SOME songwriters would go to great lengths to find inspiration for their songs. Such inspirations could be sparked by nature, travelling, music or – God forbid – hallucination-inducing drugs.
But for Malaysian singer-songwriter Nicholas Tan Tze Zhung, it came from his ordeal of losing RM15,000 worth of musical instruments from an AirAsia flight to Bangkok.
Upon arrival, he discovered that his luggage containing the music gear had vanished. Tan went on to say that he tried everything to request assistance from AirAsia as well as their Bangkok team, but to no avail.
So instead, he decided to file his complaint in an infectious song I Wish You Hell, penned to Charles Trenet’s I Wish You Love.
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Although listeners could easily sense his frustration behind every word, it was hard to maintain a straight face listening to the lyrics. They not only rhyme but have a charming way of disparaging the airlines while appearing civilised and polite.
“I wish you hell, with this song I hope you’re stressed,” sang Tan.
“So can you turn a blind eye and walk away. I sincerely have lots to say,” he added.
Tan, despite his predicament was able to inject humour to his situation with the lyrics, “They said you’re lost in airport maze, in a parade, a luggage craze.”
One cannot help but smile when he sang, “Did my keys join a secret band, or get a job in luggage land.”
Note that the musical instrument in question was a Roland Lucina AX-09 he estimated at about RM3,999, and other accessories that compile to a value of RM15,015.
Unsurprisingly, netizens on board his posts were tickled pink by his complaint-song. One recommended that Tony Fernandes hears it while another hoped the song would go viral.
While I Wish You Hell has yet to top the music chart, we are certain it is already working its way to a place among the top ten most creative ways to file a complaint. – Aug 7, 2024
Main image credit: Yahoo Malaysia
