手机点击试听（上边）[听歌]
《Self Control》是意大利歌手Raf的一首歌曲，发行于1984年。它由 Giancarlo Bigazzi、Steve Piccolo 和 Raf 编写。同年，美国歌手劳拉·布兰尼根（Laura Branigan）翻唱了这首歌。她的版本于 1984 年 6 月 15 日在德国首次排名第一。Raf 的版本于 1984 年 6 月 23 日在意大利首次排名第一。在1984年夏天的大部分韶光里，这首歌的两个版本都在欧洲盛行，并且是瑞士当年最成功的单曲。布兰尼根的版本达到了顶峰。在美国 Billboard Hot 100 排行榜上排名第 4，在舞蹈排行榜上也排名第 2。这首歌已成为 1980 年代的标志性歌曲之一，每年都会录制一些翻拍作品。著名的翻唱包括 1993 年的波多黎各歌手 Ricky Martin、2004 年 Branigan 的热门舞蹈翻拍以及丹麦舞蹈团体 Infernal 和西班牙歌手 Soraya Arnelas 在 2006 年的两个版本在欧洲各个飞地进入前 5 名。
劳拉·布兰尼根 （Laura Branigan） 的经典盛行歌曲《自我掌握》于 1984 年发行，并迅速风靡环球。这首歌由著名的意大利作曲家吉安卡洛·比加齐、拉夫和史蒂夫·皮科洛创作，改编自一首盛行的意大利盛行歌曲“Perdere l'amore”。
布兰尼根当时已经是一位有名歌手，最初对这首歌不愿定。然而，她终极决定与她的制作人杰克·怀特一起录制，结果是一部经得起韶光磨练的精品。
《自我掌握》不仅仅是一首朗朗上口的盛行歌曲;它有一个更深刻的信息。在接管 Music Connection 采访时，布兰尼根透露，她认为《自我掌握》是一首关于成瘾的歌曲。
“每个人都对某样东西上瘾，无论是食品、赌钱还是其他什么，”她说。“这只是一个掌握它的问题，不要让它成为你生活中的紧张元素。”
从歌词来看，这种阐明是有道理的。毕竟，成瘾便是失落去掌握。夜晚以其诱人的品质，可以比作诱惑，而当你走在我灵魂的街道上时，穿着白色可能象征着纯洁或纯洁。保持低廉甜头力的斗争是许多人都能感同身受的普遍主题。
歌词：
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, I'm living in the forest of my dream
I know the night is not as it would seem
I must believe in something, so I'll 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, 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
That tomorrow never knows
A safe night, I'm living in the forest of a dream
I know the night is not as it would seem
I must believe in something, so I'll make myself believe it
That this night will never go
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
You take my self, you take my self control
You take my self, you take my self control
You take my self, you take my self control
You take my self, you take my self control
You take my self, you take my self control
You take my self, you take my self control
You take my self, you take my self control
You take my self, you take my self control
You take my self, you take my self control
You take my self, you take my self control
