Barbie Girl
Plastic fantastic anthem
Barbie Girl is a 1997 dance-pop song by the Danish-Norwegian group Aqua, known for its catchy, high-pitched vocals and playful lyrics about the Barbie doll lifestyle.
The song became a global hit and sparked a trademark lawsuit from Mattel, which was ultimately dismissed.
Beyond the song itself, calling someone a Barbie girl suggests a woman who is conventionally attractive but superficial, or someone overly focused on appearance and material things.
Leading toy manufacturer
- KenScottish masculine name
- convertibleCar with folding roof
- playsetChildren's outdoor climbing structure
- accessoriesSupplementary items or adornments
wardrobe · blonde · plastic · pink · fashionista · collectible · miniature · makeover
Proprietary name element
- hitSuccessful contact or strike
- singleOne in number
- lyricsWritten words for music
- melodyPleasing sequence of notes
chorus · hook · verse · bridge · refrain · earworm · platinum · track
Final twentieth-century decade
- retroEvoking recent past
- throwbackReturn to ancestral type
- MTVYouth-oriented video network
- flashbackInvoluntary past memory
childhood · millennial · pop culture · iconic · kitsch · guilty pleasure · teenybopper · dance party
Satirical imitation
- ironyMeaning opposite to words
- mockeryScornful ridicule or travesty
- caricatureExaggerated comic depiction
- consumerismPreoccupation with acquiring goods
materialism · objectification · plastic · superficiality · vapid · bimbo · airhead · critique
Mattel
Leading toy manufacturer
- KenScottish masculine name
- convertibleCar with folding roof
- playsetChildren's outdoor climbing structure
accessories · wardrobe · blonde · plastic · pink · fashionista · collectible · miniature · makeover · figurine
Aqua
Proprietary name element
melody · chorus · hook · verse · bridge · refrain · earworm · platinum · track · album
1990s
Final twentieth-century decade
flashback · childhood · millennial · pop culture · iconic · kitsch · guilty pleasure · teenybopper · dance party · roller rink
parody
Satirical imitation
- ironyMeaning opposite to words
- mockeryScornful ridicule or travesty
- caricatureExaggerated comic depiction
consumerism · materialism · objectification · plastic · superficiality · vapid · bimbo · airhead · critique · commentary
pink
Pale red hue
- glamorousAlluringly stylish and exciting
- blondeFair-haired person
- fashionableCurrently in style
pretty · dainty · coquette · flirtatious · playful · bubbly · perky · princess · fantasy · imagination
- 90s HitsSmells Like Teen Spirit, Losing My Religion, Under the Bridge, November Rain, MMMBop
- EuropopABBA, Ace of Base, Aqua, Roxette, Vengaboys
Barbie GirlBohemian Rhapsody
Queen's operatic rock suite
Stairway to Heaven · Kind of Blue · OK Computer · art rock · A Love Supreme
Barbie Girlgrunge
Accumulated dirt or filth
death metal · black metal · industrial music · noise rock · Black Sabbath
Barbie GirlStrange Fruit
Song about Southern lynchings
protest anthem · spirituals · Rage Against the Machine · Nina Simone · Bob Dylan