Lirik lagu Country

Gua baru menyadari sesuatu hal. Gua suka banget lagu-lagu Country. Musiknya sih gak terlalu. Tapi kalo yang Country kontemporer gua agak suka. Kayak lagu-lagunya Carrie Underwood. Tapi yang paling gua suka adalah liriknya. Gua suka banget, TERNYATA, lirik lagu-lagu Country.

Contohnya lagu berikut ini:

"Don't Forget To Remember Me"

18 years have come and gone
For momma they flew by
But for me they drug on and on
We were loading up that Chevy
Both tryin' not to cry
Momma kept on talking
Putting off good-bye
Then she took my hand and said
'Baby don't forget

Before you hit the highway
You better stop for gas
There's a 50 in the ashtray
In case you run short on cash
Here's a map and here's a Bible
If you ever lose your way

Just one more thing before you leave
Don't forget to remember me'

This downtown apartment sure makes me miss home
And those bills there on the counter
Keep telling me I'm on my own
And just like every Sunday I called momma up last night
And even when it's not, I tell her everything's alright
Before we hung up I said
'Hey momma, don't forget to tell my baby sister I'll see her in the fall
And tell mee-ma that I miss her
Yeah, I should give her a call
And make sure you tell Daddy that I'm still his little girl
Yeah, I still feel like I'm where I'm supposed to be
Don't forget to remember me'

Tonight I find myself kneeling by the bed to pray
I haven't done this in a while
So I don't know what to say but
'Lord I feel so small sometimes in this big ol' place
Yeah, I know there are more important things,
But don't forget to remember me
But don't forget to remember me'

Yang gua suka adalah penyampaiannya yang jujur, ringan dan sangat unik menurut gua. Bahasa yang digunakan gak ribet, kebanyakan berkisah tentang kehidupan sehari-hari. Makanya gua suka banget.

Sepertinya pengarang lagu tidak ingin bersembunyi lewat lirik lagunya. Yang disampaikan gamblang mengena ke pokok permasalahan. Dan biasanya memang lagu-lagu Country ini berkisah hidup berkeluarga, sepasang suami istri yang bertengkar, kehidupan anak yang jauh dari orang tua dsb.

Jenis musik Country, adalah jenis musik asli yang berasal dari Amerika Serikat. Kalau gua menilik dan menelaah lirik-lirik di jenis lagu ini, koq gua sama sekali gak ngeliat gaya hidup Amerika nan glamour dan menyebalkan itu yah. Yang gua lihat adalah kehidupan sederhana nan kampung dan rendah hati. Dan gua seneng banget ngeliatnya. Cukup ekstrim memang. Kalo liat film-film Hollywood yang hidup gak ada aturan (relatif terhadap budaya timur) dengan lirik-lirik lagu Country, yang menurut gua sedikit-banyak cocok dengan budaya timur.

Hmm, jadi kesimpulannya, lagu Country-kontemporer juga salah satu genre yang akan gua dengar di waktu-waktu ke depan.