Italian Disco Stories x The Twelve Inch: On "Self Control"

This week, we collaborated with Pé Dupre of The Twelve Inch newsletter and we’re cross-posting the same article on both platforms. The resulting post is the amalgamation of both of our writings.

Pé is a disco kid🕺 & 80ties dance music lover and writer. His mission is to help you embrace your secret love for 70s and 80s dance music. Each week, he shares the stories of artists you know and those you think you don’t. Fair warning: a dose of sarcasm, puns, and dry humor is inevitable! We strongly urge you to subscribe to his newsletter if you haven’t yet. It’s one of the best ones of its kind.

A great story of cross-atlantic collaboration

This week, we explore a fascinating connection that played a pivotal role in launching the career of one of the 1980s’ biggest American superstars, Laura Branigan, and how Italian music was key to her breakthrough. Her iconic hit “Self Control” was released simultaneously with the original version by Italian songwriter Raffaele Riefoli, known as RAF. The…