Today we will have a music lesson. For that, we will choose a frequently requested song, which can be found in any karaoke bar in Malaysia. That song is “Biarku Menjadi Lilin” by the group Pelangi.

A little background about the song: it was released in 1986, composed by A. Ali with lyrics by Habsah Hassan, and has been covered quite a few times.

Our lesson for today is entitled “get your key right.” Do this BEFORE you start singing, preferable after rehearsing the song well ahead. This is of utmost importance, because once you start singing, you CANNOT stop the performance and ask for a different key in order to repeat the song from the beginning. That is unprofessional and most likely will turn your audience off.

Bearing that point in mind, should you find the key to be incorrect, you’d be forced to do the “tinggi rendah” (high low) move i.e. shifting between higher and lower octaves as you sing the song.

Observe (and of course enjoy) how this guy made a huge mess of the song, without probably even realising it. It was recorded in a nightspot somewhere in Sabah a few nights ago:

[audio:Unknown person - biarku menjadi lilin.MP3]

Suffice to say, listening to the audio is enough. If you saw the video too, like I did, I am sure you’d think that the guy needs to start reading wrinkle cream reviews.

Now compare that performance with how Pelangi did it:

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