SONG XII MIPA 5
Members :
Diva Wahyu Rafi Anugerah
Riyansyah r.p Sarah Brightneys
DEFINITION
✘ Song have been an amusing companion for human beings
for as long as or even longer than we can speak. Songs
are highly expressive. Some convey love and emotions ;
some tell a memorable and moving story; some embody
one’s dreams and ideals; and some reminisce about the
golden past. Songs are abundant in themes and
expressions which will echo in the learner’s heart.
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SOCIAL FUNCTION
✘ To entertain the listeners.
✘ To teach moral value through the lyrics of the songs.
✘ To provide a way of managing the realitionship between
our public and private emotional life.
✘ To express personal feeling and cultural values.
✘ To give someone to not only shares their emotions with
others, but also to have an emotional connection that just
can’t be experienced in any other way.
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a. Intro
General structure
The introduction establishes melodic, harmonic, and/or rhythmic related to the main body of song.
b. Verse
It is the section of the song structure that tells the story.
c. Chorus of Refrain
A chorus is the most repeated section, so it’s the easiest remembered
d. Break
A break is actually a brief “rest” or “pause” for the core melody within a song used to add further
dimension and excitement.
e. Bridge
This is the part of the song that shifts. It can suddenly change tempo, or volume, or instrumentation.
f. Outro or Coda
This is the end of the road for the song. It can repeat the intro, chorus or a refrain as an outro, or a bridge
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✘ Simile
Figure of speech
a figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind
✘ Metaphor
a figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally
applicable
✘ Personification
the attribution of a personal nature or human characteristics to something nonhuman, or the
representation of an abstract quality in human form.
✘ Hyperbole
is a figure of speech that uses extreme exaggeration to make a point or show emphasis. It is the
opposite of understatement.
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✘ Simile
Figure of speech
a figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind
✘ Metaphor
a figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally
applicable
✘ Personification
the attribution of a personal nature or human characteristics to something nonhuman, or the
representation of an abstract quality in human form.
✘ Hyperbole
is a figure of speech that uses extreme exaggeration to make a point or show emphasis. It is the
opposite of understatement.
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Song Analysis of “Count on
Me” by Bruno Mars
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[VERSE 1] [VERSE 2]
If you ever find yourself stuck in the middle of the sea If you're tossin' and you're turnin
I'll sail the world to find you
and you just can't fall asleep
If you ever find yourself lost in the dark and you can't see
I'll be the light to guide you I'll sing a song beside you
And if you ever forget how much you really mean to
BRIDGE me
Find out what we're made of Every day I will remind you
When we are called to help our friends in need
Back to BRIDGE, REFF
[REFF]
You can count on me like 1, 2, 3
I'll be there [CHORUS}
And I know when I need it You'll always have my shoulder when you cry
I can count on you like 4, 3, 2 I'll never let go
And you'll be there Never say goodbye
'cause that's what friends are supposed to do oh yeah Back to REFF
ooooooh, oooohhh yeah yeah
You can count on me 'cause I can count on you
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Simile
✘ Comparison using “like” or “as”
ex: You can count on me like 1, 2, 3
I'll be there
And I know when I need it
I can count on you like 4, 3, 2
And you'll be there
✘ What he is trying to say is that this is part of friendship. If someone is
loyal to someone else, then that person responds by being loyal back.
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Hyperbole
✘ Example : You'll always have my shoulder when you cry
I'll never let go
What he is trying to say is that your friends will always be there to help
you. When you are sad they wil always cheer you up
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Personification
✘ Example : I’ll be the light to guide you
✘ What he is trying to say is that your friend will always help
you need help and light to guide you.
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