"Barbie Girl" is one of those inexplicable pop culture phenomena -- a bouncy, slightly warped Euro-dance song that simultaneously sends up femininity and Barbie dolls. Mattel wasn't too amused, but the public was, making it a huge hit in Europe and America. Like many Europop acts, Aqua isn't capable of delivering another song as insanely catchy as "Barbie Girl," but there's plenty of infectious filler that keeps the album moving along at a nice pace.
So in browsing the top 100 videos on launch.yahoo.com, I absolutely looove that there are songs from my childhood like Barbie Girl and Ice Ice Baby that are still viewed by millions of people everyday. It's frickin hilaaarious. In 100 years, will our grandkids' grandkids still be watching those videos? How insane...
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