The Beatles – Taxman

Apakah Anda benci orang pajak? Tunggu, Anda tidak sendirian. The Beatles sepaham dengan Anda, bahkan mereka membuat sebuah lagu legendaris berjudul Taxman (Indonesia : orang pajak). Lagunya cukup menghibur 😀

Tapi jangan salah sangka dahulu, mereka benci orang pajak bukan karena mereka tidak taat membayar pajak, tetapi pada saat itu mereka dikenai pajak super tinggi oleh pemerintah Inggris, sebesar 95% dari total penghasilan mereka. Itulah sebabnya mereka membuat lagu ini untuk sebagai pelampiasan kekesalan mereka atas “ketidakadilan” yang mereka alami. Tetapi walaupun kena tarif pajak super tinggi, toh mereka tetap taat membayar pajak. Kenapa kita enggak?

Harrison said, “‘Taxman’ was when I first realised that even though we had started earning money, we were actually giving most of it away in taxes. It was and still is typical.”[4] The Beatles’ large earnings placed them in the top tax bracket in the United Kingdom, liable to a 95% supertax introduced by Harold Wilson’s Labour government.[5] In a 1984 interview with Playboy magazine, Paul McCartney agreed: “George wrote that and I played guitar on it. He wrote it in anger at finding out what the taxman did. He had never known before then what he’ll do with your money.”

Sumber : Wikipedia

One, two, three, four…
Hrmm!
One, two, (one, two, three, four!)

Let me tell you how it will be;
There’s one for you, nineteen for me.
‘Cause I’m the taxman,
Yeah, I’m the taxman.

Should five per cent appear too small,
Be thankful I don’t take it all.
‘Cause I’m the taxman,
Yeah, I’m the taxman.

(if you drive a car, car;) – I’ll tax the street;
(if you try to sit, sit;) – I’ll tax your seat;
(if you get too cold, cold;) – I’ll tax the heat;
(if you take a walk, walk;) – I’ll tax your feet.

Taxman!

‘Cause I’m the taxman,
Yeah, I’m the taxman.

Don’t ask me what I want it for, (ah-ah, mister Wilson)
If you don’t want to pay some more. (ah-ah, mister Heath)
‘Cause I’m the taxman,
Yeah, I’m the taxman.

Now my advice for those who die, (taxman)
Declare the pennies on your eyes. (taxman)
‘Cause I’m the taxman,
Yeah, I’m the taxman.

And you’re working for no one but me.

Taxman!