MerahPutih.com - “9 to 5” merupakan salah satu lagu paling populer dari penyanyi country asal Amerika Serikat, Dolly Parton. Dirilis pada 1980 sebagai bagian dari soundtrack film komedi berjudul 9 to 5, lagu ini mengangkat kehidupan para pekerja kantoran yang harus berhadapan dengan rutinitas, tekanan pekerjaan, serta atasan yang menyebalkan.
Dengan irama yang ceria dan mudah diingat, Dolly Parton justru membungkus kritik terhadap dunia kerja melalui lagu yang terdengar ringan dan menyenangkan.
Lagu ini terinspirasi dari pengalaman Dolly saat menjalani proses syuting film 9 to 5, yang dibintangi Jane Fonda, Lily Tomlin, dan Dabney Coleman.
Lagu Perjuangan Pekerja
“9 to 5” kemudian berkembang menjadi semacam lagu perjuangan bagi pekerja yang merasa tenaga dan waktunya terus terkuras oleh pekerjaan.
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Liriknya menggambarkan bagaimana seseorang bekerja keras setiap hari, tetapi merasa hasil yang diperoleh tidak sebanding dengan usaha yang diberikan.
Di balik nuansa musiknya yang enerjik, “9 to 5” menyimpan pesan tentang ketidakpuasan terhadap sistem kerja dan keinginan untuk mendapatkan kehidupan yang lebih layak.
Lagu tersebut tidak hanya sukses secara komersial, tetapi juga menjadi salah satu karya penting Dolly Parton karena mampu menggabungkan musik pop dan country dengan cerita sosial yang dekat dengan kehidupan sehari-hari.
Berikut lirik lengkapnya:
Tumble outta bed
And I stumble to the kitchen
Pour myself a cup of ambition
And yawn and stretch
And try to come to life
Jump in the shower
And the blood starts pumpin'
Out on the street
The traffic starts jumpin'
The folks like me on the job from 9 to 5
Workin' 9 to 5,
What a way to make a livin'
Barely gettin' by
It's all takin' and no givin'
They just use your mind
And they never give you credit
It's enough to drive you crazy
If you let it
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9 to 5, for service and devotion
You would think that I
Would deserve a fair promotion
Want to move ahead
But the boss won't seem to let me
I swear sometimes that man is out to get me
They let you dream
Just to watch 'em shatter
You're just a step
On the boss-man's ladder
But you got dreams
He'll never take away
You're in the same boat
With a lot of your friends
Waitin' for the day your ship'll come in
'N' the tide's gonna turn
And it's all gonna roll your way
Workin' 9 to 5
What a way to make a livin'
Barely gettin' by
It's all takin' and no givin'
They just use your mind
And you never get the credit
It's enough to drive you crazy
If you let it
9 to 5, yeah
They got you where they want you
There's a better life
And you think about it, don't you?
It's a rich man's game
No matter what they call it
And you spend your life
Puttin' money in his wallet
9 to 5, whoa
What a way to make a livin'
Barely gettin' by
It's all takin' and no givin'
They just use your mind
And they never give you credit
It's enough to drive you crazy
If you let it
9 to 5, yeah
They got you where they want you
There's a better life
And you dream about it, don't you?
It's a rich man's game
No matter what they call it
And you spend your life
Puttin' money in his wallet
Working 9 to 5. (Far)