song includes lyrics on it in order to convey their ideas through that song. Sometimes, some musicians do not include lyrics on their songs, so it is only an
instrumental music that they create. Because of there are a lot of variation of music, instrumental music has no lyrics to construct a song.
Sometimes, we found that the lyric of the song can be sung by using multiple languages. For example, Indonesian song lyrics can be sung in other
languages by translating the lyrics into the languages that would be used to sing the songs. This condition makes the lyrics unauthentic anymore. So, the authentic
song lyrics mean that song lyrics which are not translated into other languages. Thus, those lyrics are still authentic and not be translated yet. Authentic song
lyrics can be used as a media to improve students’ writing competence of narrative text.
2.2.7 Using Authentic Song Lyrics As a Medium
Suyanto 2008:101 explains why songs are chosen as one of a good technique for learning English. It is because song and rhythm are important part of
children life and can be a tool or media of learning language. The students are very interested in teaching learning by using certain
media. Students in Senior High School tend to be active students, so, in order to control them, the teacher needs media in teaching learning process. Authentic
song lyrics can be used as a media in teaching language especially in listening skill. In this listening skill, the teacher gives a paper contains uncompleted song
lyrics. So the students have to complete the missing lyrics while listening to the song. Besides, authentic song lyrics also can be used in teaching narrative text.
In teaching narrative text, authentic song lyrics are used to stimulate the students to write a narrative text based on the lyrics of the song by using their own
words. At the first time song played, the students have to listen carefully to the song. The teacher gives the song lyrics in a form of paper to the students and the
students have to understand about the words in the paper. The students have to understand about the meaning of the song itself to help them create a story. The
students use their imagination to write a story about the song. The students have to paraphrase the song lyrics into a story by using their own words. The authentic
song lyrics which used in this research are “Love Story” by Taylor Swift. The song lyrics which used are listed below:
2.2.7.1 Love Story by Taylor Swift
Love Story is a country pop song performed by American singer-
songwriter Taylor Swift. It was released on September 12, 2008 by Big Machine Records, as the lead single from Swifts second studio album, Fearless. The song
was written about a love interest of Swifts who was not popular among Swifts family and friends. Because of the scenario, Swift related to the plot of William
Shakespeares Romeo and Juliet 1597 and used it as a source of inspiration to compose
the song.
However, she
replaced Romeo and
Juliets original tragic conclusion with a happy ending.
“This is a song I wrote when I was dating a guy who wasnt exactly the popular choice. His situation was a little complicated, but I didnt care. I
started this song with the line This love is difficult, but its real. When I wrote the ending to this song, I felt like it was the ending every girl wants
to go with her love story. Its the ending that I want. You want a guy who doesnt care what anyone thinks, what anyone says. He just says, Marry
me, Juliet, I love you, and thats all I really know. Its sort of told in a character kind of thing, where its Romeo and Juliet, and its not me saying
that Im getting married or anything...but I think its fun to write about it.”
http:taylorswift.wikia.comwikiLove_Story_song 2.2.7.2 Seven Days Ago by Mocca
Seven days ago is a love song sung by Mocca, a band from Indonesia. The song was released by Mocca in 2007. This popular song that was released by a
band from Bandung included on the album entitled “Colours”. This song tells us about girl’s feeling about love that was betrayed by a boy she loved. In this song,
there is a boy who said to love a girl seven days ago. The girl doubts about the boy’s statement whether it is real or only a dream. However, the girl is very happy
about the boy’s statement and the boy promise to love her forever until the end of time. But everything changes recently, the boy is telling lie to the girl about his
love and make the girl really hate the boy because of lies that he said.
2.2.8 Pictures
Pictures are kind of media that can be used for improving students’ competence in writing narrative texts. By using pictures, the students are very
interested in learning about language. Pictures can help the students getting information to convey their ideas. Pictures also give information to the students
about the situation appear through the pictures. According to Oxford Learner’s Pocket Dictionary 2003, “Picture is description that gives you an idea in your
