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4 out of 5 stars

FIFTY FIFTY, Barbie Dreams (Ft. Kaliii) [๐Ÿ“ท: Atlantic / Warner Bros. Entertainment]South Korean girl group, FIFTY FIFTY, with the assist of American rapper, Kaliii, deliver โ€œBarbie Dreams,โ€ another fun bop from Barbie: The Album.

โ€œWhen I close my eyes, itโ€™s a fantasy / Perfect plastic life from a magazine.โ€ Yep, ๐ŸŽ™ FIFTY FIFTY, itโ€™s giving Barbie, specifically ๐Ÿ’ฟ Barbie: The Album (out July 21, 2023). The South-Korean girl group continues singing in the centerpiece, the chorus, โ€œThen I wake up, itโ€™s reality / I can have it all, live my Barbie dreams.โ€ Sigh, those ๐ŸŽต โ€œBarbie Dreamsโ€ are giving #VIBES. The exuberant track, yet another fun piece of Barbie: The Album, was produced by ๐ŸŽ› Space Primates.ย  Space Primates definitely puts in the work to make this joint shimmer something fierce. Of course, FIFTY FIFTY gets a lift from American rapper, ๐ŸŽ™ Kaliii.

Barbie The Album [๐Ÿ“ท: Atlantic / Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc.]โ€œBarbie Dreamsโ€ isnโ€™t deep, nor is it expected to be.ย  These Barbie songs have all been enjoyable and fun. โ€œBarbie dreamsโ€ is no different. ๐ŸŽ™ Sio sings the first verse, asserting, โ€œPink Prima Donna, Iโ€™m feeling hot tonight / That pretty state of mind, because Iโ€™m with myโ€ฆโ€ Her, โ€œgirlsโ€ of course, which ๐ŸŽ™ Aran adds in the pre-chorus, expanding the pinkness prior to the chorus.ย  Adding to the exuberance are the carefree โ€œLa-di-da-da-da(s)โ€ of the post-chorus.ย  luv itKaliii, of course, gets her moment in the second verse, complementing FIFTY FIFTY perfectly (โ€œKen gonโ€™ spend โ€˜cause Iโ€™m a ten / Pink Corvette, letโ€™s paint the rimsโ€).ย  All in all, while nothing substantive comes out of ๐ŸŽต โ€œBarbie Dreamsโ€ itโ€™s an ear-catching F-U-N bop. The pink speaks for itself โ€“ rather, the song!

4 out of 5 stars


Various Artists โ€ข ๐Ÿ’ฟ Barbie The Album โ€ข ๐Ÿท Atlantic / Warner Bros. Entertainment ย โ€ข ๐Ÿ—“ 7.21.23
[๐Ÿ“ท: Brent Faulkner/The Musical Hype; Atlantic / Warner Bros. Entertainment; OpenClipart-Vectors, PIRO via Pixabay]

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the musical hype aka Brent Faulkner has earned Bachelor and Masters degrees in music (music Education, music theory/composition respectively). A multi-instrumentalist, he plays piano, trombone, and organ among numerous other instruments. He's a certified music educator, composer, and a freelance music journalist. Faulkner cites music and writing as two of the most important parts of his life. Notably, he's blessed with a great ear, possessing perfect pitch.

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