Banning Zizan and Kaka's "Bawaku Pergi"? Really?

Take time and understand one part of the lyric in this song, “Bawaku Pergi” by Zizan and Kaka;

“…tengah malam nanti
tolong jangan lupa
jangan mungkir janji
aku dah teruja
sudah cukup lama
aku tunggu saat ini
sejak kali terakhir kau hantar pulang
hidup sungguh sepi
tolong jangan bilang mama
tolong jangan bilang papa
malah jangan bilang teman karibmu
jangan bilang sesiapa

oh, buku merah jangan lupa bawa
moga-moga belum tamat tempoh
kali ini kita pergi lebih lama
pergi lebih jauh, ayuh…”

As far as we are concerned, this lyric do sounds a bit weird. It sounds as if asking the listener to actually run away from everything especially the teenagers. After being urged by the National Collaborative Council Parent Teacher Association (PIBGN) this song had been banned fully from being aired on radios in Malaysia.

The BIG QUESTION MARK

is it really this song that influencing teenagers to run away from home?

Albert Bandura in his Social Learning Theory stated that one learn from their surrounding, adapt and act. Simply put, we act as what we hear and see. Yes, in his theory, he proposed that our surrounding will shape us for what we are in the future. Song that we listened to is considered as our surrounding too. Some might disagree with this theory but this is one of the fact that we must put attention to.

We were hummed with songs before we go to sleep back when we were small, we were taught to recite the Holy Quran in rhythm, we were taught to memorize by singing and a lot of other things that were taught through songs. Why? Because we can remember and adapt more easily as we are doing something that is entertaining and catchy.

We can’t blame the song fully or blatantly but we have to remember that teenagers are vulnerable. Especially new generation nowadays, they have rebellious souls, different way of thinking, different challenges and most importantly, they are exposed to the media too broadly.

As much as songs are meant for entertainment, we must always remember, anything in excess is never good. The same thing applies to songs and entertainment. We are easily influenced by something that we love. 

Just one piece of advice, lyricists should be more careful in their selection of words especially when it comes to songs that are meant for teenagers. Write wisely. Or should I say, sing wisely? ;)


Peace Malaysia