Dannii first broke out of her sister's shadow in 1997 with the album Girl. Whilst Kylie Minogue was experimenting with dark lyrics, indie collaborations and moody images (Impossible Princess), Dannii went out and out for the dancefloor with the huge hit All I Wanna Do. Unfortunately, the album that it was from only reached No. 57. However, Dannii herself has said, "This was a big turning point for me. It has led me on to the album Neon Nights and my collaborations with many club DJs and remixers".
2001 was a success for Dannii, when her vocals were part of Riva's Who Do You Love Now?, which laid the foundations for her fourth album Neon Nights released in March 2003.
Moving to London Records, Dannii made more credible dance tracks including I Begin To Wonder and Put The Needle On It. In 2003, Dannii released her fourth album, Neon Nights. It was a surprise chart success, reaching no.8 in the UK charts and eventually achieving gold status, selling over 100,000 copies. The album also made gold certification in Australia. Dannii also teamed up with chill-out Ibiza stars Afterlife for a collaboration on their Speck of Gold album. Dannii's star was beginning to shine in its own right.
In 2004, after a top 10 album and four top 10 singles, Dannii moved to All Around The World Records. Her first single for AATW was You Won't Forget About Me, which saw Dannii's vocals layered on top of the instrumental hit Flower Power and landed at no.7 in the UK charts, making it Dannii's fifth consecutive top 10 hit. You Won't Forget About Me was followed up in 2005 by Perfection, on which Dannii teamed up with the Soul Seekerz, which narrowly missed out on the top 10 in the UK, peaking at no.11. In 2006, she returned with So Under Pressure and her Greatest Hits album The Hits & Beyond.
Dannii has been a judge on British television channel ITV's The X Factor since 2007 alongside Simon Cowell, Cheryl Cole and Louis Walsh.
In November 2007, Girl and Neon Nights were re-released with bonus discs, with a new studio album Club Disco and compilation album Unleashed appearing within the following weeks. A stand alone single Touch Me Like That was released in December 2007. It was later included on the re-release of Club Disco released in Australia in the spring 2008.
Later in 2008, the logical and long-overdue duet with her own sister finally was released as Kylie & Dannii recorded a cover of ABBA's The Winner Takes It All appeared on the soundtrack album to the shortlived BBC show Beautiful People.
No Romeo
Dannii Minogue Lyrics
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Do do do do, do do do do, do do do do, do do do
I'm biting my lip
Cause I don't know what to say
I see you looking at me
But I don't know in what way
You got me tongue-tied up
I'm ignited
The beat of my heart
I feel it pump for two
I was good on my own
But now I'm caught up in you
You got me tongue-tied up
And I'm getting so damn hot
I'm ignited
Brought me to my knees
I'm begging
(Please don't have a lover
Tell me that you're good to go)
I imagine us together
(Are you Mr. Right or just another Romeo?)
[Chorus]
Cause I (Do do do do, do do do do)
Don't want (Do do do do, do do do)
No Romeo (Do do do do, do do do do, do do do do, do do do)
No I (Do do do do, do do do do)
Don't want (Do do do do, do do do)
No Romeo (Do do do do, do do do do, do do do do, do do do)
Talk to you
Or did I leave it too late?
Is that a friend that you're with?
Or is it my mistake?
So get your arms around me
Don't stop
This feeling growing inside me
Fix it up
And baby tell me the truth
Cause I believe I'm in love
When I look over to you
So get your arms around me
Don't stop
This feeling growing inside me
Brought me to my knees
I'm begging
(Please don't have a lover
Tell me that you're good to go)
I imagine us together
(Are you Mr. Right or just another Romeo?)
[Chorus: x2]
A boy like this will drive me crazy
Do do do do, do do do do, do do do do, do do do
Do do do do, do do do do, do do do do, do do do
Do do do do, do do do do, do do do do, do do do
Do do do do, do do do do, do do do do, do do do
Cause I don't want no Romeo
No I don't want no Romeo
I just want you know to know that now
[Chorus: x4]
The lyrics to Dannii Minogue's "No Romeo" express the complex emotions and thoughts of the singer as they navigate their attraction to someone they are unsure about. The repetitive "do do do" in the opening lines sets a dreamy, almost trance-like tone. The first verse finds the singer biting their lip in indecision, unsure of how to respond to the person they see looking at them. The chorus states the singer's desire to not be with a Romeo, a reference to the archetype of a smooth-talking, charming lover who may not have genuine intentions.
Line by Line Meaning
I'm biting my lip
I'm holding back what I want to say
Cause I don't know what to say
I'm unsure of how to express myself
I see you looking at me
I notice you paying attention to me
But I don't know in what way
But I can't tell if it's romantic or not
You got me tongue-tied up
You leave me at a loss for words
And I'm getting so damn hot
And I'm feeling intense emotions
I'm ignited
I'm ready to act on my feelings
The beat of my heart
My heart is racing
I feel it pump for two
I feel it beating for both of us
I was good on my own
I was content by myself
But now I'm caught up in you
But now I'm infatuated with you
Brought me to my knees
It overwhelmed me
I'm begging
I'm pleading with you
(Please don't have a lover
(Please don't be taken
Tell me that you're good to go)
Assure me that you're available)
I imagine us together
I envision a romantic relationship between us
(Are you Mr. Right or just another Romeo?)
(Are you the one, or just another fling?)
Don't want
I don't desire
No Romeo
No fleeting love interest
Talk to you
Communicate with you
Or did I leave it too late?
Or have I missed my chance?
Is that a friend that you're with?
Is that person with you just a friend?
Or is it my mistake?
Or did I read too much into things?
So get your arms around me
Hold me close to you
Fix it up
Resolve our situation
And baby tell me the truth
And please be honest with me
Cause I believe I'm in love
Because I think I'm falling for you
When I look over to you
Whenever I glance at you
A boy like this will drive me crazy
Someone like you will make me go wild
Cause I don't want no Romeo
Because I'm not interested in temporary romance
I just want you know to know that now
I just need you to understand how I feel
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: PASCAL RICHARD MARCEL GABRIEL, DANNII MINOGUE, HANNAH ROBINSON
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