CHAPTER II FINDING THE FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE IN THREE DIFFERENT GENRES OF MUSIC (POP, ROCK, AND REGGAE LOVE SONGS) This chapter describes the research finding that will describe the first research question from the first chapter and it is divided into three subdivisions, namely the research findings, the meaning of the song, and the figurative language that found in the songs lyric. 2.1 Biography of Three Groups of Band 2.1.1 Simple Plan Simple Plan is a pop rock band from Montréal, Québec, Canada. The band is fronted by 5 personels, they are Pierre Bouvier, Jeff Stinco, Sébastien Lefebvre, Chuck Comeau and David Desrosiers. Since forming they have never experienced a change of personnel. Here is the history of the formation of the band Simple Plan. In 1996, the band Reset formed by Pierre Bouvier, Chuck Comeau, Philippe Jolicoeur, and Adrian White. Reset toured in Canada with MxPx, Ten Foot Pole, and Face to Face, although they are not too managed to get popularity. Ikbal (2015) their debut album, No Worries, was released in 1999. Soon, Chuck Comeau away from the band to go to college. Two years later he met with his friends Senior during hugh school, Jeff Stinco and Sébastien Lefebvre, who at that time were in their own band, and they intend to merge to form his own band. Meanwhile, Reset released their second album, No Limits. One day, Comeau and Bouvier met again in the Sugar Ray concert and Bouvier left Reset to join Comeau. David Desrosiers then replaced Bouvier in Reset, but he also left Reset six months later and joined by Bouvier. This makes Bouvier can concentrate on vocals, having previously had concurrent fill positions at the same vocal bass. The origin of the name of Simple Plan is not clear. When asked, the band often provide answers in the form of jokes, including one of them is because they formed the band as an "impromptu plan" to avoid working in fast food restaurants. But anyway, most likely, the name "Simple Plan" is taken from the title of the movie "A Simple Plan", or piebald work song titled "Just a Simple Plan". 2.1.2 Guns And Roses Pop rock band genre that much favored by music lovers one is Guns And Roses. Guns N 'Roses (GNR) is a pop rock band from the United States, which established 1984 and officially in March 1985. GNR is a founding member Axl Rose is a former Hollywood Rose vocalist Ian Tracii Guns are also former LA Guns guitarist. Eddy (2013) the group was founded in Los Angeles, the United States had a chance to changing personnel even Tracii Guns also leave this group. Starting in 1983, when it was after failing to join the Poison along his childhood friend, Steven Adler, they together form a Road Crew. Slash put an ad in a newspaper for a bassist, and after that he received a response from Duff McKagan. When the Road Crew disbanded, Slash joined a local band, Black Sheep. Chaired by Willie Bass, the band is then shared an agent with another band, known as Hollywood Rose. 2.1.3 Magic! Band that brought reggae music that is booming today one of which is the band Magic!. Anitai (2015) this band from Toronto, Ontario, Canada and have 4 personnel’s, namely Nasri, Mark Pellizzer, Alex Tanas and Ben Spivak formed in 2012. The band is well-known as well as single song titled "Rude". The song became a song that many heard around the world, even be a song that was on top of music. Reggae band usually rendition of the theme of social, natural, and life. But many also sing the theme song of love. Magic! not miss the band also performed the song with the theme of love. Although the band is relatively young in formation, but not a few people who love it. Not only where the band was formed, namely Canada, but also abroad, even to Indonesia, it is because the song they performed was nice to hear even. 2.2 The Meaning of the Songs 2.2.1 Jet Lag This song is about there in love but they are far away from each other (as in Canada-London) and since they are on the other side of the earth it is so hard to talk to each other because the time difference (Canada and London are 9 hour difference) when one of the are going to bed the other is just waking up so it is hard to talk to each other. One of them left for like a job or something and they miss each other. They are counting down to when the other one will be home. And they are trying to distract themselves from thoughts of the other. In the lyrics of this song, the singer told in uneasy conditions, withstand longing for his lover. However, the distance separated them, so that they could not meet. Only through telephone they communicate each other as a cure homesickness them. Researcher found 2 lessons and the messages we can take in the lyrics of this song, the first one is, it teaches us the importance of communication. The most important thing in relationship is a communication. Without communication, the relationship will be chaotic. Although the distance with our partner is close, but if there is no communication, then it could be that relationship will be damaged. Conversely despite the distance that separates a pair, if still no communication then the relationship will be maintained. The second is the importance of instilling a sense of trust to our spouses, despite the distance that separates us with our spouse, if we trust each other and keep each other one heart, and then the relationship will be fine until they were reunited. The song is included rock genre song. Can be known from the strains of a hard instrument and tend complicated. From the beginning of the song, the intro could be heard was the sound of pounding electric guitar with a distinctive effect and loud, loud strings drums, followed by the singer who sang the lyrics of the song with a tempo that is not too slow as the pop genre song. The lyrics of this song are also expressive and quite difficult if re-arranged or sung by ordinary people who do not sing. Although melodic of the guitar on this song is not long as Sweet Child O Mine song of Guns And Roses, but it is quite difficult to play, because the chord is changing, and this becomes its own characteristics of rock genre songs. 2.2.2 Summer Paradise Summer Paradise, it is about Australia. It was Written and released while Simple Plan were on tour in Oz, it came as inspiration when the band were at a Queensland Beach surfing and just enjoying themselves. This is a song about finding way back to the time were on vacation, to the times that went out, you fell in love. It’s about passion to escape real life, leaving job behind, not thinking about anything else and just enjoying the moment right now. The inspiration for this song was Montreal, city where the guys from Simple Plan come from and where they are used to a pretty cold weather and sometimes just want to escape all that and go to a place where it’s warm and where they’d feel good. Time love, and good close friends. Being away somewhere nice on a beach over summer, relaxing, drunk a cup of coffee, and having an amazing time. The singer misses these good times and wished they could've stayed like that forever, but they have come back to reality and he only has memories to remember. The singer saying "tell me how to get back to summer paradise" and "I'll be there in a heartbeat". This is a really feel good song, but it is also quite sad. Anyway, it is about a breakup and the guy wants the girl back into his life. when he says "summer paradise" he's comparing his time with this girl to a place where everything is perfect, and when he says "tell me how to get back to, back to summer paradise with you, and I'll be there in a heartbeat" he's asking what can he do so that she will take him back and he can be in "summer paradise" again, and he'll do it no matter what it is, no questions asked. And when he says "someday, I will find my way back to where your name is written in the sand" he's saying to himself, "I’m gonna get her back, one day. We'll be together again." The song from the Simple Plan band is including into genre of reggae song. The song is sung by Simple Plan featuring K’naan, the theme of this song is love and freedom. Seen from the strains and music instrument that used of this music, seems like typical style of reggae, whisk repetitive guitar adorn of this song, as well as the lyrics, there are words or phrases that are repeated, where there are musical accent that seemed disjointed, known as skank, which is characterizes from the genre of reggae. The rhythm of this music is also slower than the genre of music which is similar to genre of reggae, namely is ska genre. 2.2.3 Welcome To My Life This song is a song from the Simple Plan band, from the album Still Not Getting Any.