Wake up and stand up for democracy! This is the new message being spread by controversial singer, Namewee and his friends Ashtaka and 5Forty2, through their latest music video posted on YouTube.
The video, which runs for nearly five minutes, was posted on Friday by the singer himself. It is peppy rap composition sang in four languages; Chinese, Malay, Tamil and English.
The song starts with images of demonstrations worldwide before being focused on the happenings in Malaysia.
The message in the music video: the people should stand up against abuse of power and corruption.
“The time is now, regardless whether you are young or old. Let’s fight for our rights and freedom,” said Namewee via his composition.
The lyrics in Tamil reads, “All these years, have you not awakened? Do you want to continue sleeping like the rest?”
The music video has already drawn 118,132 views as of Sunday noon, with 4,958 likes and 50 dislikes.
One of its viewers called Omgunner said,” This is what I call a music video, better than MCA’s ‘Love Is in the Air’ 100 times.”
Another viewer, Siau Chein Yap said that the people should take heed of the message in the video and vote for change for the sake of the future generation.
The music video is produced by Poet Production, Pop Studio and Studio 21, directed by Kenneth Lam and Morn Liew.
Recently, MCA’s FT candidates appeared in a karaoke like music video titled “Love is in the Air” to garner support to their bid.
Tamil singer Dheepan Chakravarthy also penned a song titled “Beribu-ribu Tahniah”, praising the success of MIC and Barisan Nasional.
However, both the videos became the butt of jokes among viewers and the latter video was subsequently removed from YouTube. -FMT
Sunday, April 28, 2013
Wake up and stand up for democracy
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Namewee undi parti mana?
ReplyDeleteThe people should really understand the difference between the Barisan Nasional (BN) government’s transformation concept and the ‘change’ which Pakatan Rakyat (PR) is pushing for before casting their votes in the 13th general Election.
ReplyDeleteUniversiti Utara Malaysia (UUM) College of Law, Government and International Studies’ Quality and Strategic Planning director Assoc Prof Dr Martadha Mohamad explained that the implementation of systematic transformation required time and detailed planning.
ReplyDelete“On the other hand, in theory, drastic change can be effected in the blink of an eye. But in practical terms it’s not as easy as it sounds,” he told Bernama.
ReplyDeleteHe felt that if PR wished to make a change they should first explain their action plan and the source of funds to bring about the change.
ReplyDeleteThe people should be rational about whether such a change would benefit them and not be hasty in wanting a change just for the sake of it, he said.
ReplyDeleteThey should also determine if such a change was safe and ensure that it would not jeopardise the existing harmony among the multiracial communities, he added.
ReplyDeletePolitical analyst Assoc Prof Datuk Zainal Abidin Borhan, who is the Malay Studies Academy director of Universiti Malaya, emphasised that people must be wise and evaluate the prime minister’s meaning of transformation and take into account all the achievements under the programme.
ReplyDelete“Transformation is a process of change without altering the existing system.
ReplyDeleteIt involves improving the present system to ensure a better quality of life for people,” he said.
Zainal Abidin also questioned the ability of the opposition coalition to make changes to the present government’s transformation process and policies.
ReplyDelete“The word ‘change’ is just an extension of the word ‘reformation’. This is their (opposition) tactic for the coming election because the word ‘reformation’ might scare people. But in either case their mission is the same, namely to topple the government,” he said.
Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) Social Sciences and Humanities Faculty lecturer Assoc Prof Datuk Dr Samsul Adabi Mamat said although the onus was on the people to vote for a government of their choice in the general election it should not however be based on a mere manifesto.
ReplyDelete“It must be based on the performance and track record of a particular political party which can potentially administer the country,” he said.
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