Mark Ronson reveals ‘I’m Just Ken’ was nearly cut from ‘Barbie’: “The song wasn’t working”
nme.comMark Ronson has said that ‘I’m Just Ken’ almost didn’t make it to the final cut of Barbie amid concern that it “wasn’t working”.While Ryan Gosling’s iconic song is arguably one of the most beloved parts of the film, Ronson (who wrote and produced the track) revealed that the world nearly didn’t get to hear it.“I thought, ‘God, I hope we don’t ruin it,'” he told Sunday Times Culture [via MusicNews].“At that first screening the song wasn’t working.
I panicked,” he said. “The humour wasn’t translating and Greta had to fight. The studio asked her how much she really needed it and she said, ‘With every inch of my body.’ And then there was a big swing.”Ronson also said he believed the song has helped young boys.“Ken is ridiculous.
But Greta’s point was that nobody should ever be laughing at a character,” he continued. “We feel their pain, as crazy as that sounds about a guy wearing a white mink and two pairs of sunglasses.
I never wanted to write a song for a cheap laugh. You want something to get under people’s skin.“I know I’ll sound like David Brent, but the song helped young boys.
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