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 16ร 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.
Dance Monkey
Tones and I Lyrics
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Take your hand, my dear, and place them both in mine
You know you stopped me dead while I was passing by
And now I beg to see you dance just one more time
Ooh, I see you, see you, see you every time
And oh my I, I, I like your style
You, you make me, make me, make me wanna cry
And now I beg to see you dance just one more time
So they say
"Dance for me, dance for me, dance for me, oh-oh
I've never seen anybody do the things you do before"
They say, "Move for me, move for me, move for me, ay-ay
And when you're done, I'll make you do it all again"
I said, "Oh my God I see you walking by
Take my hands, my dear, and look me in my eyes"
Just like a monkey, I've been dancing my whole life
But you just beg to see me dance just one more time
Ooh, I see you, see you, see you every time
And oh my I, I, I like your style
You, you make me, make me, make me wanna cry
And now I beg to see you dance just one more time
So they say
"Dance for me, dance for me, dance for me, oh-oh
I've never seen anybody do the things you do before"
They say, "Move for me, move for me, move for me, ay-ay
And when you're done, I'll make you do it all again"
They say
"Dance for me, dance for me, dance for me, oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh
I've never seen anybody do the things you do before"
They say, "Move for me, move for me, move for me, ay-ay
And when you're done, I'll make you do it all again"
Ooh
Whoa-oh, whoa-oh, oh
Ooh
Ah, ah, ah
They say
"Dance for me, dance for me, dance for me, oh-oh
I've never seen anybody do the things you do before
They say, "Move for me, move for me, move for me, ay-ay
And when you're done, I'll make you do it all again"
They say
"Dance for me, dance for me, dance for me, oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh
I've never seen anybody do the things you do before"
They say, "Move for me, move for me, move for me, ay-ay
And when you're done, I'll make you do it all again
All again"
The lyrics of Tones And I's song Dance Monkey describe a person who is captivated by another personโs unique dance moves. The song starts with the singer expressing their admiration for the personโs shining personality. They ask to hold hands and to see the person dance again, saying that they stopped dead in their tracks the first time they saw them dance. The singer repeats the phrases โdance for meโ and โmove for me,โ indicating a desire to see the person move to their own rhythm.
The lyrics convey the idea that the person dancing is almost like a spectacle, something that the singer has never seen before. The line, โJust like a monkey Iโve been dancing my whole lifeโ suggests that the singer is an experienced dancer, but is still a bit awestruck by the other personโs moves. The repetition of the phrases โdance for meโ and โmove for meโ could also imply a power dynamic - the singer is exerting control over the other person, asking them to perform for their entertainment. Overall, the lyrics of Dance Monkey convey the idea of someone being entranced by another personโs unique sense of self-expression, and a desire to see them dance multiple times.
Line by Line Meaning
They say, oh my God I see the way you shine
People are talking about how you shine and stand out
Take your hand, my dear, and place them both in mine
I want to hold your hand and be close to you
You know you stopped me dead while I was passing by
You caught my attention and made me stop in my tracks
And now I beg to see you dance just one more time
I enjoyed watching you dance and want to see it again
Ooh, I see you, see you, see you every time
I can't help but notice you every time I see you
And oh my I, I, I like your style
I really like your unique and captivating style
You, you make me, make me, make me wanna cry
You evoke emotions in me that make me want to cry
And now I beg to see you dance just one more time
I can't get enough of watching you dance and want to see it again
So they say
People are talking about you
Dance for me, dance for me, dance for me, oh-oh
Please dance for me, I really enjoy it
I've never seen anybody do the things you do before
Your unique and impressive dances are unlike anything I've seen
They say, move for me, move for me, move for me, ay-ay
Please move your body for me, I love watching you do it
And when you're done, I'll make you do it all again
I don't want the dance to end, I want to see it again
I said, oh my God I see you walking by
I saw you walking by and was once again captivated by you
Take my hands, my dear, and look me in my eyes
Let me hold your hands and gaze into your eyes
Just like a monkey I've been dancing my whole life
I've been dancing for a long time and you remind me of a playful monkey
But you just beg to see me dance just one more time
Even though I'm usually the one watching you dance, now you want to see me dance
Ooh, I see you, see you, see you every time
I can't help but notice you every time
And oh my I, I, I like your style
I really like your unique and captivating style
You, you make me, make me, make me wanna cry
You evoke emotions in me that make me want to cry
And now I beg to see you dance just one more time
I can't get enough of watching you dance and want to see it again
They say
People are talking about you
Ooh
An expression of excitement or awe
Woah-oh, woah-oh, oh
A catchy and upbeat vocalization
Ah ah, ah
Another vocalization that adds depth to the song
They say
People are talking about you
Dance for me, dance for me, dance for me, oh-oh
Please dance for me, I really enjoy it
I've never seen anybody do the things you do before
Your unique and impressive dances are unlike anything I've seen
They say, move for me, move for me, move for me, ay-ay
Please move your body for me, I love watching you do it
And when you're done, I'll make you do it all again
I don't want the dance to end, I want to see it again
They say
People are talking about you
Dance for me, dance for me, dance for me, oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh
Please dance for me, I really enjoy it and can't get enough
I've never seen anybody do the things you do before
Your unique and impressive dances are unlike anything I've seen
They say, move for me, move for me, move for me, ay-ay
Please move your body for me, I love watching you do it
And when you're done, I'll make you do it all again
I don't want the dance to end, I want to see it again
All again
Reiterating the desire to see the dance once more
Lyrics ยฉ Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd., Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Toni Watson
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
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They say๐ฃ๏ธ
โOh my god๐
I see the way you shineโญ๏ธ
Take your handโ
My dear๐คจ
And place them๐ฎ
Both in mine๐คโ
You know you stopped๐
Me deadโ ๏ธ
While I was passing by๐ถ
And now I beg๐
To see you dance๐ฏ
Just one more timeโ๏ธ
Ohh I see you๐
See you๐
See you๐
Everytimeโฐ
And oh my, I, I๐
I love your style๐
You๐ซต
You make me๐
Make me๐
Make me๐
Wanna cry๐ญ
And now I beg๐
To see you dance๐ฏ
Just one more timeโ๏ธ
So they say๐ฃ๏ธ
Dance for me๐ฏ
Dance for me๐ฏ
Dance for me๐ฏ
Oh oh oh๐ต
I never seen๐
Anybody do that thing๐ง
You do beforeโฐ
They say๐ฃ๏ธ
Move for me๐ฏ
Move for me๐ฏ
Move for me๐ฏ
Ayy ayy ayy๐คจ
And when your doneโ
I make you do it all againโฐ
I said โoh my god๐
I see you walking by
Take my hands๐๏ธ
My dear๐คจ
And look me in the eyes ๐โ
Just like a monkey๐ต
I been dancing my whole life๐ฏ
But now I beg๐
To see me dance๐ฏ
Just one more timeโ๏ธ
Ohh๐ถ
I see you๐
See you๐
See you๐
Everytimeโฐ
And oh my, I, I๐
I like your style๐
You๐ซต
You make me๐
Make me๐
Make me๐
Wanna cry๐ญ
And now I beg๐
To see๐
You dance๐ฏ
Just one more timeโ๏ธ
Part 2 tomorrow
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