A Million Shades Of Barbie, A Million Shades Of Pop

embodies Barbie’s origins, while also bringing her into the now and even subverting her controversies. Although Barbie is largely regarded as a nostalgic item for the three now-grown generations who played with her, she’s not a fad and has never been for her decades-long reign. In 2021, 164 dolls were being sold every minute. Initially, Barbie was devised to be a beautiful doll that “always represented that a woman has choices,” as creator Ruth Handler put it.

On the song, Smith, after a haphazard no-homo lyric, seductively lists the checkmarks of the quintessential quote-unquote man: “Strip clubs and dollar bills/ Wall Street and dirty deals/ Pop stars, exotic pills,” before throwing in “cars with dirty wheels.” The electrolyte synths and neo-funk rhythm give the song a Daft Punkian coolness alongside Smith’s dramatic, soaring vocals.

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