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Old October 10th, 2009, 04:29 PM
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For those of you who remember the notorious 1997 "Barbie Girl" song from the danish band "Aqua" that got sued by "Mattel" for trademark infringement,well it's back in the oddest place:A barbie commercial!Yes the new Barbie ad campaing use the Barbie Girl song with some different lyrics.Will Mattel and MCA Records go back in court?Really odd for Mattel to bring back a song that they fought so hard to make us forget!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lAEm0_f-8TY

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Old October 12th, 2009, 03:03 AM
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For those of you who remember the notorious 1997 "Barbie Girl" song from the danish band "Aqua" that got sued by "Mattel" for trademark infringement,well it's back in the oddest place:A barbie commercial!Yes the new Barbie ad campaing use the Barbie Girl song with some different lyrics.Will Mattel and MCA Records go back in court?Really odd for Mattel to bring back a song that they fought so hard to make us forget!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lAEm0_f-8TY
I figured that they probably bought the song from the band...
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Old October 12th, 2009, 08:58 AM
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I figured that they probably bought the song from the band...
I also thought it was part of a settlement,but did some searching and didnt found anything that says that.
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Wierd Al's version is better.
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Old October 12th, 2009, 10:45 AM
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Wierd Al's version is better.
Actually "Weird Al" as nothing to do with that parody.They simply put his name ,because it sounded like him.
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Old October 14th, 2009, 03:02 AM
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This song sounds so funny in the german version
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