As an 80's italian boy for me this is the real version.

@tvolabogusi5693

3 ай бұрын

Because it IS 💯

@kokoxiv516

2 ай бұрын

sono un ragazzo di 19 anni, e ascolto questa musica, posso confermare pur non essendo della vecchia generazione, che queste canzoni sono le migliori

@jamesdsilva

2 ай бұрын

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.

@JoaoPaulo-kp5pr

2 ай бұрын

​@@kokoxiv516000paq1q1

@juancarlosmejia9246

Ай бұрын

Italo Disco

Italia tierra de grandes cantores y grandes compositores, viva la italia

RAF's original and Laura Branigan's cover will always be in our 80s hearts ready to rock our nights away

@simonhunter834

Жыл бұрын

What about the recent Lee Cabrera version, and its remixes? There pretty good too.

@nikolascentarti6281

10 ай бұрын

😂😂😂.😂..b 😂T.t.😂 .n😂g SS g😂 the h

@biffi69

4 ай бұрын

Both sounds are from 1984, nobody made it rain on anyone...both in Laura's and Raf's discography is from 1984...

@dmdx6723

4 ай бұрын

si ma niente a che vedere con le due versioni degli anni 80@@simonhunter834

@NightShade671

3 ай бұрын

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.

Absolute masterpiece of Music. A gift from Italy to the world.

@victormorales4105

Жыл бұрын

A vero capolovaro !!

@venturidesign

Жыл бұрын

Stolen by Laura Branigan lol

@giovannisantoni6326

Жыл бұрын

@@venturidesign😂😂😂Laura is a cover

@addictedtosynthwave8151

Жыл бұрын

@@venturidesign laura is cover lmao this one is way older

@venturidesign

Жыл бұрын

@@giovannisantoni6326 Yes I know, Laura stole this song and Gloria.. my comment says "Stolen BY Laura Branigan" she stole this song

I wish Italo disco became a modern trend again

@trevorjamesnegus

5 жыл бұрын

There's a lot of love for the sound in 2019

@bepatientIhaveautism

4 жыл бұрын

some modern synthwave/outrun stuff sounds like this

@bepatientIhaveautism

4 жыл бұрын

also check out the labels "Bordello A Parigi" & ""Giallo Disco"

@arkle519

4 жыл бұрын

It will! It will return one day.

@pavloosokin1410

4 жыл бұрын

Trent Wishnowsky-Ward , check out the ‘New Retro Wave’ KZread 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!

@bubblelex5051

Жыл бұрын

Brother do you live under a rock? Im 25 and I grew up on alot of this 80s music come on 🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️

@Andy-bh8hw

Жыл бұрын

@@bubblelex5051 Laura Branigan version is more popular thats why

@fortunasc5442

Жыл бұрын

@@Andy-bh8hw May be in the USA, not in Europe

@Aquais97

Жыл бұрын

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.

@LillyBunnyBoo

Жыл бұрын

Same!!! This is great - and he co-wrote it - beats Branigan’s cover all to hell. LOL

I miss the 80s.

@manuelasalzano5301

Жыл бұрын

Anche a me...anni bellissimi,musica top!!!

@Hnchmchl85

5 ай бұрын

So do I.

@arizona4630

3 ай бұрын

We all do bro

doesnt matter which version, its a foookin monsteringly good track

@nocturn3579

2 жыл бұрын

agreed, it's a luxury to have two versions

@lightningmcdweeb

2 жыл бұрын

monsteringly

@Tacsmoker

2 жыл бұрын

@@lightningmcdweeb lol yeah

@GeorgePMusic

2 жыл бұрын

totally agree..every section is a song within its self - so many beautiful hooks n melodies in one song - epic - masterpiece

@Tacsmoker

2 жыл бұрын

@@GeorgePMusic totally agree mate. and happy Christmas ;-)

Holy Moly... wow. Had no idea this guy did the original version. Very dope.

@morenaborsotti1436

2 жыл бұрын

Wrote by a producer named Bigazzi

@AEMoreira81

2 жыл бұрын

@@morenaborsotti1436 - RAF is a co-writer. This version is the one Europe got first but not the USA.

@lechanneldemysterieuxmante1807

2 жыл бұрын

I concur. This rocks the party. Props to RAF and Bigazzi, and to Laura for making a sick cover later on

@kyachdistent1301

Жыл бұрын

@@lechanneldemysterieuxmante1807 A "sick" cover?!

@GTSN38

Жыл бұрын

Laura Brannigan did a way better version

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!

@JohnPap21

2 жыл бұрын

Disco was the European answer to American rock. It was very popular in Italy Britain Sweden Poland and Greece back in 70s and 80s.

@cumhurbaskanismetinonu

2 жыл бұрын

@@JohnPap21 in Turkey 70s, 80s there is Anatolian Rock !

@LightMovies

2 жыл бұрын

Gloria is also a cover from Laura. The original was written and performed in italian language by Umberto Tozzi.

@chuckdizzle6124

Жыл бұрын

fr had friends doubt me

@user-cs6up8eq7s

Жыл бұрын

​@@LightMovies yeah and it sucks

This really is close to being the perfect 80s pop song. It's fantastic.

To fully appreciate it, you have to imagine yourself in an 80s disco. Pure Italo Disco.

@jackdudnas

2 ай бұрын

Music of logic and math

I’m half Italian. This rocks. Raf, this song is great!!!

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 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!

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!!!

@locomurdock3245

3 жыл бұрын

Si pues recién me entero que la original es de raf y lo bueno que tiene su ritmo y más fuerza al cantarla

@friendlycreature6375

3 жыл бұрын

No se importa, la versión de Laura es lo mejor.

@maica3565

3 жыл бұрын

@@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.

@maripili4221

3 жыл бұрын

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

@HumanBeingWithFeelings

2 жыл бұрын

algo parecido pasa con la canción " No more "I love you's" "

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.

@TongueOut

3 жыл бұрын

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)

@francescobarausse7149

2 жыл бұрын

Sono i migliori gli anni 80,pk li amo,anche se ho 9 anni

@macroby

2 жыл бұрын

Mi aggrego … classe 68 .. che belle feste caspita … anni ‘80 i migliori anni della mia vita!!

@claudiolandi4169

2 жыл бұрын

Anni inarrivabili, sono del '66, siamo fortunati ad averli vissuti!

@The_avenger2023

2 жыл бұрын

Spero che i preti abbiano tenuto le mani loro posto

Love the synth and the eurodisco sound of Raf's "Self Control."

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

@jis87BE

3 ай бұрын

"Every song performed by italian artists left their mark in music history"??!! Don't push it....

@jackdudnas

2 ай бұрын

Italo viva

@jackdudnas

2 ай бұрын

​@@jis87BEyeah

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. 🥰😷🔥🎸🎼🎧

@lancewilliams5039

3 жыл бұрын

They both slap.

@sandrodesantis7100

3 жыл бұрын

The original version is that of RAF.

@neildarling2404

3 жыл бұрын

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?

@ShehrozeAmeen

2 жыл бұрын

@@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.

@amyholley4331

2 жыл бұрын

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!

@GTSN38

Жыл бұрын

But Laura Brannigan version is way better that's why people forgot this version

@rockteebeats

Жыл бұрын

this version needs to be in GTA 6

@yikwanwong8267

Жыл бұрын

@@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.

@GTSN38

Жыл бұрын

@@yikwanwong8267 Laura Brannigan sings better and she's hot , that's what makes it better

@ronaldramo3

Жыл бұрын

@@GTSN38 It's go time, meet me in the Applebee's parking lot.

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.

@Letyparatore

Жыл бұрын

He made other good songs, one in particular i remember lovin is Ti Pretendo. I was little but I loved that song

@user-cs6up8eq7s

Жыл бұрын

He did get royalties for the song

@lorenzosabbadini2620

Жыл бұрын

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

@RocStarr913

9 ай бұрын

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.

Шикарно поет. Просто суперски. Король!

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.

@heppolo

3 жыл бұрын

and then performed "Gente Di Mare" at Eurovision 1987

@tanjaamundsen3673

2 жыл бұрын

& 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..!..

@robertorolfo

2 жыл бұрын

@@tanjaamundsen3673 I love the Italian versions, but her voice is simply amazing. The songs take on a whole new level when she sings them...

@JoeyCap.

2 жыл бұрын

Wow, thanks for that info

@tobyalder42

Жыл бұрын

And he co-wrote the other two Italian Branigan songs

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 ... ☺️

@pinup60

3 жыл бұрын

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!

@angeldejesuscontreras315

3 жыл бұрын

Es correcto, amigo. Acá en México conocimos esta grandiosa canción gracias al cover de Laura Branigan. Sin duda la original es una obra maestra.

@pincopallino6066

3 жыл бұрын

Italians do it better

@bicicleterolunar2376

6 ай бұрын

​@@angeldejesuscontreras315Asta hoy veo tu comentario carnalito, un saludo desde Guanatos!

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.

@emmaphilo4049

Жыл бұрын

Iconic!!!

This is real original Version! Orgoglio italiano 🤘🏻

@Kill1212_

14 күн бұрын

❤ vero ....

The original of the masterpiece

The Only The Original The First Self Control !!! ..grandissimo RAF !!! W l’italia !

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 ;)

Why am I always finding my favourite songs have incredibly Italo Disco originals

@jackdudnas

2 ай бұрын

Because u prefer this, me too 💝😉

@jackdudnas

2 ай бұрын

Because u have good aesthetics

The chorus has been giving me goosebumps for 37 goddam years.

@brentsmith5797

2 жыл бұрын

They are Italian angels. I’ve been replaying this because I never experienced the original

I love this original version

I've never heard of this version in America. Big props to RAF for creating this song.

@RocStarr913

Ай бұрын

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.

@stef8073

Ай бұрын

@@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.

Who 's listening in 2024❤?

@swearwolfdj

27 күн бұрын

I still spin this as a dj, with the 12" rap at the end

@brunacannavina2549

17 күн бұрын

Here i am❤

@VladislavBabbitt

16 күн бұрын

Who was in Berlin in 1984?

@Kill1212_

14 күн бұрын

È Una canzone eterna. Si ascolterà sempre.

@mirkogianolli2518

6 күн бұрын

😊

The best and original self control

Laura and Raf sing in différent ways. Both of them do it well

@EugeneSimakin

3 жыл бұрын

I mean it is almost exact copy

@Spottlessmind1

3 жыл бұрын

That’s the original, stop!

@pioternietz496

3 жыл бұрын

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 .

@ragnarrlobrok244

Жыл бұрын

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.

@evacestaro6186

2 ай бұрын

This is the original one!!!!

Man, is that fabulous. A perfect encapsulation of the 80's aesthetic, musically and visually. Never knew this was the original!

La VRAIE version ! J'adore et quelle époque la meilleur de tout les temps ! 😍😍😍

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

@brunacannavina2549

17 күн бұрын

Io ho visuto gli anni 80 e 90 in germania! Anche eran lo tiempo piu bello!! Neue deutsche welle, bellissimos❤

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.

WOW. I just found out that RAF was the original artist. I love both versions.

This is the most 80's thing i've seen in a loooongg time.

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.

@stephen-ng

5 жыл бұрын

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).

@RocStarr913

5 жыл бұрын

The different mood comes from the record’s producer and the sound they bring to the table.

@apazcarlos

5 жыл бұрын

Bad?? You are crazy.

@alessiocece2098

4 жыл бұрын

Well this is more gay! 😂😂😆

@alessiocece2098

4 жыл бұрын

@B3ro1080 🤷‍♂️🤔 opinions! I Like both! But more Lauras actually! 😄

one of the Anthem of the 80's for sure !

This version is the best! I love it more than Branigans version! can not beat the original! VIVA RAF!

the best version!

Great Raf! He was well ahead of his time. Genius! My favorite only Raf from Italian singer's. He real unique!👑🎤💿 King world music!

@Renzo_777

2 жыл бұрын

🖤

@Renzo_777

2 жыл бұрын

Ciao ☺️

All the samples in the 80s are so awesome.

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)

@kidkique

2 жыл бұрын

"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.

@susanwallei-vj3bh

Жыл бұрын

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

@saidom5634

Жыл бұрын

Bravo

@cjmiller6741

10 ай бұрын

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.

THIS IS THE ORIGINAL. Laura coverd this song

@jackstube4you

9 жыл бұрын

pietro5000pp No, you don't care. Dont take decisions about others, they have a free right to their own opinion!

@Thepietro5000pp

9 жыл бұрын

geen hokjesmens But... Who cares that this is a original one? Everybody here wanted to listen to great music :P

@jackstube4you

9 жыл бұрын

Maybe you can tell me?

@fench1234567

9 жыл бұрын

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.

@cnerde

8 жыл бұрын

+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.

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.

The Best Version. I was surprised to see that Raf is the original one. Adesso capisco perche gli italiani amano cosi tanto Raf. E io che a quel tempo non ne pottevo capire. Un Grande abbraccio dall'altra parte dell'Adriatico.

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.

Love this!! The original! This definitely screams 80s!❤

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......

Bellissima canzone!Non mi stanco di sentirla!Mi fa stare bene,grazie grande RAF!

@sasuke__97

2 жыл бұрын

Quando la musica poteva considerarsi tale. Anni in cui l'Italia sapeva fare musica e innovare

@giuseppebruscu3031

11 ай бұрын

​@@sasuke__97eravamo noi i maestri della disco music in Europa e nel mondo.

@angelicafabbri520

9 ай бұрын

Meglio dell'originale, quella di Raf

@davidfiorini2565

6 ай бұрын

Quanti ricordi!! Ero proprio giovane

This song is brilliant, no further words are needed!!!!

Italo Disco at its finest

Danced to this in the discos in Italy in the 80’s. Good times!

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.

SKAM ITALIA brought me here 🇮🇹 Martino & Niccolò ❤️

Italo-Disco. Ralf ruled the 80s

This makes me feel nostalgic about a time I've never lived at.

damn skinny rocky Balboa got some moves

This Is the original 80's italian sound!

Raf con gli anni è diventato un gigante della musica italiana 🇮🇹😘👏

@Banderas38

3 жыл бұрын

Il migliore ❤️

Laura Branigan owes the Italians her entire career lol

@woweric

8 ай бұрын

she’s dead..

@rubenmartinez1511

4 ай бұрын

Ella es de padres italianos

@user-xw8ss2mm1w

4 ай бұрын

@@rubenmartinez1511Entonces ella le debe toda su carrera y su vida también a los italianos

@rodgerrodgerson

4 ай бұрын

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.

@cindyjames9299

4 ай бұрын

@@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.

This is the best version... I love this song... pure banger

Lo mejor de nuestros dias actuales !!! Fueron en los años 80's y 90's !!!! Le duela a quien le duela !!!!

This original blows the covers out of the water. The more I listen, the more I Iove it.

@schmirgldecks

2 жыл бұрын

me too

@sacredgeometry

2 жыл бұрын

What cover?

@schmirgldecks

2 жыл бұрын

@@sacredgeometry this is not her song, its Raf-self control

@chriskimmel7252

2 жыл бұрын

This version sucks

@abcsin6526

2 жыл бұрын

@@chriskimmel7252 both are good

In my view one of the best songs ever made

Italo Disco should make a comeback - even for a short while - because the entire genre has a lot of genius music!

@jessihawkins9116

2 жыл бұрын

no

@jaguilar300

Жыл бұрын

If you want to bring back Italian disco, you know who to call...Giorgio Moroder!

@jessihawkins9116

Жыл бұрын

@@jaguilar300 he 82. he ain’t be makin no music soon 😆

@jaguilar300

Жыл бұрын

@@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. 🙂

@jessihawkins9116

Жыл бұрын

@@jaguilar300 he to old bruh time to move on. get with today music their plenty smart musician now.

Nel 2021 ci sarà un gran ritorno a queste sonorità! W gli anni ‘80!!! W i sintetizzatori e gli snare con “reverberone” 😍

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!!!

@manolodezen2469

4 жыл бұрын

Via Verdi too

@seagrey75

3 жыл бұрын

Novecento

@MartinaDeir

3 жыл бұрын

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

@luislizard2626

3 жыл бұрын

@@MartinaDeir check out Mr Flagio ( take a chance) ...and you’ll see what a mean xx

I remember! Laura sang it beautifully, and I love this version too.

The best and original version!

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.

F.A.N.T.A.S.T.I.C.O Raf - Self control 🌹

@ginocolella924

Жыл бұрын

Buongiorno meravigliosa bellissima come prima

No pues ni a cual irle, tanto la versión de Laura como la de Raf son tan únicas y tremendas joyas!!

"You maka me" is the most Italian English I've ever heard !

Такую музыку не один коронавирус не уничтожит!

Loved this so much. Summer 84 for me. I had the 12" on blue vinyl. Love the rap, cheesy as hell but legendary!

@BlueToronto

2 жыл бұрын

Summer '84 for me too. A seven year-old kid on vacation in Italy, this song always brings me back.

Questa versione con Raf le batte tutte

@dj-um7el

5 ай бұрын

Of course! The original songs beats most covers.

I cannot believe I never heard this version. That bassline though!

@LlllsssoasseraMARIO

Ай бұрын

Non è una versione è l'originale, i produttori pensavano che una ragazzo italiano non poteva sfondare negli usa e dissero che negli usa l'avrebbe cantata laura tra l'altro lui molto giovane non poteva che prenderne atto, lha scritta e composta lui con bigazzi

i love this mv so much idk why

Quante volte l'abbiamo ballata in discoteca questa bella canzone !!!!!! Grazie RAF !!!!!!

Raf is a genius what a song he composed with least available tech as compared to today's available tech

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).

80s Italian disco was pretty good.

What a 80's blast. 💪❤️

First time hearing this original version, so much better !!! Really funky ! Love it !

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!

@chrisdiehl8817

7 жыл бұрын

Jared Goolsby amen to that brother

@pepposax

6 жыл бұрын

You lost control in Guatemala! Me in Nicaragua nights! Love you guys

@forthepeople5066

6 жыл бұрын

DAMN! Those Mayan women are BEAUTIFUL! LUCKY!!! 👍✊🐙

@bassreaper7779

6 жыл бұрын

Jared you lucky bastard

@LightoftheWest7

4 жыл бұрын

Jared Goolsby hmm I prefer latinas of European heritage but to each his own!

who’s listening in 2020?

@alifaal5122

3 жыл бұрын

Me dude

@iggyfamecat

3 жыл бұрын

Yeees! )) Im from 2021)

@argirisskoumpris1751

3 жыл бұрын

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

@utentegoogle6814

3 жыл бұрын

2021

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!

@folgore1

2 ай бұрын

Perche' RAF ha fatto questa canzone in inglese invece d'italiano?

@mariomasala._

2 ай бұрын

​@@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 🙌

@neverquit2470

2 ай бұрын

​@@folgore1molti italiani tra attori e cantanti usavano adottare nomi, stili e repertori in lingua inglese o francese in quegli anni, in Italia erano cool!

@folgore1

2 ай бұрын

@@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.

@neverquit2470

2 ай бұрын

@@folgore1 🤗

Loved this song as a teenager over 30 years ago!! May have heard this song 100s of times!! Thanks for the upload, refresh old memories!!

one of the best 80s songs all time. the syncopation is great.

capolavoro,sono quelle canzoni che rimarranno indelebili nel tempo

I love this song. Italian music is a great Thanks

Self Control is a great song and RAF did a good job. 1st Time hearing this version. The chorus sounds and looks beautiful.

@andrewrobinson8305

2 жыл бұрын

Of course he did a good job - he wrote the song!

@morenaborsotti1436

2 жыл бұрын

This is the original song . The Song was written by an italian autore Mr. BIGAZZI. Any other versions are covers

@sasuke__97

9 ай бұрын

Capolavoro assoluto