Powerslaves’ Train Is Still Keep Going, They Re-Release ‘Bayang’ With New Title ‘You Got Me’

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JAKARTA - Powerslaves rock and roll's train has not run out of fuel. They keep going, breaking boundaries, space and time. This time, Heydi Ibrahim (vocals), Anwar Fatahillah (bass), Wiwiex Soedarno (keyboards), and Agung Yudha (drums) launched the original version of Bayang, entitled You Got Me, the lyrics are full English.

Bayang is a song from Powerslaves' third album, Kereta Rock N' Roll (1998). Ranked first on the album, the track turned out not to be the original version.

While still in the form of a demo, Bayang has English lyrics. However, shortly before it was recorded, the song was changed to Indonesian, requested by the record label that housed Powerslaves at the time, Warner Music Indonesia.

"The reason is maybe they were more into consideration of the domestic market only because at that time the song that was being promoted is Amoral. When they heard the demo version of Bayang, they were intrigued. It's just that they asked to change the lyrics to Indonesian", recalled Anwar Fatahillah in an official statement received by VOI editorial team, Saturday, April 10.

"Bayang is the song of the recording industry. Originally, it was called You Got Me because the original lyrics were like this: 'yes babe you got me..." However, the recording industry is usually looking for a save for the listeners. Therefore, the lyrics were changed so that it became Bayang", Heydi Ibrahim added.

Heydi continued, at that time the lyrics were just made for the first verse and the chorus only. Although the rest is still a shadow, but the meaning of the song has stuck to the head of the vocalist. Yes, You Got Me tells the story of a man who is held up by a woman by accident. They fall in love because they feel they can complement each other.

In addition to the lyrics that have gone through the repair and additional stages, in the current version, Powerslaves no longer displays drum instruments. There are only cymbal sounds as a sweetener. As for the guitar line, Andien KS executed while still displaying feel in and lead notation like the original, by Andry Muhammad.

"The difference between You Got Me and Bayang besides the lyrics is also in the chorus notation. The similarity is in the basic chord", Anwar added.

The bassist continued, the arrangement presented this time is also very acoustic and the blues feel is very strong. Then, the nuances of the '70s are firmly intertwined with orchestration elements so that it becomes a plus of You Got Me.

In addition, although the keyboard sound is still piano-based - Rhodes and Hammond - as when played by Edot Edouardo - Powerslaves keyboards in Bayang version, but the timbre (sound color) is different. In the hands of Wiwiex Soedarno, You Got Me is getting more and more full of life.

Towards the age of 30, You Got Me was released and available on all digital music platforms on April 10.