Ah Ya Lasmar Ya Zain 35 Years Later

The video above is of the new Zain commercial, while the one below is the original from 1973. Same song, same singer. Its cool seeing the same thing but 35 years apart. Big difference of course is that the singer (Abdul Karim Abdul Kader) is much older, but I also noticed how the girls skirt is now much longer and Abdul Kader is no longer sitting next to her but standing a couple of meters away. Imagine a remake of Bye Bye London today, the whole play would probably take place at a Starbucks.


Print Email


37 comments, add your own...


  1. Moey says:

    I love it :) Love how vintage it is, great work JWT.

  2. suspic says:

    *starts a you sold out chant*

    Abdulkreem killed a classic for money.

    How much you think they paid him?

  3. myk says:

    Sorry but that’s soo cheesy, I doubt we’ll see more of this ad on tv.

  4. Jam3iiya(L) says:

    i love love love it!! Very very nice ;D

  5. moayad says:

    First of all, I loved the ad.. it’s smart and catchy :)

    I liked your note about the skirt and the closeness to the model. Although It would’ve been lame to see Abdulkareem sitting so close to a girl who could be his granddaughter!

  6. أحمد يوسف says:

    استخفوا !!!

    o_O

  7. [...] للتو بمدونة مارك لاجد آخر صيحات شركة زين باعلان جديد وللاسف انصدمت من [...]

  8. malek says:

    omg copy cats!!! they’re copying the “wazzaap” thing

  9. A&B says:

    ويستمر التطبيل لشركة زين

  10. wi-fi says:

    أما سهمك جرحني فهذي صج .. السهم من 5 دنانير الى دينار

  11. 7 says:

    how come ur vids go unavailable so fast?

  12. Mark says:

    moayad: lol true true

  13. Mark says:

    7: so far they are both still available

  14. NXS says:

    If they were smart, they should have brought the same people in the old video,,,,,would be nicer advertisement. Loosing the culture really ruined the whole thing.

    Thank you Mark for brining back some of Kuwait memories.

  15. Q80Warlock says:

    I quote Zain : ” All your base Money are belong to us !”

    Wi-fi : nice one lol

  16. The M Code says:

    Politics is powerful, it changed and shaped life in Kuwait from what it was 35 years ago, politicians have great power, but politics is still inferior to the ultimate power, money. Money can bend and control politicians and politics to suit it’s liking.

    I like the fact that the ad took something from Kuwait’s past and made use of it for today, it’s wonderful.

  17. ISF-Man says:

    … what the hell is this dude talking about?

  18. maynon says:

    lool she looks like minnie mouse :P

  19. mosan says:

    I am liking zain’s new ad campaigns, they are doing a very good job

  20. B says:

    She really does look like minnie mouse! lol

    On a serious note- I really like the remake!

  21. Mr.pedro says:

    Free kuwait :D

  22. E says:

    the model in the original song,,, is that haifaa adel!?

  23. Kataku says:

    Another crappy ad from Zain, because:

    1- It is pathetic for implying they’re the national Kuwaiti company by using a classic Kuwaiti song (not qatari or saudi). This however is not true anymore.

    2- They butchered a classic and sold it out for money (Abdul kareem 6e7t min 3aini).

    The score is VIVA 2 – Zain 0

  24. 7 says:

    viva is for losers

  25. chill out losers. its happy and fun. but i would have preffered the shorter skirt.

  26. Anonymous says:

    Yes, the model in the original song is Haifa Adel. I would have appreciated it if he was sitting next to her just like the original.

  27. Talal says:

    Mark, thought you didn’t speak / understand Arabic at all. I guess you do after all….

  28. Anonymous says:

    I LOVE THERE NEW ADDS!! :D

    GOOOO ZAIN!! VIVA SUCKS!! they really do suck. and ppl think their prices are lower put its completly the opposite!! :@ I HATE VIVA!

  29. joud says:

    i dont understand why ppl get so sensitive and look for the cracks

    take it for what it is, a relatable, witty play on a 40 year old song. it’s just an old song, not the constitution

  30. Q8i free thinker says:

    Wow wallah nice ad, gr8 work Saatchi for bringing back the old memories!

  31. Mark says:

    It’s JWT not Saatchi

  32. Tekyyak says:

    فنقر زين……. لانها مصت حساب الكويتيين 15 سنة وتوها تبدأ عروضها الحلوه

    فنقر زين……. لانها الشركة الوحيدة اللي تضيف دبل مكالماتك واذا كلمتهم قالوا بنسجلك طلب جنك اطر منهم وهم بايقينك

    فنقر زين…… لانها حاولت توقف شركة فيفا اللي كسرت خشمها وسعد البراك يقول مو من صالح الشعب الكويتي تفتح شركة ثالثة والسوق الكويتي متشبع ,,, يالله شناطرين طلعوا

    فنقر زين…… لانها ما احترمت الشعب الكويتي لـما فتحت بالسعودية وخلت كل مكالمتها الدولية بسعر محلي باستثناء الكويت ,,, عكس ما سوت فيفا وخلت المكالمات الدولية محلية بين شركاتها

    فنقر زين….عشان تتأدب كل شركة ماتحترم الكويتيين وتعرف ان الكويتي زبون غالي وله كرامة

    فنقر زين… عشان كافي عليها آلاف الـمليارات اللي طلعتها من فلوس الكويتيين وخلتها تفتح في كل الدول وياليت ذكرت فضل الكويتيين عليها ,, بس شاطرين يمدحون ادارتهم ويبينون انهم ادارة شاطرة وناجحة

    فنقر زين… لانها عمرها ما فكرت توزع ارقام حلوه ابلاش واقل سعر لارقامها الحلوه مو اقل من 500 دينار

    فنقر زين… لانك صرت تخاف تشتري خط لعيالك وبناتك منها ,, بسبب الدعايات الاباحية بالمسجات حق خدمات دردش وشارك واطلب نغمات وغيره وكل شوي تشتري حق عيالك كروت تعبئة

    فكر زين….وفنقر زين…. فيفا والله وايد زين

  33. Me says:

    hahhaha loved it….. yah some others are very very very unprofessional and they now themselves..

  34. Me says:

    VIVA is very unprofesionallllllllllllllllllllllll and this is said after dealing with themmmmmmmmmm F2F.

  35. Kataku says:

    Yes, its very professional to extend your words with repeating letterssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss.


Leave a Reply



Commenting is a privilege not a right. I allow comments on the site because I believe that you can make a valuable contribution but in return I expect that you comment responsibly.