I'm gonna need some bandages for my head cos the MEAN GIRLS MUSICAL songs have blown my mind

[@MathewMcKenna]

r u wearing pink

[@invaderalliangel470]

Nah it’s not Wednesday yet

[@The_unknown_onez]

No it's not Wednesday

[@kae9793]

Surprisingly yes

[@emphobia2268]

Tomorrow maybe

[@ratsattack1546]

Sadly

[@Sam-tk6dq]

"they only hire names that start with R for Regina" Wait until he finds out it's Taylor Louderman singing

[@MathewMcKenna]

I think you mean Rtaylor

[@Sam-tk6dq]

@@MathewMcKenna you're right, that's my mistake

[@ForthwithJackal]

And Mariah ROSE Faith Casillas

[@emmy_the_nbnd]

Who i personally prefer. Am i alone in this?

[@Sam-tk6dq]

@@emmy_the_nbnd I like Renee best, but Taylor really set the mark for what Regina's should be. I also adore Mariah's take of a more low-key Regina

[@emphobia2268]

Fun fact: Charlie and cady have the same VAs while gretchen and cherrib bomb also have the same VAs

[@The_froggy_one]

Wait what

[@cosplayandmusicfreak8795]

@@The_froggy_oneyes the hazbin hotel VA played those characters in this musical

[@panizshariat7892]

Different Gretchen

[@raineuvaboss666]

And also Octavia from Helluva Boss's VA is Janis so that's also cool!

[@avenuemeow]

I knew about Charlie but GRETCHEN AND CHERRI?? 😨

[@M_LikesToStab]

In “Someone Gets Hurt”, it’s presented in the musical as a whole that the song is Regina manipulating Aaron into getting back together with her because she found out that Cady is into him. So she over-bloats the pressure others put on her to make him pity her.

[@Etho_9]

I don't even think she's necessarily lying, she's just so used to this way of being that she weaponises her hurt because that's the only she way allows herself to express it. If it's a means to an end. Idk, I find the whole thing deeply intriguing.

[@Moonlight.Howlings.666]

As a sapphic who had zero previous exposure to the Broadway production, I WAS NOT prepared for Renee to unbutton her jacket like that lmfao.

[@3lla181]

Yes! Renee Wrapp has been known to cause bi panic. Everytime

[@LycanMOON]

Reneé rapp is every queer person’s panic crush if they like women

[@just_a_silly_weenie008]

I can confirm- Renee rap is so fit❤

[@_lLexa_l]

Same 😭🙏

[@DylanSargesson]

I'm not objectifying here, but any Regina casting that isn't "well endowed" just wouldn't be right.

[@jessc.994]

10:54 Someone gets hurt is amazing to see ontage. It’s the scene from the movie where Regina kisses Aaron in front of Cady at the Halloween party. With the song, Regina is basically gaslighting Aaron with her words to make him feel bad for her and to get back at Cady. On stage, the choreography is basically her circling him/touching him in seductive ways as she sings. Cady watches the whole thing and then sees them kiss at the end.

[@ZephyrLucki]

For context, Someone gets Hurt was Regina manipulating Aaron to sound like the victim, and essentially gaslighting him into thinking he only wanted her for her looks

[@lawsofminecraft6303]

Yes, and then ironically using those looks to get his hormones going and get back together in a lustful moment. She knew exactly what she was doing. She is a master manipulator.

[@Wildestdreamer1989]

5:34 ' I dunno, OR AN DJE. Oraandje.' The way he said it with such confidence.

[@aspiringtobemore822]

I am SO glad you did the Renee Rapp version of World Burn. I am obsessed with her voice!!

[@Ozloz]

20:13 We usually call this a “cry” or sometimes a “whine” depending on how it sounds. You can do this by just kinda whining like you would in talk and applying that to the note, but make sure its an open whine, like an “augh” instead of “emm” or something

[@someteennamedcharles2035]

"Someone Gets Hurt" actually happens in the Halloween Party scene, when Regina manipulates Aaron to date her again (and kissing in front of Cady). The song is basically her seducing Aaron and gaslighting that he was being the villain of their relationship.

[@buttercup7492]

I’d rather the forceful yelling version of the patron promo than that calm unsettling version😭😭

[@2873surabi]

Mathew's 'nonthreatening discord server' voice was giving "there is no war in ba sing se" vibes

[@Inky_Squ1d]

"I hate that i like her voice" *WE NEVER ASSOCIATE THE WORD HATE AND TAYLOR LOUDERMAN TOGETHER IN THIS HOUSEHOLD*

[@bumblebeetlebee5187]

i was literally so scared that youd listen to the movie version of stupid with love 💀💀

[@_lLexa_l]

omg ikr like pls not the movie verison 😭

[@singingofsilver]

It’s SO BAD 😭

[@Jonathan_Collins]

I definitely recommend listening to the Broadway soundtrack, the lyricism is still bad but the instrumentals and vocals are so much more heightened and cinematic.

[@BGTitanAvatar]

Someone Gets Hurt (Reprise) is another short but fun one. Also, What’s Wrong with Me.

[@_lLexa_l]

LMAO 😭🙏 Yes, *very* fun and *happy* mhm...

[@BGTitanAvatar]

@_ILexa_I Shhhhh…. We must let him discover it for himself.

[@DylanSargesson]

Stupid with Love (Reprise) is great too

[@questworldiangreenknight7455]

Omg I love “What’s wrong with me” I can relate to being in that bad mindset.

[@ravioliwithch33se]

fun fact Janis's vc is barret wilbert weed who is veronica in heathers and does a bunch of other things

[@Iwastoolatetochangemyhandle]

IT’S JANIS, but yeah, you’re right

[@Iwastoolatetochangemyhandle]

Janis*

[@ravioliwithch33se]

AH HELP MY AUTO CORRECT DID THAT

[@ravioliwithch33se]

TYSM I LITERALLY JUST SAW THE MUSICAL TOO LOL

[@Iwastoolatetochangemyhandle]

@@ravioliwithch33se ah that’s fine

[@emilyschomer6715]

11:38 I kept thinking she was gonna SA him during that animatic

[@Ray_Vun]

someone gets hurt isn't a song about regina crying about what she's expected to be. it's a manipulation. she's singing to aaron and playing mind games with him so he'll stop being interested in cady and get back with her

[@someteennamedcharles2035]

17:03 oh no, missed opportunity for World Burn. May I suggest next video you watch an animatic version so you could get more context. 🥺🙏

[@Batyl_bug]

You really need to listen to Chappell Roan, specifically HOT TO GO and Femininomenon

[@stayville-connections]

yes indeed‼️

[@singingofsilver]

YESSS I love Naked in Manhattan personally

[@forrestgumpthechump]

MEAN GIRLS BABYYYYYYY. such a good musical

[@masterswordwielder]

Ther MIGHT be some truth to the "people who play Regina start with R" theory. The only other name of a Regina actress I know is Mariah !Rose! Faith

[@cubingwithari1586]

Taylor Louderman…

[@masterswordwielder]

@@cubingwithari1586 I meant to say the only other name I know. Also, it was a joke, you didn't really need to correct me

[@ghostlyspoof]

I mean this completely lightheartedly.. it is a little funny that you didn't know Taylor because she was the original broadway actress for Regina. She's the OG lol although there's probably a bunch of people that only know Renee so I really don't fault you for it.

[@cubingwithari1586]

@@masterswordwielder lol sorry. I know you meant it as a joke, I meant my reply as more of a joke too, so sorry bout that.

[@adriana_rose26]

If mathew things these notes are long, he should hear jeremy jordan. that guy has lungs for days

[@kylarrupp9713]

besties, i believe it's time for a renee rapp vid now

[@Angela-ur5yf]

Regina is only gaslighting she isn' sad about any of what she sings in someone gwts hurt Also pleas listen to Someone gets hurt reprise ♡

[@enyamoore7929]

20:25 That techniques called vocal fry! Singers use it as a style choice, especially Broadway, as it can be an audible cue for the audience of certain emotions

[@bookwyrm8181]

You should absolutely listen to Renee’s solo stuff!

[@shnozzz]

woahhh love your videos so much thank you for watching my animatic! :)

[@willowwizgigi]

It feels so weird when he talks about how hard it is to hold out a note especially high ones, because since I was a kid I could always reach those notes and hold for a long time so I would always sing world burn but I never really knew how hard they are for other people

[@Scarlett-x7z]

2:53 that reminds me last school year i had a friend who accidentally left her backpack at school and someone came to the school and burned it snd she was only able to save 1 item which was a book it happened to one other student that year

[@SPAZZY.I0]

Can you *please* watch Good Omens (the whole show or out of context)? It's not a musical but it is HILARIOUS.

[@luna-mo3ol]

OMG was not expecting to see good omens mentioned but YES

[@SPAZZY.I0]

@@luna-mo3ol I will always mention it

[@utatanepikoV5]

yes yes yes yes yes

[@Finn_the_Robin]

I am a FIEND for all Good Omens content LMAO

[@godabandonedthisuniverse]

YESSS!!!!

[@moodies_]

6:22 It's a Wednesday for me where I live so it's cool.

[@emmaresolme3363]

I once had a teacher who no one liked who was allergic to perfume so a bunch of kids would spray perfume all over her room and chair, she had to go to the ER three times that school year, we had a sub for almost an entire semester

[@brookemichalik9390]

It’s time to revisit Beetlejuice now 💚

[@marigold_petalz]

Sorry I'm late I was busy FINDING OUT I WAS IN ONE OF MY FAVOURITE STREAMERS VIDEOS??? LIKE HOW DID I NOT NOTICE??? WHY DID NO ONE TELL ME?? Also I too decided to wear pink pants, a pink shirt and dare I say it, even pink underwear just because I thought it was silly, did NOT expect the mean girls episode tonight 😭

[@KayKnowlastnme]

FINALLY MORE MEAN GIRLS YIPEE

[@OnyxDarklord-tk5xc]

Bro I was legit just thinking about ask you to react to mean girls, how did you read my mind

[@Tonganwebb2004]

I was just thinking you should totally react to the notebook the musical!!!! It’s been my new obsession and if you are interested in CRAZY VOCALS and such a beautiful story musically, you’ll definitely like it :) love your channel btw

[@shawty_wren]

we just did mean girls at my school, i costumed everyone and imo we had the best cast! my best friend was damian

[@_lLexa_l]

What's Wrong With Me?, Somebody Gets Hurt (Reprise) *RIGHT NOW.*

[@_lLexa_l]

yoyoyoyo I forgot "It Roars"

[@deaththegirl3371]

2:33 teachers have in Rough, our year 8 class was so bad that we got through like 11 substitutes in one year. I can't really remember how many but def at least 9. Also, one of the trouble kids threw a desk at a different teacher that year too.

[@itscutekitty1072]

Omgggggg I came across this while binging your Bo burnham videos😭

[@hanaecanelasgerecht9285]

I now actually want him to react to the movie!!😂 I really want to see how he reacts to the movie versions of the songs ;).

[@fibromiteready2fight809]

If you do more Mean Girls, you should do someone gets hurt reprise and id rather be me! Shes played by the same singer that played Veronica in Heathers. And the first episode of Julie and the Phantoms

[@blueskyknights1398]

julie and the phantoms?

[@fibromiteready2fight809]

@@blueskyknights1398 it's a Netflix show. It's really good. He's reacted to some of the songs already

[@GerardiePie]

He reacted to I'd Rather Be Me in his first Mean Girls video :)

[@fibromiteready2fight809]

@@GerardiePie oh yeah, I forgot!

[@annalunelli13]

I don't know if anyone's mentioned it yet, but he asked why world burn feels like a bond theme, and I'm pretty sure it was said back when she was doing her run that the direction given to reneé was to sing it like a bond girl (and she did have that quality a little more than taylor did)

[@aghostswhisper]

“Blake Lively in The Devil Wears Prada” i’m PISSING at this what a random actress to name 😂 i assume he meant Emily Blunt

[@MathewMcKenna]

i most definitely did mean emily blunt lmao cannot believe i said blake lively and i have no idea why i did - i even KNOW it's emily blunt which is doubly confusing haha

[@elijahcox5378]

dude u have to react to the songs from the mean girls musical movie. they’re the same songs but they are so insanely different. Completely different styles and I love it

[@goldstarforkathyparr7720]

Fun Fact: The last higher long not le at the end of World Burn that Renee does is actually an option up she originated when she debuted in mean girls on broadway! Some other regians in subsquent productions have done this opt up as well at the end of WB (though from what I've heard none of them have done it consistently like renee did)

[@shadowkittycat97]

World Burn is my absolute favorite song on the album because they really just said "Hey, we should have a song that goes fuckin hard." And then just let the Regina actresses just go off and i highly appreciate them for it

[@gack271]

FINALLY another Mean Girls video lol

[@Slothieone]

If you’re gonna get into musical, you have to watch Hamilton

[@fibromiteready2fight809]

Hes watched it, and some animatics a couple years back

[@juliehyldvang7640]

Your videos are always so fun to watch, especially when it's songs I'm familiar with and know how hard they hit. I especially love your videos about Lydia the Bard and wanted to request you listening to her 3 latest song - all original music and from her Debut EP; "Devil 'fore the Fall", "Don't Cry for your Daughters Eve" and "Afraid of Quiet". I personally LOVE all those songs, with Afraid of Quiet being my favourite, but they are all amazing. I really hope you end up reacting to them, seeing as you have love her other songs and that these are just as good.

[@juliehyldvang7640]

She also has some small explanations/info’s in the descriptions about the songs.

[@shay181197]

This video made me so happyyy

[@felixhenson9926]

I am clearly too autistic to function bc i got to the end of 'there are no threats if you don't join my Discord server' and i was like ... good? That's a weird thing to feel you have to say wonder why he'd feel he needed to state that. Until the penny finally dropped

[@anony_apis]

i dont know if youve listened to it yet but can we get a reaction to “revenge party”?

[@AndyJinxAgain]

Now you have to react to the movie versions. "How long can you hold this notes, 20 seconds damn" when he was talking about the air capacity i just remembered theater graduation, we had classes where we literally would lie down in the ground and breath. Breath in for 4 seconds, hold 4, let out 4. Than up it to 6 seconds, 8 seconds, 10, 12, 15, 18 and so on. Just for breathing. Even tho i didnt get vocal class in theater grad, cause it was not focussed on musical theater. 😅

[@jointhearumanati8574]

World Burn us one of the best songs I've ever heard even Annapatsu didn't sing it better it always gets my heart pumping and as a singer myself you have no idea how hard it is to sing like that one in a million voice she has an inhuman lung capacity i could never sing like that if i tried for years I'm good but I'm not that good

[@carleyberndt8398]

I love when you react to Disney songs or movies. You should do the direct to VHS sequels.

[@MariaStar64]

You should do Wicked next!

[@dcemerald70]

I’d really love to see you react to Revenge Party, I’d Rather Be Me, Stop, Where Do You Belong, and It Roars. 💖👚👛

[@strawberrysoulforever8336]

He's done Stop and I'd Rather Be Me in an earlier video.

[@a.x0_]

You need to hear the songs of trolls 3, You gonna love it!

[@filmfangirls9163]

I know I say this on every comment for the Mean Girls 2024 but I'm just glad I get Cady from Broadway on Hazbin Hotel 😂 but I'm so glad you're listening to the Broadway soundtrack as well!!

[@avijames57]

2:28 last year my teacher was POISONED someone put nuts in what the were eating no one found out who SHE LIVED AND (reasonably) QUIT

[@DylanSargesson]

We're all obsessed with Renée Rapp. She's God in everything she's in.

[@shanigribben9158]

You need to do Revenge Party!!!!!

[@strawberrysoulforever8336]

I second that. It's one of the best songs and it's got a lot of Janis, so it's good in both movie and Broadway!

[@jessk1683]

one thing i love about this show is the tragic comedy in its irony. certain songs - 'what's wrong with me?', for example - are openly heartbreaking but there are so many tidbits within random throwaway lines and even those that are iconic but not seen for what they are because they're played for humour. one of my favourites being karen's 'i may not be smart... that's it', in 'meet the plastics'. i know the show kinda views the plastics as the closest thing to villains (regina especially, for obvious reasons) but like, the fact that karen's entire perspective of herself is derived from the constant insults, often from regina herself? in other situations she'd still have her beauty to rely on (which is equally problematic for different reasons) but with regina taking the title of 'the hot one', all karen is reduced to is another constant reminder of what she lacks, and is made fun of for it. she's been so perfectly forced into that caricature, too, i wouldn't be surprised if she feels it to be so ingrained that she wouldn't know how to go about changing it. even by the end of the show, where gretchen has had her song and thus her opportunity to recognise herself as a person, karen is left without that. instead she is doomed to be representative of what is probably her deepest insecurity (i know it'd be mine if i was in her stead). how can she ask for help if she just gets made fun of for it? (looking at you damien, and your 'orandge'). the audience is shown pretty much all of this, in a way, as soon as we meet her. and we join the student body when it's played after a comedic pause and we laugh at her with everyone else.

[@squeebers]

0:28 Dat voice crack tho!

[@lil-liv6724]

It is Wednesday and yes I am wearing pink, every Wednesday in school me and my friend wear a pink coat / shirt for mean girls.

[@johanneliese_mrtn351]

I NEED a part 2 of Winx Songs (Winx Rockstars or the I intros) Also legally blonde pleaaaaase

[@heyheyhaileyg]

so so glad you listened to renee's version of world burn!! there's a newer version from the movie as well that's slightly different and would also highly recommend that (along with her version of someone gets hurt, just for fun lol)

[@izzypeasy6795]

FUCK IVE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS ONE TURN IT UP im sure it’s a Wednesday somewhere too yk

[@zeldageek35]

PLEASE do more Mean Girls! 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

[@kiwiparfaits]

omg still no someone gets hurt reprise... its so short but soooo goood

[@Sophia-pv3eu]

Listen to Chappell Roan please!!!

[@_lLexa_l]

YES

[@Ray_Vun]

idk any of the tea but the specificity of cole sprouse makes me think maybe he tried dating taylor(the girl who played regina, she's the one in most of the official recordings, renee i think only has 1 recording from her run, the other renee versions are from the new mean girls movie)

[@GerardiePie]

I looked it up and found nothing so I'm guessing the creator put his name there just because

[@MewDenise]

I'm sad that the movie version of the songs aren't as good as the stage version. The songs became less musical and more radio pop

[@sunflower4648]

4:53 _um, actually_ 🤓☝️ I think you meant *Anne Hathaway* in the Devil Wears Prada, am I right? 😌

[@MathewMcKenna]

No I meant Emily Blunt haha. She’s Miranda’s existing assistant

[@sunflower4648]

​​@@MathewMcKenna oh shit, that makes my joke worse lol

[@MathewMcKenna]

lmaooo

[@TheWiseGrif]

Yeeeeeeeeeeeeees been waiting! ❤

[@JayeKisses]

3:22 wow she didn’t quit🤯I could never be teacher.

[@Space-tree]

You need to watch a dead girl walking atamatic. Or just anything heathers!!!!!

[@kiwiparfaits]

hes actually done heathers before, if you search his name and heathers the videos will pop up!

[@Space-tree]

@@kiwiparfaits I NEED MORE

[@Luckyfroggy55]

Can you please react to songs from Melanie Martinez's portals album?

[@mgb844]

Hey Matthew. There's this KZbinr called Keeley who has an amazing singing voice and I really want you to react to her songs, I recommend: Brown Eyes, Stuck in a feeling and I hate the winter

[@lillyrayne1227]

Fun fact: I've never watched Mean Girls and I'm in my late 20's 😅

[@_lLexa_l]

ARE YOU FR????

[@lillyrayne1227]

@@_lLexa_l Yep 😅

[@BorzoiByDaylight]

If you want to listen to like a super duper Uber good musical, I’d suggest listening to some songs from the Great Gatsby musical, like New Money, Past is Catching Up To Me, or Roaring On. You literally should just listen to it I don’t even care if it’s for a video I just want you to listen to these beautiful songs.

[@felixhenson9926]

"'on Wednesdays we wear pink' oh well it's not a Wednesday" it is when i'm watching this!

[@KallanEl]

you absolutely need to listen to the new Great Gatsby Musical soundtrack. Especially the tracks New Money and Only Tea. They're amazing!

[@_Viva_08]

Not Matthew spelling orange with a 'j' 😭🤚

[@Crimson-zg1bi]

You should react to ‘Be More Chill’ songs (specifically the smartphone hour)

[@SavouryGalette]

Can't _wait_ for him to react to the new movie's version of the songs 🙃

[@REESESPUFBRAWL]

U FINALLY LISTENED TO MORE MEAN GIRLS YIPEEEEEEEEEE (also u just gyatt to listen to heathers songs)

[@stellaraven1000]

Annapantsu version of world burn is really amazing 🩷🩷🩷🩷🩷🩷🩷🩷🩷🩷🩷🫶🫶🫶🫶🫶🫶🫰🫰🫰🫰🫰🫰🩷🩷🩷🩷🩷

[@kayleighdebono4526]

Day 3 of asking Matthew to react to either the precure openings or the precure transformations. Precure is a magical girl anime series that started in 2004, that is still ongoing to this day, and is made by the same company that made dragon ball and sailor moon. The reason it is still on going is because with each year, you get a whole new set of characters, so each season/year of precure is separated from one another and can be watched as a stand alone, this is true for most of the show apart from the very first precure having been created, the seasons being in 2004-2005 having the names Futari Wa Precure! (We are Precure!), and Futari Wa Precure: Max Heart! (We are Precure: Max Heart!), and the precure series started in 2007-2008, Yes! Precure 5!, and Yes! Precure 5, GoGo! In this show there’s typical some type of fairy thing that looks like some form of animal or item to help them transform into their Cure forms, which in more recent times follow this pattern in terms of colour palette choices; the main character has an outfit with pink in it, the others in the group typically have a blue, yellow/orange, and either purple or red for the last one Despite all of the years being released as a stand alone precure show, which have their own problems with what they need to solve, their are movies which conjoin multiple of the past groups together, which states that all of these groups live in the same universe/world, which says a lot about the lore of the show considering how many different worlds have appeared throughout the series. My personal favourite years would probably be Heartcatch Precure, released in 2010, Princess Precure, released in 2018, and Hugtto! Precure, released in 2019, I rewatched these seasons multiple times, the endings always made me cry :’)) Anyways, that’s the end of my rant into precure, it’s one of my favourite childhood shows and it’s really unknown in the western parts of the world, as it’s mainly super popular in Japan, in fact I have no idea how I got to know about all this in the first place as I’m European myself, but I am so glad I found it, it really founded my childhood :’)) Well yeah okay, um, thanks for having the patience to read through all of this, and I’d greatly appreciate if you could react to it 🙏 (which btw it’s super understandable if you think all the transformations are too long because there’s 20 years of transformations along with special ones done in movies or the finale of the season or something, the theme songs in general would be MUCH shorter, and if even that is too long, there’s an account on KZbin that does a precure medley of the theme songs each year, the 2024 one was released not long ago, it the one in 2023 still has my heart haha) Thank you again!!

[@Userunnamedee]

Would be interesting to watch you, listening some of the "Nerdy Prudes Must Die" songs. You would be a little confused but it worth it!

[@Orangesugar187]

Pls listen to the cast recording of world burn I love Renee rapp but omg Taylor loudermans performance is unreal (it’s not that different so you don’t need to watch for a video but Taylor loudermans voice is sooo good)

[@whizzerbrowngoingdown]

DO MORE HEATHERS SONGS PLEASE REACT TO BLUE ITS GONNA BE THE BEST THING ON YOUR CHANNEL🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@fibromiteready2fight809]

I feel like that's a song that's bot ideal to blind react to (considering it's about sexual assualt)

[@whizzerbrowngoingdown]

@@fibromiteready2fight809 yh but i wanna see his blind reaction to the lyrics

[@fibromiteready2fight809]

@@whizzerbrowngoingdown yeah, it's funny, but still, feel like he at least needs to be warned it's a very dark subject mayter

[@Deliasguruotho]

You need to do another beetlejuice video

[@interlineado1.5]

Gracias Mathew por dame contenido d musicales 🗣 I LOVE GRETCHEN TOO😭😭 Justicia por What's wrong with me

[@TheRainbowFamily254]

15:37 😂😂U finally got It😂