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"Watermelon Man" is a jazz standard written by Herbie Hancock for his debut album, Takin' Off (1962). Hancock's first version was recorded in a hard bop style, featuring solos by trumpeter Freddie Hubbard and saxophonist Dexter Gordon . [ 1 ]
The lyrics of the song are about Barbie and Ken, the dolls made by Mattel.Both the song and its music video feature Lene Nystrøm as Barbie and René Dif as Ken. As such, the lyrics drew the ire of Barbie's corporate owners, and a lawsuit was filed by Mattel.
[11] Music critic Jonathan Broxton also said, "The way the two musical sides of this film – the original songs, and the original score – co-operate is very impressive to me, and shows me that [Greta] Gerwig, [Mark] Ronson, [Andrew] Wyatt, and the others thought a great deal about the musical content of their film, what they wanted it to say ...
The “Barbie” songs are already considered frontrunners, and if either number prevails on March 10, the Oscar will go to a pair of songwriters who already have one of those golden statues.
Billie Eilish set out to write the “Barbie” movie’s end credits song “What Was I Made For?” about the titular Mattel doll at the center of the summer’s biggest blockbuster. But the ...
Michael Buckner/Golden Globes 2024/Golden Globes 2024 via Getty Images Three of the six nominees for Best Original Song at the 2024 Golden Globes came from Barbie — and director Greta Gerwig’s ...
The album is a creative example of music in the hard bop idiom. [8] The bluesy track " Watermelon Man " made it to the Top 100 of the singles charts, [ 8 ] and went on to become a jazz standard . Hancock released a funk arrangement of “Watermelon Man” on his 1973 album Head Hunters .
Billie Eilish left a lasting impression with her performance at the 2024 Grammys.. Eilish, 22, took the stage at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles on Sunday, February 4, to deliver a chilling ...