Weapons N’ Roses guitarist Slash and Mammoth WVH frontman Wolfgang Van Halen carried out “I am Simply Ken” from the Barbie film soundtrack stay tonight (March 10) on the Oscars. The track was led by actor Ryan Gosling, who portrayed Ken within the movie directed by Greta Gerwig.
The track is nominated for Finest Unique Tune, a class which additionally contains one other Barbie soundtrack consultant in “What Was I Made For?”. The movie obtained a complete of 9 nominations at this yr’s 96th Academy Awards, together with Finest Image.
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“I am Simply Ken” is the point of interest 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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On the Oscars ceremony, the 2 guitarists reprised their position in an exhilarating stay efficiency of the hit track, drawing applause from the viewers in attendance.
Within the film scene, Gosling’s character is surrounded by dozens of different Kens (each male in Barbie Land is called Ken). The Oscars efficiency stored true to the scene and flooded the stage with others portraying varied Kens, making it the most important spectacle of the star-studded evening to date.
Watch a clip of Slash soloing beneath.
Wolfgang Van Halen + Slash holding their guitars at Oscars 2024 efficiency
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Talking about his enjoying within the movie after attending the premiere final July, Van Halen mentioned on Instagram, “If anybody is interested in specifics, I’ve a number of textural stuff all through the movie with two main spots the place I do some soloing. One particularly is fairly cool as a result of it’s the massive track that Ryan Gosling sings and Slash performs on it as effectively!”
“There’s a particular second on this track that’s solely within the film the place I’ve received this enjoyable solo with some tapping and stuff lol. Such a cool alternative. Honored to be part of it,” he added.
Slash and Wolfang Van Halen on the Oscars (2024)
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