The Jackal with Dana Bryant * Ronny Jordan | HQ ~ West Wing

Did I ever tell you about the man who changed my life?
The one I thought, oh. Lord, when I saw him walkin'
back in that bar, all tall and lean with them broad shoulders,
sweet lips, I knew that I had died and gone to
Chocolate Heaven

He had a real deep voice, white pearly teeth,
his shoe was always shiny.
Long slender fingers manicured perfectly.
The man wore 800-dollar Italian suit, straight from,
I dunno, what would they call it,
Milan or Rome or someplace like that?

I knew it wasn't local.
I said, I got to get next to that.
I haven't seen him in a long time.
The man was so fine, he could get any good girl into trouble
Can you guess what his name was?
Well
'The Jackal'
'The Jackal'
Say.
'The Jackal'

He was fat back cat cool like a Friday afternoon martini,
chillin' at a quarter after 5.
Twist of lime, Coke on the side.
The brother loved the high life.
Had a Ph.D. in street stride.
They called him 'The Jackal'.

He was big Mack daddy super black stylin'
a diamonds in the back Cadillac.
Fur-lined boards, white wall wheels, cruise control,
built for speed, chrome on evray-thang.
And stereophonic speakers,
though he really didn't need them.
When they called him
'The Jackal'.
Say.
'The Jackal'.

Fly boy was in the buttermilk, hard, livin' fast, livin' large,
6 foot 4 and not an ounce of fat!
When women asked, 'is you a Cat?'
He said 'I did more that that.
I'm the firmest of the firm
And in case you, hadn't known,
they call me 'The Jackal'.

Served the 18-year bid First Reicker's Island
then they hid him in the state penitentiary.
Said the charge was Grand Larceny.
That was 1975, and today, if he's still alive,
he'd be living in the park.
Hm. The brother whose claim to fame was
that they called him 'The Jackal'.
'The Jackal'"

[judex]

I was at the shoot in 1993.
The video was filmed in the
Cafe de Paris in Leicester Square, London. I recall there being a lot of extras/models at the recording of the video though most of them don’t appear in the final cut of the video. A friend of mine, the stunning girl in the white dress talking to the Jackal was called Kadamba Simmons. R.I.P.

[ThisIsJaysWorld]

Why are you talking to me during the Jackal? Dont talk to me during The Jackal 😂

[ronnieporter]

I am watching the very West Wing episode that C.J Cregg mimes the Jackal..Fantastic .

[csiluverlyf]

Anyone else listening and picturing CJ? It's automatic.

[quambyable]

I SO cannot understand whytthis hasn't had waaaay more views, likes nor interest!!! THISis one of THE @RonnieJordans greatest ever lip biting STILL A in 2025....I mean just check the strings✊🏽💜

[silkee]

I've only played this song a million times without knowing who the face behind the voice was. This is refreshing.

[Roberto_]

Quite possibly one of the greatest music tracks ever! RIP Ronny Jordan, you were a musical genius

[calvinberry]

I can’t believe I found this song from one of my favorite episode….

[boberthim]

I had to see what "The West Wing was referring to.

[danizm]

Ronny Jordan never got the props he deserved!

[dobermanpac]

One of my top 10 songs of all time. Sooo much going on, it chills me. And the vocals were just as satisfying 👍👍💯

[ricogo]

That woman is just stunningly beautiful ... mesmerizing ...
As for her voice, I am m-e-l-t-i-n-g.
Thank you so much for sharing !

[fairplayer]

Saw many Jackals growing up in the streets of Soweto in the 1980's. Brothers with extraordinary taste in fine clothing, liquor and women... shoes shining like mirrors. Many were buried without mourners at their funerals. Buried on prison grounds.

[TVGord]

I just had my mind blown today when I discovered that this video was directed by Alex Winter...Bill from Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure! :-O

[Tahkaullus]

What's all these comments during the Jackal?

[JamesPMI]

Classics making you realize how old you are...
(saw this guy on stage 1994. Do your math)

F* love it...

[gua]

Wow, I have been looking for this, I used to have it on my computer (two computers ago). I had no idea who did it. Love this lady's voice and the sax and instrumentation is excellent! Thanks for the post!

[anthonybravooo]

The Jackal has died. Mark Bravo ( the main actor in this video) will be buried 11 May. He died not in the park but in his penthouse overlooking the Thames . Loved always Brother. Anthony ❤

[SerasXHarkonnen]

I really want to see someone audition for a singing show with this song

[markjohnson]

This was a great story and a very cool song