Barbie Girl (Goth Metal Version)

Barbie Girl Goth Metal Cover by FamilyJules feat. @Lollia
▼ If you do anything Ken does in this video you go to jail ▼
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I was a furious teenager when I was trying to be as metal and cool as I could be but I couldn't get Barbie Girl by Aqua out of my head. It just felt like it was playing constantly in my mind, so much so that I think I had a mix CD of all metal and then this song at the end, probably which got played the most.

Last year I think off-handedly, Lollia was over my house and she was like let's do Barbie Girl, and for some reason I had never been more ready to make a cover in my life. When she came to visit this time, we sat down and beasted out the whole arrangement. We both decided to lean into our edginess and make a gothic metal spin on it, I was so ready to flip the song into minor for this and didn't even realize that the song IS in minor. So I did the next best thing, Harmonic Minor. Adding some organs to really ice the gothic cake.

This was the first video I've ever gone all out with a shot list and took the whole pre-production for it really seriously. I had a lot of weird passion in trying to bring the most unhinged video I could, by being a psychopathic Ken to Lollia's e-girl esque Barbie. We shot on 6 locations across two days. It was so much work to edit together and then do some (campy and half-hearted) vfx for it, but I wanted to make something I'd be proud of. I hope it's a fun listen.

Thanks!

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Composed by: Aqua
Filmed by: Jules Conroy and Corey Dyer
Cop / Johnny McPunchface: Dillon Thomas

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Instruments Used:

Lead Guitar: Ernie Ball Majesty Monarchy Series
Rhythm Guitar: Schecter E-1 Apocalypse
Bass: Schecter Diamond-J 5

Interface: Axe-Fx III
Mixer: Makie ProFX12
Microphone: Shure SM7B
Audio Software: Cubase 12
Video Software: Adobe Premiere Pro 2022
Video Camera: Panasonic Lumix GH5s

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Lyrics:

"Hiya, Barbie"
"Hi, Ken"
"You want to go for a ride?"
"You alright, Ken?"
"Nope, jump in!"

I'm a Barbie girl, in the Barbie world
Life in plastic, it's fantastic
I can brush my hair
And dress up everywhere
Imagination, life is your creation
Come on, Barbie, let's go party
I'm a Barbie girl, in the Barbie world
Life in plastic, it's fantastic
I can brush my hair
And dress up everywhere
Imagination, life is your creation

I'm a goth bimbo girl in a fantasy world
Dress in black, hex him back, call me mommy

You're my doll, rock'n'roll, on insanity's brink
Bite me here, fight me there, hanky panky

What the fuck? Anyway...
Can you play some paramore?
(Uwu)
I'm a Barbie girl, in the Barbie world
Life in plastic, it's fantastic
I can brush my hair
And dress up everywhere
Imagination, life is your creation

Come on, Barbie, let's go party (nah ah uh yeah)
Come on, Barbie, let's go party (uwu uwu)
Come on, Barbie, let's go party (nah ah uh yeah)
Come on, Barbie, let's go party (uwu uwu)

Make you walk, make you talk, do whatever I please
I can act like a star, if you beg on your knees

Come jump in, emo friend, let us cruise it and then
Find some clown, beat him down, hanky panky

Not okay. Anyway...
Throw him in that alleyway
Oh my god. You're insane...
Second thought, I'm entertained

Come on, Barbie, let's go party (nah ah uh yeah)
Come on, Barbie, let's go party (uwu uwu)
Come on, Barbie, let's go party (nah ah uh yeah)
Come on, Barbie, let's go party (uwu uwu)

I'm a Barbie girl, in the Barbie world
Life in plastic, it's fantastic
I can brush my hair and dress up everywhere
Imagination, life is your creation
Come on, Barbie, let's go party (ah ah ah yeah)
Come on, Barbie, let's go party (ooh oh, ooh oh)
Come on, Barbie, let's go party (ah ah ah yeah)
Come on, Barbie, let's go party (ooh oh, ooh oh)

Oh, I'm having so much fun
Well, Barbie, I'm going to prison
Oh, well buh bye ken

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#barbie #familyjules #Lollia #barbiegirl #gothic

[Petsinwinter]

"You Alright, Ken?"
"NOPE! Jump in!"
set the pace of the entire song and I haven't stopped listening to it

[sevepanda]

0:52 was probably my favourite part, just because I had no clue what to expect and the deadpan "what the fuck" before the song starts up proper again set the entire tone. And also made me fall out of my chair laughing.

[MadameVixen]

This is unironically the best version of barbie girl I've ever heard

[Niloc]

the fact that you managed to straight up fit 'what the fuck' into the actual song lyrics had me making the same reaction
this music video is completely unhinged in the BEST ways

[MsMeiriona]

Jules being so completely unhinged as Ken is amazing, and the repeated use of "hanky panky" just elevates it.

[VictorLHouette]

This was perfect. The level of unhinged dancing and repeating "hanky panky" really sells it 😂

[aj]

I don't think a single line in this song is as chaotic as:
"What the fuck? Anyway, can you play some Paramore? uwu"

[StormEagleCH]

Jules wearing shades at night and t-bagging on a random stranger he beat up all while saying hanky panky has got to be one of the most chad things I've ever seen

[oops]

Ken describing abusive behavior, saying "hanky panky, " and then busting down an orange justice will live forever rent-free in my head

[SamTheMarioMan]

"If you do anything Ken does in this video you go to jail" Doing the Orange Justice dance while singing "Hanky panky" is surely illegal in some part of the world

[SorrenRaclaw]

Portraying Ken as a coke-addled metal head is absolute perfection! I can't imagine what the other people at the mall were thinking when you guys went out to record this video.

[leonidas]

I need Lollia’s “what the fuck” as a reaction sound. it was so genuine

[simonludlow]

Anyone else just had a massive grin watching this. This was hilarious

[trulyunknowable]

Barbie: You alright, Ken?
Ken: Nope!

Felt that

[bowoflight]

So much edge in the video I feel like I was sliced in half.

Jokes aside, this is an awesome cover! After I saw the thumbnail and title, I knew I HAD to read the description and I was NOT disappointed lmao this is such a wonderful cover, thank you so much for this masterpiece

[Aticant]

"I hope it was a fun listen." Good god, Jules. If that was your goal then you DEFINITELY succeeded. This was incredible and I'm convinced I'll never get Barbie Girl out of my head, either.

[mohammadarsal]

This video starts with: "Hi Ken" and ends with "Bye Ken!". Was I the only one who found this hilarious?

[madisonwuertz]

THE SONG I DIDN’t KNOW I NEEDED UNTIL NOW 👀👀

[Kris]

I've replayed this video about 15 times since it released yesterday and Jules' "hanky panky" Orange Justice dance lives rent free in my head.

People call things "gold" but I think this video is diamonds.

[adriannebee]

I think what I love the most in this absolutely inspired and unhinged video is that the Barbie Lollia is playing here is trying to take this seriously while Jules's Ken is just going full unhinged. The acting is amazing here and it's lived in my head ever since its release.