The first real pop song I fell in love with. I remember being with my father at a gas station, flipping through cassettes and coming across this compilation which had songs from various international singers/groups. I did not ask my father to buy it, I demanded it.
One thing you must know about me is that I don't usually get shy when expressing my opinions. If I love and want something, I can't hide it - you will feel my excitement in the air. At the same time, if I dislike something I express it with straight-forward contempt and believe me, you can feel the air freeze when I hit that zone. Though it might be nothing to be proud of... I can shut you up with one sentence - and oh well, if that does not work, I can shout you down... Haha. Whatever you want.
That day at the gas station was one of those moments when I go "I'm not leaving this place unless I get this". The cassette was pretty cheap, so my father agreed and didn't fight me much. I think he might have also been pleased to see me take interest in music - this became the first cassette I owned.
The next thing I remember is that when I was young, we had these music classes (from time to time) when every student brough a song to schoool. Then we listened to all of them, gave our points and at the end of the class a winner was announced. It was not a contest and the person who brought the winning song didn't win anything: it was more about listening different types of music and presenting our opinion on what we liked best and what we didn't like.
I remember taking "Self Control" by Laura Branigan to one of these music classes. Everyone else brought something rather common, easy and mostly songs in Finnish. My song was something modern, foreign pop/rock. I guess you could say that in a way I presented this new world of music to my fellow students. Laura Branigan's "Self Control" won overwhelmingly that day and I remember being very proud of that.
"Self Control" is rather an interesting choice if you think about it. I must have been around 7-10 years old at this point. It is a passionate song for someone so young - not just through lyrical content but also through its melody line. I think the song also has that particular drama aspect which I've always been drawn to - the contradictions.
One thing you must know about me is that I don't usually get shy when expressing my opinions. If I love and want something, I can't hide it - you will feel my excitement in the air. At the same time, if I dislike something I express it with straight-forward contempt and believe me, you can feel the air freeze when I hit that zone. Though it might be nothing to be proud of... I can shut you up with one sentence - and oh well, if that does not work, I can shout you down... Haha. Whatever you want.
That day at the gas station was one of those moments when I go "I'm not leaving this place unless I get this". The cassette was pretty cheap, so my father agreed and didn't fight me much. I think he might have also been pleased to see me take interest in music - this became the first cassette I owned.
The next thing I remember is that when I was young, we had these music classes (from time to time) when every student brough a song to schoool. Then we listened to all of them, gave our points and at the end of the class a winner was announced. It was not a contest and the person who brought the winning song didn't win anything: it was more about listening different types of music and presenting our opinion on what we liked best and what we didn't like.
I remember taking "Self Control" by Laura Branigan to one of these music classes. Everyone else brought something rather common, easy and mostly songs in Finnish. My song was something modern, foreign pop/rock. I guess you could say that in a way I presented this new world of music to my fellow students. Laura Branigan's "Self Control" won overwhelmingly that day and I remember being very proud of that.
"Self Control" is rather an interesting choice if you think about it. I must have been around 7-10 years old at this point. It is a passionate song for someone so young - not just through lyrical content but also through its melody line. I think the song also has that particular drama aspect which I've always been drawn to - the contradictions.
Here are the lyrics to "Self Control":
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 make 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
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
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, 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...
