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All I want for Kristmas is Ken — and Ryan Gosling has more than delivered.
Just when we thought Barbie-mania was dying down, the star of Greta Gerwig's record-smashing film proved us all wrong. That's right — Ryan Gosling has worked with Mark Ronson (the writer behind the original song) to release a festive remix of his incredible song from Barbie, 'I'm Just Ken.' Merry Christmas.
It racked up a 4,000 person waitlist earlier this year, and now, you can get it for less.
And there's more — the pair also released an official music video, complete with a minute-long preamble set in a Mojo Dojo Casa House recording studio bedecked in festive decorations. Gosling (or is he in character as Ken… we simply cannot tell) frets about whether 'I'm Just Ken (Merry Kristmas Barbie)' will feel fresh. He suggests a dramatic piano solo (woefully off-key, of course). “The Christmas is making it fresh,” Ronson reassures him, candy cane in hand.
Ryan eventually readies himself to sing by “getting into character” with a pair of sunglasses — “because the world can have Ken's voice but only Barbie can have his eyes.”
“Now she's going to watch the BBC's Pride and Prejudice for the seventh time, until she falls asleep!”
And then, they launch into 'I'm Just Ken (Merry Kristmas Barbie)' — which is essentially a rendition of the original song with an underscoring of festive orchestrations and jingle bells… and the added bonus of a surprisingly soulful performance from Gosling. Honestly, it's everything we've ever wanted. BRB, adding this to the top of our Christmas playlists.
Without further ado, please watch it ASAP right here:
And that's not all — Ryan Gosling and Mark Ronson have also released a few other remixes on Ken, the EP. Go stream them right now. Because one remix is simply not Kenough.
We can't wait to see Ken taking home a few Grammys next year for this EP — we are being 100% serious when he say he deserves them!
