Rapper FIRST time REACTION to Matchbox Twenty - 3AM! This is about what... Wow

[@michelle88960]

Rob Thomas wrote this about when his mother was fighting cancer. Maybe sleeps when it’s raining is that the rain sounds soothed her. And 3 am is a funny time of day, I am a nurse, and for some reason many people wake at that hour and worry about things. It’s also the time on a night shift when you start to feel the most tired. Also, 3 am is often a time when people do pass away 🙏🏼

[@RyanDoesAll]

The live version of that when he explains the meaning of the song is beyond good. Its a tough watch for someone who went thru that with their own mom.

[@t.j.payeur5331]

I was a late night DJ for 10 years..yeah, man..3:00 AM is a special time, like no other. We called it The Hour of the Wolf, when all the truths that you've tried to avoid come visiting...

[@michelle88960]

@@t.j.payeur5331 Very true. We called it the witching hour. Even now I often wake at 3 am, and worry about something!

[@W4ll_fl0w3r]

about the way the cancer treatments made her feel foreign in her own skin and his inability to fix it

[@toohighstrung]

He explained that 3am was when she would wake up chemo sick

[@_Lisa_S_]

You need to go down the Matchbox 20 musical rabbit hole! Rob Thomas is so very versatile as a singer - you will want to hear more!!

[@Ydnic7481]

Definitely ❤

[@Mariethename99]

They are great. One of my favorite bands.

[@RobGamesOn]

Agreed

[@snomandave9395]

Unwell, Bent, If You're Gone, and, yes, Smoothe

[@burntwic1]

Yup

[@W4ll_fl0w3r]

bent another powerful one for sure.... really wish someone was able to give bp a heads up regarding 3ams context ... It kicked my butt and I was warned... 🥺

[@JoseMorales-nb6nn]

Bent is my favorite...

[@W4ll_fl0w3r]

@@JoseMorales-nb6nn i went and listened to it right after I had seen you mention it

[@quinny6920]

Oh yes UNWELL!!! My theme song since it came out!

[@elizabethfranco1284]

Unwell is a must listen

[@Mandalore3737]

YES!!!

[@trouty42]

I just love that song, really unique sound and relatable. The lyric "How I used to be" always hit hard for me.

[@jeanine6328]

It’s the first song about it that I actually felt the composer was very familiar with the same feeling I have. It couldn’t have been more dead on. It’s on my Misery Loves Company playlist.

[@Danny_R_]

This!

[@amyaeschbach3581]

Unwell has such a special place in my life and heart! And a lot of people who struggle with mental health issues and physical illness!

[@kevinmarshall854]

Yes he is the guy that sang in the Carlos Santana song "Smooth" that Rib had written for his wife. Rob has had an incredible career before he went solo and did his collaboration with Carlos. Matchbox 20 were huge when they came onto the scene.

[@coopm3087]

His vocals in that are incredible

[@kjs0391]

He's married to his daughter

[@coopm3087]

His wife is a year younger than him so that's confusing Please tell more as I'm curious who you are speaking of

[@kjs0391]

@@coopm3087 RT is married to CS's daughter

[@coopm3087]

Oh lol!! Thanks

[@skd-musicluvr]

His timing is what sets him apart and what you can't put your finger on. Every song he does he executes timing that should NOT work, but magically it does. Every. Time.

[@myrabrown8629]

You'll never know what it's like until you spend a night with a cancer patient... His mother had cancer... I lost my daughter 2014 and I still wake up to her voice calling me between 3 and 4 am....

[@barbaramelville337]

😢😢😢😢im sorry for your loss prayers sent for your healing 🙏🙏🙏🙏😢😢😢😢

[@peterjackson4623]

So sorry for your loss, we should never have to burry our children. Unnatural!!!

[@myrabrown8629]

@@peterjackson4623 thank you very much no we shouldn't..I've also lost my son...#fuckcancer

[@staratlas7778]

❤🙏

[@robertshoemaker4868]

Check out " one headlight" by the Wallflowers..Bob Dylan's son is the singer.

[@Cathidee]

Yes! Such a great song.

[@marypenebaker898]

Written for his mother who experienced cancer and hospice at home... 3:00 a.m. is always the hardest time of day for anyone. 😢

[@eriklarson9137]

"3:00 a.m. is always the hardest time of day for anyone" Oof. That is like saying every single human loves vegemite.

[@juliataylor707]

For me too. I work overnight and it's really the loneliest time of the night

[@barbaramelville337]

😢😢😢😢😢

[@barbaramelville337]

​@@juliataylor707I'm alone and the night time is 😢😢😢😢sad for me

[@jenniferkasowicz9463]

Now check “Drops of Jupiter” by Train. Pat Moyahan (phenomenal singer) wrote it when his mom passed. She visited him in a dream. The song played the radio constantly. Such a great band. ✌️❤️

[@Morgaine]

I was obsessed with that song. It draws you in.

[@kathieovercash8414]

Yes. Love this group. Back To Good, is a great song. Rob Thomas is not like anybody. So unique.

[@Gemini696]

Love Match box 20.He's also a great husband,his wife has been sick for years and he takes care of her even when performing.After the performance he goes on the bus and makes her food and gives her her shot.It's been so long since iv'e watched that im not sure what she has.He's amazing.My fav song is getting back to good,but i love all their songs.

[@benjamindeiss9840]

GIve "Push" a chance, my favorite song, even more successful if I remember correctly

[@tiffanyroberts89]

Push was amazing

[@Laurael626]

Yes!!!

[@robert_5974]

That's right...My first thought was 3AM was their first hit but I was hesitant and I think it's bc "Push" was the first. Ty

[@crashwithkirby6708]

Watching a bunch of Ken’s play Push on the beach to a bunch of Barbie’s was pretty hilarious

[@knightngail1]

My Momma was a WARRIOR!! Dx with cancer and given 3 months to live in 1987. She battled through everything they threw at her, the chemo, the ridiculous amounts of radiation, the surgeries. Was cleared of that cancer, only to get another completely different kind. Battled through that one, too! But, very sadly and much to my dismay and completely shattered heart, she passed in 2005 from septic shock. 😢 She beat cancers ass TWICE and the damn infection/s took her away from us. I miss her more than mere words could begin to convey. RIP Mom with all my respect and love 🖤

[@barbaramelville337]

😢😢😢😢so sorry for your loss prayers for your healing 🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@knightngail1]

@@barbaramelville337 thank you, I appreciate that. 💞

[@LaPinturaBella]

This is just hear-breaking. I'm so sorry to hear about this. I know one thing though, your Mom was a true Warrioress. So strong. My deepest condolences. 😪

[@knightngail1]

@@LaPinturaBella thank you hon. She was indeed, the strongest woman that I've ever known! ❤️

[@TerriChaffin-m4l]

Rob has been asked by manyyyy artists for his help with their music, song, lyrics, etc. He has written for manyyyy artists. He’s the total package!

[@whatsername123]

And a truly decent human being, as is his wife

[@traceyraffle6675]

Love Matchbox Twenty...Rob's collab with Carlos Santana- Smooth is great too!

[@trish7754]

I was going to ask him to listen to Smooth. My then boyfriend used to love "Smooth"..said it reminded him of me. Now it is mine and my hubby's song. We never get tired of listening to it. ❤

[@Iam_lamb]

Rob Thomas is classically trained pianist……he’s amazing!

[@sjwebUSA]

Every song on the first album Yourself or Someone Like You is fantastic. Every song. Greatest Hits album is also the best. So many great songs.

[@heartwork8318]

I absolutely love Rob Thomas he has a fantastic and unique voice and style! Yes he has done more than 1 song with Santana. He is the frontman for MB20 and his solo catalog is very deep! You should check out more! Great pick BP❤️‍🔥✌🏻🫶🏻

[@lindalou6105]

He's my favorite male vocalist

[@QofE55]

I'm 61 and Rob Thomas is one of my favorite vocalists of all time! Definitely check out more!

[@SecondhandScrewup]

There’s an acoustic version of this with just him on the piano and it’s absolutely gorgeous.

[@michrand]

3AM, in folklore is the witching hour, or dead time. When everything is still

[@mk719x3]

Came here to comment on this but mentioned the Black Crows instead. 😂

[@Michelle-by9vl]

I've always heard that! And of course, I wake up at around 3 every morning lol

[@jakeblizzard6019]

Matchbox twenty had some great hits from the 90s.

[@luxleather2616]

Unwell Bent Push If You're Gone The Real World Her Diamonds Smooth

[@josephbabcock4236]

[@keriholton9407]

Last beautiful girl. I love that one

[@rockmetalplaylists5595]

Back 2 Good

[@trish7754]

All good!

[@kayleighsavanna]

Queen of New York city, Rest Stop, This is how a heart breaks, Damn, mad Season...could go on for ever

[@IamCareyann]

Rob Thomas - her diamonds. beautiful song!

[@ashleymcgriff270]

Matchbox Twenty is phenomenal!!! No bad songs! Rob Thomas as a solo is also incredible! Listen to Lonely No More and Her Diamonds. Seriously, no bad songs. Like, zero.

[@karinanderson9722]

You have got to check out Her Diamonds. He wrote it for his wife who has a chronic illness. Such a beautiful song.

[@lisawilham-pepper]

As someone with a chronic illness this song is one that hit me so hard. But I love it so much.

[@karinanderson9722]

I hope you stay strong. Sending prayers and light your way. ❤️

[@TerriChaffin-m4l]

My man!!! I have seen him solo and MatchBox 20 many times.. One of the most genuine humans ever…

[@randyrussell6246]

I am in my mid 60's and I am into 70's music but there has been a few groups that have come along that I know are so far ahead of their time and MATCHBOX TWENTY is one of them and most of the world will not catch up for another 30 years ! The second band that is nothing of the sound and style of MATCHBOX is the Mavericks and most won't catch up and ever know the talent they have for decades but I am riding their music till my last breath!

[@sherry640]

Rob Thomas is one of my top 10 all time favorite singer/songwriters. I love his voice & the way he writes. He his solo stuff is amazing & some of it hauntingly beautiful. Well worth a listen.

[@vincentcannizzaro9498]

Check out Train Drops Of Jupiter

[@carson9359]

Absolutely!

[@AngB517]

When Pat explained what it was, I really did fall in love with it.

[@machelleswartz9746]

Drops of jupiter is fantastic

[@kathleenmurphy6220]

Most definitely..!! I was going to recommend this song. It’s perfection in so many ways.

[@angelalay9909]

I love that sing. Reminds me of my BFF S RIP

[@jeannieschmidt2217]

Please, please, please check out Bright Lights. Rob is an incredible piano player and vocalist. This songs shows everything off - and is a phenomenal performance. Cheers from Ontario, Canada! :)

[@xxlordbelxx1368]

"Unwell" When it comes to Matchbox 20 this one word named track leaves most artists in the dust. A song with untouchable depth and skill.

[@mk719x3]

I love Matchbox 20 music. I would also love to see more reactions to the Black Crows. Another favorite of mine. 😁

[@toohighstrung]

Rob Thomas is an incredible songwriter, on another level. All his songs are deep, I grew up listening to him with my dad.

[@FightingPaddys]

Do more Matchbox 20, especially Bright Lights. It's fire!

[@KatieKat825]

You should give "Back to Good" a listen. Powerful song, a great buildup. Still LOVE it to this day and it's even more incredible live.

[@evelynsallie5703]

That's my favorite too. So good

[@LoriandBrock99]

You should watch the live version with him at the piano. He talks about his mom’s battle with cancer and shows it down. It’s beautiful.

[@unklebacon44]

3 AM is known as The Witching Hour, the time of most supernatural activities.

[@kimberlyk2573]

Matchbox 20 is amazing band- good lyrics, great music from the drums to the bass and guitar. Genuine and unassuming-love them

[@fatimasoares7261]

One of my favourite bands ever. Rob is a great writer and a wonderful singer. I love all of their songs. His collaboration with Santana is a must. I also love "Now comes the night". Makes me weep like a baby.

[@sandrasupple1848]

One of my favorite bands..

[@tjmbathwater]

Please please please do Unwell. It changed my life,and helped me through a tough time.

[@Cathidee]

Yes! It’s a great song!

[@Cinnamon55]

This was one of my favorite songs from Rob Thomas !!! So glad you chose to listen and share!!! I love this song ❤ Also , if you want a toe tapping 😅jiving song check out Bright Lights !!

[@RockinMamaT]

Thanks for getting to this. Bright lights and Unwell are must listens. Yes Rob did Smooth with Santana. Great reaction and Peace out 🙏 ✌️ ☮️

[@deadassdgaf100]

Rob Thomas will FOREVER be my all time fav vocalist... there's just NO other 1 of him anywhere. LEGEND.

[@paulfadeley3496]

90's music was a lot of metaphors for feelings and life very deep!!!!!

[@Morgaine]

Rob Thomas has a very distinctive style of singing and writing. I think he's the best of his generation. Their style of music is called Alternative. He doesn't do anything generic or typical. Every song is a deep dive in a way, even a lighter song like "She's So Mean."

[@brasschuckles3138]

Sorry about your Moms🙏🏼 I unfortunately have lost a lot of family and friends to cancer. My heart goes out to you bro🙏🏼❤️ thank you for what you do!

[@nancya8477]

Matchbox 20 was (still is) one of my strong favorites in the 90s and 2000s. Rob Thomas has a great voice, and I do love the collection of musical instruments they use in all their songs. Yes, he did Smooth with Carlos Santana, a super-sexy song.

[@brianstites3761]

Yes you should react to their song UNWELL that's one of the greatest songs of the 90s and absolutely amazing. Specially for what it's about.

[@JRich-423]

Gotta do the song “PUSH”…….

[@paradoxi2649]

Great song - one of my favourite lyrics in that song.

[@ricksurratt9034]

I had the privilege of seeing him in concert for approximately 10 years ago. It was banging.

[@GinaHarmeyer]

You could go down a rabbit hole of MB20 songs! I never paid a lot of attention to them until 2017. But since then, they have become one of my favorites. Such good music! There's a live video out there of them doing Back 2 Good and omg!! Such an amazing live performance!

[@tiacalhoun3841]

Back to good and Bright Lights by Matchbox 20

[@pennyypya3715]

Love, love, love Matchbox Twenty and Rob Thomas❤

[@burntoutttt]

Seen Matchbox Twenty six times, amazing live!

[@crystallane9962]

Rob Thomas is an incredible song writer, and the man KNOWS how to write a hook! Saw his solo show at the Queen Elizabeth Theater in Vancouver B.C. and it was one of the cleanest audio shows I have ever been to, and I have seen a LOT of live shows. He's incredible live.

[@maureencollins5177]

He did. He's Rob Thomas, he sang "Smooth" with Santana. Inescapable hit about 25 summers ago. He wrote his about being a teenager and having a Mom who was an alcoholic and was diagnosed with lymphoma. Other Matchbox Twenty songs are "If You're Gone", "Bright Lights". Wendy's - Dave Thomas. In D.C. until recently we had a convoluted intersection with a Wendy's in the middle, so everyone called it Dave Thomas Circle.

[@jamesfish2177]

So many amazing songs from Matchbox 20, great older songs, and newer songs. Sames the same live as he does recorded. His mom had cancer and he wrote the song during that time. You can't go wrong with any Matchbox 20 songs!

[@AlexHernandez-yb9rx]

Man, bringing me back to the 90s ❤love Matchbox 20 and Rob Thomas. 💕

[@robinweiss8590]

I love Rob Thomas❤😍🥰

[@keliwadsworth7466]

I loved Matchbox 20 and 3am is an amazing song!!!

[@ZACH_95_]

Definitely look more into Matchbox twenty! Great band!

[@dougphelps6917]

I remember hearing this song and asking my young teenage daughter who MB20 was and she started giving me a rave review of them. I picked up the CD and was blown away by the entire disc. Huge Rob Thomas fan after that... (Dave Thomas was the founder of Wendy's).

[@emerje0]

Their biggest song "Push" got them a lot of flack when it hit the radio because conservatives thought it was a man beating his girlfriend (somehow, the lyrics don't really allude to that) when it's the other way around, he wrote it about an abusive relationship he himself was in. Also "The Real World", "Unwell" and "How Far We've Come" are fantastic songs, too!

[@melissaevans4396]

Matchbox 20!! I freaking love Rob Thomas!! ❤

[@lorijones8147]

I was asked one time "if you can only listen to 1 band the rest of your life who would that band be" It was without a doubt Matchbox Twenty. The playability of their songs never dies. I have several on my car playlist and listen to them all the time. One of my favorites is Unwell. Also Bent is good. There is another one about his mom call Her Diamonds.. it is one of his solo songs about his mom crying.. it is very good.

[@GeorgeAncil]

Dude can sing "Back to Good" live. Is impressive

[@stacie4170]

I LOVE Rob. This song…Smooth. Amazing artists ❤️

[@curtiswilson3569]

I have one of Rob’s acoustic guitars from before he was famous, sitting around my house. He slept in his car when he went out on his own and crashed with a neighbor of mine (years before me) 15:02 in lake mary, fl. The friend he crashed with gave me it. They have some great songs. Bent is my favorite I think

[@decemberwind69]

Rob Thomas wrote this about his Mom fighting Cancer . That's why he looks sad in this video. Also he is the singer of the song Smooth with Carlos Santana. Lol

[@patwalker5133]

All I can say about Rob Thomas is...if you have a chance to see him perform, max out your cards. Do anything you have to do to get tickets. I was lucky enough to see him during his solo album tour. It was held in our small community theater. Even though we were in the balcony, the stage was right there. It was amazing. Another song I recommend is his co-lab with Santana "Smooth". That is a party in the streets.

[@darlenemoore5846]

One of my faves! The song, Matchbox 20 and especially Rob Thomas. My daughters and I have seem them so many times so it brings back a lot of memories. We know all the words to all the songs. Now they’re 6,000 miles away with their families but we stay connected from moments we’ve shared like these. Thanks for doing this - good job 👍🏻

[@ChadB1988]

Love this song, long time coming getting into this band! Check out Real World and Unwell as well as Smooth, which was Rob Thomas’ partnership with Santana

[@michaelhaymaker1212]

Love me some matchbox twenty! Anything off of "Yourself or Someone Like You"!

[@librarylady13]

❤❤❤ Try "If You're Gone", "Push", "Unwell" and "Bright Lights".

[@Joshualuv13]

I absolutely love this guys voice

[@lupekimmel2631]

I would listen to his songs from the beginning. Love them all! . Incredible band and Rob Thomas is so talented and his voice is insanely unique and expresses emotions . He seems very kind and humble. Saw them in concert in Michigan a couple of weeks ago and they sounded so good. Still the same voice!

[@chrismedeiros2424]

I saw matchbox 20 in Providence RI for $4.50 in 1996... Lol.. was hooked ever since, mb20 is an amazing live band. Rob Thomas is one of the great songwriters of our generation. He's got a great feel for metaphor and can make really sad subject matter sound upbeat.

[@aliciakautsky4466]

I love watching your channel because you listen to such a great variety of music and you have hit my generation and I am 63

[@nicolecollins6570]

Yes, Rob Thomas WAS the dude that was in Smooth with Santana. Also, this is one of my favorite songs.

[@soniquev8]

MB20 is a major musical influence of the 90s. I've loved their sound for my entire life. I might also recommend you look up a band named 'Live'. They're a little hard to pin down but the band's name is indeed "Live". Enjoy!

[@cydneylever8093]

Saw Matchbox 20 & Goo Goo Dolls in concert in Canberra, Australia earlier this year, OMG, both bands were amazing, sounded fantastic & exactly like they did 20 years ago. Both my sons, now in their 20s grew up listening to ‘my music’, including these two bands, & went to the concert too, & LOVED it. Great music never ages & transcends time & generations. Go down the Matchbox 20 rabbit hole, you won’t be sorry. Throw in some Goo Goo Dolls while you’re at it 🇦🇺

[@lnbarnes917]

Please do If You’re Gone by this group ❤

[@jewls9697]

Yes! Finally! Love Matchbox 20. Concert was awesome!! Try Getting Back to Good!!Most songs on the album!! ❤

[@teresalight8675]

You know I just turned 61, and this whole album is one I consider as required in any collection. It's that powerful as a whole. Add Guns & Roses Appetites for Destruction. Willie Nelson and Family Live, the double album is absolute fire. Delbert McClinton, The Ultimate Collection. There are many from over the years that are just required if you consider yourself a lover if music, no matter the genre. I can take a person on a journey. I was born in Gallatin, TN. In the US Navy from '81 to '87. Exposed to country, motown, blues, southern classic and alternative rock. Gospel, contemporary Christian, bluegrass, folk, and whatever is in between, including rap, hip-hop, and pop. Genre does not matter, I just want music that makes me feel something. If it makes me feel like moving, crying, laughing, or gets me to examine my life, motivations, and perspective, then it has done what it's supposed to do. Thank you for your genuine reactions, Black Pegasus, and for looking for the meaning and context of the lyrics, as well as just jamming out when necessary ❤

[@staratlas7778]

It’s Crazy to think how much influence the Album August and Everything After from Counting Crows, would have on bands like Matchbox Twenty! But this band is amazing in their own right! So many Great songs in their catalog ❤️

[@sherreywurz731]

Oh you gonna love this.....Playlist.....yup rob Thomas voice fantastic .and you are right .he did do song with Santana

[@jimmydean7219]

Dude, if you ever get the chance, check out their live performances. Rob Thomas is just as good live, and he leaves EVERYTHING out on the stage. The dude is singing from such a deep place, he’s DRENCHED in sweat by the end of basically every performance.

[@LJP415]

Acoustic version of PUSH is so moving. I would love for you to hear that one.

[@Bonniesyoutube]

You must react to all their top songs. You will fall in love with them. Saw them live many times and one show he did some of his songs acoustically. They and Rob Thomas are a great band to see live, and they still tour.

[@wordygirlandco]

❤Love these guys. Bent is my favorite MB20 but it is all so good. Their 1st album 1996 produced 5 top 40 singles and they were on the charts through 1998. Not many artist make that top hits in a career much less their 1st album. Rob Thomas wrote this about living with his mom as she battled cancer. Sometimes when you are ill you sleep most of the day and as a result you wake at the very early morning hours.

[@Iggyzgirl]

Rob's vocals soothe me. Melt me from the inside out ❤

[@pattymckitrick7436]

❤❤I had the pleasure of seeing/hearing them in concert 20+ years ago. Rob Thomas is VERY talented, and well rounded. Excellent lyricist, vocalist, pianist. BP...you should check out their song HANG. It's a slower song, and never really got radio exposure. It's one of my favorites by them though.

[@madsquishy3410]

Man, that first guitar lick sends me straight back to 1998. I had this album on repeat (Yourself Or Someone Like You) and this song was one of my favorites besides "Push" and "Real World" and "Long Day". Highschool was a fun time in the late 90s man lol.

[@nobodyimportant1337]

Two of my favorites: She’s So Mean and This is How a Heart Breaks…love Rob Thomas both solo and Matchbox 20

[@theresamiller4333]

Here I am 20 years later discovering this group🙄I really like them

[@cynicalguy]

Saw these guys on their first tour on St. Paddy’s day at a dingy grunge bar in Calgary, Canada - had no idea who they were at the time. Got busted by Rob’s mom smoking a little pot with him in the driveway before the show, super chill guy back then, and even at the start it was obvious how crazy talented he is. Watching them blow up after that wasn’t surprising at all.

[@janawebb6490]

One of my favorite bands love them