Slash + Wolfgang Van Halen Perform ‘Barbie’ Song at Oscars

Guns N’ Roses guitarist Slash and Mammoth WVH frontman Wolfgang Van Halen carried out “I’m Just Ken” from the Barbie film soundtrack reside tonight (March 10) at the Oscars. The tune was led by actor Ryan Gosling, who portrayed Ken within the movie directed by Greta Gerwig.

The tune is nominated for Best Original Song, a class which additionally contains one other Barbie soundtrack consultant in “What Was I Made For?”. The movie acquired a complete of 9 nominations at this 12 months’s 96th Academy Awards, together with Best Picture.

“I’m Just Ken” is the focus of a central scene for Gosling, who sings lead and it has deep ties to rock. It options Slash and Wolfgang Van Halen on guitar, Foo Fighters drummer Josh Reese and Jellyfish keyboardist Roger Manning.

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At the Oscars ceremony, the 2 guitarists reprised their function in an exciting reside efficiency of the hit tune, drawing applause from the viewers in attendance.

In the film scene, Gosling’s character is surrounded by dozens of different Kens (each male in Barbie Land is known as Ken). The Oscars efficiency saved true to the scene and flooded the stage with others portraying numerous Kens, making it the largest spectacle of the star-studded night time so far.

Watch a clip of Slash soloing beneath.

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Speaking about his enjoying within the movie after attending the premiere final July, Van Halen mentioned on Instagram, “If anyone is curious about specifics, I have a lot of textural stuff throughout the film with two major spots where I do some soloing. One in particular is pretty cool because it’s the big song that Ryan Gosling sings and Slash plays on it as well!”

“There’s a specific moment in this song that’s only in the movie where I’ve got this fun solo with some tapping and stuff lol. Such a cool opportunity. Honored to be a part of it,” he added.