"Self Control" by Laura Branigan

FWIW, the break in "In The Evening" synchs very effectively with the rap intro to Chaka's "I Feel For You".

Pulp certainly did rip off a Laura Branigan song for "Disco 2000" - but it was "Gloria", not "Self Control".

Oh christ, I'm going senile. Yes, you're right.

It's an Umberto Tozzi song, originally.

the Insane Clown Posse cover is worth checking out too

The Cheryl Lee Ralph video is so insane.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Bgv54jROII

can't believe nobody has mentioned that one group from Detroit yet.

wanna say they wore makeup and had stage names and a devoted group of fans.

and they did this song?

Intersting takes - and two absolute favourites. I took the question to mean musically, but I like this interpretation of lyrically sharing the subject of the culture of the club.

they play a prominent role in the video as well!

xp

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mf17bkp5EL0

the 1996 remix of "In The Evening" is the sound of every bottle of poppers ever being opened

I must have heard “In The Evening” every time I went to a gay club for at least a year (roughly late 84 to late 85), and it got to the point where I thought I never wanted to hear it again. But then Horse Meat Disco started reviving it in the mid 00s, and it sort of unexpectedly renewed itself; if I heard it out now, I’d be thrilled. (A similar thing happened with “Finally”, although it’s usually me who’s playing it out.)

I'd love to hear it out now too, it's taken on a real urgency over lockdown

I'm surprised Valerie Dore didn't get a look in in this thread!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=80ssUKt76-c

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gHrsv0NVa6k

Marianne Faithfull - Broken English

at the darker cruising through the city at night end of the vibe

good one

TIL Laura Branigan covered Falco's "Der Kommissar" with different lyrics.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=823aeo0WU_k

"I...I live among the creatures of the night!"