
So, hey, check me out, yeah, I’m just Ken Is it a crime if I’m hot when I’m in my feelings?Īnd is my goal finally here or am I dreaming? What will it take for her to see the man behind the tan and fight for me? Is it my destiny to live and die a life of blonde fragility? One day I was bleaching my hair, shaving my legs and wearing bespoke pink outfits, and rollerblading down Venice Beach.” “I’m Just Ken” lyrics

“I didn’t see it, but Margot and Greta conjured this out of me somehow. “I have to be honest: I only knew Ken from afar before now. Gosling, meanwhile, got real about playing Ken at CinemaCon 2023 in April. So he was really amazing, and when he really did start hitting the big notes, I was like, this dude is a vocal powerhouse!” Ronson decided to “take it all the way” by bringing in Guns N’ Roses guitarist Slash and new Foo Fighters drummer Josh Freese-who replaced the late Taylor Hawkins-to play on the track.īarbie The Album features tracks from an incredible lineup of artists including Fifty Fifty, Charli XCX, Nicki Minaj, Ice Spice, PinkPantheress, Karol G, Dua Lipa, Lizzo, Ava Max, Dominic Fike, Khalid, The Kid LAROI, Tame Impala, HAIM and GAYLE.

“But obviously, the song is also kind of ridiculous at times. “He really got it had to walk this line of not being funny or parody,” he says. It turns out Ronson had nothing to worry about. Gosling was a Mouseketeer, so Ronson wasn’t worried about the actor’s ability to sing (he’d also shown off his vocal chops in La La Land) but Gosling’s “subdued baritone” gave Ronson pause. Ryan Gosling, Margot Robbie in Barbie Warner Bos. But Gerwig loved the words so much that she sent them to Gosling, who in turn was so enamored with the words that he wanted to sing them himself. “When I sent the demo, I kind of mumbled that line, because I was like, if they don’t like it, I don’t want Greta and Noah to think that I’m trying to provide the funny,” Ronson continued.

When he wrote the words to “I’m Just Ken”, Ronson was apprehensive about how the lyrics “Is it my destiny to live and die a life of blond fragility?” might be received by Gerwig and Baumbach-and he certainly didn’t picture Gosling singing them. America Ferrera’s Barbie Speech Made Everyone Cry On Set, Even The Men
