The Story On Laura Branigan's hit (Self Control)

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The Story On Laura Branigan's hit (Self Control) Dec 11, 2023 12:34:09 GMT -5

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Post by SafeInSanity on Dec 11, 2023 12:34:09 GMT -5

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The Story On Laura Branigan's hit (Self Control) Dec 11, 2023 16:42:43 GMT -5 SafeInSanity likes this

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Post by kerri on Dec 11, 2023 16:42:43 GMT -5

Interesting to read, SafeInSanity.

And this:

"Branigan released her version the same year,
accompanied by a William Friedkin (The Exorcist, The French Connection) directed music video
that MTV deemed controversial until a few seconds of footage were eventually snipped for airplay."

So her music video was directed by William Friedkin.
Wow.

Enjoyed reading this.

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The Story On Laura Branigan's hit (Self Control) Dec 12, 2023 9:55:21 GMT -5 SafeInSanity likes this

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Post by spice on Dec 12, 2023 9:55:21 GMT -5

Italian musician Raffaele Riefoli—otherwise known as Raf—cowrote and recorded "Self Control" in 1984 just months before Branigan introduced her version to American listeners. What's remarkable about it, at least to me, is that when I first heard it I thought it was a cover of Branigan's. Despite its synth-heavy hook, it could have been recorded anytime between the early 2000s and now.

That was interesting as I had never heard of him.

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The Story On Laura Branigan's hit (Self Control) Dec 12, 2023 10:57:43 GMT -5

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Dec 12, 2023 9:55:21 GMT -5 spice said:

Italian musician Raffaele Riefoli—otherwise known as Raf—cowrote and recorded "Self Control" in 1984 just months before Branigan introduced her version to American listeners. What's remarkable about it, at least to me, is that when I first heard it I thought it was a cover of Branigan's. Despite its synth-heavy hook, it could have been recorded anytime between the early 2000s and now.

That was interesting as I had never heard of him.

I like his version too. 🙂