Bleach Blonde Baby

"Bleach Blonde Baby"Song by Poppy
General information
Album	Poppy.Computer
Released	October 6th, 2017
Recorded	2016-2017
Genre	Synthpop • electropop
Length	3:29
Writer(s)	Poppy Titanic Sinclair Simon Wilcox
Producer(s)	Ryosuke "Dr. R" Sakai
Label	Mad Decent / I'm Poppy Records
Poppy.Computer tracklist
Previous	"Let's Make a Video"
Current	"Bleach Blonde Baby"
Next	"My Microphone"

"Bleach Blonde Baby" is a song by Poppy from her debut studio album Poppy.Computer. It is the third track on the album. The music video was released on December 13^th, 2017 and currently has over 5 million views on YouTube.

Theme

The song is about how Poppy looks so "Bleach Blonde Baby" perfect. She also mentions that she doesn't care what other people think of her and that she is happy with who she is, hence the line, "I'm bleach blonde, baby, that's how God made me". She also describes herself being popular in the media and how one day she will become so famous that her face will be on a million dollar bill.

Another interpretation is that this song is a critique of modern day pop culture and celebrities. Throughout the song, Poppy mocks celebrities with sarcastic lines like, "I was born with makeup on, mani-pedi and everything" and "I'm bleach blonde, baby, that's how God made me", which is ironic considering Moriah is a natural brunette. With these lines, Poppy comments on how celebrities are perceived as flawless on social media and how God created Poppy to be the perfect pop star.

Music Video

The music video begins with a close-up of Poppy's lips. Two white-suited bodysuit dancers then appear at Poppy's sides, expressing shocked body language at Poppy's seven feet long eyelashes. As the video continues, it shows shots of Poppy in a bedroom with the white-suited bodysuit dancers, leading a church with a congregation of people, glow-in-the-dark bodysuit dancers, Poppy driving a white car and Poppy in a nursery filled with female baby dolls. During the church scenes, it is suggested that these people are Poppy's followers and that she is their leader, as the people are shown to be praising her in a positive manner. During the bridge, Poppy is shown as a floating head wearing a glowing bow that flashes with color, similar to a strobe light. Near the end of the video, Poppy's followers excitedly hold up and dance with fuzzy letters (similar to the ones in her video "My Name") that read "everybody dies", with Poppy later joining them in the center. The video ends with the followers clapping and praising Poppy as she bows. Charlotte can also be spotted sitting in the pews of the church at the end.

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
My eyelashes are seven feet long, people stop, they stop and stare
They wanna know if I got 'em glued on but I woke up and they were there
I was born with makeup on, mani-pedi and everything
Normal babies whine and cry but I could only sing

[Pre-Chorus]
You don't even know what to do with me
I came from your cotton candy dreams, oh

[Chorus]
I'm softer than a daisy, if you cut me, I'll bleed pink
I'm bleach blonde, baby, that's how God made me
Not everyone was born this perfect
But it's just my burden to bear
I'm bleach blonde, baby, that's how God made me

[Verse 2]
Say my name three times and I will grant your every wish
Think of me before you sleep and taste my angel's kiss
One day my face will be on a million dollar bill
Being flawless every day, well, that's my only skill

[Pre-Chorus]
You don't even know what to do with me
I came from your cotton candy dreams, oh

[Chorus]
I'm softer than a daisy, if you cut me, I'll bleed pink
I'm bleach blonde, baby, that's how God made me
Not everyone was born this perfect
But it's just my burden to bear
I'm bleach blonde, baby, that's how God made me

[Bridge]
They say maybe she was born with it
They say how could she be so legit
They say maybe she was born with it
Well, it's true, I was

[Chorus]
I'm softer than a daisy, if you cut me, I'll bleed pink
I'm bleach blonde, baby, that's how God made me
Not everyone was born this perfect
But it's just my burden to bear
I'm bleach blonde, baby, that's how God made me

Videos

• Music Video
• Official Video Teaser
• Official Audio

Bleach Blonde Baby (Official Video)

Bleach Blonde Baby Teaser

Poppy - Bleach Blonde Baby (Official Audio)

Reception

"Bleach Blonde Baby" was the most-anticipated song of Poppy.Computer. After being announced officially in Titanic Sinclair's now-unlisted video "You Can Help Poppy", fans donated over $19,000 to fund the song's music video through Kickstarter, after which they began to look forward to the song. It would not be released until the album release of Poppy.Computer in October 2017, three months after the original announcement and Kickstarter.

Trivia

• The filming of the music video costed the same as the music video for "Lowlife".
• Titanic Sinclair confirmed alongside the Kickstarter rewards that the music video would be coming in November 2017; however, it was pushed back.
  • He first announced the video as a "visual sequel" to the music video for "Lowlife".
• Titanic Sinclair posted the first official screenshot of the music video to Twitter on November 4^th, 2017.
• The lyric "if you cut me, I'll bleed pink" is a reference to the opium poppy, which bleeds pink.
• The lyric "say my name three times and I will grant your every wish" alludes to both genie legends as well as the 1988 horror comedy film Beetlejuice, in which saying the titular character's name three times would summon him.
• The lyric "they say maybe she was born with it" is a reference to the makeup brand Maybelline's famous slogan, "Maybe she's born with it. Maybe it's Maybelline."
• On December 9^th, 2017, an official teaser for the music video was released.
  • The teaser reached #2 on YouTube's trending list on the same day. A day later, the teaser reached the #1 spot.
• On October 5^th, 2019, nearly two years after the release of Poppy.Computer, Poppy unlisted the YouTube audio for unknown reasons.