Karen Zoid - Deurmekaar (Official Audio)

"Deurmekaar" is taken from Karen Zoids Gold selling sophmore album "Chasing the Sun" available on all streaming services and for DL on iTunes / Amazon.

"...Sure, some listeners are going to dismiss middle class ditties like "Black Guitar" and "Born to Shine" from Karen Zoid's new album Chasing the Sun as middle-of-the-road misfires. But by alternating agitated rockers ("Foto's Teen die Muur") with introspective acoustic ballads ("Beautiful", "Meisie wat Haar Potlood Kou"), the South Afrcian rock goddess insistently delivers a series of aural postcards that make for liberating listening.

The decision to kick off with the ballsy rasp of "Oh my Love" delivers, immediately entices the listener with its angst-filled simplicity. While "Suburbs" is an intimate snapshot of the hellish everyday experience of life's many cul-de-sacs with Zoid's wail transforming seemingly trite sentiments into an irony soaked exploration. Yet rather than tread water in the inner thematic quagmire though, the singer surges straight into the defiant anthem "Ons Soek Rock & Roll", declaring her missionary intent with an incisive mix of straightforward guitar driven glory.

Of course, savvy singer songwriter that she is, she's not afraid to return to an intimate mood, with "Deurmekaar" a wistful and confessional reflection on lost love. While lyrics like "Ek ken jou lyf/Ek ken jou taal/Ek ken jou goed/Ek ken jou kaal" might alienate those listeners who prefer fully clothed metaphors, Zoid is an entirely different rock beast. Eschewing pretension for a forthright lyricism on the biting socio-cultural critiques of "Verandering", "Forty Seven" and "Danville Diva" this is one "rock chick" who simply calls it how she sees it:

"Woolies, Edgars, Mr Price/In die Tydskrif lyk dit nice/Diselhemp, designer drugs/Julle e-mail ek wil faks/Maak staat op jou eie smaak/Sonder labels is jy naak/it's all just marketing baby..."

- 9/10 by Miles Keylock

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[omarmy]

Ek's Engels spreekend, maar vreeslik baie dankbaar dat ek redelik goed Afrikaans kan praat en skryf. Dit het my ñ goeie insig gegee omtrent die geselige en vrolike natuur van die Afrikaner volk.

[renepina]

I discovered Karen about a year ago and she has become one of my favourite artists. And even though Afrikaans is not my first language (Dutch is) I get touched by most of her songs. Especially Op die oomblik 1 and 2 she has some really good songs. Keep up the good work Karen! Hopefully I will be able to see you play live sometime. Ad

[nthabisengmusi]

I'm not fluent in afrikaans but it touches me

[quintusgrobler]

Ek het toe ek jonk was niks van Karen Zoid gehou nie. Nie vir 'n goeie rede nie, was half net hardkoppigheid na Afrikaners is plesierig. Die song was hoe ek oorreed was om my opinie te verander oor die jare. Dit het soveel hart. Ons mense kan gevoelings mooier uitspreek as enige taal. Ek't gelewe in Japan, Korea en lewe Engels, maar geen taal het die tipe krag nie. Te wonderlik.

[chrystekruger]

Na al die jare is dit nogsteeds my favorite song ❤

[brendonconradie]

Ek het geloop sonder om te groet
Ek wil jou bel ek wonder of ek moet
Ek weet jy dink ek't jou verniel
Ek het jou lief met my hart en siel

Ek het geloop sonder om te groet
En clean breaks is tien teen een goed
En ek sit hier op die lang pad
Soos soveel kere vantevoor
En iewers langs die highway het ek my beste pel verloor

Ek ken jou lyf
Ek ken jou taal
Ek ken jou goed
Ek ken jou kaal
Ons het opgestaan
Ons het weer geval
Die herinneringe maak my mal
Die fight's verby
Die vuur's geblus
Die storm het bedaar
Als is fine
Ek voel so deurmekaar

Ek het geloop sonder om te groet
Jy's nog altyd een wat net praat wanneer hy moet
As ek kon sing en minder sê
Sal jy ook beter weet wat ek nodig het.

Ek ken jou lyf
Ek ken jou taal
Ek ken jou goed
Ek ken jou kaal
Ons het opgestaan
Ons het weer geval
Die herinneringe
Die herinneringe
Die herinneringe

Ek ken jou lyf
Ek ken jou taal
Ek ken jou goed
Ek ken jou kaal
Ons het opgestaan
Ons het weer geval
Die herinneringe maak my mal

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[madeleinliandilerm]

Woorde. Sy sing dit met gevoel. Sal altyd een van my favourites bly. Woorde beteken alles vir my.

[Bozewani]

ek lief die praat se Karen zoid sy is die mooiste liedtjke een dag ek bly in Kaapstad ek l, oek vir die nuwe huis daar en die gebeide Strand by die Indiese Oseaan

[hutch]

I found this song thanks to an old flame, funny how things work out.

[conradmeyer]

KAREN PERHAPS U WONT REPLY BUT I GOT A HOME RECORDING STUDEO IN CAPE TOWN I HAVE BEEN SITING HERE FOR YEARS SONGWRITING .CAN I SEND TO YOU A SAMPLE?

[rook]

Ek dink Refentse doen n better job. Maar nogs steeds goed.