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.
Penulis: Fitri Irma Susanti
Kode Jurnal: jpkomunikasidd140323
