|Hey lil' babe you're changing |Babe are you feeling sore? |It ain't no use in pretending |You don't wanna play no more
Freddie dan Brian, atau para Queen pada umumnya, punya pendapat yang sama jika ditanya soal ide penulisan lirik maupun inspirasi saat nyetak lagu. Terutama Freddie, paling bokis buat nge-les waktu ditanya: 'Apa makna kata ajaib di sekujur lagu Bohemian Rhapsody, ato tujuan dari judul Mustapha?'. Mungkin jawaban Brian May lebih kalem, yakni supaya pas antara lirik dgn melodi lagu selain faktor sensasi (untuk narik perhatian). Tapi tetep saja gak membantu, selain jadinya diplomasi : 'You know, we never really talked about what the songs meant, as well, I think we were quite shy about what we were trying to say individually in the songs'. Tetap aja buram kan? |It's plain that you ain't no baby |What would your mother say? |You're all dressed up like a lady |How come you behave this way? Tapi kadang ada beberapa petunjuk khusus, biasanya berupa sedikit bocoran seperti yang pernah dilontarkan mereka. Misalnya saat di sebuah konser, Brian sempat menjelaskan makna dari lagu karangannya yg berjudul singkat : '39'. Juga pada rekaman wawancara radio pasca album The Game, Brian May dan Roger Taylor pernah 'keceplosan' membahas lagu Save Me. Brian sbg pencipta dan penyanyinya berujar, 'Actually, that was a cut 'long story' that I wrote about a friend, someone who was going through a bad time. And I imagined myself in their shoes, kind of telling story. That's what it is, you know, someone whose relationship has totally f***ed [beeped out, of course] up, and uh .. you know, how sad that person was. i don't suppose you can print that!' |Sail away sweet sister, sail across the sea |Maybe you'll find somebody |To love you half as much as me |My heart is always with you, no matter what you do |Sail away sweet sister |I'll always be in love with you Sementara kisah untuk lagu 'Sail Away Sweet Sister', termasuk sulit dilacak. Selain belum ada info resmi terutama dari Brian, mungkin juga amat bermakna khusus dan pribadi. Maka keterangan tambahan di sampul album 'The Game' yg bertuliskan 'The song was dedicated to the sister I never had', bisa sangat membantu. Serta pemahaman mengenai (lagu dan sejarah) Queen bisa amat mencerahkan, misalnya jika ada yg bertanya, 'Dapet info lagunya darimana?' Jawabanku paling umum, biasanya 'Setelah 30an tahun bergaul dgn Queen!'. |Forgive me for what i told you |My heart makes a fool of me |You know that i'll never hold you |I know that you gotta be free .. Khusus lagu ini, ada beberapa interpretasiku yg bisa saling bertolak belakang. Secara umum jelaslah mengenai 'adik perempuanku yg tak pernah ada', seperti pada frase to the sister i never had. Sehingga judul 'Berlayarlah jauh adikku' ini, bisa mengenai rasa kehilangan tentang seseorang, atau pengakuan brian (doi anak tunggal kan?) yg merindukan sosok adik perempuannya. Yang gk pernah dipunyainya? Nah, ada inspirasi dari cerpen lama majalah Hai 80'an, berjudul 'Biyan, Adikku Yang Tak Pernah Ada' karangan Hilman. Dimana pada akhir tulisan menyebutkan idenya dari lagu ini, tentang Biyan sang adik yg tak pernah dilahirkan alias mesti di aborsi. Namun dalam pemahaman lain, apa makna dari lirik ini: *You're all dressed up like a lady, how come you behave this way?* - Brian May : *Yea true .. I mean, there always was this thing about me that I've sort of felt that I've missed out on life by being an only child, I think. And I thought that explained some of my, uh .. endless .. running around, looking for .. um, the right woman to sort of share .. my problems or whatever, you know. So I guess it has something to do with that*. - Roger Taylor : *Maybe you should have called it 'ballad of an only child', then .. or something!*. |Hot child don't you know you're young |You got your whole life ahead of you? |And you can throw it away too soon [choir] Way too soon .. aaahh |Sail away sweet sister, |Sail across the sea .. *np: Sail Away Sweet Sister - Guns N Roses [http://endyonisius.multiply.com/reviews/item/39/Sail_Away_Sweet_Sister_QUEEN] -duke- ------------------------------------ Post message: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe : [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe : [EMAIL PROTECTED] List owner : [EMAIL PROTECTED] Homepage : http://proletar.8m.com/Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/proletar/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/proletar/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
