Listening to songs from RIDE THE CYCLONE was somehow both incredible and kinda soul disturbing lmao

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[@MathewMcKenna]

only took me 3 trillion years but here u go its ride the cyclone

[@elinswan8174]

PLEASE REACT TO "SPIRIT: STALLION OF THE CIMARRON"! It's a story about a strong, beautiful horse with a spirit that can never be broken. I cry every time i watch it! It's a INCREDIBLE film, and the songs are so cool! But it's not a musical and the animals can't talk. 😭💔🔥

[@tisi808]

FINALLY!! Thank you Mathew ❤

[@arabellaka6455]

I LOVE THIS SM! Now we need part 2 and an out of context video😋 You NEED to listen to 'Talia'

[@AnxiousHerb]

I am so happy that you decided to watch it! It's (after six) my fav musical!

[@clouded_evermore]

YIPPEE YIPPEE YIPPEE THANK YOU I’ve been waiting for this and you delivered :DDD

[@cloudyrain6057]

Not so fun fact: Jane’s high notes are implied to be her screams as the ride broke down

[@Sarah.Merton]

I thought it was the roller coaster going up and crashing

[@lunabloodmoon428]

It wasn’t just Jane’s, all the other members do the same in their song too except for Constance. Before she sings she mentioned that she didn’t scream like the others.

[@furygeist]

😬 Whelp that's a nightmare.

[@furygeist]

​@@lunabloodmoon428that's kinda brilliant... Wtf.

[@Hamilton-TheMusical]

Oh 😟

[@kelskinnie]

"RAP FOR ME UKRAINE BOY" MATTHEW 😭😭😭

[@the0neBoio]

Sing for me my Angel of Music! (The way he said it did give me Phantom of the Opera vibes)

[@makkusu_x]

@@the0neBoiothank you this is the best reference I’ve seen today

[@owenaspinall2046]

Fight for me, no-name kid

[@WhatDoIUseForHandle]

​@@owenaspinall2046LMAO YES

[@bumblebeeproductions1673]

Someone put that in an out of context vid

[@mayormarshmallow]

"I'm so confused" This man is NOT ready for Space Age Bachelor Man

[@BorgerRat]

FOR REAL

[@user-iy3nt5mm2v]

Tbh I don’t think ANY of us were ready the first time we listened 💀

[@ladylexi8001]

i don't think anyone is ever ready for Space Age Bachelor Man

[@iloveandappreciatebread]

I’ve watched this like 20 times and I’m still not ready

[@ickylynn6155]

I'm sorry, SPACE AGE BACHELOR MAN?

[@stephtryingtogetaround658]

Kind of disappointed that he didn't watch the video version of Noel's lament. Noel casually ripping his clothes off and remaining in a skimpy black dress and heels is a sight to behold.

[@unknowntomankind]

Also, he would totally get a kick out of seeing them full on MAKEOUT on stage. Very dissapointing.

[@tisi808]

And making out with misha 🥲

[@user-lz9tt7tq9t]

And the actor had a lot of emotion in his singing, plus a lot of dramatic moments in the song that made it chilling

[@ssogigi]

Noel’s Lament was probably the worst one to not watch the actual scene for because it is amazing 😭 highly recommend watching the scene from the musical in hopefully the next RTC video!

[@hatchedsoiree]

I disagree personally, Noel's Lament is the only song from the cast recording I can listen to because the rest are superior live, and the cast recording version of Noel's Lament sounds extremely close to how it sounds live. But hey I respect your opinion.

[@ssogigi]

@@hatchedsoiree I didn’t mean it was bad, it’s amazing. i just meant the scene gives more context and it’s incredible! I just meant it was bad to watch only the cast recording for those reasons, the scene is so entertaining!

[@hatchedsoiree]

@@ssogigi Personally I believe that you should always watch the live recordings, they are GLORIOUS

[@ii_spowoky]

have you listened to the cast recording of sugar cloud..?

[@kenhenderson-gr9ue]

YES! 'Noel's Lament' is just as good with as without the video. But for a first time view?? YOU NEED THE ACTUAL SCENE! it's just so well done. As much as I adore Mckenna, I was screaming at him, omg.

[@haamu5061]

fun fact!: Noel's lament is a ballad and ballad of jane doe is a lament

[@kharolyneholler2518]

Noel's is a story that he wants TO BE A TRAGEDY Jane's is a Tragedy that she wants to be a STORY (ITS the characters whole ideal put into their SONGS)

[@haamu5061]

@@kharolyneholler2518 I know!!! And i absolutely love that!!

[@_-drowsy-_]

@@kharolyneholler2518#relatable to both 💀

[@spikey420]

I DIDNT EVEN SEE THIS AND COMMENTED THE EXACT SAME THING HAHAHA

[@AzmiAb]

Noel's Lament really should be watched 😂 You can always watch the "slime tutorial" of Ride the Cyclone, funny amazing and sad show, worth watching

[@AlexanderTheMysticCrow]

If he does a second video and listens to Space Age Bachelor Man instead of watching it, I will riot, lol.

[@NamiiWavee]

​@@AlexanderTheMysticCrowSPACE AGE BACHELOR MAN BEST SONG

[@AlexanderTheMysticCrow]

@@NamiiWavee Especially cause Ricky is my favorite character! I'm just sad that, instead of fixing the disability representation, newer productions just get rid of it completely.

[@NamiiWavee]

@@AlexanderTheMysticCrow THEY GOT RID OF HIS DISABILITIES?? I HAVEN'T WATCHED ANY OF THE NEW PRODUCTIONS AND DEFINITELY AREN'T IF THEY JUST GOT RID OF ALL HIS DISABILITIES 😭

[@AlexanderTheMysticCrow]

@NamiiWavee Yeah, I always had an issue with the plot point that disability just disappears in the afterlife but I still prefer that towards no representation. Apparently, the actor who played Ricky in one run was actually disabled but when his disability caused him to miss some shows, as it does sometimes, they recast an abled actor in the role which is awful. But then instead of making changes to just have the character's disability follow him through to the afterlife, they just got rid of it and had his inability to speak come from trauma instead. I saw my old college's production of it and, idk, it just seemed like even in an ensemble show, Ricky was more of a background character now. They even took out the part where he chooses to concede which made me so sad. I do wonder if production teams can still use the original script if they choose to.

[@Emiliussss]

ride the horses: the musical

[@MathewMcKenna]

got a great ring to it

[@Emiliussss]

@@MathewMcKennahi mathew

[@AnxiousHerb]

Omg we should totally make that a musical in honor to Matt

[@allantohaina1287]

@@MathewMcKenna all OR30 clover and digital circus song reaction you will like it

[@JaneD0e_LuckyNxmbr7]

Rtc but the choir all try to ride on one horse and die spectacularly

[@forrestgumpthechump]

7:26 dude I get it micha is the most datable character in the show. someone sings about me the way he sings about talia and I’d be down bad

[@fizzyizzypop1300]

For real!!!

[@NamiiWavee]

WORD!!

[@Nara_cos]

SO TRUE

[@Violet616]

Facts

[@0atiny0]

okay i think it’s hilarious that my names spelled micha, and his is mischa, but mines always spelt mischa or misha LMAO

[@turtleyapirate5270]

Oh he CANNOT handle Space Age Bachelor man

[@Sh4rp_Ch3seee]

HELP THATS WHAT I WAS SAYING

[@SM-ky6pb]

No one is ready for that

[@headphonewarning8263]

I don't think anything will prepare him for Space Age Bachelor Man, but he has to listen to it at some point. It'll only get worse the longer he stalls

[@pokiandi5228]

"It gets weird now"

[@connormystic]

Jane's mid-air spins and flips were accomplished with a harness setup! In the next song after her solo, she gets a little cape to cover up the harness so it wouldn't be visible to the audience. This is presumably also why her song has the dimmest lighting out of all of the songs - to further disguise how she's flying. As for other songs from Ride The Cyclone, I highly recommend "What The World Needs" and "Talia" because they're both incredible, and "Space-Age Bachelor Man" because I desperately need to see your reaction to Ricky's dreams.

[@whirlyturtles718]

i was literally thinking of these three songs when i clicked on this video. I like all the songs but Talia is such a standout, Space Age Bachelor Man is so funny and I love the vocals/humor in What the World Needs too. Hope he does another video on RTC

[@opal3789]

He listened to four songs in this video, so throw Sugar Cloud in there(needs to include the monologue because the song just doesn’t hit the same without it) and he’ll have pretty much cover all of the songs.

[@phoebehall3311]

I think it’s so funny you started with the absolutely CRAZIEST song in the show first😂😂

[@aelitamcgarden442]

Imagine if he started with Ricky's song

[@fizzyizzypop1300]

@@aelitamcgarden442the actual craziest song in ride the cyclone

[@TheRizzlantie]

Spage age bachelor man is crazier tbh

[@bebiniu6981]

​@@aelitamcgarden442 help fr

[@fashionablechangeling1988]

You think TSIA is crazier than Space Age Bachelor Man?

[@alexconverse4839]

"i thought id go with yhe cast recording, just to do something different" NOO BUT THE DANCE MAKES THIS

[@mitched_0]

15:00 In another part of the musical, there’s a part called “Jane Doe’s Entrance” Where Jane says “No parents came, so they never learned my name or who I used to be.” In the song, the ascending(?) Vocals are cut off short to represent the scream that she (and or the other students) had before the rollercoaster broke. I love that this is finally getting reacted to aaaaa

[@katethevampire]

I also believe that one of the actors for Jane said that they think the reason her parents never came for her is because she didn't come from a great family

[@merobiba413]

@@katethevampire RtC is in the same universe as the writer's other musical (called Legoland), which means that more specifically the reason Jane's family didn't show up is because their whole community had been arrested for owning a pot farm one year before the events of RtC. Penny Lamb and her brother were enrolled in the St Cassian's school, but don't have any guardians, so her body wasn't claimed after death

[@ajaxcleaningsupplies]

i wonder if jane’s screams were cut off because her uh. head was also cut off

[@mitched_0]

@@ajaxcleaningsupplies I’m pretty sure that’s why, but it could also be that it cut off because of the carts crash :)

[@silverscout]

It makes sense. Jane has referenced a lot of stuff about terrible parents. The lion and the lioness and the line in her song "Time eats all his children in the end" referencing Kronos, the Greek God of Time eating all of his children in hopes of avoiding his fate of being overthrown by them.

[@baalgodofrain]

18:01 I absolutely LOVE the lyric "Times eats all his Children in the end" Jane Doe says some old times things and this is one of them, with it being not only a dark reminder that time is futile but also a reference to Kronos, Titan of Time and Harvest, eating all of his children expect Zeus, so awesome Edit: There is a essay video talking about how the characters of RTC are based on the 5 stages of Grief and the Ballet of Jane Doe is all about grief, her denial that she's dead/her soul is lost believing it's must be somewhere to find, her anger with the line "Times eats all his Children in the end" to call out the audience for having a life that she was denied, bargaining Saint Peter of the pearly gates to let her into heaven despite her condition which leads to her asking god Why she was given existence to begin with, the depression that she faces when no one can tell who she was in life and lastly the bitter reality that she accept the facts that she will never found, that her name and memories will be lost forever and only ever remembered as Jane Doe forever, there is so much to talk about this song, like how it's a Lament and not a ballet and Noel's Lament is a Ballet and not a Lament, this musical is SOOO GOOD!!!!!

[@runeanonymous9760]

I actually think that it’s a specific reference to Saturn Devouring His Son, but looking back I have no idea why that specific painting comes to mind- just the general sense of classiness and High Art, I suppose.

[@baalgodofrain]

@@runeanonymous9760 Kronos is the Greek name of Saturn but I do know of the painting you're on about, the one with the horrifying eyes

[@_emma_meli_zammit9968]

thats so interesting, i actually linked that lyric with Shakespeare's Sonnet 60, as there is a verse which says that time gifts life, but it will eventually take it

[@pokiandi5228]

I LOVE THE GREEK MYTHOLOGY REFERENCE(and oh my god you really spent time on writing this)

[@pokiandi5228]

@@runeanonymous9760Why did i just google that painting oh my god please get it out of my head

[@Gaming-Cult]

Noel’s lament- like from the actual musical is a must watch, it’s nothing like what’s expected😭

[@lilac_reed]

I'm so sorry. But you have sinned. You must now listen to This Song Is Awesome followed by Thalia to achieve true Ride The Cyclone emotional whiplash. EDIT: YOU SINNED AGAIN. YOU NEED TO WATCH THE VIDEO FOR NOEL'S LAMENT. THATS JUST ABOUT THE MOST IMPORTANT ONE TO WATCH.

[@v0id3d_st4rs]

He needs to listen to Space Age Bachelor Man > Ballad of Jane Doe for that whiplash

[@lilac_reed]

@@v0id3d_st4rs True true

[@Gemma-tk9ti]

3:57 “I’m so vaguely uncomfortable and… intrigued” sums up the whole musical tbh

[@kitten1602]

100% Also, if you want an even more... interesting version of SABM, Danny Bò has you covered.

[@genericname2747]

As a Canadian, I'm more offended that he believes our biggest export is mustard seeds and uranium. We're THE maple syrup country! Also, apparently our biggest export is crude oil. So everyone was wrong.

[@Nevertoleave]

We were apparently the top exporter of mustard seeds in 2021, were also the fourth largest exporter of uranium. We also are the top exporter of maple syrup but that’s not hard because maple trees mostly only grow in Canada

[@Oleander_Tea]

A part of me died when he said “we’re gonna just listen to this one” and HE DIDNT SEE NOEL’S DANCE

[@BenevolentRose]

Matt: "I could do without the gyrating." Me: *PRAYING he'd react to the song Space Age Bachelor Man.*

[@forrestgumpthechump]

0:20 specifically dead children who died on a roller coaster but yeah

[@selmatheviking488]

"I'm so vaguely uncomfortable... and intrigued," Boy I can't wait for space age bachelor man

[@tinyflower3032]

WHY IS NO ONE MENTIONING THE T H O T CAP?! lost my shit fr😂

[@MathewMcKenna]

fr lmao i expected more people mentioning it

[@tinyflower3032]

Need one for myself haha

[@ickylynn6155]

Honestly, I just accepted it XD

[@siriusblackisgenderenvy]

The cast recording does not do justice to Noels Lament- the emotion and passion and energy Noel gives in the video recording is impossibly replicable

[@chicknbaconranchmelt]

Choosing to LISTEN to Noel's Lament instead of watching is CRAZY

[@forrestgumpthechump]

19:41 NO FR!!! I remember when I first saw the show I was COMPLETELY blown away because not only is she amazing hitting those notes but shes doing it UPSIDE DOWN ON A FLY RIG????? I literally cannot imagine having to sing something like this upside down but she did it

[@MaxHasPerished]

I don't know if anyone has said it in the comments yet, but Jane's parents didn't come forward because they were in jail for drug stuff. She has a play about her and her brother called Legoland (it's a book. the actual musical of it is lost media.)

[@pokiandi5228]

The instrumental in Noel's Lament is for Mischa(Ukraine guy) and Noel dancing, acting out a scene, and then kissing... Also Noel was the one who got the hat at the end of the first song

[@enamiamappi]

so sad he didn't react to their moment in noel's lament lol

[@pokiandi5228]

@@enamiamappi me too, i stan Nischa

[@baldberryz]

YEAH!! I'm so surprised you didn't watch the musical video for Noel's Lament because it is. INSANE. But if you do a part 2 you should definitely listen to What The World Needs, Space Age Bachelor Man, Talia (Ukrainian rapper man Mischa the beloved ❤) and the Uranium Suite! Also the visuals for these songs really just add to the craziness lol

[@brithebi7342]

If and when he does space age bachelor man he NEEDS to find a video of it. It CANNOT go with ONLY the audio it MUST be with video too

[@baldberryz]

@@brithebi7342 FRR

[@genericname2747]

This Song Is Awesome is worse without Talia.

[@marveludus]

If you choose to watch more of this, you aren't prepared in the SLIGHTEST! This is one of those musicals where you find new things with every time you watch it. Like the really high, long notes in "fall fair suite" are said to actually be Jane still falling to her death after everyone else had already hit the ground! Which is why she does them again in "Ballad of Jane Doe" :) RTC has a whole lot of little details like that, it's very fun!

[@genericname2747]

And Ricky is the only one to notice the notes

[@marveludus]

Watching this with an internal body temperature of 39.5°C/103.1°F sure feels like a fever dream in more ways than one And starting with "This song is awesome"? Very brave indeed

[@Youtubeoutofcontext1]

Honestly I can’t tell if it would be better or worse if he’d started with SABM 😂

[@marveludus]

@@KZbinoutofcontext1 haha true 😂 I'd say worse for him, very funny for us

[@someone8561]

i am SO sad that you didn't watch the performance for noels lament, it truly makes it better

[@Cheshirekat411]

My absolute favourite thing about the ballad of Jane Doe is when she does the trills. The first part (the oohs) are the climb of the rollercoaster, the second part (the ahhs) is the upcoming crash and the ahhs she sings in descending notes is her head being thrown away and falling somewhere away from the coaster. They show it with the hand movements. The entire song is so beautifully haunting, I will never get over it.

[@ArbIe-lu2jd]

Yaayy!! You're in for a ride. Thot hat is really on point 1:22 - This song is awesome 8:01 - fall fair suite 13:48 - the ballad of Jane Doe 20:24 - Noel's Lament Would love to see you react to the full musical

[@cherryjammusic]

Songs left from this musical: -Uranium Suite (this is the new version of Fall Fair Suite, from the cast album) -What The World Needs -Talia -Space Age Bachelor Man -Jawbreaker/Sugar Cloud -Its Not a Game/It's Just a Ride There's also Every Story's Got a Lesson and The New Birthday Song which are only really worth listening to if they're also watched :)

[@monoduck]

- Tragic Fact (other intro song) - be safe, be good (for Rachel) - a world inside - Waiting for the drop (other *other* intro song)

[@emmie9994]

"I'll go with the cast recording for this one" honestly you definitely should have seen the video 😂 most of them are even better with the video (if you ever do a part 2 and watch Space Age Bachelor Man ABSOLUTELY watch the video)

[@stellalalalalala]

Yesss!! SABM and Talia are so much better in the cast recording!!

[@AlexanderTheMysticCrow]

One of my favorite things about this show is the sheer diversity of musical styles. And the characterization takes a very "Breakfast Club" approach to taking stereotypes and showing just how much deeper the characters are. And, of course, the approach to the afterlife.

[@harmonykstars]

Okay to the best of my ability to explain, the way she was spinning/flying around in the Ballad of Jane Doe is that shes attached to a crane-like thing connected with a harness. Before the change when she backs up into the curtain you can notice someone attaching the harness to the device and then she starts levitating, then near the end of the song she gets dragged backwards back towards the curtain where they take her off of it

[@forrestgumpthechump]

FINALLLY THANK YOU MAT IVE WAITED SO LONG

[@MathewMcKenna]

im sorryyy

[@forrestgumpthechump]

@@MathewMcKennaits okay bb I get it

[@MeahvanHeerden]

@@MathewMcKenna is there any chance you can react to more Annapantsu, she also does an amazing cover of Noel’s Lament and it’s brilliant you’ll love it :)

[@Nina149]

Ride the cyclone is by far my favourite musical pretyy much to ever exist, i would love to see you react to the full musical ♡ Also fun fact; The Ballad of Jane Doe is a lament and Noel's Lament is a Ballad this is because a ballad is 'A song that tells a story' while a lament is 'a passionate expression of grief or sorrow.' This is because Jane Doe WANTS to be able to sing a ballad but can't because she doesnt have a story to tell and Noel wants to sing a lament but cant because instead of a sorrowful life, his life was incredibly boring. (how he sees it anyways) Karnak (the fortune telling machine states that "Show not what they were perceived to be but whay they dreamt they were." So while both songs are actually not the type of songs the title states they are, it doesnt matter because the title instead represents what the characters wanted out of their lives but never got

[@ErisValentine666]

Doing the cast recording and not the video for Noels Lament is criminal 😭

[@Alfr3d0_Sauc3]

12:45 “that bass is really hitting through” thank Vergil for it

[@keyboardsmash4930]

"I feel like we're about to get soem high notes and im ready" oh no ones ever ready for noels high notes

[@harmonykstars]

If you ever react to more songs you should definitely watch an actual recording of Noels Lament it's kinda interesting and funny at some points(also has a costume change)

[@harmonykstars]

Actually NGL you should just watch the whole play it's really good

[@harmonykstars]

A really good one to watch is Talia I love the projections in it

[@DelliGaming]

Noel's Lament is like the best one to watch a slime tutorial of! Everybody wants to see Kholby in a dress!

[@lunavixrn5651]

As a Canadian I am very proud that this is the musical that represents us

[@breilamccauley8621]

SAME🎉

[@sunnybloom7272]

Amen to that

[@NaruhodoAWrighto]

If you want a list of 4-5 songs for the next part if you do (any order): - What The World Needs - Thalia - Space Age Bachelor Man - Sugar Cloud - It's not a game/It's just a ride (Final song) (maybe, watch the video for noel's lament, the songs are better enjoyed in the actual musical than the cast recording) Special consideration: Uranium Suite, Waiting For The Drop, alternative opening songs like Fall Fair Suite

[@beehive5370]

Fun fact: Emily Rohm, the person who played Jane Doe, is actually classically trained in opera. (Also you should see the video of Noel's lament live, its so fun.)

[@Scatterbrained_Watching]

When I first watched this musical I spent like 20 minutes obsessing over that one line. “Time eats all his children in the end.” Fucking KRONOS from GREEK MYTHOLOGY. IS THAT WHAT THAT FUCKING MYTH WAS ABOUT? I will never get over that revelation. Maybe I’m just late to the party, I dunno, but Kronos (the god of time) eating his children and then those children overcoming him and escaping, was that just,, the becoming of the gods? That line is my Roman Empires I am so serious

[@user-yq3bx5mv6y]

One step closer to making Mathew a theatre kid

[@chickuin7133]

25:07 Jane Doe was actually on a fly rail system I think, she had a harness holding on to her and swinging her around while she was singing, super impressed with that actor. Also you you should absolutely give it a watch, it’s an amazing show.

[@koalafication1018]

Havent watched it yet, but considering the words "I dont have any idea what ride the cyclone is about", Mathew is going to have a very interesting time

[@ellis358]

Listening to all the songs without context is so confusing😭

[@marveludus]

I am definitely writing too many comments here, but I think you would enjoy "Noel's Lament" in the stage version! The choreography is stunning! Also, there's a lot of different variants of this musical and its songs online. The cast recording i.e. replaces "Fall Fair Suite" with "Uranium Suite", and adds "Be Safe, Be Good" (a DEVASTATING song when you know everyone singing it is dead) as well as "A World Inside". In another live version, the big opening song is called "Waiting for the Drop", and I'm pretty sure there's even more openings and other variants of the songs. So much to discover!

[@lillyrayne1227]

About the intro: honestly same. I had no idea what Ride the Cyclone was about since the only reason I've even heard of it is a bunch of people keep suggesting it in discord. It also made me think "roller-coaster" but I had no idea until know if that was correct or not 😅

[@sydneylyman8778]

For a SLIGHT bit of context, all of the children have just entered the afterlife after dying in the rollercoaster crash, and have been given the opportunity for ONE of them to be reborn and have a 2nd chance at life. Each one sings a song to convince the others that they are the most worthy of living again. All of the songs are so EXTREMELY different to match each character's personality or persona.

[@standardhuman8675]

please watch the slime tutorial, its amazing (and it makes things make more sense). that said, the basic plot is reverse cats- they all have a singing competition to determine who can come back to life

[@alilcoffeecake6866]

The reason all the songs sound so different is because all of the kids were very different and all of them dreamed of different things, so the genres reflect that. Mischa was aggressive so rap, Noel was dramatic so an older sounding song, Ocean was ambitious so a more pop sounding song, Ricky was into sci-fi so an 80s type of song, and Jane didn't know who she was so it's pretty bare-bones and carnival like. 👍👍 You absolutely SHOULD watch the full musical it's amazing

[@JaakuSan]

OH LOOK IT'S MY MUSICAL THEATER HYPERFIXATION. I found this musical through Jane's video, blind bought the album, and was INCREDIBLY CONFUSED until I found a plot summary and then got to watch the slime tutorial lmao. It's basically Inverse Cats. Noel is a bored gay theater kid in a small town making up dramas starring himself to vicariously experience the highs and lows of life that even before he died young he feared he'd never get. He especially likes French New Wave Cinema and is called "the most romantic boy in town", referencing the Romantic movement in art. Also it's "Uranium City, Saskatchewan" because in-universe it's a small town that mined and exported Uranium ore. So when you ask if Mischa means the element or the town... yes.

[@coyotix]

"Where's your head Matthew?" was an insanely ironic sentence

[@Whyworry_at_all]

OH MY GOD YOU SHOULD RLLY LISTEN TO -Sugar Cloud -Talia -Space Age Bachelor Man !!!!! Theyre rlly good!!!!!

[@jessicamochizuki962]

Don't forget - The new Birthday Song And - It's Not A Game.

[@jonna8016]

NO not the cast recording version of noels lament

[@JulienAbraham-ts7ic]

The reference of 'time eats all its children in the end' is related to Kronos the greek god of time who ate/try to his children

[@M0niqu3-Gib3au]

AAA, FINALLY also, you really need to WATCH Noel‘s Lament, bc all these songs are so much better when you also watch the performance

[@katwim9169]

Damn. I wish he watched the video for Noel’s lament. I think the stage recording is better but maybe that’s just me😭

[@Pouikiyu]

15:08 so fun fact, it is theorized that jane doe is connected to another character from another musical where her parents are dead and she and her brother just survive on their own (the full musical is lost media so this might be in accurate)

[@Remember-to-smile]

I watched the musical on youtube not too long ago and have been singing the songs from it non stop. The fact that you're now reacting to the songs is just great timing

[@silvrpaww_]

Good to see this show getting more attention, and you should watch the live version of noels lament as the cast recording is so horribly autotuned and doesn’t do it justice

[@mayormarshmallow]

If you do another video on this I absolutely recommend listening to the songs: What The World Needs, Space Age Bachelor Man, and Talia!

[@lonyx-wc]

one of the best musicals reacted to by one of the best youtubers- a perfect pairing

[@TaliasTextingStories]

Fun Fact: Jane did the whole entire performance in one take since it was a live play. Also I'm so happy right now because I remember requesting this in the past. 😅

[@sarao3356]

8:23 "Could this have been any more different from the last one" Perfectly describes the entire musical

[@scarletthedragon6935]

You absolutely NEED to hear/watch Mischa’s other song “Talia” because ong (also World needs, space AgeBachelor Man, and sugar cloud)

[@kawaiisushu6300]

Whats really cool about the song titles is that "Noel's Lament" is a balled which is story telling through song. and "Balled of Jane doe" is a lament, which is expressing sadness or regret

[@AtomicFoxMimi]

uncomfortable but intrigued sums up this entire musical. the song about space cats is insanity. i haven't finished the musical tho cause some of these songs especially at the end are a bit triggering for me. but this musical is an experience. noels lament is my favorite tho

[@gr1mreap3rz15]

"i feel like i should think this is cringe but i kinda love it?" yep, that's mischa's whole schtick 😅

[@urfavanimehusbando]

you should absolutely watch the actual performance for noels laments. its so good!!

[@ShyyGaladriel]

The Ballad of Jane Doe is one of my favorite songs but since I’m an opera guy I recognize it pays tribute to an opera aria called the Doll Song which makes sense since Jane Doe’s head is a doll’s head.

[@lauriex8832]

FINALLY!! I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS TO HAPPEN ONE DAY! I love that RTC is getting a little more well-known lately, and I'm so glad that you've decided to check out their songs. My daydreams of you reacting the musical can finally come to an end.

[@ShiQingxuanSimp]

HELL YEAH

[@shroomyshroom4524]

24:06

[@smorelove4017]

i’ve been obsessed with rtc so i’m so ready

[@eastonmoon]

Hey Mathew, have you seen "llamas with hats"? The entire series is less than 30 min, and sometime in the future it's getting a special half hour epilogue

[@felixgayming5680]

I NEED Mathew to listen to What The World Needs next time! I am glad Jane Doe's song got in this the first time!

[@Elle_Sancoeur]

YES.

[@Sq1dn3y]

The amount of joy I felt at the sight of the thumbnail

[@Such.is.life.of.an.adventurer]

I have some more suggestions for you, I think you’d like to see these. They’re great and it would be nice to see you react to these suggested movies/shows/songs. I’m not sure if you’ll see this comment but if you will then I hope you’ll try them out 😊💕 1. Psych show : musical and Halloween episodes, maybe the intros too, 2. Amphibia (highest rated episodes) 3. More OUAT maybe the funny moments or the highest rated episodes. 4. More Equestria girls, either songs or full movies? (There are a few songs you missed) 5. Bridgerton (out of context or funny moments) 6. Vampire diaries (out of context or funny moments ) 7. Our flag means death (highest rated episodes or out of context) 8. What we do in the shadows tv show (funny moments or highest rated episodes). 9. Brooklyn 99 (out of context) 10. Anastasia, (you didn’t see two more songs from this movie. ) 11. Hilda (show & movies maybe the highest rated episodes or out of context

[@KianStone._]

WE NEED A PART TWO MATTHEW PLEASE 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@Scatterbrained_Watching]

The last play I was in was kinda spooky (there was a murder mystery *ish* element and jumped back and fourth in time between the current day and “then” to when the death happened. When we were looking for music to play during it, I suggested an instrumental version of the Ballad of Jane Doe for the spooky bits. The rest of the group bought it and it became, essentially, the whole play’s theme (played multiple times throughout, as well as both during the beginning and end). It fit so GOOD, I was so pleased with myself. It was also just a banger

[@ivorycyan]

fun fact: the ballad of jane doe was originally an octave lower, but the original actress was really nervous and sang it an octave higher once and the director liked it and kept it

[@ReginaCordium722]

Truly convinced Emily Rohm (Jane Doe) isn't actually human and is, in fact, a siren of some sort

[@natinthehat_]

Another song with rap is Talia at the end of it also please more I’m obsessed with this musical and you could indoor the hip gyration you say?? who’s gonna tell him about space age bachelor man💀

[@Half_Orphan]

It’s a crime that he didn’t watch Noel’s Lament 😔

[@TheWiseGrif]

FIIIIIIIIIIIIIINALLY I just saw a local semi-professional production the other week and my GOD was it amazing, such powerful singers that we had

[@Niamdra-]

YOU DID RIDE THE CYCLONE?! i didnt expect that!

[@Liza-wh4xi]

I think if you see the scene of Noel’s lament it makes more sense because you get the monologue before it.

[@kawaiidragons7732]

Oh my god please listen to more of this!! I'm so glad this musical surged in popularity

[@frostedfirefly]

Mathew should listen to songs from 35MM: A Musical Exhibition! it doesn't have an overarching plot, each song is its own story, and they're all fantastic.

[@Elliot-ek5xg]

You NEED to do a part 2, Ride The Cyclone is so good.

[@Hypoanimations24]

there was a girl who sang the jane doe song for a talent show at my school and she ate

[@mauve_ee]

So happy you did RTC!! Also great that you picked up on the “rollercoaster of emotions” with the difference in the songs, hope you check out more of the songs!!