Kisah di Balik Lagu Jet “Are You Gonna Be My Girl”: Dibilang Contek Karya Iggy Pop, Ternyata Tentang Pria Ditolak Wanita
SEAToday.com, Melbourne – Jet adalah band rock asal Australia yang muncul lewat lagu “Are You Gonna Be My Girl”. Kehadiran Jet membawa nafas segar dalam belantika musik dunia. Adalah Cameron Muncey (gitar/vokal), Nic Cester (gitar/vokal), Mark Wilson (bass), dan Chris Cester (drum) yang merilis album “Get Born” tahun 2003 lalu.
“Are You Gonna Be My Girl” merupakan lagu jagoan di album tersebut. Cocok sebagai single pertama. Lagu penuh semangat dan sekilas terdengar layaknya band rock n roll dengan sound kasar namun bersahabat di telinga.
Judul lagu yang catchy membuat orang yang bukan pencinta rock pun menyukai lagu tersebut. Melansir dari Wikipedia banyak prestasi yang sudah didapatkan lagu ini.Lagu ini mencapai puncaknya di nomor 20 di Australia dan mencapai 20 besar di Kanada, Irlandia, Selandia Baru, dan Inggris.
Di Amerika Serikat, lagu ini mencapai nomor 29 di Billboard Hot 100, menjadikannya lagu pertama mereka yang masuk dalam 40 besar dan singel dengan tangga lagu tertinggi; lagu ini juga mencapai puncaknya di nomor tiga di tangga lagu Billboard Modern Rock Tracks dan nomor tujuh di tangga lagu Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks.
“Are You Gonna Be My Girl” ditulis oleh Cester dan Muncey. Kritikus musik pernah menyebut lagu ini mirip dengan karya Iggy Pop berjudul “Lust for Life” pada bagian drum dan riff gitar.
Namun Jet punya pandangan bahwa lagu itu tak mirip dengan karya Iggy melainkan ada sentuhan dengan lagu Motown tahun 1960-an, yaitu “I'm Ready for Love” dari Martha and the Vandellas dan “You Can't Hurry Love” dari Supremes.
“Ini lucu karena saya bertanya langsung kepadanya tentang hal itu. Dia mengatakan bahwa saya gila. Dia mengatakan bahwa ketika dia dan David Bowie menulis “Lust for Life”, mereka mencontek irama Motown. Lucu sekali dia mengatakan hal itu kepada saya karena kami juga berpikir bahwa kami menjiplak Motown lebih dari “Lust for Life”. Sejujurnya, hal itu sangat mengganggu saya, karena saya selalu berpikir bahwa itu benar-benar malas,” kata Cester dalam sebuah wawancara.
Ternyata “Are You Gonna Be My Girl” bercerita tentang seseorang pria yang ditolak wanita. Awalnya lagu ini berjudul “She's Just Like Every Other Girl”. Lagu ini dikembangkan oleh Muncey, yang juga meyakinkan Cester untuk membuat lirik yang lebih positif, dan mengubah judulnya menjadi “Are You Gonna Be My Girl”. Berikut lirik lagu “Are You Gonna Be My Girl”:
Go!!
So 1,2,3, take my hand and come with me
because you look so fine
and i really wanna make you mine.
I say you look so fine
that I really wanna make you mine.
Oh, 4,5,6 c'mon and get your kicks
now you dont need that money
when you look like that, do ya honey?
Big black boots,
long brown hair,
she's so sweet
with her get back stare
Big black boots,
long brown hair,
she's so sweet
with her get back stare.
Well I could see,
you home with me,
but you were with another man, yea!
I know we,
ain't got much to say,
before I let you get away, yea!
I said, are you gonna be my girl?
Well, so 1,2,3, take my hand and come with me
because you look so fine
and i really wanna make you mine.
I say you look so fine
that I really wanna make you mine.
Oh, 4,5,6 c'mon and get your kicks
now you dont need that money
with a face like that, do ya?
Big black boots,
long brown hair,
she's so sweet
with her get back stare.
Well I could see,
you home with me,
but you were with another man, yea!
I know we,
ain't got much to say,
before I let you get away, yea!
I said, are you gonna be my girl?
Oh yea. Oh yea. C'mon!
I could see,
you home with me,
but you were with another man, yea!
I know we,
ain't got much to say,
before I let you get away, yea!
Uh, be my girl.
Be my girl.
Are you gonna be my girl?! Yea!
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