"Barbara Kooyman (also known as by her stage name Barbara K and formerly Barbara K. MacDonald) (born October 4, 1958 in Wausau, Wisconsin) is an American singer-songwriter based in Austin, Texas. In the 1980s, she, her then-husband Pat MacDonald, and a beat box formed the recording act Timbuk3 whose 1986 signature song was \"The Future's So Bright, I Gotta Wear Shades\". The duo did road work with Bob Dylan, Sting, and Jackson Browne."@en . "MacDonald, Barbara K."@en . "Barbara K."@en . "American musician" . . . . . "solo_singer" . . . . . "1957Z"^^ . . "1984Z"^^ . . . "Barbara Kooyman"@en .