Sunday Girl: Self Control (Laura Branigan Cover)

by Bradley Stern
filed under: Annie, Infernal, Laura Branigan, Sally Shapiro, Sunday Girl

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I first heard about Sunday Girl thanks to a brief PopJustice feature posted back in late March regarding the singer’s largely brilliant debut (buzz?) single, “Four Floors.”

Today, I received an e-mail about the singer’s next move, a cover of Laura Branigan‘s “Self Control,” which you can now hear streaming above.

Muusers who may not be familiar with the original track may know it thanks to Infernal‘s hi-NRG cover back in 2006.

With her own rendition, Sunday Girl tackles the track through icy italo-disco melodies, moving across the song’s glittering soundscape with a kind of Sally Shapiro-meets-Annie mix of sleepy delivery and lush, layered coos.

It’s honestly gorgeous. I love!

For more, check out Sunday Girl’s website, full of random ramblings and high fashion inspiration.

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  • Michael

    This song has been covered so many times; I prefer the original.

  • Christina

    Definitely right there – the original is way better. However there’s something haunting about this – I like it.

  • T800

    Not a bad updated cover version, but doesn’t even come close to how great the original is and always will be.