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    The greatest Indonesian songs ever

    November 18th, 2007

    The following is a list of the greatest Indonesian songs ever. This is like a Hall of Fame of Music Composition.

    Qualification: the song must have been around for at least 20 years and the melody remains timeless.

    Granted, some later songs are great too, but people like SO7, Peterpan, Dewa etc will have to wait for time to make its judgement.

    However, I must add that this list doesn’t contain any song by legendary groups D’Mercys and D’Lloyd – they are totally in a league of their own and deserve a separate list.

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    Comment by Jewelle
    2007-11-18 21:21:44

    I think I know most of these songs – one of my aunt used to be a huge fan of Indon songs in the 80s and I use to listen along too. Evergreen.

    Comment by bengodomon
    2007-11-18 21:33:52

    Alamak, I just realised that I totally forgot to add some other total classics by Endang S Taurina, Bill & Brod, Ebiet G Ade…

     
     
    Comment by tongkuyuh Subscribed to comments via email
    2007-11-18 22:19:41

    Saya memang peminat lagu-lagu evergreen indonesia. Banyak nostalgia di sebalik lagu2 tersebut. TQ

     
    Comment by bengodomon
    2007-11-18 22:53:29

    Mau tambah lagi lagu tu – ada yg kurang lagi…

     
    Comment by tongkuyuh Subscribed to comments via email
    2007-11-19 10:22:43

    Ngamlah itu…

     
    Comment by Jewelle
    2007-11-20 11:25:06

    Oh yes, that was her favorite singer : Endang S Taurina – there was one song I could still remember now, “Tuan Muda…” :-) What memories

    Comment by bengodomon
    2007-11-20 20:16:17

    Endang S Taurina, now that’s what I call a vocalist! To me, she’s still the reference standard.

     
     
    Comment by cicak
    2007-11-21 18:12:26

    My favourite is Jangan Sakiti Hatinya – Lis Sugianto, Mengapa Tiada Maaf – Bob Tutupoly & that Terlambat Sudah – Panders..

    I wonder why this song “Angin Malam” & “Widuri” are ‘lagu wajib’ at almost every ‘aramaiti’ I went.

    I love Ebiet G. Ade’s songs. BIGTIME!

    And not just Endang S. Taurina, they also got Hetty Koes Endang aaa..

    Comment by bengodomon
    2007-11-21 21:38:01

    Because “angin malam” and “widuri” are timeless classics!

    Now let us wait and see if people will still sing Dewa’s Pupus or Peterpan’s “Mungkin Nanti” 30 years from now.

     
     
    Comment by bengodomon
    2007-11-21 21:27:27

    Everybody, I just added a few songs: song no.16 onwards

     
    Comment by tongkuyuh Subscribed to comments via email
    2007-11-22 13:52:32

    mantap…

     
    Comment by BEBEK
    2007-11-23 18:59:32

    MY FAVOURITE MALAY SONG IS M DAUD KILAU’S “GILA JUDI”… KALAU SUDAH GILA JUDI……. 1 RINGGIT, 2 RINGGIT, 3 RINGGIT, AMPAT RINGGITLAH, LIMA RINGGIT…… HAAAANNNNNNNGUSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!! AND THE BEST PART OF THE LYRICS IS “KALAU KECANDUAN JUDI”!!!!!!!! MY GOD, KECANDUAN JUDI…….. MEANS KETAGIHAN JUDI PADA TAHAP KRONIK DAN KRITIKAL SEPERTIMANA JUGA ORANG YG MISTI BILI 4D SETIAP KALI DRAW DAY.. KALAU TIDAK BILI…… DIA PASTI GERSANG DAN FIKIRANNYA BERKECAMUK WALHAL TIDAK PARNAH KANNNNNNNAAAAAAA!!!!!!!

    Comment by bengodomon
    2007-11-23 20:02:23

    I will compile a best Malay songs later. BUt I have a feeling the list might be dominated by M Nasir’s compositions…

     
     
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