Overture: Funny Face / ’S Wonderful / Think Pink (Medley)

Song Meaning

This medley launches with a fervent, almost evangelical command: "Think pink!" The lyrics paint a vivid, hyper-stylized world where pink isn't just a color, but a prescriptive lifestyle choice for women. It aggressively dismisses all other colors – "Red is dead, blue is through," and so on – establishing pink as the sole acceptable hue for fashion, accessories, and even personal care products like shampoo and toothpaste. The tone is relentlessly upbeat, bordering on manic, urging a complete aesthetic and attitudinal overhaul. The central tension lies in the sheer, unyielding insistence on this single color as the key to desirability and happiness. The lyrics present a stark dichotomy: embrace pink and achieve a life of "joie de vive," glamour, and even a "wink" in your "swing," or remain obsolete and undesirable. This isn't a suggestion; it's a demand, presented with the force of fashion law, overriding established designers like Dior and the "new look" itself. The narrator, while claiming not to "presume to tell a woman what a woman oughta think," immediately does exactly that, albeit with a playful, conspiratorial wink. The most striking craft element is the relentless, almost hypnotic repetition of "Think pink!" coupled with the exhaustive, absurd list of things to "think pink" about – from clothes and shoes to shampoo, toothpaste, driving, and even the "kitchen sink." This hyperbole amplifies the absurdity of the premise, turning a simple color preference into an all-encompassing ideology. The lyrics also employ a playful, almost nonsensical rhyme scheme and rhythm that mirrors the frenetic energy of the message, making it catchy and insistent. Ultimately, the effectiveness of these lyrics stems from their audacious commitment to a singular, manufactured ideal. The sheer force of the repetition and the absurd breadth of its application create a memorable, if slightly unhinged, portrait of consumerist aspiration and prescribed femininity. It’s a catchy, over-the-top declaration that, through its very extremity, highlights the manufactured nature of trends and desires.