Kapanlagi.com - Just recently reported to have passed away today (05/05/2020), Didi Kempot, who is known as the 'Godfather of Broken Heart', always provides incredibly sad and heart-wrenching works for his listeners. Even after a 35-year career from being a street musician to success, Didi Kempot remains popular to this day. All of this is because of Didi Kempot's popular songs that are timeless and always able to represent the feelings of someone who is sad and heartbroken.
Didi Kempot himself is a campursari singer from Surakarta, Central Java. He started coming to Jakarta to try his luck as a musician in 1987 until 1989. Then in 1989, Didi Kempot released his debut album, marking the beginning of his career.
He has sung many songs and become popular in the market. What are these songs? According to various sources, here are 10 popular songs by Didi Kempot throughout his career, before he passed away.
1. 'Banyu Langit'
Didi Kempot at the Big Bang event in Jiexpo (credit: © KapanLagi.com/Budy Santoso)
Popular song Didi Kempot the first is Banyu Langit. The song, released in 2016, tells the story of someone's steadfastness who is left behind by their partner who goes far away. Despite missing, longing, and wanting to meet, but it has been long awaited and has not yet come.
Banyu Langit itself is a song created by Didi Kempot and performed directly by him. This sad song with its music arrangement and lyrics makes the song Banyu Langit liked by the public.
2. 'Pamer Bojo'
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Popular song Didi Kempot the second is Pamer Bojo. The song, released in 2016, has also become very popular lately and has become a song that is often played in various places.
Because of the success of this song, even people from various backgrounds know the song Pamer Bojo, and it has become one of the popular songs idolized by the millennial generation. This song has the meaning of someone who has been waiting for a long time, holding back longing and longing to meet, but it turns out they have been deceived by having a new partner.
3. 'Cidro'
Didi Kempot at Jazz Gunung 2019 (credit: © KapanLagi.com/Abel Risang)
Becoming a popular song in 2017, the song Cidro became one of the heartbroken songs that represents the feelings of Didi Kempot's campursari fans. This song, created and sung directly by Didi Kempot, is a heartbroken song that tells the story of someone who is betrayed and endures unbearable heartache.
4. 'Ambyar'
Didi Kempot (credit: © KapanLagi.com/Budy Santoso)
Another popular song by Didi Kempot is Ambyar. Released in 2019, this song was created and sung directly by him, and has become one of the popular heartbroken songs today. Ambyar tells the story of someone's broken heart and broken promises, and the already shattered heart makes this song loved by the 'ambyar' friends.
5. 'Layang Kangen'
Didi Kempot (credit: © KapanLagi.com/Bayu Herdianto)
Layang Kangen became one of Didi Kempot's popular songs that he sang and became a hit again in 2019 until now. The song, which was released in 2012, tells about longing, but unable to meet. Missing someone so much, even reading a letter from them can make tears fall.
6. 'Stasiun Balapan'
Didi Kempot (credit: © KapanLagi.com)
The next popular song by Didi Kempot is Stasiun Balapan. This very popular and legendary song is a song that he sang and composed himself in 1999, and it became one of the songs that made him a hit until now.
The song Stasiun Balapan tells about someone waiting for their lover who has not returned, a promise to go away for a while but hasn't come back for months.
7. 'Sewu Kutho'
Didi Kempot (credit: © KapanLagi.com/Bayu Herdianto)
Sewu Kutho becomes Didi Kempot's next popular song. The song, sung directly by Didi Kempot, tells the story of someone's sincerity for their loved one. They are willing to be left behind wherever their partner goes. In fact, they search for them through a thousand cities as a remedy for longing, even if only for a moment.
8. 'Tanjung Mas Ninggal Janji'
Didi Kempot (credit: © KapanLagi.com)
The next popular song by Didi Kempot is Tanjung Mas Ninggal Janji. The song, released in 2012, tells about waiting that never returns. It also tells how they wait for the arrival of their beloved who never comes.
Just like Stasiun Balapan, Pelabuhan Tanjung Mas becomes a silent witness to how longing cannot be cured just by waiting.
9. 'Jambu Alas'
Didi Kempot (credit: © KapanLagi.com/Abel Risang)
Jambu Alas is one of the popular songs until now that is liked by many people. The song Jambu Alas was released in 2004 and a new music video was made in 2012. The lyrics of the song Jambu Alas were written by Didi Kempot himself. The song tells the story of forbidden love, how someone falls in love with another person's wife, making that love very painful.
The song Alas Jambu features a female vocal, and that vocal is Nunung Alvi, who is a singer from Cirebon. In addition, the song also involves Didi Kempot's brother named Eko Gudel and Kuncung, Didi Kempot's friend during their time as street performers in Jakarta.
10. 'Kalung Emas'
Didi Kempot (credit: © KapanLagi.com/Bayu Herdianto)
And the last popular song by Didi Kempot is Kalung Emas. Just like his other songs, Kalung Emas is also one of the popular songs created and performed directly by Didi Kempot. This song, released in 2013, tells the story of a gold necklace that implies a beloved whose love has faded.
Those are the 10 popular songs by Didi Kempot that are legendary and can represent every broken heart and sadness experienced by each individual. Currently, his works will only be memories that will never be forgotten and become extraordinary works owned by Indonesia.
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Disclaimer: This translation from Bahasa Indonesia to English has been generated by Artificial Intelligence.