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.
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Dec 13, 2008
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37 Comments, add your own...
1. Moey | December 13th, 2008 at 6:45 pm
I love it :) Love how vintage it is, great work JWT.
2. suspic | December 13th, 2008 at 7:04 pm
*starts a you sold out chant*
Abdulkreem killed a classic for money.
How much you think they paid him?
3. myk | December 13th, 2008 at 7:08 pm
Sorry but that’s soo cheesy, I doubt we’ll see more of this ad on tv.
4. Cloudy Stars | December 13th, 2008 at 7:12 pm
hilarious!
5. Jam3iiya(L) | December 13th, 2008 at 7:42 pm
i love love love it!! Very very nice ;D
6. moayad | December 13th, 2008 at 8:31 pm
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!
7. أحمد يوسف | December 13th, 2008 at 8:34 pm
استخفوا !!!
o_O
9. Frankom | December 13th, 2008 at 8:52 pm
NO COMMENT !
10. malek | December 13th, 2008 at 9:11 pm
omg copy cats!!! they’re copying the “wazzaap” thing
11. A&B | December 13th, 2008 at 9:13 pm
ويستمر التطبيل لشركة زين
12. wi-fi | December 13th, 2008 at 9:22 pm
أما سهمك جرحني فهذي صج .. السهم من 5 دنانير الى دينار
13. 7 | December 13th, 2008 at 9:23 pm
how come ur vids go unavailable so fast?
14. Mark | December 13th, 2008 at 9:23 pm
moayad: lol true true
15. Mark | December 13th, 2008 at 9:24 pm
7: so far they are both still available
16. NXS | December 13th, 2008 at 10:27 pm
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.
17. Q80Warlock | December 13th, 2008 at 10:59 pm
I quote Zain : ” All your base Money are belong to us !”
Wi-fi : nice one lol
18. The M Code | December 13th, 2008 at 11:47 pm
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.
19. ISF-Man | December 14th, 2008 at 1:35 am
… what the hell is this dude talking about?
20. maynon | December 14th, 2008 at 3:52 am
lool she looks like minnie mouse :P
21. mosan | December 14th, 2008 at 9:47 am
I am liking zain’s new ad campaigns, they are doing a very good job
22. B | December 14th, 2008 at 10:14 am
She really does look like minnie mouse! lol
On a serious note- I really like the remake!
23. Mr.pedro | December 14th, 2008 at 12:37 pm
Free kuwait :D
24. E | December 14th, 2008 at 2:08 pm
the model in the original song,,, is that haifaa adel!?
25. Kataku | December 14th, 2008 at 2:20 pm
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
26. 7 | December 14th, 2008 at 2:39 pm
viva is for losers
27. miss ghesquiere | December 14th, 2008 at 4:34 pm
chill out losers. its happy and fun. but i would have preffered the shorter skirt.
28. Anonymous | December 14th, 2008 at 6:05 pm
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.
29. Talal | December 14th, 2008 at 6:29 pm
Mark, thought you didn’t speak / understand Arabic at all. I guess you do after all….
30. Anonymous | December 14th, 2008 at 8:23 pm
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!
31. joud | December 14th, 2008 at 9:48 pm
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
32. Q8i free thinker | December 15th, 2008 at 3:42 pm
Wow wallah nice ad, gr8 work Saatchi for bringing back the old memories!
33. Mark | December 15th, 2008 at 3:43 pm
It’s JWT not Saatchi
34. Tekyyak | December 17th, 2008 at 12:32 pm
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
35. Me | December 17th, 2008 at 1:29 pm
hahhaha loved it….. yah some others are very very very unprofessional and they now themselves..
36. Me | December 17th, 2008 at 1:31 pm
VIVA is very unprofesionallllllllllllllllllllllll and this is said after dealing with themmmmmmmmmm F2F.
37. Kataku | December 17th, 2008 at 6:49 pm
Yes, its very professional to extend your words with repeating letterssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss.
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