Rob Thomas is embracing his inside Kenergy. A video of the Matchbox 20 frontman dedicating a efficiency of his track “Push” to **Ryan Gosling—**who does a hilarious cowl of the track in a key Barbie scene—has gone viral on TikTok.
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“I dedicate this subsequent track to Ryan Gosling,” Thomas days within the video, earlier than launching right into a rousing rendition of his 1996 alt rock anthem. Anybody who engaged in Barbenheimer this weekend is aware of that Matchbox 20’s “Push” performs a pivotal position in Greta Gerwig‘s Barbie, during which Gosling performs Barbie’s male toy counter half, Ken. (For those who do not wish to know extra, it is best to cease studying now).
After touring from Barbie world to the human world and studying concerning the patriarchy, Gosling’s Ken launched a hostile takeover of the pink utopia. He transforms the female-centric world of Barbie right into a male-dominated “Kendom,” full with every part that poisonous masculinity entails—together with the (straight) male compulsion to serenade girls with an acoustic guitar. In a single hilarious scene, Gosling and his fellow Kens get away their guitars by a campfire and launch into a canopy of “Push” that lasts for literal hours.
Gerwig was very intentional about having Matchbox 20’s “Push” function the unofficial anthem for the unwavering power of the male ego. In an interview with Leisure Weekly, Gerwig stated that she actually wished Margot Robbie‘s Barbie and Gosling’s Ken to every have their very own favourite 90s period track. “I used to be like, effectively, if Barbies beloved Indigo Ladies’ ‘Nearer to Positive,’ which is one in all my favourite songs of all time, the Kens would possibly actually connect to Matchbox 20,” she stated. Born in 1983, Gerwig has fond recollections of the track from her youth. “It was taking part in on a regular basis on Quad 106.5 after I was in seventh grade, and if it wasn’t taking part in there, it was taking part in at 107.9,” she stated. “I actually beloved that track. I listened to it on a regular basis and I used to be like, ‘I really feel it. One thing’s on this.'”
Although lesser males would possibly chafe at their track serving because the embodiment of poisonous masculinity, Thomas took it in stride. In an interview with USA Right this moment, Thomas stated that he thought the movie’s use of his track “was hilarious.”
“I did this considering I’d be the butt of the joke,” he continued. “And I used to be superb with that. I’m fairly thick-skinned.” He didn’t point out whether or not Gerwig additionally requested Thomas for his permission by writing him a handwritten letter—like she did for Justin Timberlake when she used his “Cry Me A River” in her debut function Ladybird. What is obvious is that Gerwig is aware of find out how to decide the fitting track for the fitting film second.
