MAKNA LIRIK LAGU BORN THIS WAY LADY GAGA DI KALANGAN REMAJA PEKANBARU ( ANALISIS SEMIOTIK ROLAND BARTHES )
Abstract
Lady Gaga known as eccentric singer and songwriter worldwide. Her career as a
musician recorded raise every years. Her fans spread around the world especially in Indonesia.
Most of Lady Gaga fans in Indonesia are teenagers. Instability of teenage personality makes
their ability to filtering west culture decrease. A different view of western culture brought by
Lady Gaga will be the long-term impacts for teens.
The purpose of this study is to find out what exactly the meaning of the text contained in
the lyrics of Born This Way song by separating denotation, connotation and myth. This research
used qualitative methods descriptive which the data was obtained through interviews,
documentation, and reference materials. As well as using semiotic analysis technique developed
by Roland Barthes to know what the meaning of the Born This Way song lyrics that written and
popularized by Lady Gaga. This research presented the subject is a fan of Lady Gaga and some
people who considered able to provide supporting information. Researchers using purposive
sampling technique to determined the informants. While the research object is the text of the
lyrics of the song Born This Way is obtained directly from the original CD.
The results showed that the meaning of the Born This Way song written by Lady Gaga is
about freedom in many ways, a vindication of social deviation, and support for minorities
throughout the world. It can be seen from the mention of the various races in the Born This Way
lyrics such as Black, White, Beige, and Chola Descent. This song serves as a support for the
adolescent desire to be free and diminish the awareness of the social norms prevailing in the
community in accordance with the results of interviews with several informants. Eventually teen
started to accept the deviation as a matter of course and can be tolerated. The deviation such as
behave of the Gay, Lesbian and Bisexual which rife in the community.
Keyword: Born This Way, Semiotics, Roland Barthes
musician recorded raise every years. Her fans spread around the world especially in Indonesia.
Most of Lady Gaga fans in Indonesia are teenagers. Instability of teenage personality makes
their ability to filtering west culture decrease. A different view of western culture brought by
Lady Gaga will be the long-term impacts for teens.
The purpose of this study is to find out what exactly the meaning of the text contained in
the lyrics of Born This Way song by separating denotation, connotation and myth. This research
used qualitative methods descriptive which the data was obtained through interviews,
documentation, and reference materials. As well as using semiotic analysis technique developed
by Roland Barthes to know what the meaning of the Born This Way song lyrics that written and
popularized by Lady Gaga. This research presented the subject is a fan of Lady Gaga and some
people who considered able to provide supporting information. Researchers using purposive
sampling technique to determined the informants. While the research object is the text of the
lyrics of the song Born This Way is obtained directly from the original CD.
The results showed that the meaning of the Born This Way song written by Lady Gaga is
about freedom in many ways, a vindication of social deviation, and support for minorities
throughout the world. It can be seen from the mention of the various races in the Born This Way
lyrics such as Black, White, Beige, and Chola Descent. This song serves as a support for the
adolescent desire to be free and diminish the awareness of the social norms prevailing in the
community in accordance with the results of interviews with several informants. Eventually teen
started to accept the deviation as a matter of course and can be tolerated. The deviation such as
behave of the Gay, Lesbian and Bisexual which rife in the community.
Keyword: Born This Way, Semiotics, Roland Barthes
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