Laura Branigan - 'Self Control'

[Cerro de Casa]

 

[Penelope]

That is a TEN ma!

 

[Cerro de Casa]

In the day
Nothing matters
It's the night time that FLATTERS

Words to live by

 

[AGinAg (37)]

TEN THOUSAND OUT OF TEN

 

[Frozen]

Where's the 11 option?

 

[Sheena]

Phenomenal and even better that it led to OUR SAM ripping it off for this HOT SLUT ANTHEM:

 

[POP!]

LOVE IT. And I'm doing a Laura Branigan deep dive tonight.

"Take Me" is my other favorite from this album.

I can't wait for you
To get your HANDS ON ME!
Woah woah woah WOAH...

It should've also been a single. Controversial opinion alert - I've always thought "The Lucky One" was a bit AVERAGE.

 

[GNL]

Obviously this SLAPS.

I did just discover from Google that like Gloria this is another cover of an Italian song. What's that all about?

 

[Suomi]

An ESSENTIAL ten, I can’t think of a camper song than this; she goes clubbing ONCE and suddenly she’s living among the creatures of the night

 

[Sheena]

Have you never taken drugs?

 

[disneyteletubby]

I should have found this thread earlier...!
Laura Branigan had an amazing voice, and seemed such a lovely person, a happy heavenly birthday to her

 

[hyperwoof]

Its an easy 10 - its everything that good pop should be - glamorous, exotic, risky, unresolved.

 

[VV]

10 doesn't feel enough somehow. This is even better than the brilliant 'Gloria', and that's an easy 10!

She should have had more hits though. Songs like the Lucky One, Shattered Glass and Spanish Eddie are all fab too.

 

[hyperwoof]

Do you know, and for shame, I realise I haven’t ever actually investigated her any further, so I shall correct that this very day and give your suggestions a spin!

 

[VV]

Do you know, and for shame, I realise I haven’t ever actually investigated her any further, so I shall correct that this very day and give your suggestions a spin!

She also did the original of Cher's 'I Found Someone', but Cher's a hard one to beat!