Check Out This 2018 Feminist Revamp Of The Iconic 'Barbie Girl'

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    Check Out This 2018 Feminist Revamp Of The Iconic 'Barbie Girl'
    POSTED Aug 15 2018
    By Cool Accidents
    Ava Max
    Photo: Lauren Dunn

    We're leaving Barbie Girl's iconic Europop sound in 1997 where it belongs (just kidding, we'll always love you Aqua), with edgy new pop act Ava Max giving the karaoke favourite a 2018 update. 

    Not Your Barbie Girl samples the original pretty heavily - including the song's chorus melody - but gives it a fresher trap pop spin with reworked verses, a Nicki Minaj-like flow and lyrics like "I am plastic, call me classic / You can't touch me there, you can't touch my body / Unless I say so, ain't ya barbie no".

    We're digging its new feminist spin because despite our nostalgic love of the original banger, its lyrics don't really stand up in our current #MeToo climate. 

    And if you're not well acquainted with Ava Max, she's a Virginia-born, LA-based artist dishing out club pop tracks like My Way, Clap Your Hands with Le Youth and Into Your Arms with Witt Lowry. She's also bringing the assymetrical 'do back! 

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Ava Max
Photo: Lauren Dunn

We're leaving Barbie Girl's iconic Europop sound in 1997 where it belongs (just kidding, we'll always love you Aqua), with edgy new pop act Ava Max giving the karaoke favourite a 2018 update. 

Not Your Barbie Girl samples the original pretty heavily - including the song's chorus melody - but gives it a fresher trap pop spin with reworked verses, a Nicki Minaj-like flow and lyrics like "I am plastic, call me classic / You can't touch me there, you can't touch my body / Unless I say so, ain't ya barbie no".

We're digging its new feminist spin because despite our nostalgic love of the original banger, its lyrics don't really stand up in our current #MeToo climate. 

And if you're not well acquainted with Ava Max, she's a Virginia-born, LA-based artist dishing out club pop tracks like My Way, Clap Your Hands with Le Youth and Into Your Arms with Witt Lowry. She's also bringing the assymetrical 'do back! 

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