A DESCRIPTION OF MORAL VALUES IN MICHAEL JACKSON'S SELECTED SONGS A PAPER WRITTEN BY WINDY APRILLYA REG. NO. 162202001 DIPLOMA III ENGLISH STUDY PROGRAM FACULTY OF CULTURE STUDY UNIVERSITY OF SUMATERA UTARA MEDAN 2019 1 Universitas Sumatera Utara 2 Universitas Sumatera Utara 3 Universitas Sumatera Utara AUTHOR’S DECLARATION I am, WINDY APRILLYA, declare that I am the sole author of this paper. Except where the reference is made in the next of this paper, this paper contains no material published elsewhere or extracted in whole or in part from a paper by which I have qualified for or awarded another degree. No other person‟s work has been used without due acknowledgement in the main text of this paper. This paper has not been submitted for the award of another degree in any tertiary education. Signed : Date : 2019 i Universitas Sumatera Utara COPYRIGHT DECLARATION Name : Windy Aprillya Title of Paper : A Description of Moral Values in Michael Jackson's Selected Songs Qualification : D-III / Ahli Madya Study Program: English I am willing that my paper should be available for reproduction at the discretion of the Librarian of the Diploma III English Faculty of Culture of Culture University of North Sumatera the understanding that users are made aware of their obligation under law of the Republic of Indonesia. Signed : Date : 2019 ii Universitas Sumatera Utara ABSTRACT This paper, entitled A Description of Moral Values in Michael Jackson's Selected Songs. This paper aimed to describe the moral values and benefits of the moral values in the life potrayed in Michael Jackon‟s song lyrics. In writing this paper, the method used in this paper is descriptive analysis method. The data source of this paper are Michael Jackson‟s 4 selected song entitled Heal The World, Earth Song, They Don’t Care About Us and Man In The Mirror, library research for literature study to collect data information by using several books and internet related to the problem about the moral values from Michael Jackson‟s selected song lyrics. The technique used to collect the data by performing a few steps, among others, (1) listen and read to 4 selected song lyrics of Michael Jackson, (2) understand the content of Michael Jackson‟s selected song lyrics, and (3) describe kinds of the moral values and the significance of the moral values in Michael Jackson‟s selected song lyrics. Keyword: Moral Values, Significance, Song Lyrics, Michael Jackson iii Universitas Sumatera Utara ABSTRAK Kertas karya ini berjudul, A Description of Moral Values in Michael Jackson's Selected Songs. Tujuan dalam penulisan kertas karya ini adalah untuk mendeskripsikan nilai-nilai moral dan manfaat dari nilai moral tersebut dalam kehidupan yang digambarkan dalam lirik lagu Michael Jackson. Dalam penulisan kertas karya ini, metode yang digunakan adalah Deskriptif Analisis. Sumber data penelitian ini adalah lagu Michael Jackson yang terdiri dari 4 lagu yang berjudul: Heal The World, Earth Song, They Don’t Care About Us and Man In The Mirror, penelitian ke perpustakaan untuk studi kepustakaan untuk mengumpulkan data informasi dengan menggunakan beberapa buku dan internet yang berkaitan dengan masalah tentang nilai-nilai moral yang ada dalam lagu Michael Jackson. Teknik yang digunakan untuk mengumpulkan data yaitu dengan melakukan beberapa langkah, antara lain (1) mendengarkan dan membaca 4 lirik lagu Michael, (2) memahami isi dari lirik lagu Michael Jackson, dan (3) mendeskripsikan nilai-nilai moral serta manfaat dari nilai moral tersebut dalam kehidupan yang digambarkan dalam lirik lagu Michael Jackson. Kata kunci: Nilai Moral, Manfaat, Lirik Lagu, Michael Jackson iv Universitas Sumatera Utara ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS First of all I want to thank to Allah SWT the almighty, the creator who has give me his blessing and mercy in my entire life. And I thank you to Allah SWT for all of the great situation and any things so, that I can completed this paper. And on this occasion, I would like to express my sincere gratitude, appreciation, love and thanks to: The dean of Faculty of Culture Study, Dr Budi Agustono, M.S. Then I would like to express my special gratitude to my supervisor, Dra. Swesana Mardia Lubis, M.Hum. Thanks for the valuable time in giving the correction and constructive critics in completing this paper. My deepest gratitude is also due to all lecturers in English Diploma Study Program for giving me advices and knowledges. My beloved parents. Slamet Juniarto and Heruwiati for the endless support, pray, loves, advices and financial. My special thanks are also conveyed to my sister Sarah Khailla and my brother Raka Noviandra. My uncle Tri Gunarto S.T, M.AP , my cousin Widya Rizki Utami and the whole family. Thanks for support, advices, motivation, cares and other things to help me complete my paper. My childhood mate Salma Afifah Ginting. Thanks for all the support and motivation. Thanks for always being my bestie since we‟re kid. My lovely friends Adiba Dalila, Dina Adya Ramadhani, Dinda Ainayah, Khairia Nabilla, Jihan Salsabilla, Winaya Novrizka and Fildzah Nadilla. v Universitas Sumatera Utara Thanks for all the support, advices, all the jokes that light up my day, and motivations. Thank you for always be there in my ups and downs. My group “ NO LEFT! ”; Ichsan Bagas Prayoga, Satria Lucky Amor, Mouza Rizizka, Mayavita Dwi, Nadya Pinem, Sarah Matondang and Titania Alviona. Thanks for all the time we spend together doing our paper, support, all the jokes and motivations. Thanks for our nice friendship. I‟m going to miss you all. Marlo Ernesto. Thanks for the virtual entertainment through live streaming, which always makes me in the good mood for completing this paper. My lovely cat, Boni. Thank you for accompanying me while working on this paper. My dearest friends in English Diploma 2016. Thank you for all the time we have filled together. Thankyou so much for everybody who has been mentioned, be sure that you will be always remembered forever. Finally, I do realize that this paper is still far from being perfect. Therefore, I welcome any constructive critics and suggestions toward this paper. Medan, July 2019 The Writer, Windy Aprillya vi Universitas Sumatera Utara TABLE OF CONTENTS AUTHOR’S DECLARATION ………………………………………… i COPYRIGHT DECLARATION ………………………………………… ii ABSTRACT ………………………………………… iii ABSTRAK ………………………………………… iv ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ………………………………………… v TABLE OF CONTENTS ………………………………………… vii 1. INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background of the Study ………………………………………… 1 1.2 Problem of the Study ………………………………………… 5 1.3 Objective of the Study ………………………………………… 5 1.4 Scope of the Study ………………………………………… 5 1.5 Significance of the Study ………………………………………… 6 1.6 Method of the Study ………………………………………… 7 2. REVIEW OF LITERATURE 2.1 Literature ………………………………………… 8 2.2 Moral in Literature ………………………………………… 8 2.3 Values in Literature ………………………………………… 9 2.4 Definition of Moral Values ………………………………………. 11 2.5 Song Lyrics ………………………………………… 12 3. DESCRIPTION OF MORAL VALUES 3.1 A Description of Moral Values in Michael Jackson‟s Selected Song ..…….………………………… 17 3.2 The Significance of Moral Values in Life Potrayed in the Lyrics .....………………………………… 22 4. CONCLUSION AND SUGGESTION 4.1 Conclusion …………………………………………. 24 4.2 Suggestion …………………………………………. 25 BIBLIOGRAPHY …………………………………………. 26 APPENDIX …………………………………………. 28 22 Universitas Sumatera Utara CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background of the Study Music is an entertainment that tells a story by mental image that giving the illusion and it is necessary because it becomes part of human life in this modern era. Globalization brings both positive and negative effect. It gives great development in science, technology, economy, education and art. The development of art runs fast and music or song is one of the branches of art that has big influence for the people. As William (1824:2) said “The only reality in music is the state of mind which it induces in the listener”. Music may represent the bad or good of human feeling; it is able to express their thoughts, experiences, emotions, and faith. Besides that, music also invites the hearer to come into the new world or new life, when they are listening to the lyrics of the songs. The effects of the music are not only influencing the people‟s emotion but it is also changing brain waves and make the brain more receptive in learning. In addition, music is a part of literary work. Literary work is the art of written work. Literary work is commonly classified into two major forms; fiction and nonfiction. The kind of literary works are poem, song lyrics, novel, movie, drama, and etc. Music and literary works are very useful since they have various values such as moral, religious, educational, and sociological values. It may be pictured at the following quotation: The standards that people share. These standards are used to judge whether something is good or bad, beautiful or ugly, right or wrong 1 Universitas Sumatera Utara moral or immoral. Values are typically supported by specific norms, that is, more detailed directions for proper behavior. Norms are the more specific rules or definitions of how we are supposed to act in a given situation. (Goode, 1977:4) The statement above explains that the sense of values are related to man‟s belief of what is good or bad in the sense of moral behavior. Therefore, to decide which one is right or wrong is the man himself. It can be found out in one of the fragment of song lyrics by Michael Jackson. Literature is also one of media to show some of the meaning, one of them is moral value that presented by author. By the songs, poems, movie, or the other literary works, the author tries to teach and deliver good moral for the people. People have to improve and maintain their good moral. Morality is a common word to say, but it is very difficult to imply in human‟s daily life.