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Barbie and the plasticity of pop
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Barbie Girl
The definitive Barbie song is Barbie Girl by the Danish Norwegian Europop band Aqua. Mattel tried to sue MCA Records, which was Aqua's label in North America, claiming that the song turned Barbie into a quote unquote blonde bimbo. The kind of plastic-y sexualization of Barbie in this song is the thing that put it over the top.
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