"Just because I find myself in this story It doesn't mean that everything is written for me..." Thank you, Matilda. We all need these words. Even grownups. ^____^
I listened to this basically every day when I was eleven. I didn't know English very well but now that I'm older I do, and it makes my heart fill up with joy, pride and admiration finally listening again and understanding this beautiful, beautiful song. The when I grow up tune makes me want to cry... how beautiful is the naivité of children
I love this song because I am a grown up but yet...i think we all wonder what we'll be or where we'll go. That sense of bravery and adventure that Matilda has is something I think we should all try to maintain regardless of age
Saw this version first when I was 44 and was very much inspired. Matilda reminds me of things I'd almost forgotten. She can inspire all of us, at any age, forever. Good kid. Brave kid. Loved her ever since I first loved the book and the movie in the 1990's and now her story has been made into a musical. Good for her. Bravo, Matilda! ^_____^
Started watching this video and other Matilda videos (in 2016) and realized that for the first time in a long time I felt younger, stronger and braver. It's like what Matilda did for her teacher Miss Honey. 😍
We need more people like Matilda. People who are brave encouraging adventurous and not afraid to be who they are because in todays society people just want to fit in and they are very self-conscious and they care about every little thing so this Is a true inspiration for everybody. (This comment is not trying to make you push your lifestyle to be different but all I need to say is be who you are and never change for anyone because your the best when you are you)
This found me. I haven't watched this since I was maybe 8 or 9 and I was obsessed with this clip and sang it all the time 😭 I'm a teen now and this song just bring so much comfort and it was only today when it's meaning just sank into me. Thank you for reminding me that we write our own stories Matilda 💞
She is my inspiration and I was grown up when I first saw this. Loved the book and movie since the 1990's. Matilda forever and ever and ever. ❤️💙❤️💙❤️💙❤️💙❤️
I remind myself of Miss Honey. She was inspired by Matilda too. My favorite younger cousin reminds me of Matilda. She is about the same age as Mara Wilson (Matilda in the movie) and they looked similar at that age too. Inspiration. ❤️💙❤️💙❤️
Listening to these songs over again as a 20-something just brought so many emotions out of me. The lyricism and age-defying story of Matilda are one of a kind
Honestly I’m crying!It makes me remember that when I was a little kid all I wanted to do was grow up.But once your their it’s horrible and all you want is to be a little kid again
I remember going to watch this show live. I'm rather sure this opens the second act. I really didn't expect this. The first half was fun and I really thought it was a great story and musical and then these kids came out singing this. Damn! I know what you mean. I wasn't sure who to feel the more sorry for: these naive kids or me who recognised the loss of such simple dreams.
These kids are in their 20s now. Some of those who play the teenagers are maybe pushing 40. I really miss simpler times when the hardest part of life was just doing math homework. Wish I hadn't grown up so fast
This song is so lovely and makes me emotional. I was a teen when I watched this and now im in my 20s. Everything they sing is so on point and teaches you to finesse the challenges of the world and never mope about it
We did this musical as our school musical in primary. I was lucky enough to get the part of Matilda and the memories of that time are fond. At the time, I was going through a rough patch mentally. "Just because you find that life's not fair, it doesn't mean you just have to grin and bear it!" I remember singing this part with such emotion and many people were a little shocked by it. Many people showed the amount of faith they had in my theatre career, so I got into it. Later this year, I will be eighteen and this musical will have a huge place in my heart forever
I wanna cry, I watched this live with my primary school when I was 10/11 and I loved this song so much because I related to this song so much as I’d always find myself wishing time away - hoping for the day I’m finally a grown up. I’m 18 now, and I still feel like that child who first watched this 7 years ago, it feels so surreal that I’m the grown up that I wished to be at 11 years old, hope I’m making her proud as I continue to grow :)
Same here! I’m 18 now too and watched this actual performance live on tv when I was 8 (I actually went to school with one of the cast who played Nigel back then and his name was Josh Tikare 😁) and then ended up seeing the full thing in London in 2016 at 12 years old. I keep feeling sad lately because i loved being a child wanting to grow up but now I just wish I could go back 😢
@@oliverek7 awww that’s so cool!! I defo get how you feel you’re 100% not alone!! but I guess all we gotta do is work hard to make our younger selves proud!! Time keeps moving and as hard as it is, we should embrace it instead of fearing it :)
I went to this in London with my family and one of our family friends was in it playing the boy who eats the cake , this was the best performance I had seen and it’s one of my favourite I have seen in London , I also love the song that goes my mummy said I’m a miracle my mummy said ima little bit naughty , my mummy said I’m a soldier so on so on
@@englishash1812 no, the song they're talking about is called "miracle." Miracle is at the start of the musical, and part of it is as matilda is born, while Revolting children is sung by the school children
Oh wow, that’s nostalgic. I’m a Sixth Form student now, I went to my primary school for work experience, the current/now-gone Y6’s didn’t sing this, but I did. Only very few of my old teachers remain, but they remember my year singing this a good 6-7 years ago. Good times.
I am pretty sure one or two of the matildas are a part of a theatre company that is on youtube called Spirit Young Performer's Company but I could be wrong. Just cool to see them in this.
This was one of the first musicals I ever saw as a child and it’s really what started my love for musicals. This song will always be one of my favourites
I first listened to the song when my 10 yrs-old daughter played Matilda Drama this year at her school. It showed me the way kids wish to be as a grown-up if the parents are too strict or too deciplined. They need space to grow the way they need to be not to grow they way we want them too be. The bravery and adventure that Matilda has is something that we should try to maintain.
we did this show as my last musical in middle school. we just finished the final straightplay and this song reminds me of when i did my first musical with my school and even if it was just 1 or 2 years ago, i feel so much older and grown up. i’m gonna miss everyone in my cast and i’m sad that we won’t ever get to be in a show together, but life isn’t fair. 😔
We went to the Cambridge Theatre in London last night and watched this, i only really knew this song which was my favorite in the show, but it was a great production, the whole cast was good but the kids really stole the show.
I've only heard this song a handful of times but I played it to my class this morning and was caught totally unware by Miss Honey's part - was definitely trying not to cry in front of thirty 10-year-olds, knowing the story those few lines are just so sad! (I was successful, fortunately!)
i always hoped i would find a miss honey to save me from my family now i'm a grown up waiting for a matilda to teach me how to be brave enough to save myself lol. life as a grown up is hard but harder when you don't have a loving/supportive family.
I listened to this song when I was 6 and now I’m almost 14 and it just hits different since I couldn’t wait to be all grown up and now I wild love to be younger again, my old theatre teacher made us preform this when I was 8 and I still know the lyrics 😭❤️it reminds me so much of being little
This musical was my childhood. It made a difference to my life. I saw it live on stage and I knew that then, I would go out of my way to be in it one day. I would listen to the songs every day! I danced, sung and had so much fun, I would do anything to go back to then. Soon after watching it, I started acting lessons, which I have been attending since I was 5, I really am kind of upset with the new musical, since they removed so much so it doesn’t feel magical like it used to. I will hopefully one day be on stage preforming it, it’s my dream! Love Matilda!❤
Matilda is my inspiration and I am all grown up. (Just letting you know.) (I identify with Matilda and Miss Honey. Both of them. They are both so good and so nice and so kind and so brave. Which are all some of my favorite things.)
I just found this video and realized that I kind of think I have seen it somewhere before… So I asked my mom about it, and she told me that when I was like 2 years old I always sang this song and would stand on the table ❤️
WOW! What is it about musicals that hits me in my soul. I love how music brings different things to do different people. I’m almost 50😮, and this is the first time i’ve ever heard this song, i find it sweet and a little sad. The kids sing of so many things they can’t wait to do until when they finally grow up, but as a so called adult, i know there’s sadly no time for many of those things. As an adult i wish i had more of that courage many youngsters loose once we get older. Can’t wait to catch the rest of this show. 👍🏼
just gotta say, Minchin's writing in this is pretty similar to his weird complex writing for his own material. and this is being performed by kids who didn't write the music. that is to say that these kids performances' are really genuinely quite impressive. not only did they more or less nail these performances, but these lyrics and rhyme schemes and rhythms are complicated and difficult. even an adult might have some difficulty with these songs. And theyre performing these songs while dancing, doing swing tricks, and miming kung fu, which puts a lot of strain on the lungs. It's a genuinely really impressive performance, and something i wish we saw more of. being a kid doesn't mean you're not capable of something impressive, and this is proof.
Man this song always makes me cry. I remember when I was around 7 I went to the Albert hall to watch this live. One of the best things I’ve ever watched and still my favourite musical. I used to listen to the playlist to go to sleep
i remember watching this when i was younger and i randomly got reminded of this song recently and now im 17 years old so idk its weird but nostalgic kinda
I did this show last year for a school production so this song has an even more special place in my heart. It already had such an impact on me pre-me getting into theatre but omfg this song makes me wish I was a kid again and being so naive to how cruel this world can get
I'm 21 and was first introduced to this song through the Netflix version, and I SOBBED. I missed a lot of my childhood due to having protective parents, and I didn't really get time to grow up either. This is very cathartic
27/11/2021: i remember going to watch this at the end of primary school in year 6, at age 10. i'm 15 now and in my final year of secondary school. life was so different and carefree then. we looked forward to growing up. but this is it. this is what it's like and i wish i could tell 10-year-old me to stop dreaming and just enjoy. enjoy playing movie star planet everyday after school. enjoy reading my silly jacqueline wilson books for hours on end. enjoy not having to study all the time. i think i'm grown up and i'm just so tired of it. just have to grin and bear it i guess!
Just because I found myself in this story doesn't mean that everything's written for me doesn't mean that I have to change my story. See I'm not as good as singing this song so when I grow up I'll be better thanks for a great example Matilda You're my new favorite movie Love you
Fun fact: my brothers veryyy old friend was in this musical, damn the memories I remember my brother being really sad because she had to leave the school to do the musical.
I love Matilda's part...more that that I loved how all the children got up when she started singing cus it reminded me that a bit of inspiration is all you need to get up in life♥️
I just found out that Matilda the Musical is now on the big screen on Netflix. I haven’t seen this musical yet. It looks fantastic. I don’t remember if Matilda ever performed here in Los Angeles. I’ll watch this show and movie.
Some people react to this song with “being a grownup sucks”. Maybe if your growing up didn’t. Some of us had to deal with bullying, child abuse, and so much more. That is what this song is for.
I love this song. It reminds me so much of my childhood dreaming about things. The burning passion to grow up and achieve things even the simplest one. This also reminds me that i have gone a but far now as a grown up person but still to far more to go
How do these kids have the courage to go on a really high swing on stage where if they made one small mistake they could plummet to their death?! These kids really are amazing (and the adults too, of course!)
I watch this about two years ago with my mum and it makes me so emotional this song is so amazing I cant imagine how hard the kids worked on this (in literal tears right now)
I watched this like 4 years ago in my class with my favourite teacher of all time I’ve moved away and I sent that teacher a letter a few months ago and she hasn’t sent one back so I don’t think she still lives there
I used to watch this on loop when I was a lot younger. I recently tried to remember the lyrics so I could find this video again. Thankfully, I saw a tik tok of this exact video and now found it. I thank god everyday I saw that video
