Yay yay, I wanna be a rockstar
Here’s the first local musical piece that I’ve been impressed with for a while. The most impressive part? The brilliant Ammani pop-culture twist.
These lyrics are so relevant I recommend that any tourist/visitor/stranger to West Amman print them out. Armed with nothing but this song, you’ll be able to see some of the landmarks and pop-culture terminology and characters our city has to offer.
Here are the lyrics in English (my own translation):
“SubarStar” by Humam Ammari and Nadim Masri, tunes based on “Rockstar” by Nickelback
I am tired of standing in front “the” Eight
Heck I could have stayed home instead
and I wish I can have one dinner at Zaatar o Zeit.
(Tell me what do you want?)
I want a house in Abdoun or Dabouq
And for God’s sake, new car
and forget about traffic jams, get me a badass chauffeur.
(So how can I help you now?)
I want a savings account at the Housing Bank
And a credit card with no billing address
so that I can invite all the guys to Kan Zaman.
(Awesome, man)
I want a new house in Deir Ighbar
With a big ass pool, that comes with a bar
And oh yeah, a gas station on the Airport Road.
(So how you gonna do it?)
Chorus
I’m willing to become a really big sissy
and buy some wax for my hair.
Because I want to be a big suber star
Going around the bars with this guitar
Have a bodyguard who looks like a lizard
And hang out at Nai with Ayman D3eis
And be on the telephone with Diana Karazon
Have the best video clip on TV
Have an album sponsored by Zain
And have all my concerts in Rass el-Ain
Yeayeah I want to be a a famous star.
I want to sit on my balcony drinking tea
Then go work out at Vy,
let me fix my body
I look like a shitty shoe.
(A shitty shoe indeed)
I want to be on Al-Wakeel’s morning show
And dump my elephant-size girlfriend
I want a new mobile
I am tired of this trash
(It seems like it’s working out for you, homes)
*chorus*
I want to be famous
Have my breakfast at Blue Fig
Ditch my classes for the women
And drink every day like an animal.
Yeayeah I want to be a a famous star
I want an apartment by the beach in Tala Bay
And a party on a boat with the best DJ
And to wake up hung over and head to the buffet
and my Egyptian worker greets me with “welcome sir”
And the lyrics in Arabic: (Yamli)
طب والله أشرفلي أضل بالبيت
و نفسي مرة أتعشى بزعتر و زيت
((طب شو إلي بدك إياه يا سيدي)
بدي بيت بعبدون أو دابوق
و سيارة جديده بحياة أبوك
و انسى الأزمه، جيبلي شوفير حربوق
(طب أنا كيف بقدر أساعدك هسة)
بدي حساب توفير ببنك الإسكان
و بطاقة إئتمان بدون عنوان
عشان أعزم كل الشباب على كان زمان
(والله على راسي هلا يابا)
بدي بيت جديد بدير غبار
مع بركه كبيره جواتها بار
مش غلط كمان كازيه عطريق المطار
(طب قلي إنت شو مستعد إتساوي يعني)
مستعد أصير زي الطنطات
و اشتري واكس لهشعرات
عشان بدي أكون سوبرستار
داير عل-بارات معي هل-غيتار
عندي بدي غارد شبه أبو بريص
و اسهر بالناي مع أيمن دعيس
و عتليفون مع ديانا كرزون
إلي أحلى كليب ع- التلفزيون
عندي ألبوم برعاية زين
و نص حفلاتي براس العين
هييه بدي أكون مشهور
هييه هييه بدي أكون مشهور
بدي أقعد ع -بلكونتي اشرب شاي
و أطلع على طول اتدرب فاي
أزبط جسمي شوي
شكلي زي الصرماي
(والله صرماي مالنا و مال الحكي يا عمي)
بدي أطلع الصبح ع-برنامج الوكيل
و أفرطها مع صاحبتي إللي قد الفيل
و بدي موبايل جديد بكفي تزبيل
(والله زبطت معاك الأمور يا حصتي)
مستعد أصير زي الطنطات
و اشتري واكس لهشعرات
عشان بدي أكون سوبرستار
داير عل-بارات معي هل-غيتار
عندي بدي غارد شبه أبو بريص
و اسهر بالناي مع أيمن دعيس
و عتليفون مع ديانا كرزون
إلي أحلى كليب ع- التلفزيون
عندي ألبوم برعاية زين
وكل حفلاتي براس العين
بدي أكون شب مشهور
عل- Blue fig أطلع عالفطور
أطنش دوامي عشان نسوان
اشرب كل يوم زي الحيوان
هييه هييه بدي أكون مشهور
بدي شقة عالبحر بتالا باي
و حفله عل-قارب مع أشهر دي جاي
و اصحى بعد السكرة على البوفية
و الحارس إللي عندي يقولي ‘هلا يا بييهزهقت الوقفه عباب
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khalid
October 15, 2008 @ 3:42 pm
Lol, extremely funny. Thanks for posting it cuz when you get addicted to the song u just need something with the same vibe but different lyrics.
But i think it’s ” I want a house in Abdoud or Dabouq ” not Deir Ighbar
Bardees
October 15, 2008 @ 4:09 pm
yaaay Roba cool post! thanks cz I was starting to feel depressed from this cloudy weather!
nasimjo
October 15, 2008 @ 4:12 pm
Thanks for the lyrics :D
nice attempt …. i am linking you no my post about this song :) (I wonder though why did u publish it last night and deleted it again! … coz here you are publishing it again :) )
http://nasimjo.blogspot.com/2008/10/al-wakeel-playing-hummam-ammaris.html
khalid
October 15, 2008 @ 7:42 pm
Isn’t the guy who’s talking in the background the guy from عصمان الدبرداشي “Abu el Wafa” cuz it sounds so much like him
Bardees
October 16, 2008 @ 1:46 am
No,it’s not him , 3osman is mohammad el madfa3i , a presenter on radio fann
bakkouz
October 16, 2008 @ 8:21 am
Yeha, its nice but i can hardly call the tune “based on” Nickelback’s song, more like a straight copy of it. I would have liked the song more if the tune was original.
omar
October 16, 2008 @ 8:33 am
I thought it was ok, I second Bakkouz on the originality
I do think though, a better Jordanian funny song (don’t know how much attention it got) is “Inti Bagara”. It’s hilarious and original:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ABxlCx6va0
Amjad Mahfouz
October 16, 2008 @ 11:21 am
amaizzzzzzzzzing, love it like hell
babazahra'
October 16, 2008 @ 12:57 pm
oh man, i love it so much. It’s soooooo Jordan and sooooo Ammanite. Roba dear, I’ll link this song and put it in my blog with both lyrics. Malaysian readers for sure will fallin’ in love with this kinda creative work. Thumbs up!
Mesh
October 17, 2008 @ 1:42 am
TALAVAZYOON , TALAFOOON lol
7affay is better than sormay i guess lol
المشكلجي
October 19, 2008 @ 3:14 am
ما هذا الفن الساقط؟،هل بلفعل شبابنا وصلوا الي هذا الذوق المنزلق الذي فقط يعبر عن الئنانيه والفرديه والنرجسيه ..يا هل ترا هذا ما يريده شبابنه للوصول الي العداله الاجتماعيه والحياه الكريمه..ما اسمعه واره من “فن” متهالك أنما يدل علي أننا في قاع الحضاره الانسانيه
Hani Obaid
October 20, 2008 @ 1:15 am
Mashkalji ya mashkalji, There’s are and there’s comedy. Let us have some fun!
ALMASHKALGY
October 20, 2008 @ 1:22 am
Ya Hani Obaid,,والله “مغني” من هل شكل ما بشغلوا بياع خضره
KeKo
November 1, 2008 @ 1:34 am
This Rocks!