Especially when the song speaks about touching and ‘playing’. Dress me up, make it tight, I’m your dolly. I’m a blond bimbo girl in a fantasy world. Because when we thought they were singing “dress me anywhere,” the lyrics actually read this: You can brush my hair, undress me everywhere. Life in plastic, it’s fantastic! But then comes the more disturbing stuff. Little girls grew up singing this song, and we really need to address how problematic it actually is.įirst she talks about how amazing her plastic life is, which for a Barbie is valid, I guess. For years we thought, well, how dirty could a song about Barbie really be? Turns out, quite dirty. The wildly popular song, Barbie Girl by Aqua came out 20 years ago on May 14, 1997, and instantly became a sensational hit.
