The Comparison: I Will Survive & I Will Not Survive

(Kiri-kanan) Gloria Gaynor dan Tika Panggabean

Lagu I Will Survive dipopulerkan oleh Gloria Gaynor. Berisikan tentang seorang wanita yang ditinggal pria, tapi dia menunjukkan bahwa dia bisa bertahan tanpa si pria.

Lagu I Will Not Survive adalah lagu parodi dari I Will Survive, yang dibawakan oleh Tika Panggabean, salah satu anggota Project Pop. Kisah lagu ini merupakan kebalikan dari lagunya Gloria Gaynor. Di sini si wanita tidak tahan dia ditinggalkan oleh pria yang ironisnya merupakan pacar si wanita itu. Di lagu ini, kesan lucunya pun timbul karena bahasanya dicampur antara Inggris dan Indonesia.

Terdapat banyak kemiripan dalam kedua lagu tersebut. Mulai dari irama disco-nya, melodinya (dengan sedikit pengubahan), dan liriknya.

Apa saja kemiripan yang "nyata" dalam kedua lagu tersebut?


Hmm, oke. Saya mencoba memuat isi lirik kedua lagu tersebut, dan bagian yang mirip saya beri style tebal.

I Will Survive

Gloria Gaynor

First I was afraid
I was petrified
Kept thinking I could never live
without you by my side
But I spent so many nights
thinking how you did me wrong
I grew strong
I learned how to carry on
and so you're back
from outer space
I just walked in to find you here
with that sad look upon your face
I should have changed my stupid lock
I should have made you leave your key
If I had known for just one second
you'd be back to bother me

Go on now go walk out the door
just turn around now
'cause you're not welcome anymore
weren't you the one who tried to hurt me with goodbye
you think I'd crumble
you think I'd lay down and die
Oh no, not I
I will survive
as long as i know how to love
I know I will stay alive
I've got all my life to live
I've got all my love to give
and I'll survive
I will survive

It took all the strength I had
not to fall apart
kept trying hard to mend
the pieces of my broken heart
and I spent oh so many nights
just feeling sorry for myself
I used to cry
Now I hold my head up high
and you see me
somebody new
I'm not that chained up little person
still in love with you
and so you felt like dropping in
and just expect me to be free
now I'm saving all my loving
for someone who's loving me

I Will Not Survive

Tika Panggabean "Project Pop"

Ku suka lagu "I Will Survive"
Apalagi ketika 'ku hidup without you by my side
After so many nights dengerin "I Will Survive" song
I think I'm wrong, please come back dong

Kau datang from the outer space
Dengan baju astronot kau membuatku impress
You have that stupid look and i look stupid too
Kita cocok, kita cocok

Tapi kau pergi walk out the door
Tinggalkan diriku yg sedang belajar ngebor
Gak permisi gak bilang yuk dadah yuk bye-bye
Ku jadi crumble, geram dan sebel

Yes I know, I will not survive
Tanpa dirimu di sisiku I won’t stay alive
And I don’t have a lot to leave, a lot to give
I will not survive, I will not survive

Yeah, yeah

Ku mencoba tuk bertahan
Menghibur diriku dengan banyak-banyak makan
I spend so many nights di berbagai restoran
Tapi ternyata tidak mempan

If you see me with nobody new
Cause I'm that little person still in love with you, you know
Sudah ku mencoba mencari penggantimu
Tapi tak ada yg berminat

Yes I know, I will not survive
Tanpa dirimu di sisiku I won’t stay alive
And I don’t have a lot to leave, a lot to give
I will not survive, I will not survive

If you see with nobody new
Cause I'm not little person still in love with you, you know
Sudah ku mencoba mencari penggantimu
Tapi tak ada yg berminat

Yes I know, I will not survive
Tanpa dirimu di sisiku I won’t stay alive
And I don’t have a lot to leave, a lot to give
I will not survive, I will not survive

Yeah, yeah...



Hmm.. gimana? Banyak kemiripan, 'kan?