmente, le canzoni in inglese, soprattutto agli esordi! Lo spiegò pure Raf in un'intervista negli anni '90 🙌
@@folgore1molti italiani tra attori e cantanti usavano adottare nomi, stili e repertori in lingua inglese o francese in quegli anni, in Italia erano cool!
@@neverquit2470 @mariomasala._ Interesessante! Durante visite in Italia, ho sempre notato che gli italiani erano sempre aperto a cose straniere e anche diverse frase in inglese.
@@folgore1 🤗
Sono del 72...le prime feste in oratorio e i primi baci alle ragazze profumate con "la terra" abbronzante sul volto....che sogni e che piangere.....ora......
The chorus has been giving me goosebumps for 37 goddam years.
They are Italian angels. I’ve been replaying this because I never experienced the original
2017 and I'm listening (and loving) Raf :)
80smusicremixes we are ... ❤✝
me too
Io.....propio oggi 31/12/17.....
80smusicremixes 19/1/2018 !
80smusicremixes
Great Raf! He was well ahead of his time. Genius! My favorite only Raf from Italian singer's. He real unique!👑🎤💿 King world music!
🖤
Ciao ☺️
I’m half Italian. This rocks. Raf, this song is great!!!
It makes so much more sense that this song was originally sung by a young guy! - an Italian guy In a very positive way. Bravo, Raf!
Why am I always finding my favourite songs have incredibly Italo Disco originals
Because u prefer this, me too 💝😉
Because u have good aesthetics
I was working in a disco when this thing appeared. The music of the 80s remains an unsurpassed beauty of the past. To this day, I listen to those songs and sift through the events and characters that followed them. Ehhh never again that beauty.
🔥 I love both the original and Laura’s version. Hers got more play because Italo disco wasn’t a global sensation as American 80’s pop.
THE MUSIC OF THE 80'S THAT MAKES YOU... YOUNG AT HART! Forever young! DEATH FOR MODERN MUSIC!!
uhhhh.....
Lol... just lol.
Laura and Raf sing in différent ways. Both of them do it well
I mean it is almost exact copy
That’s the original, stop!
Ich weiss es nicht . So kann ich nicht beurteilen . Aber die Version von Laura ist die bessere . Ich meine : Die Stimme. Oder besser gesagt: Die Stimme vom Herzen .
Vielleicht ist das nur die Nostalgie .
Laura version was authorized, licensed to her, she knew both the composer and RAF and many other italian artists and she did a very nice work. Laura version is more popular and known cause the song was an hit in the USA and rest of the world, Laura version is in GTA Vice City soundtrack, not a case. 80's at their essence.
This is the original one!!!!
Sono nata nel 1980 e sentire questa canzone mi fa pensare al mio papà che nn c'è più....
❤❤❤
😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊
Шикарно поет. Просто суперски. Король!
Король спиздевший песню...ну или Король пиздежа ......
Lo mejor de nuestros dias actuales !!! Fueron en los años 80's y 90's !!!! Le duela a quien le duela !!!!
SKAM ITALIA brought me here 🇮🇹
Martino & Niccolò ❤️
Italo Disco should make a comeback - even for a short while - because the entire genre has a lot of genius music!
no
If you want to bring back Italian disco, you know who to call...Giorgio Moroder!
@@jaguilar300 he 82. he ain’t be makin no music soon 😆
@@jessihawkins9116 Why not? As far as I can tell, Giorgio's still actively composing music.
John Williams is 90 and still scoring movie soundtracks. He did ALL 9 Star Wars movies through 2019 and other current ones, guest conducts orchestras, and cuts a few albums too. 🙂
@@jaguilar300 he to old bruh time to move on. get with today music their plenty smart musician now.
Desde Chile escuchando esta hermosa canción. Junio 2024.
The Italians do it better!!!More desire!More disco!
@Harry Williams
In your dreams
@Harry Williams shut up u share fake news
@Harry Williams Keep trolling dude. The only reason why Lauras Cover got global attention is because there was a shit ton more money behind it
@Grabbed You By The Pussy he wrote the track, Laura paid a lot of royalties to this guy for covering it. He is for sure more rich and wealthy than you and me...
@Grabbed You By The Pussy I'm sorry but the only shit is Laura's cover
Italo-Disco. Ralf ruled the 80s
Yo escuche primero la versión de laura sin saver que esta hera la versión original y creo que es la más mejor.😮😮😮
Man, is that fabulous. A perfect encapsulation of the 80's aesthetic, musically and visually. Never knew this was the original!
Nel 2021 ci sarà un gran ritorno a queste sonorità! W gli anni ‘80!!! W i sintetizzatori e gli snare con “reverberone” 😍
SKAM ITALIA 🌈🌈
Elio e Colino
Hell yes!!!
We are here, we are here
SKAM ITALIA!!!
Loved this so much. Summer 84 for me. I had the 12" on blue vinyl. Love the rap, cheesy as hell but legendary!
Summer '84 for me too. A seven year-old kid on vacation in Italy, this song always brings me back.
It was back in 1984, a shot of life, while I was riding my old yellow Kawasaki along with my girlfriend, sat right behind me. I was the owner of my life, the owner of my GF's heart and that's what was all about life to me. A lot changed since then and I'd trade most of my things to get all that stuff back. We were young folks. And the worst thing is that we realize it when it's too late! At least, we can say we lived that marvelous decade which is still remembered and envied by those who didn't.
Raf con gli anni è diventato un gigante della musica italiana 🇮🇹😘👏
Il migliore ❤️
who’s listening in 2020?
Me dude
Yeees! )) Im from 2021)
Adonio. Grecia. Amo l italia come seconda patria. Dal 1994 al 1998 studiavo a catania poi maceratta e poi trasferimento a grecia. Indimenticabilli anni. I miei migliori auguri
2021
This is the most 80's thing i've seen in a loooongg time.
I am 38, I've known this song since I can remember, but I only just found out that I knew a cover version...maybe everybody else knew, maybe I am the only one, in that case, it's my "fault". But if that's not the case, if people don't know, I think it's criminal. Laura Branigan was a great singer, her version is fantastic, but so is the original + it is the original! These versions are almost 100% identical, I just hope Raf and the other songwriters got their proper share, otherwise it would be even more painful, since the cover was released the same year, as this original. It's much easier to just improve a finished product, that's already great, than trying to come up with a great product yourself. I wish cover versions of songs had words "cover version" (+ name of person who wrote/made the original) written in the brackets next to the title, so that the actual creators get the credit they deserve.
Estate 1984.....avevo 16 anni....la.ascoltavo al juke-box ai.bagni Vittoria a Vesima....ero innamorato di Gisella.....sembra ieri.....e sono passati quasi 35 anni.....
Mi passi dodici anni...ho vaghi ricordi ma so di averla ascoltata ai bagni San Nazaro in Corso Italia e nelle estati a venire...non potevo che essere innamorato solo di calcio e videogame, oltre che di quella canzone. Giocare qualche moneta al baretto a Pole Position, poi Hang-On, poi Enduro Racer...passavano gli anni, cambiavano gli arcade ma non Self Control che, insieme ad altri capolavori italo-disco, avrebbe fatto da colonna sonora di una decade impareggiabile...ciao Andrea e...Forza Grifone!!!
@@malamentemsick8193 grande! Un abbraccio da Pegli
I love this song.
Respect Raf, RIP Laura,
Thanks GTA Vice City.
Hello from Turkey 🇹🇷
Salam Bro 🇧🇩🇧🇩🇧🇩🇧🇩
Gamer Boy • 1999 years ago alaikom salam 😉
@@mertnebicakal442 Bro We Need This Song To Next GTA 6, Enough Done With Laura
"Mom can you buy me GTA Vice city?"
"But we have Vice City at home, honey"
Vice City at home:
Superbe tube que j’adore ❤❤❤ lorsque je le passais en temps que DJ tous le monde fessait ho ho ho quand je baissait le son ! Marcel de Dijon Côte-d’Or 21 France 😊
I love Laura, but I prefer the original version (RAF). He has a sweet voice.
A gay voice! 😂
I prefer Laura
@@SVETLANA-pm2dy 🤗
No gay voice, he is sweet, he has shown in his music career and in his relationship with the wife. Sweet and sensible. Gabriella lucky girl!
Rafs was 87 Laura’s was 84 hers was the original
I love this original version
damn skinny rocky Balboa got some moves
All the samples in the 80s are so awesome.
Que clássico maravilhoso. Tanto na voz do Raf como na voz da Laura.
Com certeza maravilhoso. Eu amo demais essa canção e amo as duas versões, enquanto pessoas idiotas se esbofeteiam para ver qual versão (a original do Raf ou o cover da Laura) consideram melhor, a gente simplesmente escuta e se diverte com essa música lindíssima!
As duas versões são ótimas.
Meraviglia canzone meravigliosi anni 80
I love this song.
Italian music is a great
Thanks
ВОТ ЭТО ОТКРЫТИЕ, после 20 лет моей любви к этой песне, думая что её пела только Лаура Брэниган
Летом 1984 года многие европейские радиостанции крутили эту песню. Кавер в исполнении Лауры вышел почти одновременно с оригинальной версией в исполнении Рафаэля, и со временем вытеснил из эфира оригинал. Со временем осталась четкая ассоциация только с Лаурой, и спустя годы с появлением интернета я узнал про это, единственное что помнил что первый раз в юности услышал эту красивую композицию в мужском исполнении.
@@coloneldv8007 да уж, нечестно как-то
I remember! Laura sang it beautifully, and I love this version too.
Italian pop in the 80’s was the radest thing ever !!! Matia Bazar, Spagna, Camerini, we were ahead ...even above England in terms of disco music
Fact!!!
Via Verdi too
Novecento
I guess it depends where you're from - loved Canadian 80's music as well as the German Neue Deutsche Welle :) but great song here
@@MartinaDeir check out Mr Flagio ( take a chance) ...and you’ll see what a mean xx
I lived the 1980’s and it’s my favorite decade for music, but I had no idea Laura Branigan’s version was a remake! If not for the VJ Top 40 on Sirius XM’s 80’s on 8, I wouldn’t have known about Raf’s original. I love LB, but this is very, very cool and different!
Self Control is a great song and RAF did a good job. 1st Time hearing this version. The chorus sounds and looks beautiful.
Of course he did a good job - he wrote the song!
This is the original song . The Song was written by an italian autore Mr. BIGAZZI. Any other versions are covers
Capolavoro assoluto
Raf:creates self control
Laura branigan: its a free real estate
Hizwan Nassa But Raf agreed
Raf now legends.My favorite from Italian singer's.
It wasn't free though, she actually bought the song from him and other authors.
Bruh im not sayin laura did it without copy rights or anything is just a joke
Laura relased hers in 1984 raf relased in 1987
Every time I hear this song I time travel into the 80's backpacking around Mediterranean Islands, laying on the beach and dancing with beautiful European ladies in the Discotheque later that night.
I really have to say in the 80ies the italians where on fire with cool music.
IL NOSTRO RAF QUANDO HA SCALATO IL TETTO DEL MONDO
Lo gracioso de todo es que hay gente que piensa, que la versión de Laura es la original.la verdad que no hay color, la de raf tiene un ritmo bestial.
La versión de Laura tiene un bajo sintetizado horrible (la versión en general no es mala) pero el bajo de Raf es insuperable
A mí siempre me pareció recordar que esta canción también se la había oído a un hombre y por fin vuelvo a escucharla, efectivamente es mucho más dinámica y con muchos más tonos,celebro haberla reencontrado
....y el estupendo coro de féminas, mmm
Grande Raf!!Questa e' la VERA Self Control..altro che Laura Branigan!
ma Laura branigan era comunque una gran cantante...e io sono un fan di raf
@@giuseppesangiorgi4262 Ma infatti io non discuto la qualità della cantante! Discuto la cover inglese di questo capolavoro! ;)
Poverina La Laura e' morta nel sonno . Ricoediamola con rispetto e nostalgia che la sua interpretazione era comunque bella. Diamole onore alla sua memoria
Colonna sonora del videogioco grand theft auto vice city, ovviamente hanno messo la versione di Laura Branigan però, ma comunque pace alla sua anima
Danced to this in the discos in Italy in the 80’s. Good times!
This makes me feel nostalgic about a time I've never lived at.
Nessa pandemia, os anos 80 salvaram nossas vidas!
Me acabo de enterar recién de esta versión y que es la original, MUY BUENA, me gustan más los arreglos de Laura Branigan, pero esta versión es MUY BUENA, no hay nada que hacer, la música de los 80's es LA MEJOR, y MÁS LLENA DE HITS DE LA HISTORIA, MÚSICA EXQUISITA!!!
Mi fa venire i brividi questa canzone perché fu il successo più grande degli anni 80 in Italia w ricorda la mia infanzia impazzivo nell'84 per questa canzone che insieme a tarzan boy di Baltimora si sentiva ovunque al mare nei jux box!!!!❤❤❤❤😊
Son mi vida son mis amores los ITALOS de 1984 RAF Sef Control la cancion que jamas envejece todavia vigente esta gran cancion en este 2022 y 2023 y 2099👍👌✌😄😍😎
Back in the days I didn't appreciate this song, I kind of rejected the italo disco (Italian 80's adolescent speaking here). Now I think this is a great song, with the most catchy singing lines of that decade (and possibly even after).
Love this!! The original! This definitely screams 80s!❤
WOW. I just found out that RAF was the original artist. I love both versions.