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.
So In Love With Yourself
Dannii Minogue Lyrics
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Checking your reflection is what really turns you on
And you're loving every minute, thinking everyone has gone
You just roll your eyes and you fantasize
Think you're number one
So in love with yourself
So in love with yourself
How could you love somebody else?
Always out at every party so the pain don't show
Talking too much, laughing too loud so that everybody knows
But the joke's on you
(The joke's on you)
And you're such a fool
(You're such a fool)
That's the way it goes
So in love with yourself
How could you love somebody else?
So in love with yourself
How could you love somebody else?
(In love with yourself)
So in love with yourself
(In love with yourself)
Checking your reflection is what really turns you on
And you're loving every minute thinking everyone has gone
You just roll your eyes and you fantasize
Think you're number one
So in love with yourself
How could you love somebody else?
So in love with yourself
How could you love somebody else?
(In love with yourself)
So in love with yourself
(In love with yourself)
So in love with yourself
The joke's on you, you're such a fool
The lyrics of "So In Love With Yourself" by Dannii Minogue is a song about a person who is obsessed with their own image - someone who is filled with so much self-love that it seems impossible for them to care about anyone else. The song opens with the line "Checking your reflection is what really turns you on" which highlights the self-absorbed nature of the person. They are so caught up in their own image that they imagine others are as enamoured with them as they are with themselves. The song builds on this theme, painting a picture of someone who is uninterested in others, and only interested in their own shallow existence.
The chorus of the song is poignant, with the repeated line "So in love with yourself, how could you love somebody else?" questioning the ability of a person like this to truly care about anyone other than themselves. The song depicts the subject as a tragic figure, laughing too loud and talking too much to hide their insecurities, and being ultimately unloveable because of their own self-obsession. The final line of the song, "the joke's on you, you're such a fool" seems to be a final damning verdict on the subject of the song, who is unable to find happiness because of their own self-love.
Line by Line Meaning
Checking your reflection is what really turns you on
You are obsessed with your looks and love to look at yourself in the mirror.
And you're loving every minute, thinking everyone has gone
You enjoy being alone with your reflection and think that you are the most important thing in the world.
You just roll your eyes and you fantasize
You have a high opinion of yourself and think that others are not worth your time.
Think you're number one
You believe that you are the best and that everyone else should look up to you.
Always out at every party so the pain don't show
You go to parties to distract yourself from your own insecurities and to show off to others.
Talking too much, laughing too loud so that everybody knows
You want everyone at the party to know that you are there and to be the center of attention.
The joke's on you
In reality, you are not as great as you think you are and others see through your façade.
And you're such a fool
Your self-centered behavior is causing you to miss out on meaningful relationships and experiences.
So in love with yourself
You are completely obsessed with yourself and only care about your own desires.
How could you love somebody else?
Your self-centeredness makes it difficult for you to form genuine connections with others and truly love them.
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Written by: MARK TAYLOR, PAUL MICHAEL BARRY, STEVE TORCH
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