原版为Self Control 源自意大利民歌,很多歌手唱过。 原唱美国女歌手Laura Branigan 演唱的非常出色。
美国女歌手Laura Branigan
1957年出生于纽约的女歌手萝拉布兰妮根(Laura Branigan)成名之前 曾是加拿大诗人兼歌手Leonard Cohen的合音,1982年以一曲Gloria 闻名歌坛,此后五年间她受到全球性的欢迎,也是她的黄金年代。声 音高亢、略沙哑又带奔放的萝拉擅长以欧陆舞曲风格赋予旧曲新生命 并且选曲上有独到的国际色彩,数首畅销曲都是以英文翻唱意大利歌 曲像在美国拿下亚军的Gloria;Ti Amo还有1984年度台湾地区英文歌 曲票选总冠军Self Control。这张精选收录的其它歌曲像麦可伯特恩 (Michael Bolton)所作How Am I Supposed To Live Without You、 唐娜桑玛(Donna Summer)的亚军曲Dim All The Lights、电影【霹雳 男儿】插曲Show Me Heaven、日后被席琳迪翁(Celine Dion)唱红的 Power Of Love都是萝拉布兰妮根的佳作。美国时间2004年8月26日清 晨不幸于纽约家中在睡梦中去世,享年47岁。根据她的家人表示, Laura是因为脑部动脉瘤破裂而导致死亡,Laura生前并不知道自己罹 患这个疾病,不过她在两周前曾向家人抱怨说她头痛,只是一直没有 就医,没想到竟然因为没有发现这个脑部动脉瘤而导致她英年早逝。
Self control 自我控制
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 walking Down the street of my soul
You take my self, you take my self control You got me living 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