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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37 replies on “Ah Ya Lasmar Ya Zain 35 Years Later”
I love it 🙂 Love how vintage it is, great work JWT.
*starts a you sold out chant*
Abdulkreem killed a classic for money.
How much you think they paid him?
Sorry but that’s soo cheesy, I doubt we’ll see more of this ad on tv.
hilarious!
i love love love it!! Very very nice ;D
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!
استخفوا !!!
o_O
NO COMMENT !
omg copy cats!!! they’re copying the “wazzaap” thing
ويستمر التطبيل لشركة زين
أما سهمك جرحني فهذي صج .. السهم من 5 دنانير الى دينار
how come ur vids go unavailable so fast?
moayad: lol true true
7: so far they are both still available
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.
I quote Zain : ” All your base Money are belong to us !”
Wi-fi : nice one lol
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.
… what the hell is this dude talking about?
lool she looks like minnie mouse 😛
I am liking zain’s new ad campaigns, they are doing a very good job
She really does look like minnie mouse! lol
On a serious note- I really like the remake!
Free kuwait 😀
the model in the original song,,, is that haifaa adel!?
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
viva is for losers
chill out losers. its happy and fun. but i would have preffered the shorter skirt.
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.
Mark, thought you didn’t speak / understand Arabic at all. I guess you do after all….
I LOVE THERE NEW ADDS!! 😀
GOOOO ZAIN!! VIVA SUCKS!! they really do suck. and ppl think their prices are lower put its completly the opposite!! :@ I HATE VIVA!
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
Wow wallah nice ad, gr8 work Saatchi for bringing back the old memories!
It’s JWT not Saatchi
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
hahhaha loved it….. yah some others are very very very unprofessional and they now themselves..
VIVA is very unprofesionallllllllllllllllllllllll and this is said after dealing with themmmmmmmmmm F2F.
Yes, its very professional to extend your words with repeating letterssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss.