Ini Lirik dan Makna Lagu 'Dance Monkey' Tones and I
Jakarta - 'Dance Monkey' yang dinyanyikan Tones and I viral di media sosial begitu dirilis di YouTube awal Mei 2020.
Lagu ini dipakai sebagai latar video challenges dance oleh 4 ribu pengguna TikTok.
Dalam seminggu, 'Dance Monkey' telah diputar jutaan kali dan menduduki puncak tangga lagu di berbagai negara.
Toni Watson alias Tones and I pun tak menyangka lagunya akan sukses besar. Lagu itu dia tulis setelah 6 jam mengamen di Byron Bay, New South Wales, Australia.
Saat itu seseorang berlari mencuri uangnya dan beberapa penonton yang mabuk mencoba meminjam keyboardnya.
Toni merasa kecewa, tapi di satu sisi dia menyadari bahwa perhatian para penonton semakin sedikit karena mereka bisa mendapatkan hiburan dalam satu sentuhan klik.
Dia merasa perlu meningkatan aksi panggungnya untuk membuat orang terkesan dan betah menonton pertunjukannya. Hal ini membuatnya merasa seperti monyet terlatih di sirkus dan menjadi inspirasi judul lagu tersebut.
Berikut lirik lagu 'Dance Monkey' Tones and I
[Verse 1]
They say, "Oh my God, I see the way you shine
Take your hands, 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
[Pre-Chorus]
Ooh, I see you, see you, see you every time
And oh my, 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
[Chorus]
So they say "Dance for me, dance for me, dance for me, 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, ayy-ayy-ayy
And when you’re done, I'll make you do it all again"
[Verse 2]
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 dancin’ my whole life
But you just beg to see me dance just one more time
[Pre-Chorus]
Ooh, I see you, see you, see you every time
And oh my, 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
[Chorus]
They say "Dance for me, dance for me, dance for me, 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, ayy-ayy-ayy
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-oh
I've never seen anybody do the things you do before"
They say "Move for me, move for me, move for me, ayy-ayy-ayy
And when you’re done, I'll make you do it all again All again"
[Bridge]
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh
Oh-oh, oh-oh, oh
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh-ooh
Ooh, ah-ah, ah-ah
[Chorus]
They say "Dance for me, dance for me, dance for me, 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, ayy-ayy-ayy
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-oh
I've never seen anybody do the things you do before"
They say "Move for me, move for me, move for me, ayy-ayy-ayy
And when you’re done, I'll make you do it all again All again"