Marsya Alya Febriana

Stand By Me

1. What do you think the title "Stand by Me" means?

2. Do you consider "Stand by Me" an inspirational song? Why ?
3. If you had to change the lyrics of "Stand by Me" which lyric would you change?

Answer :

1. The song title "Stand by Me" in Indonesian means "Berdiri di sisiku" or "Tetaplah di sisiku".
I think the writer of this song, Ben E. King, dedicated this love song for his partner at that
time. Ben wrote this song that's simply about wanting someone to stand by him through
anything is just so beautiful.
2. Yes, I do.  Its about love, friendship and loyalty. The lyrics are strong and consists of
beautiful words. The lyric is about standing together in tough times, keeping strong and
keeping relationships going. This is a song about true love. It tells about a love that able to
survive, no matter what trials and traumas it encounters. The love was built equally strongly
to stand the test of time.
3. When the night has come

And the land is dark

And the moon is the only light we'll see

I want to replace the word land with the word sky. I think the word sky will be more suitable
because it is in harmony with the first line that tells about "When the night has come" and the
third line  "And the moon is the only light we'll see." The first and third lines discuss changes
in light to darkness and the moonlight is only visible light. In my opinion, the word sky is
more suitable to describe the place where light to dark changes occur than the word land.

We Shall Overcome

1. What do you think is the theme of this song ?

2. Is this an inspiring song ? Does it inspire you ?
3. Do you think you can overcome all the obstacles and live in a happy and peosperous world ?

Answer :
1. The theme of the song is like telling us to overcome everything that faces us.
2. Yes because it makes me more brave to overcome my problems.
3. I think i can as long as there is God that will show us the right path in life