Journal of Social Research
Vol. 3 No. 8 (2024): Journal of Social Research

The Influence Of Rock N' Roll Culture On The Koes Brothers' Song "Poor Clown" (Roland Barthes Semiotics Study)

Fauzan, Septyan (Unknown)
Harahap, Halomoan (Unknown)



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Publish Date
27 Jul 2024

Abstract

The song is titled “Poor Clown " which is the work of the phenomenal Band in Indonesia Koes Bersaudara. This song became the first rock n ' roll song that excited the old order. This song made them forced to be put in prison in the Glodok area of West Jakarta. This happened because the Indonesian government at that time strongly condemned everything that smelled Westernized because it was considered capable of eroding the culture and noble values of the nation. The purpose of this study was to find out how much influence rock n’ roll was in the song titled “Poor Clown” through the theory of semiotics from Roland Bathes. The method used is qualitative research with qualitative interpretative approach. This research uses constructivist paradigm. This study belongs to the class of subjective-constructivism because this research is based on the views and thoughts of the author personally.. The results of this study is true, the song titled “Poor Clown” by the Koes brothers became a satire for the president in the era of the Old Order, Sukarno, which was studied through the semiotics theory of Roland Barthes.

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ijsr

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Humanities Computer Science & IT Economics, Econometrics & Finance Education Social Sciences

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The Journal of Social Research is a double blind peer-reviewed academic journal and open access to social and scientific fields. The journal is published monthly by International Journal Labs. The Journal of Social Research provides a means for sustained discussion of relevant issues that fall ...