BING SLAMET & MAYA SOPHA
"Mak Tjomblang"
Band: Zaenal Combo
Conductor: Zaenal Arifin.
A few highlights from this record:
On the cover to be seen both singers dressed at their Jakarta-best, fine for attending social events and festivities.
Maybe they are both discussing the approval of the miniskirt, in the song "Ade Ade Aje" Bing Slamet is upset seeing those modern miniskirts, but Maja Sopa reassures him "it is all in the eye of the beholder, girls are just happy to wear them, so finally he agrees with her.
"Jangan Ragu" ( Don't be upset" )has a fine old Jakarta touch in the melody, a fine composition by Zaenal Arifin.
"Raja Sehari" ( King for one day ) A king was granted to fly for one day, with a pair of wings. So he could fly everywhere, but forgot it was just for one day ( and fell back to earth ). It is almost like the story of Icarus.
About Bing Slamet. He took "Bing" as his first name, because he admired Bing Crosby.
He was a film actor, singer and a member of the Eka Sapta band.
His children are also well known in the entertainment business.
He died in 1974 at a young age, just 46 years old.
