All Dolled Up

I just heard one of the strangest stories today. Country super couple Faith Hill and Tim McGraw are becoming limited edition dolls designed by Barbie and Mattel in celebration of their 15th wedding anniversary. Now stars becoming dolls is nothing new. Remember the Beverly Hills, 90210 dolls? Or what about the the NKOTB dolls? And ironically enough I own 2 *NSYNC marionettes. To answer your question yes they're marionettes because they come with strings and no, you won't know which two members they are. I digress. But I think this is the first time anyone in country music has had such a distinguished...uh honor?
 Faith Hill and Tim McGraw to me are the country equivalent of Jay-Z and Beyonce'. They have an obvious chemistry, collaborate on great music, and are private about their lives. But dolls? That's not private, that's strange! Or is it?
 Maybe this is their way of taking country music into the future. For so long, country has been fourth banana in the music industry to hip-hop, pop, and rock music. But granted with the success of "The Voice" featuring the hilariously talented Blake Shelton and Taylor Swift's takeover of all things romantic on the charts maybe this is a step in the right direction.
 It's proof once and for all that all icons aren't the same. That they are unique. I mean, Tim McGraw and his cowboy hat is almost like Usher and those shades, they never separate except when necessary and that's usually almost never.
 But if this is one of those things people are going to use to further their image then maybe we should slow this train down. And whatever Barbie does, please no Kim Kardashian doll under any circumstance!

http://popwatch.ew.com/2011/08/22/barbie-faith-hill-tim-mcgraw/