What was it with LB covering Ialian pop songs? A couple weeks ago I couldn't stop listening to the original Gloria:
IIRC the same guy who wrote Gloria also wrote Self Control, which would explain why Branigan recorded it, as she'd already had one hit with the guy's song.
― Tuomas, Monday, 23 April 2012 17:25 (1 year ago) Permalink
Whoever that guy is, I think I love him.
― wolf kabob (ENBB), Monday, 23 April 2012 17:29 (1 year ago) Permalink
According to Wikipedia he's called Giancarlo Bigazzi, though he's only a co-writer of both "Gloria" and "Self Control". But I assume he's the reason Branigan chose to record the latter song.
― Tuomas, Monday, 23 April 2012 17:34 (1 year ago) Permalink
Oh, looks like he died this January... :( RIP, mister songwriter.
― Tuomas, Monday, 23 April 2012 17:36 (1 year ago) Permalink
Aw, man. RIP.
― wolf kabob (ENBB), Monday, 23 April 2012 17:39 (1 year ago) Permalink
I want to do this at karaoke but I know it would be a DISASTER
hah this is one of my karaoke standards
― y'tulip, y'pea-brained earwig (donna rouge), Monday, 23 April 2012 17:41 (1 year ago) Permalink
Apparently he also wrote Boney M's "Take the Heat Off Me", which is a cool song as well:
― Tuomas, Monday, 23 April 2012 17:44 (1 year ago) Permalink
I wish I could've celebrated this guy's life more while he was actually alive.
― Johnny Fever, Monday, 23 April 2012 18:06 (1 year ago) Permalink
fucklaura branigan singing the word "self" is like the 8th wonder of the world.
― windjammer voyage (blank), Tuesday, 24 April 2012 04:51 (1 year ago) Permalink
"I!"
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― the Dandy Club (Abbbottt), Tuesday, 24 April 2012 04:53 (1 year ago) Permalink
Harold Faltermeyer worked on the Branigan version.
― timellison, Tuesday, 24 April 2012 05:24 (1 year ago) Permalink
i just got clocked by a couple of snare drums from this song, motherfuckers beware
― windjammer voyage (blank), Tuesday, 24 April 2012 05:35 (1 year ago) Permalink