I want to push you around

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Rob Thomas knows that Matchbox Twenty is easy to push around and drag down, but he never takes its successes for granted. July 11, All right, really good! A perfect song to capture the toxic Ken-ergy present at that moment in the film. But everything about it was about emotional manipulation.

I want to push you around

The rocker opened up about the '90s single's placement in the glitzy world of Barbie and crushing on Greta Gerwig. Barbie Land advisory: This article contains spoilers for Barbie. The peppy pink pop of the Barbie soundtrack may be bejeweled with tracks like Dua Lipa's disco pop banger "Dance the Night" and hyperpop odyssey "Speed Drive" from Charli XCX , but there's still room for a little '90s alternative on the cotton candy confection. Frontman Rob Thomas shared his thoughts on the song's inclusion in the film as well as director Greta Gerwig reaching out for permission for Gosling to re-record his own version. There was a whole period during the '90s where the more successful we got, the bigger target we were. We were an easy takedown. When I got the call for Barbie , they told me, 'Ken's by the fireside, he's playing the song and it's his favorite band. But this didn't immediately quell Thomas's fears that the band wouldn't simply be the "butt of the joke," though it was something he insisted he'd be "fine with" considering his thick skin. When he learned the true breadth of the scene, however, it cemented Gerwig as one of his "crushes" forever. When "Push" first shoved its way onto mainstream radio, it was met with less-than-enthusiastic feedback from some. It was mired in controversy after its debut thanks to its subject matter. Lyrics that feminist groups labeled as "misogynistic" at the time like "I wanna push you around" and "I wanna take you for granted," prompted Thomas to defend the track.

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Barbie is just playing along here, and all of the Barbies eventually do the same as part of their plan to distract the Kens and take back their power in Barbie Land. Then we cut to all of the Kens sitting around campfires on the beach, singing the same song in unison at their Barbies. There are several layers to unpack when it comes to the use of this song in the film. But as the lead singer of Matchbox Twenty stated in an interview in , the song is about more than one point of view. The relationship we see between Barbie and Ken is certainly one where Ken has been taken advantage of by Barbie. The narrator says that while every day is a good day for Barbie, Ken only has a good day if Barbie looks at him. He sings the song passionately, over and over, for four hours.

Ryan Gosling admittedly felt self-conscious about performing the nostalgic hit at first. Jessica is a staff writer at Entertainment Weekly, where she covers TV, movies, and pop culture. She lives in California with her dog. Barbie Land advisory: This article contains spoilers for Barbie. In an effort to reclaim Barbie Land from the Kens and the patriarchy though the leather decor and animal-print area rug do add a nice touch to Barbie's dreamhouse… , the Barbies, led by Margot Robbie 's Stereotypical Barbie, hatch the ultimate plan to get the Kens, led by Ryan Gosling 's real world-corrupted doll, to turn against each other. It's a simple but effective one: damage their respective egos, leading to an all-out Ken war. Then, while the Kens are preoccupied with their own Kenkirk on the pastel pink shores of the beach, the Barbies restore the Barbieocracy. And it all begins with a Matchbox Twenty song. One evening by campfire, the Kens all perform a cover of the band's song "Push" while the Barbies feign interest in other Kens, driving the singing Kens mad with jealousy. So, how does a Matchbox Twenty song appear in a Barbie reimagining with an existential twist?

I want to push you around

It was released in as the second single from their debut album, Yourself or Someone Like You After landing " Long Day " on several rock radio stations paving the way, "Push" topped the US Modern Rock Tracks chart and became one of the band's signature songs. The song's lyrics are about the stress of falling in and out of love. No, it's not about that. Throughout the song, the band is seen playing in an alley. A couple of scenes feature Thomas chained to a wall. Another scene is of Thomas holding onto a barbed wire fence while the band stands in the background. He gets stuck by the fence but keeps putting his hands back on it.

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Javascript must be enabled for the correct page display. Dutch Top July 18, Retrieved March 3, But he knows deep down that she doesnt really want to be serious with him and thats what makes him. He wants to be in control so he can not be kicked around anymore, like, he's taken it for so long he just growing bitter with her over that. Retrieved January 20, Contemporary hit radio. June 6, July 11, How she feels like she can't say anything if she's always censoring herself, is why she lashes out sometimes emotional abuse at him for things she's been building up 'why you couldn't just stay with me. The power, fear, pleading in RZA and Ghostface voices are genuine and powerful. It was released in as the second single from their debut album, Yourself or Someone Like You TheCaelin on September 21, Then we cut to all of the Kens sitting around campfires on the beach, singing the same song in unison at their Barbies.

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He gets stuck by the fence but keeps putting his hands back on it. How she feels like she can't say anything if she's always censoring herself, is why she lashes out sometimes emotional abuse at him for things she's been building up 'why you couldn't just stay with me. He instead insisted he had penned a "panoramic song," when speaking to the Washington Post in It has been almost a month, and still lose sleep over it….. Barbie is just playing along here, and all of the Barbies eventually do the same as part of their plan to distract the Kens and take back their power in Barbie Land. Add Your Thoughts Comments. That shut 'em up pretty quick. A perfect song to capture the toxic Ken-ergy present at that moment in the film. Still, he doesn't want to lose her because he realizes she does truly love him; he's just found it hard to make the changes he needs to make and expresses that not rushing things could benefit them both. The Sydney Morning Herald. Love this song.