Ryan Gosling's 2024 "I'm Just Ken" Oscars Performance
Well folks, it happened. As the world has watched the 2024 Oscar winners crowned in real-time, the performances of the nominees for “Best Original Song” have kept the Ken-ergy up and running. And when it came time for Ryan Gosling to sing Barbie’s “I’m Just Ken,” the reactions from Margot Robbie and Billie Eilish were so hysterical, that it was almost better than the performance.
Of course, their shocked and laughing faces mirrored what basically everyone was thinking before Gosling’s song and dance number at L.A.’s Dolby Theatre really got going. After Robbie, Greta Gerwig and Eilish's amazing reactions, the pink-suited singer took the stage with several of his co-Kens from the Barbie cast, including Kingsley Ben-Adir, Simu Liu, and Ncuti Gatwa, the Barbie theatrics really took off. And yes dear fans, the chant of “Can you feel the Ken-ergy?” was kept in the live show.
Of course, their shocked and laughing faces mirrored what basically everyone was thinking before Gosling’s song and dance number at L.A.’s Dolby Theatre really got going. After Robbie, Greta Gerwig and Eilish's amazing reactions, the pink-suited singer took the stage with several of his co-Kens from the Barbie cast, including Kingsley Ben-Adir, Simu Liu, and Ncuti Gatwa, the Barbie theatrics really took off. And yes dear fans, the chant of “Can you feel the Ken-ergy?” was kept in the live show.
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Short filmTranscript
00:00 It doesn't seem to matter what I do
00:05 I'm always number two
00:09 No one knows how hard I try
00:14 Oh, I have feelings I can't explain
00:21 Driving me insane
00:24 All my life been so polite
00:29 I'll sleep alone tonight
00:32 I'm just king
00:34 Anywhere else I be a king
00:37 Is it my destiny to live and die
00:41 A life of blind fragility
00:45 I'm just king
00:47 Where I see love, she sees a friend
00:51 What will it take for her
00:53 To see the man behind the ten
00:56 And fight for me
00:59 I wanna know if I'm too low
01:14 To be the real thing
01:16 Is it a crime if I'm not hot
01:20 When I'm in my feeling
01:24 Is my mind finally heated
01:27 Am I dreaming
01:31 I'm no dreamer
01:36 Can you feel my energy
01:45 Feel so real my energy
01:53 Can you feel my energy
01:56 I'm just king
02:04 Anywhere else I be a king
02:07 Is it my destiny to live and die
02:11 A life of blind fragility
02:15 I'm just king
02:17 Where I see love, she sees a friend
02:21 What will it take for her
02:23 To see the man behind the ten
02:26 And fight for me
02:29 I'm just king
02:31 Hang on, hang on
02:33 And I'm praying that the wind stops
02:36 So hey, check me out
02:39 Yeah, I'm just king
02:42 My name's king
02:45 So am I
02:47 Put that manly hand in mine
02:51 So hey, world, check me out
02:54 Yeah, I'm just king
02:56 Baby, I'm just king
03:09 [applause]