In 2019, she broke the Australian record for the most weeks at number one on the ARIA Singles Chart by any artist with 16 weeks. By mid-January 2020, "Dance Monkey" had spent its 24th and final week at number one, beating Bing Crosby's all-time Australian record for his version of "White Christmas", which spent 22 weeks at the top in 1943.
"Dance Monkey" was accredited 16× platinum by ARIA for shipments of over 1,120,000 units, by mid-2021. Tones was the most awarded artist at the ARIA Music Awards of 2019, winning four of eight nominations. Tones and I released her debut extended play, The Kids Are Coming, on 30 August 2019, which peaked at number three in Australia, and top 10 in several countries. Her debut album, Welcome to the Madhouse, was released via Bad Batch on 16 July 2021. It debuted at number one on the ARIA Albums Chart. The album's lead single "Fly Away" peaked at number four in Australia and number 11 in the UK.
Toni Watson grew up in Mount Martha on the Mornington Peninsula to the south of Melbourne, in the Australian state of Victoria. Conflicting reports state she was born either in 1993 or in 2000. The artist prefers not to disclose her birth details, "I never denied my age. I never lied about it. I just don't say anything now... Everything is wrong online."
She explained choosing a music career: "One day I was at the park with my family, all my cousins and stuff, in Frankston... We were all just singing a song and my aunty was like 'oh guys, she can actually hold a note.' I think that's the earliest memory of someone actually pointing me out as someone that has an ability to sing. I was probably like 7 years old." The singer-songwriter had learned to play keyboards and drum pads while at secondary school.She started busking in Melbourne, while working in fashion retail at the Universal Store.
In 2009, as Toni Watson, she created a YouTube page and posted a cappella cover versions of songs. She performed local gigs and festivals, including the Let Go festival. Tones was the vocalist for a duo in 2014, and remembered: "I started out singing in small pubs and bars in Mornington, I was singing along to a guitarist until I ended up branching out on my own." She explained her shift to a solo career: "I actually got made redundant from my retail job and with that money I bought an RC300 (loop station) and just started to try to figure it all out." She busked "up and down the east coast with her synthesizers and loop pedal, she has been building a loyal fanbase and captivating crowds with her genre-diverse style."
In September 2017, the singer-songwriter travelled to Byron Bay in the Australian state of New South Wales to try busking there. At an early performance, she met Jackson Walkden-Brown who became her manager about a month later. Her busking success led to a greater commitment to a music career. The artist spent 2018 living between Walkden-Brown's home in the Gold Coast hinterland and in her van in Byron Bay, writing music and busking full-time. Later that year she won the Battle of the Buskers at Buskers by the Creek.
Forever Young
Tones And I Lyrics
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靈魂已孤單
愛也很困難 恨也不簡單
生命沒答案
身為凡人不甘平凡
壓抑多少反抗吶喊
我的立場 不為誰轉彎
We are Forever Young
Young forever
堅定的目光 絕不害怕
We are Forever Young
fighting and run
當歌聲唱響那希望
We are Forever Young
Young forever
征服了戰場 永不退讓
答案在手上 迎著光奔向
Forever young
The lyrics to Tones And I's song Forever Young speak about the struggles individuals face in their lives. The first few lines describe a common and relatable occurrence of having trouble sleeping at night and feeling lonely. The lyrics then dive into the complexities of love and hate, and how life itself doesn't necessarily have all the answers we are searching for.
The chorus then speaks of being "Forever Young" with a determined gaze and not being afraid to fight and run towards hope. It's about not wanting to settle for a mundane life and standing up for oneself. The lyrics conclude with the message of conquering battles and holding the answers within oneself, and embracing the light towards a youthful spirit forever.
Overall, the lyrics of Forever Young speak of the universal struggles we face as human beings and how we should face them with bravery and determination, maintaining a youthful spirit throughout our lives.
Line by Line Meaning
我半夜輾轉 失眠成習慣
I toss and turn at night, insomnia has become a habit
靈魂已孤單
My soul is already lonely
愛也很困難 恨也不簡單
Love is difficult, hate is not simple
生命沒答案
Life has no answer
身為凡人不甘平凡
As a mortal, I am not willing to be ordinary
壓抑多少反抗吶喊
How much oppression has stifled my rebellion and screams
像螞蟻奮力去承擔
Like ants working hard to bear the burden
我的立場 不為誰轉彎
My position does not bend for anyone
We are Forever Young
We will always be young
Young forever
Forever young
堅定的目光 絕不害怕
With a firm gaze, we are never afraid
fighting and run
We are fighting and running
當歌聲唱響那希望
When the song sings of hope
征服了戰場 永不退讓
We conquer the battlefield and never back down
答案在手上 迎著光奔向
With the answer in our hands, we run towards the light
Forever young
Forever young
Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Written by: F.I.R.飛兒樂團
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Her voice man....I hate remakes but this is AMAZING!
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Australia can be so proud. Tones is amazing.
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We are Sheela, we bloody well are 🤙❤️
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