Little Big Town: Kimberly’s Unthinkable ‘Barbie’ Transformation

Author Nancy Brooks // Country Writer, Beasley Media Group

November 3rd, 2023 12:32 PM

Little Big Town’s Kimberly Schlapman did something recently for Halloween that she has only done twice in her lifetime: she straightened her trademark blonde hair. The change was astonishing, and she did it to be one of her childhood heroes: Barbie.

Kimberly posted a video clip of the moments when she made the change on Instagram. She said in the video, wearing a blue sweatshirt with her signature locks still in place, “Hi ya’ll. Okay, so my girls (her daughter) want to be Barbie; they want all three of  us to be Barbie for Halloween. I am going all in. I am about to get my hair straightened ( she gasps). I have only done that maybe twice in my life, so I thought that I would share it. I thought that I would share what’s gonna happen. I don’t know; it could take us three days to straighten my hair.”

The video shows the process of her getting her hair washed and then slowly straightened while the song “Barbie Dreams” plays in the background.

After the transformation, Kimberly shouts, “Look, we did it. I didn’t do it; Kelly ( the hairdresser) did it. Look how fun! This is so fun; my hair is straight. I love it. I’m gonna be Barbie; this is so much fun!”

Schlapman posted the photo of herself and her daughter in the post before for Halloween. She wrote, “Happy Halloween from Barbie World!!”

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Little Big Town’s latest album release was their 10th studio album, Mr. Sun. Karen Fairchild said of the project when it came out, “Mr. Sun is intentionally an emotional record that holds hands well with our last album, Nightfall. Mr. Sun is focused on better days ahead, the value of friendships and family; it touches on heartbreak and letting go, but it’s full of sunshine and joy.”

Phillip Sweet added, “This album has a special feeling to it. We have collectively been through an unprecedented period making this album. Life is short; we are here to live it with the ones around us, loving them and ourselves the best we can. All the while, thankful for another turn around the sun.”

8 Little Big Town Songs That Secured Their Place In Country Music

• 8. “Day Drinking” – 2014

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  This song was released in June 2014 as the lead single from their sixth studio album, 'Pain Killer.' Little Big Town debuted the song at the CMT Music Awards on June 4, 2014. It's a crowd-pleaser at their shows.

• 7. “Tornado” – 2012

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  This song features lead vocals from Karen Fairchild and uses a tornado as a a metaphor for a woman's anger at her lover being unfaithful. CMA winner Natalie Hemby wrote the song with Delta Maid and said that the idea came when Maid asked if the area had frequent tornadoes. The music video was filmed in Watertown, Tennessee, and co-stars Johnathon Schaech as the object of the band's wrath.

• 6. “Boondocks” – 2005

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  An LBT classic that has stood the test of time. It became their first Top 10 hit on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs charts. The song was written by Karen Fairchild, Kimberly Roads, Phillip Sweet, Jimi Westbrook, and Wayne Kirkpatrick. In the song, all four of the group's members trade off lead and harmony vocals, with all four members singing in various combinations throughout.
• 5. “Pontoon” – 2012

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  The group's breakout hit. This song became the group's first No. 1 single on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart for the week of September 15, 2012. The song won the 2013 Grammy Award for Best Country Duo/Group Performance.

• 4. “The Daughters” – 2019

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  A touching song released in 2019 from the group's "Nightfall" album about what we tell our daughters when we explain the world to them. The group debuted the song at the CMA Awards. Phillip said of the song when it came out, "We had been working in the studio, and Karen came back -- she had been in a session -- and she was like, 'Guys, I think I just wrote the best song I've ever written. I just want you to hear it.' And we heard it, and we all just loved it and loved what it said and thought it was poignant for the times."

• 3. “Girl Crush” – 2014

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  What a powerful song this is! It elevated the group to the next level with its words and story. This song won five music awards, including two Grammys (Best Country Duo/Group Performance and Best Country Song), reached number one on country radio, and ended up being the second-most played song of 2015 in country music.
• 2. “Wine, Beer, Whiskey” – 2020

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  Just a fun song whether you drink or not. Little Big Town performed the song on live TV for the first time on June 1, 2020, on the "Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon." The band also performed it at the CMT Music Awards on October 21, 2020, as the show's closing performance.

• 1. “Better Man” – 2016

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  Written by Taylor Swift, the song is a gem. "Better Man" was first performed live at the 50th CMA Awards on November 2, 2016. The song won Song of the Year and was nominated for Single of the Year and Music Video of the Year at the 2017 CMA Awards. The song won a Grammy Award for Best Country Duo/Group Performance and was nominated for Best Country Song at the 60th Annual Grammy Awards.

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