Honorary Ken Rob Thomas dedicates "Push" to Ryan Gosling at Matchbox Twenty concert

Now, before you feel bad about Matchbox Twenty becoming a punchline in the movie “Barbie,” frontman Rob Thomas totally approved of this hilarious use of the song “Push” in the movie. In fact, Thomas explained the creation of the song while discussing the "Barbie" reference with USA Today, and the origins make it the perfect song for Ken:

"Funny thing is, I wrote this song about someone I had been with who I felt was manipulating me and taking advantage of me."

Considering Ryan Gosling's Ken thinks he's not getting the attention he deserves from Barbie, and is constantly vying for her attention and love, "Push" is the perfect song for this moment, especially since his perspective on his own place in the world is just as skewed as the time the song was written. As Thomas said, "The '90s were a time of manufactured angst, and nobody wanted to be a victim in a song." Yeah, that looks like Ken in the movie "Barbie".

In case you need to know more about Thomas fully supporting the mockery of the Matchbox Twenty song, a fan who attended a recent concert with the rock band captured this moment when Rob Thomas dedicated the song to Ryan Gosling:

Now, if we could only get Rob Thomas to dress up as Ken and perform the song, then things would come full circle.