Someone made a very good point today (following our coverage of Die Antwoord), stating that although I have mention Jack Parow and his song “Cooler As Ekke,” and even featured the TaxiJam version, I am yet to show the original music video on 2oceansvibe.
Surely not?
I had a little look around and, my God, you are absolutely correct! So here it is – better late than never!
If you have not seen this video or heard this song I STRONGLY advise you to drop everything you’re doing and take this in. You.have.never.
Don’t be shy to sing along:
JACK PAROW
Cooler As Ekke
Jy dink jy’s cooler as ekke, want jy rook Yves Saint Laurent sigarette
Jy dink jy’s cooler as ekke, want jy’t ‘n tattoo van ‘n slang op jou tette.
Jy dink jy’s cooler as ek, want jy’t ‘n plakkaat van Led Zeppelin bo jou bed
Jy dink jy’s cooler as ek, want jy’s elke jaar by die J&B Met.
Jy’s ou nuus, ek kom met rou beats
Jy lê en wag, ek gan soek iets
Jy’s ice tea, ek’s witblits
Jy’s lite bier, ek’s spirits
Jy’s die ou met die new fresh look
Ek’s die ou met die Pep Stores broek
Ek watch jou, jy koekeloer oukes
jy forward nog Vernon Koekemoer jokes
Ek’s fantasties, jy’s spasties
Ek vat an poppies, jy raak an klein kids
Jy’s Tim Voster, ek’s Chris Edwards
Jy’s innie bosse, ek rol innie vet shit
Jy’s boring soos liedjies ommie kampvuur
my styl slick sneak suutjies soos ‘n vampier
jou styl kak sag soos ‘n pink marshmallow
meisies skree vir net “one night in parow”
Jy dink jy’s cooler as ekke, want jy hang saam met models en ek hang saam met slette
Jy dink jy’s cooler as ekke, want ek’s ‘n rapper en jy sing in falsette
Jy dink jy’s cooler as ek, want ek ry op met die bus en jy vlieg op met ‘n jet
Jy dink jy’s cooler as ek, want jy ry in ‘n Peugeot twee nul ses
Jy rol met ‘n selfoon in jou pen
Ek rol nog met ‘n 3310
My styl gooi sexy korrek
Jy dra nog fokken Mr Price Red
As ek instap skrikkie hele fokken bar
Jy kry nog fokken geld by jou ma
Ek los die hele jol papnat
As jy instap begin die hele jollie pad vat
ek’s Amerika, jys Irak
ek bomb jou lat die kak slap spat
Ek’s ‘n Bic pen, jy’s ‘n Mont Blanc
Jy loop rond met fokken skuim op jou mond-rand
Ek’s original jy’s gecopy
Ek’s ‘n flash drive jy’s ‘n floppy
Jy maak of jy alles het ma jy’s fake
Jack Parow bra ek lewe soos n straatmeit
Jy dink jy’s cooler as ekke, want jy drink by Ku De Ta en ek drink by De Dekke
Jy dink jy’s cooler as ekke, want jy’s die gentleman, bra eksie prette
Jy dink jy’s cooler as ek, want ek hou vakansie in Hartenbos en jy hou vakansie in Quebec.
Jy dink jy’s cooler as ek, omdat jy die nuwe issue van One Small Seed het
Jack Parow bra ek’s n poes woes
Jy eet caviar en couscous
Ek drink Klipdrif, jy drink Peroni
Jy’t vriende in Swede, ek het vriende in Benoni
Ek koop al my klere by die local Pep Stores save more
Jy koop al jou fokken klere by a store
Jy dra net fokken Polo shirts
Shame, jy luister na die Dirty Skirts
My naam’s Parow, dik heavy uitgeskollie
Jy lyk soos Jeremy de Tollie
Jack Parow, die life van die party
Jy dra net fokken Issey Miyake
Jy’s too cool for school, eks mos kief
Ek’s grasshopper, jys Lacoste sportief
Jy lat die koek flop, ek lat die huis rys
Jou meisie het ‘n foto van my piel op haar Space Case
It’s just too awesome for words! I love everything about that music video – from the tune, to the wardrobe, to the fact that they shot it at Burger Fair..
Genius.
[lyrics source : watkykjy]
12 Comments
Brad
09 Feb 2010
That Rocks….ha ha ha….who is the brunette that sing the “Jy dink jy’s cooler as ekke” part….she is AMAZING….
parowarrow
09 Feb 2010
Lekker tune…Seth that songs pretty much directed at your social group types!
Richard
10 Feb 2010
The brunette is Inge Beckmann from Lark.
Hunny Bunny
31 Mar 2010
My Wereld !!! I had the hardest laugh of my life when i listened carefully to the lyrics !!! FreakN rockZz !!!
Funniest thing is … i do … i do have friends in Benoni !! hehehe
Ingy
14 May 2010
I think this is sooo cool at least we can have a good laugh. Good beat and lyrics that make no sense but cooler dan ekke
Chrione Louwenberg
01 Oct 2010
I think Jack Parow is a shame to all true Afrikaans people. Never in my life have I felt so ashamed at being Afrikaans. I’d rather be found dead in Irak fighting for USA than listening to him AND calling myself “trots Afrikaans”1
Daphs
04 Oct 2010
Chrione Louwenberg, lighten up please, i am also Afrikaans and it is better than to listen to this trans and rap and “crap”. He makes a person laugh, will your sour face crack when you laugh???
Dit is lekker om na sulke “snert” te luister by ‘n eg Suid Afriaanse “braai”. If you dont like it, dont listen to it, to to Irak and fight for the USA. I wont miss you but certainly will miss Jack Parow.
Lizzy
04 Oct 2010
Dis die ding met Jack Parrow… Hy het nie n saak met jou of jou nou van hom hou of nie… Ek dink hy is awesum en n goeie entertainer… As jy nie van sy musiek hou nie dan is dit jou probleem, moenie dit dan luister nie! Jack Parrow gooi sexy korek!!!
jahrijn
09 Oct 2010
what is he saying at the start of the song (0:07sec)?
dont understand it.
grtz from belgium, and to be honest, suid afrikaans sound awsome, you should be proud of it.
ALIYAH MOHAMED
20 Nov 2010
woow…i must say i love your music video…dude you cool…i listen to it every single day…i love it …
you rock jack parow
jd
14 Jan 2011
pis kool-iad. Oka die kat moet mal-mens-bugy toe kom , ek meen maar die is die afrikaanse hoofstad my bra. So parow laat jol biki ruk ,nevamind of die suurknolle verstik, die rainbow nation jol op jou beat fa geluk, dus woelag, nog rainbow nation
Shan
22 Apr 2011
i like this song i understand almost everything…
ITS AWESOMITO!!!
lolzz
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