美國歌壇黑人天后［珍娜傑克森］的自主心聲──R&B／舞曲──［Control／控制］

This is a story about control, my control

Control of what I say, control of what I do

And this time Im gonna do it my way

I hope you enjoy this as much as I do

Are we ready? I am? Cause its all about control

And Ive got lots of it

When I was 17, I did what people told me

Did what my father said, and let my mother mold me

But that was long ago

Chorus:

Im in control, never gonna stop

Control, to get what I want

Control, I got to have a lot

Control, now Im all grown up

First time I fell in love

I didnt know what hit me

So young and so naive

I thought it would be easy

But now I know Ive go to take...

Repeat chorus

Thats right, Im on my own,

Ill call my own shots, thank you

Bridge:

Got my own mind

I wanna make my own decisions

When it has to do with my life, my life

I wanna be the one in control

So let me take you by the hand

And lead you on this dance

Cause what Ive got is because I took a chance

I dont wanna rule the world

Just wanna run my life

So make your life a little easier

When you get the chance just take...

Repeat chorus

Free at last, out here on my own

Now control this

Thats right, career moves

I do whats right for me

And me wants to groove

Is that ok?

Repeat bridge

Hop to it

Im in control (and I love it, thats right)

Control, now Ive got a lot

Control, now Im all grown up

Im in control, Im in control

Dont make me lose it

Songwriters: RICHARD N HARRIS, DAVE N MUIRHEAD, DAVID NATHAN PARKINSON, KIRK N SHIELDS

Control lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner/Chappell Music, Inc., Ultra Tunes

１９８６年２月　１９歲半的傑克森家族的小妹黑人巨星珍娜傑克森（Janet Jackson）發行第三張專輯［Control／控制］

邀來著名製作雙人組Jimmy Jam＆Terry Lewis製作

珍娜除參與七首歌曲譜寫外　也擔任共同製作人（co-producer）

專輯獲得樂評讚賞（滾石雜誌４星） 被視為New Jack Swing的先聲

商業方面：大碟登上美國榜冠軍　退榜前賣出４白金（至今已６百多萬張）

並推出六首Billboard Top１５單曲（五首Top５）

終於讓珍娜的事也有所突破　成為美國歌壇的一線歌手

隔年並提名葛萊美年度專輯＋最佳R&B女歌手

１９８６年１０月　在連續三首Billboard Top５暢銷曲後

２０歲半的珍娜推出第四主打──也是大碟標題曲的［Control］

此曲由Jimmy Jam＆Terry Lewis與傑克森合寫　擁有自己的人生

Jimmy Jam＆Terry Lewis擔任製作　珍娜共同-製作

［Control］是首R&B／舞曲　編曲複雜　在明快的節拍中　珍娜敘述自己渴望脫離家庭控制　獨立自主的心願

［Control］登上美國Billboard單曲榜＃５　成為大碟第四首Top１０熱門曲（年終＃３７）

並三度讓珍娜登上副榜──黑人榜冠軍（年終＃５）

在另一副榜──舞曲榜則讓她二度封后（年終＃９）

並拿到金唱片（５０萬張）

國際表現差強人意：英國＃４２　荷蘭＃９　加拿大＃１８　紐西蘭＃１６　比利時＃２０　澳洲＃８２

MV拍成長達９分鐘的微電影，劇情便是歌詞內容縮影

並以［Control—The Videos, Part II］提名葛萊美概念MV（Best Short Form Music Video在１９８８／８９年的正式名稱）

［Control］堪稱珍娜的代表作之一

LP Version

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tja7tLaUM8E

MV

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LH8xbDGv7oY

American Music Award (1987)

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

TopPop

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q87_qDGRKB8

Dutch music program Countdown

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=567bLht2NLM