Editor’s Comments – Laura Branigan singing, performing “Self Control” song from this song’s music video presentation

Containing the Editor’s Comments, public discussions, reviews, etc., written by Editor David E. Ros. The topics can include: the music video; the song’s lyrics; Laura Branigan’s presentation; Laura Branigan’s performance; Laura Branigan and the accompanying band’s presentation; the accompanying band’s performance; and the accompanying music; music score; music composition, etc.

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Laura Branigan singing the “Self Control” song’s music video is another of Laura Branigan’s wonderful, interesting featured singing performances. This “Self Control” song sung by Laura Branigan in the music video is a popular song that can be listened to year-round when desiring joyful Rock, Romance, Rhythm and Blues music and/or when desiring a good Laura Branigan Rock music song.

A. Laura Branigan singing, performing “Self Control” song’s music video published on YouTube.com with “Laura Branigan Forever” named “Laura Branigan – Self Control – All Night Fuji (1984)”

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B. Laura Branigan singing “Self Control” song’s lyrics

Artist: Laura Branigan
Album: The Best of Branigan
Genre: Rock, Romance, Rhythm and Blues
Initial reference song’s lyrics at: http://www.elyrics.net/read/l/laura-branigan-lyrics/self-control-lyrics.html

* The song’s lyrics starting with a “ * ” and ending with a “ * ” are the added and/or modified lyric lines transcribed by Pleasure-House-for-adults.com Editor David E Ros to match the song’s lyric lines of the music video used on this website. The changes are required because sometimes musicians have many versions of sung, performed song’s lyrics from the musician’s various performances. Transcribed song’s lyrics: 5-17-2017; 5-18-2017; 8-4-2017; 8-5-2017; 10-5-2018; 10-6-2018; 10-7-2018; 8-23-2020

The finalized transcribed song’s lyrics are located below the Quick Editor’s Comments and below the partial song’s lyrics at the gold highlight underlined text heading beginning with **.

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*Quick Editor’s Comments: Beautiful music video with beautiful, joyful sounds!

1. Laura Branigan “Self Control” partial song’s lyrics state:

Oh, the Night
*Is my world, world-world, world*
*City light, painted girl, girl-girl, girl*
In the day, nothing matters
It’s the night time that flatters

In the song’s lyrics, the female character states of enjoying going “out” to stroll the preferred areas of town at night-time while dressed nicely, enjoying people watching, flirting, etc., which can be fun when it is safe to be outdoors.

In the song’s lyrics, the female character states:
“It’s the night time that flatters”

The song’s lyrics discuss the female character being complimented by desired males in her night-time outings.

Wonderful music video, wonderful performance and beautiful song concerning the popular actions of a possible meeting for love, dating and intimate romance strolling her favorite night-time streets. However is surprisingly a Rhythm and Blues song revealing the many dangers of romancing on the prison planet Earth.

Laura Branigan looks attractive, beautiful and brave singing a song with serious topic lyrics in this music video. Laura Branigan is dressed in slim, tight-fitting clothing which is eye-catching to the viewers of this music video.

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2. Laura Branigan “Self Control” partial song’s lyrics state:

*In the night, no control, control-control, control*
*Through the wall, wall-wall, wall something’s breaking*
Wearing white as you’re walking
*Down the street of my soul, soul-soul, soul*

*(You take my self)*
You take my self-control
*(You got me)*
*You got me living only for the night*
*Before the morning comes, the story’s told, told-told, 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

The song’s lyrics state:
*In the night, no control, control-control, control*
*Through the wall, wall-wall, wall something’s breaking*

Describes that the night-time scene as being wild, dangerous, etc.

The song’s lyrics state:
Wearing white as you’re walking
*Down the street of my soul, soul-soul, soul*

Wearing white clothing exhibits qualities of purity, avoidance of participation in outlaw behavior and a person not tainted by crime. The night-time street scene pleases her soul’s balance so she is happy despite the wild actions and dangers.

The song’s lyrics state:
*(You take my self)*
You take my self-control
*(You got me)*
*You got me living only for the night*

The female character is going beyond her limits of self-control for safety permitting dangers on herself so to enjoy the night-time scene.

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3. Laura Branigan “Self Control” partial song’s lyrics state:
*-[Chorus 1:]-*
*I, I, 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

*I say, “Safe Night!”*
*(You take my self, you take my self-control)*
*I’m living in a forest of a 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
*(You take my self, you take my self-control)*
So, I’ll make myself believe it
*(You take my self, you take my self-control)*
That this night will never go

The song’s lyrics state:
*-[Chorus 1:]-*
*I, I, 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

In the song’s lyrics the female character is stating that she loves the night-time when many people are outdoors for excitement, adventures, etc. And she is ready to possibly perish for her wild, possibly dangerous actions of going out at night. Last revised: 10-7-2018; 8-23-2020

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**Laura Branigan – “Self Control” finalized transcribed song’s lyrics

Oh, the Night
*Is my world, world-world, world*
*City light, painted girl, girl-girl, girl*
In the day, nothing matters
It’s the night time that flatters

*In the night, no control, control-control, control*
*Through the wall, wall-wall, wall something’s breaking*
Wearing white as you’re walking
*Down the street of my soul, soul-soul, soul*

*(You take my self)*
You take my self-control
*(You got me)*
*You got me living only for the night*
*Before the morning comes, the story’s told, told-told, 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

*-[Chorus 1:]-*
*I, I, 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

*I say, “Safe Night!”*
*(You take my self, you take my self-control)*
*I’m living in a forest of a 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
*(You take my self, you take my self-control)*
So, I’ll make myself believe it
*(You take my self, you take my self-control)*
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, world-world, world*
*City light, painted girl, girl-girl, girl*
In the day nothing matters
It’s the night time that flatters

*-[Chorus 2:]-*
*I, I, 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, believe-believe, believe it*
*That tomorrow never knows*

*I say, “Safe Night!”*
*(You take my self, you take my self-control)*
*I’m living in a forest of a 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
*(You take my self, you take my self-control)*
So, I’ll make myself believe it
*(You take my self, you take my self-control)*
That this night will never go

*(Oh-Oh-Oh)*
*(Oh-Oh-Oh)*
*(Oh-Oh-Oh)*
*(Oh-Oh-Oh)*
*(Oh-Oh-Oh)*

*You take myself*
*(Oh-Oh-Oh)*
*You take my self-control*
*(Oh-Oh-Oh)*

*You take myself*
*(Oh-Oh-Oh)*
*You take my self-control*
*(Oh-Oh-Oh)*

*You take myself*
*(Oh-Oh-Oh)*
*You take my self-control*
*(Oh-Oh-Oh)*

*You take myself*
*(Oh-Oh-Oh)*
*You take my self-control*
*(Oh-Oh-Oh)*

*You take myself*
*(Oh-Oh-Oh)*
*You take my self-control*
*(Oh-Oh-Oh)*

*You take myself*
*(Oh-Oh-Oh)*
*You take my self-control*
*(Oh-Oh-Oh)*

*You take myself*
*(Oh-Oh-Oh)*
*You take my self-control*
*(Oh-Oh-Oh)*

*(Oh-Oh-Oh)*

*You take myself*
*(Oh-Oh-Oh)*
*You take my self-control*
*(Oh-Oh-Oh)*

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Discussions of Laura Branigan singing, performing “Self Control” song and the use of extended carrying tempo with the singing of a song’s lyrics word in the music video

Definition and explanation of the act, the art of “singing” courtesy of:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Singing
Singing is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice and augments regular speech by the use of sustained tonality, rhythm, and a variety of vocal techniques.

The song’s lyrics of Laura Branigan singing “Self Control” at one-point state:

Oh, the Night
*Is my world, world-world, world*
*City light, painted girl, girl-girl, girl*
*In the day, nothing matters, matters, matters*
It’s the night time that flatters

Quick Editor’s Comments from David E Ros:
The Lord, the owner who is the song’s lyrics writer and music composer are not debatable topics considering the Lord, the owner’s eternities of involvement in music. So, in a musical composition the Lord, the owner sets the “tempo pace”, the speed for the extended carrying tempo with the singing of a particular song’s lyrics word which can differ from the song’s overall tempo pace. Here the word “girl” is carried and sung with the extended multiples singing the sung word at the selected, composed tempo pace, speed. The multiple repetitions in the extended carrying tempo of a sung word takes a noticeable longer time than when the singular word is sung alone. The tempo pace is noted with the “comma” separations between the multiples of the extended carried tempo of a sung word.

In this short extended carrying of a sung word in the song’s lyrics *In my foolish Lover’s girl, girl-girl, girl is the “girl-girl” lyrics which is placed in the tempo pace of the extended carrying of a sung word’s pace yet produces a different vocal sound. This is because “girl-girl” has a faster singing pace inside the overall tempo pace of the extended carrying of a sung word in the song’s lyrics because of the use of the “hyphen” singing song’s lyrics command.

Multiple repetitions in the extended carrying tempo of a sung word is a very advance artistic part of singing that adds joyful sounds to the song’s presentation and places an emphasis on the extended carried tempo of a sung word.

Explanation of “Tempo Measurement” courtesy of:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tempo
Tempo Measurement:
While tempo is described or indicated in many different ways, including with a range of words (e.g., “Slowly”, “Adagio” and so on), it is typically measured in beats per minute (bpm or BPM). For example, a tempo of 60 beats per minute signifies one beat per second, while a tempo of 120 beats per minute is twice as rapid, signifying one beat every 0.5 seconds. The note value of a beat will typically be that indicated by the meter signature. For instance, in 4/4 the beat will be a crotchet or quarter note.

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I will add more discussions of Laura Branigan singing, performance of “Self Control” song’s music video including discussions on “Self Control” lyrics, etc., when I have time available.

To view, listen to this enjoyable music video “Self Control” performed by Laura Branigan and the accompanying music, click the following URL link, and scroll down to the YouTube.com music video: http://www.pleasure-house-for-adults.com/?page_id=4931

David E Ros
Editor, Music Lover and Webmaster Owner
Published on: Oct 7, 2018 @ 04:31 at Editor’s Comments
Revised: 8-4-2020; 8-15-2020 set the music video’s sizes to 100% x 660; 8-23-2020
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Published on: October 7, 2018 at 8:57 am at Forum