Dance Monkey: The Song That Destroyed Its Creators Life

[@HarukaLPs]

I've met her before at a club. She's an absolute sweetheart, genuinely one of the nicest and most humble people you'll ever meet.

[@meumnomen]

She seems really humble and chill

[@bimg1915]

cap

[@bimg1915]

who bro think he cappin to 😭😭

[@Inabox0600]

Cap

[@LeUtubeAcc]

she looks and sounds like it!!

[@Em45567]

Look, I never liked the song, i hated it. But never in my life would I send the woman threats and bullying messages because I didn’t like a song. How fucking cruel do people have to be. It’s ok to have an opinion on the song, but to bully someone to the point they feel miserable is so low! And I do not wish bullying on anyone, not even my worst enemy

[@blondebomber-qo2uy]

Well, I do wish it on my worst enemies but she ain't of em lol

[@neptunevibe]

Yeah is awful and her voice so annoying and nasal

[@LadyMontane]

Yup, same here. Never liked "Dance Monkey", it sounds too simple, too low-effort to me. I'm seriously baffled that so many people like it. I heard her other stuff, wasn't big on that either, but it's much more complex, much higher effort. People are really sheep.

[@fans8777]

so true depends what enemy does

[@bloo6131]

fr like wtf just don’t listen to it 💀

[@amandaelmer5533]

People are so disgusting. Why would you send someone hate for making a song you don't like? The Internet really has brought about a whole new era of bullying

[@百度八九六四]

not everyone always thinks before they act, maybe just 1% of them is already millions

[@addrad4916]

Right? It doesn’t make any sense. It’s like when people were sending death threats to Rebecca Black for that song “Friday.” So cruel and unnecessary. If you don’t like the song, don’t listen to it. If you can’t handle it playing in public, either confront the person responsible for playing it, or just learn to chill out. Preferably the latter.

[@Sturmgeist978]

We need to bring back bullying vs let cringe culture be. Its like that predator and prey graph. The more cringe comes, the bullying comes. Then the bullying comes, the cringe comes. It basically culminates.

[@theresea.k5749]

this song belongs in hell

[@agentepolaris4914]

Good

[@aloafoffox]

Imagine seeing someone release a song because so many people were asking for it, then hating on the person who made it because the public got it popular.

[@Livie4life_OliviaRodrigofan13]

Fr

[@LivingFire_BurningFlame]

This is actually so sad to hear. Imagine your life getting ruined because your song went viral.

[@Reese1882yw]

😂😂life ruined because you made a popular song that still getting you paid

[@MentalsProductions]

She's got millions to wipe her tears with, couldn't care less.

[@Malum09]

That’s the life of the One-hit Wonder, always being chased by that one song that made it out.

[@local9]

Happens way too much

[@doesntmatter7560]

​@@MentalsProductionsbecause if you get rich your mental health is automatically irrelevant

[@najmussaqib7055]

If I don't like a song, I simply don't listen to it. Why can't things be this simple?

[@GreatFox42]

Not justifying the hate against her by any means, and those people can go eat the finest manure at their local pasture, but the reason it's not as simple as that is due to _other_ people shoving it in your face. Happens all the time with big hits, even outside of music. I mean, just look at Undertale. It developed a strong hatedom almost entirely because of the overzealous fans never shutting up about it and shoving it in everyone's face 24/7. That's what accelerates things into overexposure-backlash. People _try_ to get away from it, and they just can't because the fans won't let them go anywhere either outside or online without hearing it or seeing it or whatever. It is _extremely_ annoying when that happens. That being said, it's hardly the original artist's fault, and people who direct their anger towards them (and even worse lash out against) are scum.

[@HasufelyArod]

For this very reason I avoid Dhar Mann like a plague. I am so glad his videos never pop up in my feed, and if they do, I simply don't watch them. Plus, I only watch the controversy that he didn't pay his actors.

[@DeanBrandsma]

if only it was that easy, this shit was inescapable

[@Ew4ya]

​@@DeanBrandsmahere I am never having heard it before 😂

[@Pushing_Pixels]

It can't be that unavoidable, since I'd never heard it before today.

[@jksanrio]

It is always sad when a musical creative finally gets the big recognition they have worked hard towards, but it ended up hurting their creative career instead

[@DaiSenshiMounir]

a tale as old as show business

[@dough-pizza]

Well I don't know, isn't the life-changing amount of money worth anything? She could still publish more songs and if people like them they'll still listen to them but she would not be living like a struggling artist anymore. Also I think if people are not liking/willing to listen to her other songs then she would've to work harder to make better songs because she was in the same boat earlier before writing dance monkey!

[@Austin_Jason]

Ususs My parents said if I hit 3k, they'd buy me a professional camera for recording! Pls guys I'm literally begging you!! Didisjs

[@mysteryk2283]

Depends on how much she made financially. It is only sad if it is in the same ballpark as a retail employee - else stfu.

[@ShwappaJ]

​@@mysteryk2283 Oh yes, people can only struggle with something if they're not rich. 👏 👏 👏 Perfect logic, bro.

[@hop3106]

Dear Tones and I, I love Dance Monkey. I never knew what you looked like, and now that I know, it still doesn't change anything. You're still a great artist and it's still a great song. Your fan from Vietnam.

[@OpinionatedAnon]

She seems like such a sweet girl. Whilst nobody deserves hate, in her case, she certainly doesn’t. The internet is such a cruel place sometimes.

[@ADanZLife]

Imagine becoming the very thing the song is criticizing. This is why I would never want to be famous. You're literally a dancing monkey for the population to gawk at.

[@Jesei1211]

Girl?

[@OpinionatedAnon]

@@Jesei1211 I’m old enough to be her dad. She’s, by definition, a young or relatively young woman. A girl.

[@buckodonnghaile4309]

​@@OpinionatedAnonim at the age where anyone under 30 looks like a kid to me. Cheers

[@MvttHill]

Boo hoo

[@RosesTeaAndASD]

The irony of the audience chanting at her to perform THAT song like a dancing monkey for their entertainment.🤦‍♀️

[@Caponeson1]

They really didn't get the message

[@fzhz]

Trash song, I wonder how did it blow up

[@abdurahmanomar5050]

This song is disgusting 😂

[@Darwin-sama]

@@abdurahmanomar5050get better at rage baiting

[@non-blogger]

Why are they calling her monkey?

[@donuttttttt]

i actually hated that song, it had been played so much to the point i couldn't stand it anymore i had no idea she felt the same way edit: i didnt like it to begin with

[@Geuelthefool]

Fr, i knew the background of the song, so i never really enjoyed it

[@StarboundRose]

I used to work at Target and that song played so many times every day it was awful

[@ellieravenk]

I'm obviously one of the rarest people who like the song. Everytime I would hear it I would be like "hell yeah I like this song" and would vibe whenever it was played.

[@jacksongoodman3625]

Mainly listen to Bocephus so I never decided to listen to it

[@Austin_Jason]

Ususuw My parents said if I hit 3k, they'd buy me a professional camera for recording! Pls guys I'm literally begging you!! Sjsj nd

[@heezythecasual]

I feel bad how much I hate the song, she does deserve the success, but the mainstream just stuffed it down our throats for like 2 years

[@qsanchez95]

ive not seen one person that actually likes the song or says anything good about it so I don't understand who is streaming it 3b times. that's wild

[@gustavomendes3111]

Imagine a song going viral and ppl/social media manifesting exactly what the lyrics expressed. Insane

[@EdgarAllanPoon]

This happens more than people might think, unfortunately. Just look at Born in the USA, there's probably going to be hundreds of thousands of Americans who blast that song tomorrow. The irony being that it's not really a patriotic song. No one pays attention to lyrics or looks for any deeper meaning in anything. Realizing that the vast majority of society just lives life on auto pilot with only surface level thoughts going through their heads really is a depressing realization.

[@Menuki]

Art speaks the truth.

[@Mahlak_Mriuani_Anatman]

​@@EdgarAllanPoon and thats where the NPC and BOTS insult came from

[@norfolknwhey4787]

Imagine being an artist who gets upset about the world liking a song she wrote, to the point she destroyed her own career. She complains about body image, yet does nothing constructive about. She complains that no one likes her other music, yet stops putting out music. She claims she only wanted to be a busker but didn’t have any issues bragging about being #1 on Spotify. She’s a waking contradiction that finds the negative in everything. She did this to herself.

[@adrtit]

This and gladiator by jann (It describes fighting hard just to lose to corruption, and the song nearly won eurovision, but lost cuz if boycotting)

[@vVearon]

"A section of the crowd chanted "dance monkey, dance monkey!" over and over, unwittingly feeding into the exact narrative the song was about." Damn i never thought of it that way.

[@1AteMyCat]

@RaniaIsAwesome 🤓☝

[@reid3031]

​@RaniaIsAwesomeit's a SONG, they are LYRICS, they actually MEAN something. It's so easy to tell who understands what goes into songwriting and who doesn't.

[@reelmsy3831]

do you think the audience in the fervor called "melody" and "volume" in this song realize the lyrics that well? you're only using the nerd emoji to cope from your own pedantry with something i read as "oh, song written with meaning, the audience must know bleugh"

[@reelmsy3831]

@@reid3031people don't hear the "dance monkey" bit as a command, just the chorus.

[@1AteMyCat]

@@reelmsy3831 Bro did u even watch the video? 💀

[@ScoobyDoozy]

I had the joy of seeing Tones pre-fame, busking in Byron. Her talent was raw, & she poured 100% of herself into every last note on a random night, in a random street in Byron. I bought her demos/EPs. From memory, she was living/working in her van at the time. Shortly after, Dance Monkey went viral. I personally preferred the original/more stripped back version. Suddenly she started getting booked for gigs everywhere, & held a social media comp for tickets. I won some (she gave away quite a few), but was devastated when I couldn’t go, because I was in the middle of gruelling treatment. I messaged Tony to thank her/ so she could give the tickets to someone else. At this time, the entire world was opening up to Tones, with countless big names wanting to work with her. Tones not only took the time to send a really heartfelt, supportive reply, but told me to message her for any gig in the future & she’ll give me tickets so I can see her live. Tones passion & conviction for music was such that it formed a visceral, almost physical presence alongside her as she busked. She was in such a vulnerable & heartfelt state of flow, it almost felt intrusive to watch her. I almost wonder if Tones wouldn’t be happiest song-writing for others, lending vocals etc, _a la_ post-2010 Sia, & just performing when the mood strikes her. I’m still hoping she’ll release a full version of ‘Johnny’ (or ‘Run Johnny’) which she busked way back when. It had a haunting quality which still lives in my head rent free Ebbs & flows are part of life. The music industry is unforgiving if success is born in a moment of time & culture, rather than talent. Clearly, that doesn’t apply to Tones. I’ve got absolute faith that her skill & all-consuming passion will be the skateboard to see Tones ride that shit out. So long as Tones regularly mentally returns to those long nights in trackies busking in Byron, immersed in _flow_ , singing only for herself, all the pressure, expectations, industry b.s will fall away. The magic will follow.

[@crownclowncreations]

She comes off as such a genuine, sweet person, it kills me she's gotten so much hater she didn't deserve in the slightest.. 'Johnny Run Away' is my favorite song of hers. Are you saying there exists a longer version of it?

[@samanthafairweather9186]

I remember seeing her busking in Byron when she first got there from Vic. She was always so grateful for anyone who would stop and listen to her. She's so sweet. So I was shocked to find out it was her that sang Dance Monkey. ( In a good way). But I should've recognised that voice. I like the song myself, and everything else Tones has brought out since. Her version of "Down Under" is good too!

[@erincrow7084]

This was so well written! Ty for that insight into her and her music. ❤

[@casedistorted]

I am from America and don't understand whqat the word Busking means, not sure I have ever heard the term before.

[@Sajev_]

​@@casedistorted "America" and "don't understand whqat the word Busking means"... I'm not surprised

[@SipMyCharlatte]

People might think its cringy but this song just really hits home. The pressure of performance is a really strange game every artist plays, and it directly conflicts with everything you love about it sometimes. You're always someone's entertainment as opposed to an artist giving a message. As a stripper, many times I barely had the will to finish the performance among the snickering, snide comments, side eyes, etc. and at the same moment people on the other side of the crowd say "Amazing!" "More!" "Again!" without a single dollar on the stage and streams of sweat down my back. I can't dance to this song, because it just feels all too real. The crowd just drunkenly jams along like we're singing Party Rock Anthem or something. One yells a slur, and another waits to see if your performance is worth something to them. Toni, thank you for talking about the dark side of entertainment

[@S-L-E-E-P-Y-J-E-J-JBIGGESTFAN]

This song isn't cringe this was one of the most popular songs in 2020 literally blew up

[@sorrowfulvixxx]

you need Jesus. get out of that lifestyle and repent because if not, you will absolutely be in the eternal lake of fire when you die.

[@SipMyCharlatte]

@S-L-E-E-P-Y-J-E-J-JBIGGESTFAN yes, and many popular songs eventually get labeled cringe because they are overplayed, and this is likely one of them

[@dmdeign7116]

People probably think its cringe because of her vocal tone. I can see why people might like it, it is unique, but for me it sounds like nails down a chalkboard.

[@hatingmyself1234]

@@sorrowfulvixxx ...The hell, man? I mean, I don't exactly agree with that lifestyle either, but calm down.

[@cheekyninja4638]

I literally cannot listen to this song without getting a severe headache. Edit: 300 replies later, I have gotten support, life threats, hate comments and slurs. 👍

[@ThePixelated_kris]

Same

[@大]

gyatt monkey is btter

[@MatasJK]

As much as we all feel bad for the creator, the song is probably responsible for the most headaches and irritations ever

[@Summer_FOXX_Real]

I can’t listen to it without getting a stroke

[@ralphmadres]

real

[@vintagecrowspirit]

It's a shame that her other songs get overshadowed by Dance Monkey. Fly Away and Cloudy Day are better in my opinion. With that said, she didn't deserve to be bullied for the song or her appearance. If anything, it's amazing that she was able to get her music out there as an Aussie because our country often gets overlooked in the music scene. I think radio and TV stations were largely at fault for contributing to the hate towards Dance Monkey as they overplayed it to the point where everyone got sick of it. I liked it when it first came out but the endless replays of the song got annoying, not so much the song itself. It was everywhere over here. Here's hoping her other songs get more recognition across the world like they have been in Australia in the past year so people start to know her beyond Dance Monkey.

[@randoman81]

Don't forget I Made It

[@TrustMelDontCare]

Her music is great! Dance monkey is good, im a fan of it. However, my top songs by her do not include dance monkey. I've always been sad how things went for her, I could tell this was the impact before ever learning about all these negatives. She seemed too humble to enjoy the celeb life.

[@buddymoore6504]

people either love you or hate you, but it gets really confusing when its both

[@KegOfMeat]

Well it’s the same as Gotye. I Feel sorry for him that Somebody That I Used to Know was his most popular song and nothing else is really known by him.

[@kumbah2006]

I am the 456th like. No one really has to answer. I wrote this cuz I have a "thing" for number patterns. I'll see myself out of the comments. :) Edit: Yeah, it's pretty sad this all happened, too. I do wish her well ! :)

[@anitoji]

The journey to stardom is either rainbows and sunshine or just downright depressingly grey

[@Mizionaree776]

people really don't get that, and still bash em.

[@bachouvenn3563]

If during the journey, you release something that’s actually good, then it’s entirely rainbows and sunshine, with a bit of added grey, but in this case Tones & I life was ruined simply because she released nothing good, even Dance Monkeys (that song was so obnoxious and I don’t think I’m the only one having that opinion). Welcome to the madhouse was her next album I think, it did touch on certain deeper topics, but the execution was just not good.

[@Jommysolumi]

Especially when you realize the ones with sunshine had to do some really deplorable things to get there.

[@marthastewwart]

No shxt? What else would it be

[@Mama_NZ]

TF does rainbows got to do with this, too much 420 cuh. Have some tea instead

[@Pau-sp9yp]

The song is poetic since it describes the entire journey she went through, it just showcases how people always see music as entretainment and not artistic expression Dance Monkey is a great song and i'm glad and sorry for Tones

[@SilkyVol2]

Tones repelled the haters with a genius coping strategy: “Then I just turned my phone off…” 😂😂😂

[@user-je7nq6rz2ja]

Today is my birthday and I have no subscribers 😢😢😢

[@Åľŵąÿşřęmëmbēř_ø]

@@user-je7nq6rz2jayou have 9.15k stfu 😍

[@stoplosinglilboy1461]

This reminds of that tyler the creator qoute about cyber bullying you have to look it up youself or youtube will take my comment down

[@therealsammich]

@@user-je7nq6rz2jawomp womp lil bro 💀

[@elliottspokemon2654]

@@user-je7nq6rz2ja9.61k

[@thekidtrey1949]

Seem her perform with Macklemore in Perth. When she wasn’t performing she walked through the tunnels into the crowd where some people noticed her. She was hugging them and communing with them. Really cool and humble person.

[@zeldafitzgerald4149]

Saw...

[@Phil-tn5ny]

I became afraid she could lose that.. the criticism and fame can shut people down and make them feel overwhelmed socially as well. It's very special, the kind of person that she is, to keep her personal integrity ad appreciation for people throughout all of that. I still feel sad that (it is implied, even in this video) that the insults and body image obsession of other people led to her weight loss. It shouldn't be attributed to other people's perspective and I hope so much that she just enjoyed the change and that wasn't a weigh-in on why she lost weight.... because that would just be so sad. She's an incredible talent but even more a brave and open, honest person who I'm sure is inspired many people and kkids during her interviews and busking videos

[@MScantlin]

And the great thing is, this girl’s success was organic. All the other artists she mentioned are part of “the club”, packaged and hurled down the sh*t pipe into our ears and we have little choice about the matter.

[@ImStabathon]

The Weeknd was homeless in the beginning and had to work his ass for his fame, he's not a part of any "club". I was hella glad to see his song Blinding Lights rise up and maintain it's status. Idk about the others though.

[@greenwave819]

this is a guy not a girl

[@Sauce7.62]

“The club” take your tinfoil hat off little guy it’s clearly on too tight lmao. Just because your music is trash doesn’t mean actual talented artists go some other way to get big… they just actually have talent bud, unlike you 😂. And to think some nobody would know about “the club” and what that entails, you’re some random nobody you have no idea what you’re even talking about you just sound salty because your music is garbage 😂😂🤡🤡

[@philliphudson2707]

All these modest backstories for successful artists are the opposite of organic

[@philliphudson2707]

@@santostv. It's a sad story but most of them were former child sex slaves that were spared being sacrificed or used as prostitutes after they grew out because they had another exploitable talent. If your child sex slave can sing okay they get turned into an international cash cow singing slave when they reach adulthood.

[@Banerad96]

tones and i gave me and my young daughter some of the happiest memories ill ever have. both my daughter and i adore dance monkey. and tones and i is her favorite music artist. the times weve danced around like a happy child and proud father while dancing and singing the lyrics out loud are irreplacable. that song has been a shining example of expression and fun happiness for me and my daughter. tones and i kicks ass. and it makes me sad to that she got treated like crap. if i ever meet her. because i imagine when my baby girl gets older as concerts are my favorite thing to go to we will be going to a tones and i concert. ill be sure to tell her how much happiness and joy and bonding time ive gotten out of her music with my daughter. and how much i appreciate her being a rad person and not letting the hateful win.

[@ownyourcrazy8734]

I kept wanting radio to play her new songs, but they never seemed willing to move on. Good on her for staying true to herself.

[@ridiculogan2962]

that's because her music isn't good. the only reason the radio played that one song is because it was viral.

[@amanitaeagle4211]

I heard her “Johnny” song and it wasn’t very good, sounded like a poorer version of dance monkey I think she is a one hit wonder but still that’s impressive most artists never even get one hit

[@itskodi6860]

My old work plays her songs. I quite like “dance with me” it’s like dance monkey but a mature version. I love it.

[@NotFadeAway522]

My kids listened to this song a good bit a couple of years ago. I just assumed Tones and I was an industry singer like everyone else. Knowing her story, she's awesome and I hope she has tons of success in the future.

[@Yep6803]

By myself I was scarred seeing her with so much weight but never thought to insult her! Now she looks amazing. I understand the fear for her, but only exclusively for her benefits.

[@magroves]

​@Yep6803 scarred? That's a lot to put on Someone for just being a large person.

[@UkeofCarl]

@@Yep6803How did that scar you?

[@kenrosenberg5985]

@@Yep6803 Fat people scare you? Grow up because there are scarier things in adult life

[@trollkachu3744]

Imagine releasing a song about being hated and getting hated for it just because people who she doesn't even know start playing that song everywhere and make it annoying. That's just sad.

[@ShwappaJ]

And ironic as well.

[@Nathan_Oficil]

Why would she make it to began with

[@trollkachu3744]

@@Nathan_Oficil well we all loved it when we heard it the first time, so cant really complain about the music being made. Its downfall was solely due to people overusing it

[@megahyperdeathAIDS]

​@@trollkachu3744Idk if you're speaking for everyone who heard that song but I think it's pure dogshit Sad to the artist though I guess

[@sabeto5527]

The song IS annoying. Nobody HAD to make it annoying

[@GnrMilligan]

I liked this song when I first heard it. And when I saw her, and her appearance, I instantly liked it more. And respected her for being herself. So many artists try to conform to an image, and this hugely talented young lady just let her talent do all the work. And I wish her whatever kind of success that she wants!

[@pineapplegamer6986]

Yeah I found the song catchy and I don’t hate it. I just assumed she was another one hit wonder but her story and the hate she gets is pretty sad

[@richc8095]

It's good to know that we found the only two people on this thread that like this soon😂

[@diaaxd]

Yeah I also liked it, it was unique.

[@doughnutzaj]

Imagine being a busker, the literal embodiment of no flashy production, and getting world famous from it, then having people complaining that your voice is autotuned, even though literally almost every other artist autotunes, or even lip syncs

[@TrustMelDontCare]

The the world we live in, man. You'll see people rush to tear others down for the entire time you exist on this planet. I used to think it was pessimistic to believe that, but its true, people just love to hate and comments online are a mild version of it. They won't stop, they just hate because they don't like it and they have nothing to immediately occupy them so they talk shxt.

[@Walking_Breeze]

@@TrustMelDontCareyou are so right. Like your so smart. Lol im prob glazing rn but its so true. Like especially with all the influence with wocial media.

[@Walking_Breeze]

@@volusian95 who

[@IWH559]

Listening to the live acoustic version of eyes don’t lie just proves how amazing her voice is. If she autotunes, it’s because it matches the fast tempo of her other songs.

[@trystan4358]

She doesn’t autotune

[@4RILDIGITAL]

It's a tough lesson that success isn't just about chart-topping tracks, it's also about maintaining mental health amidst criticism. She's managed to turn the low points into fuel for her creativity, which is commendable.

[@treasurechestgame]

Its sad that people hate people that have success

[@SpudtatoTV]

@@treasurechestgamejealousy is a horrible thing

[@lockinhandle445]

your whole channel including this comment is chatgpt

[@AUPNEXT]

Bruh she has a negative output on life, artist wait for the moment people ask for more music and to keep performing that's their dream and she takes it as "dance monkey" so wtf are you outside performing if you don't want people to watch and enjoy it, God forbid they want you to stay and perform longer because they like your music. I've never seen a single nice comment under a island boys video and never heard them cry like this. She's ignoring her accomplishments and paying attention to negativity who's fault is that? And obviously she doesn't know how to work the internet once people see they can get a reaction they'll keep doing just for fun, how bout get off the phone and enjoy your life. No one has a gps on her she can go somewhere and enjoy herself with out being bothered but she chooses to cry about not being liked .. seriously this is the biggest baby ever.. if you were tired of performing then just leave ... But no she went to another venue to perform for larger crowds give me a break

[@smasher420]

greg

[@joebiscit]

Never understood the Nickelback memes. Nickelback has good songs that everyone has heard multiple times. I love some of their songs

[@joebiscit]

@canihavethesauce :(

[@futurestoryteller]

This is like an actor being despised for being so good at playing an evil character that people abuse them or they find it difficult to get work; or being "unable" in a way that the public considers humiliating to make the transition from television to film; in the sense that I didn't think this kind of stuff happened anymore. It feels like such a relic.

[@ezc1apz-1]

That’s like how the actor for Bryce in 13 reasons why would get death threats sent to him after the first season was released

[@LukenatorFTW]

Except a lot of people also just hate the way it sounds

[@davidsekhleyan693]

​@@ezc1apz-1 Or Jack Gleeson after his performance as Joffrey in Game of Thrones.

[@futurestoryteller]

@@LukenatorFTW Grow up. Seriously

[@cloudyskyz2237]

@@LukenatorFTWgenuine question: would you wish death upon someone if you were saying it to their face? Just go up to them and be like, “Hey, I think your song sucks, go k*ll yourself.” Would you want someone saying that to you?

[@d0ttiej]

This is so incredibly sad. As a dance performer of festivals the lyrics hit so close to home. Then when I found out the back story and then watched the video (my performance character was an elderly lady) I fell even deeper in love with it. She's beautiful inside and out and those who hated on her are just sad individuals.

[@pacha2516]

As painful as it is to listen to that song, she didn’t deserve all the vicious comments she got. Glad she came out stronger from it.

[@tanssi2145]

No one deserves to be bullied, but if you make massive lies about yourself, your age, your music, your back story, your label and your art - with only the intention of profiting off the people you’re openly lying to You don’t get to turn around and call ~ wahh bullying wahh ~ when everyone knows that the disrespect actually comes from elsewhere and it’s 110% deserved, she gets ~ those comments ~ no more than anyone else, it’s just another fake angle that Sony said to take, the evidence shows they’re lied to you 20x already why believe them with this?

[@Leenlvr]

Yes she did

[@xenon7n342]

@@tanssi2145 where

[@tanssi2145]

@@xenon7n342 Lied about her age Specifics - said she was born in the year 2000 making her 19 on debut Evidence - her own photos on her own account of her at stereo sonic in 2013 which is a 18+ music even and she would have been 13 at the time according to her fake age, impossible, there are more clubbing photos and posts to confirm this Lied about her music Specifics - said her music is written exclusively / 100% by her in multiple interviews including a very ironic ‘top songwriter of 2020’ interview Evidence - you can see on any format of dance monkey that Konstantin Kersting, an extremelyyy well regarded producer and co writer is credited on every song, so we are supposed to believe she organically connected to Australia’s biggest producer as a busker, AND that the consistent award winning producer did no writing or creative input what so ever into the song Lied about her back story Specifics - lies about busking life, including a story in which she claims to have been ambushed and attacked and had gear damaged Evidence - she has footage of herself performing from day dot, there were people watching to the point where she said she only invented dance monkey because she had ‘too many hecklers’ and yet not one person filmed her and her equipment getting ransacked? There’s footage of everything but magically not that? Blatant lies to create a sop story for the fans Lied about her label Specifics - says she is signed to an independent label called ‘Bad Batch Electra’ Evidence - this label is owned exclusively by Sony Music Australia and has literally no other artists signed to it, it exists only as a front for Sony to pretend it’s artists is more ~underground~ when they’re really signed to the most major label in the country Sony thought they found an industry hack by using someone only for their polarising looks, so that they can play industry puppet show and if anyone calls out the clear lies or rigging, then they position it as bullying and go on a PR run about how it’s not fair for her Thank the might music gods that some people are truly smart enough to see through it because it’s truly disgraceful

[@tanssi2145]

@@xenon7n342 Lied about her age Specifics - said she was born in the year 2000 making her 19 on debut Evidence - her own photos on her own account of her at stereo sonic in 2013 which is a 18+ music even and she would have been 13 at the time according to her fake age, impossible, there are more clubbing photos and posts to confirm this Lied about her music Specifics - said her music is written exclusively / 100% by her in multiple interviews including a very ironic ‘top songwriter of 2020’ interview Evidence - you can see on any format of dance monkey that Konstantin Kersting, an extremelyyy well regarded producer and co writer is credited on every song, so we are supposed to believe she organically connected to Australia’s biggest producer as a busker, AND that the consistent award winning producer did no writing or creative input what so ever into the song Lied about her back story Specifics - lies about busking life, including a story in which she claims to have been ambushed and attacked and had gear damaged Evidence - she has footage of herself performing from day dot, there were people watching to the point where she said she only invented dance monkey because she had ‘too many hecklers’ and yet not one person filmed her and her equipment getting ransacked? There’s footage of everything but magically not that? Blatant lies to create a sop story for the fans Lied about her label Specifics - says she is signed to an independent label called ‘Bad Batch Electra’ Evidence - this label is owned exclusively by Sony Music Australia and has literally no other artists signed to it, it exists only as a front for Sony to pretend it’s artists is more ~underground~ when they’re really signed to the most major label in the country Sony thought they found an industry hack by using someone only for their polarising looks, so that they can play industry puppet show and if anyone calls out the clear lies or rigging, then they position it as bullying and go on a PR run about how it’s not fair for her

[@user-xe4rt3dd6t]

I love dance monkey! I saw it live played on Jimmy Fallon. My jaw was on the floor. Incredible. God bless her!

[@bhupendrashrivas-kk6uc]

I never knew who sang this song but I felt indifferent about the song itself. I just thought “Oh yeah I’ve heard this song a ton, whoever made it must’ve made it big.” I had no idea people took disliking this song so seriously. This is damn sad. Thankfully, it seems she is doing much better now. Good vid, Sunny! obviously *AWMKPX* is in a great spot

[@DiabloDude]

bot

[@TheLowlyApprentice]

@@DiabloDudehow do you know?

[@cloverchase22]

@@TheLowlyApprentice AWMKPX is a crypto term related to amazon

[@IronKidOfficial]

Same

[@twilight1599]

​@@TheLowlyApprentice "AWMKPX", The comments are filled with it if you haven't notice the scam

[@elainejsta]

One of the most misunderstood songs ever written. Love or hate the song, she deserved better :(

[@2vhg7]

Even her in the comments after watching the video. The song is about audience treating artist as "dance monkey" that would be cruel even to a monkey. And people here are like "oh yeah I hated that song". Braindead

[@user-yup-you-are-human2]

When I first heard the lyrics (first time hearing the song itself) I was jaw dropped at the dark considering how up beat the melody was. Immediately recognized the irony and felt twisted inside. Its a fantastic song as an art, and this hate response from the net/social is ridiculous

[@lufsolitaire5351]

I know everyone’s got a subjective taste in music and that’s cool, but imo I think it’s one of those songs that suffered from the radio and tik-tok playing it into the ground. There are plenty of songs that are popular because of tik-tok that if you heard it 1-2 times you think it was pretty good but the fact everyone uses it for their vids for 3-4 months straight ruins it.

[@The_cgull]

I fucking hate the song, but yeah, nobody deserves to go through that

[@xarachne8473]

We understand that it sounds disgustingly bad

[@filipo0107]

The fact she now released an amazing album and is looking pretty healed about it makes me so happy

[@ashjem4447]

It makes me so sad! This song helped me through one of the hardest times in my life, and to this day no matter how I feel if this song comes on everything melts away and I just feel better! I’ll always love her and this song! Thank you Jesus for giving this young lady such a talent and special voice and sweet heart! And getting her and all of us through the dark times💕🙏🏼

[@EdTek]

She made music properly, she made music the old school way. No studio exec or greedy producer, no ghost writers, no bought radio plays. Attracting a crowd purely on talent and skill, getting around on word of mouth and writing a song that everyone liked. It's sad that this has been a negative in her life, but I respect her more than most of the top 40 purely for the artistry and authenticity.

[@KindnessAndLovefortheworld]

Jesus loves you all! Repent for your sins!

[@Wolfy420]

@@KindnessAndLovefortheworld ok schizoid

[@CapnLubeHandles]

No ​@@KindnessAndLovefortheworld

[@ash-ir7qe]

@@KindnessAndLovefortheworldI’m going to commit twice as many sin’s because of your comment. Thanks to you there is more evil in this world

[@Eriquee]

sad is an understatement

[@purplebanana6412]

honestly... i was strayed away from her music because of the song but now i know the meaning of the song and what it did to her... im going to give her second chance. thanks sunny for opening my mind just a little bit

[@Justayoutubeghost]

Not me…

[@fenggula7890]

Song is still shyt

[@1saamor897]

“giving her a second chance” calm tf down

[@crafterrium8724]

she aint gonna let you hit dawg 😢😢

[@VastDeath]

​@@crafterrium8724just because you want to hit doesn't mean everyone does

[@Artstar3]

As a songwriter and producer I really apreciated the songs melody and lyrics but then it got overplayed. A song getting overplayed is one of the worst things that can happen to an artist.

[@just337]

Oh really?😐

[@6lav]

@@just337 Yeah

[@OTGEEZY]

@@just337You’re so funny man😂. Low effort, and not a lick of creativity congrats

[@just337]

@OTGEEZY ohmigooooshhh😫 what's your problem😐

[@OTGEEZY]

@@just337 don’t like sarcasm it’s the lowest form of wit, and people think there funny because there sarcastic nothing personal lol

[@W1CK3D_]

As much as I can’t stand this song, I genuinely feel terrible for the artist, imagine writing a song about the struggles of trying to be an artist, people then ignoring what its about and it happening AGAIN, THEN everybody hating on the song and sending threats over it. It is honestly so sad to see

[@michaellovegrove9467]

I first heard this song on Australian AM radio in my car and thought, “damn, that’s a pretty sick tune!” And then of course, as the human race tends to do, they decided to squeeze every last drop out of it, ruin it, then move on to the next thing forgetting it ever existed. The bullshit she has gone through is unjustifiable and unimaginable. I hope she is at peace somehow.

[@GarrettsGear]

Overreaction. She's rich and famous just like she wanted.

[@michaellovegrove9467]

@@GarrettsGear does the acquisition of financial wealth and notoriety (both ultimately meaningless pursuits) justify a relentless barrage of bullying? Do you think she should just cop the savage abuse on the chin and think “oh well, at least I’m rich and famous”? Is that what you would do?

[@adidab14]

@@michaellovegrove9467 it's not a relentless barrage of bullying lol. It's only relentless if she pays attention to it. She has way way WAY more fans than haters. People just can't help pay attention to only the criticism and ignore everything else. There's also a relentless barrage of praise and adoration that is completely ignored here, as is usually the story with these things.

[@TheFroggyDragon]

Amen brother

[@jxy_vbn8156]

@@michaellovegrove9467yes

[@RajeshvasuRajeshvasu]

I hate people who undermine an artist just because people overplayed their one hit song. Wish her all the best in life 🖤 this *AWMKPX* is beautiful, thanks for the headsup

[@user-je7nq6rz2ja]

Today is my birthday and I have no subscribers 😢😢😢😢

[@KillerRatedM]

What is awmkpx

[@StuffyHeart]

@@KillerRatedMAs far as I can tell, it’s a kind of crypto currency made by Amazon.

[@OrangeDude7]

@@StuffyHeart its a scam lmao

[@Flashbingus]

The song was never good

[@jfrsnjhnsn]

People are wrongly focused on what musicians look like.

[@c.leighx]

Not just musicians, everyone

[@HasufelyArod]

For things like this so many faceless youtubers choose to remain like that.

[@DeanBrandsma]

I agree, at least she isn't an actor

[@leeofdoom4452]

This is wrong... People put their faces in the public eye, and only want to money fame and love.

[@julianne3mckinney]

ya people are wrongly focused on what PEOPLE look like. i'm in the military, the Army to be specific and so many people keep saying i "look gay"... it's so annoying because in reality i'm bi but i'm wondering to myself...what does that have to do with ANYTHING? plus, last i checked gay people just look like people. assuming peoples' sexuality based on their aesthetic is wild and expecting women to be conventionally attractive, skinny and stylish 24/7 is literally insanity.

[@TheBreechie]

I went and saw her play live recently and it was a very packed concert…. I can say I noticed is the majority of her fans are children (5-14)…. I suspect as her audience demographic ages up she has the potential to cement herself a lot more deeply as an artist rather than a one hot wonder - she seems like an incredibly genuine person and I hope she does well!

[@nuusaltacc]

it still shocks me how horrible how society can be. even though im sick of the song, i cant help but feel bad 4 her. hope things get better. great vid as usual btw

[@kongthemayor5481]

Radio stations really need to stop playing songs to death

[@PurooRoy]

It got people to hating Honey Singh, so I'm good with this.

[@manuelroger1035]

I still got a trauma of Deeeeeespasito

[@johnjonjhonjonathanjohnson3559]

this song deserved it though since it makes people angry

[@purplebean8989]

​@@johnjonjhonjonathanjohnson3559 How? You would have to actually have terrible mental health to get this triggered by a song

[@johnjonjhonjonathanjohnson3559]

​@@purplebean8989 because this turns people against THEM

[@tacwolf4962]

Its unfortunate for her that she was a street side artist that wanted to create some cool tunes for the public and then gets crapped on for how she looked....all because people flocked to the newest shiny thing.

[@Laoboi2o3]

Yea ngl its really sad

[@daddydeesgourmetnuts5216]

And she doesn't even look that bad. She is rather cute. People just take issue with her not looking like a Taylor Swift type.

[@tanssi2145]

Tones and I + Sony Music lied about her age / back story / creative process, and even created a fake umbrella label just to hide that she’s a Sony artist, and then they turn around and say the whole thing is about looks because of a handful of comments is pathetic

[@WillowPace_20090]

But shes so pretty idk why people call her ugly 😞

[@AlphaAceEX]

@@WillowPace_20090 i wont call her conventionally attractive, but yeah shes totally isnt ugly

[@asterleaf2006]

People forget that famous people are still people.

[@deufvelli]

they forget it because most of them are not

[@backabeyond]

Dance Monkey perfectly describes pop music today. We live in a world where adults feel like it's ok to attack a child just because that child is famous, so imagine what they will do and say to another adult.

[@Hades.666]

Because they are pathetic

[@dizzy388]

child?? she's 26 mate

[@agentepolaris4914]

Child????

[@ShwappaJ]

@@agentepolaris4914 Justin Bieber was a kid when he first started his career. And people were absolutely vicious towards him for it. The amount of hate he gets nowadays pales in comparison to what he used to get.

[@treetopjones737]

He got hate for being a douche with his fame: trying to start fights with strangers in public, groping female fans, etc.

[@krisy-in-italy]

I had no idea about any of the controversy. I love Dance Monkey! I still to this day will dance or just bop around in my chair like a lunatic every time I hear it. Okay I may not be a music connoisseur but I can say this is one of y all time favorites and always will be. Thank you young lady for bringing me such joy! ❤

[@frankboff1260]

Yeah I love it too.

[@msswart9119]

Same! ❤

[@napalm_lipbalm86]

Oh my gosh, same. I happen to ❤ that song.

[@damntae6540]

Same I liked the song but everyone is being so hateful

[@useddishrag]

That song is the equivalent of cancer for your ears

[@erratas8909]

She had the same problem as Gotye did, overplayed song and the only song that defined their entire career.

[@sarahs1368]

I immediately thought of Gotye while watching this.

[@Ins4n1ty_]

This is a very common thing and happens for a very long time, even before the internet. They're called One Hit Wonders.

[@therandomcommunityguy]

​@@Ins4n1ty_indeed the song is so great to the point that that song is how they know and recognize you but if it played so much that your other songs you made is not there interested only that song that you made famous

[@imjustsam1745]

Bad songs that were just novel enough to get popular. Once the novelty wore off everyone realized they only ever liked them for the novelty and there wasn't an artist they wanted to hear more from behind it.

[@FrequencyFilthy]

@Shadow_ballgood for you 👍

[@cabinstuff]

My husband and I are in our 60’s and we love that song. We are mostly into songs from the 70’s and 80’s when some of the best music was made. When we first discovered her song it was refreshing to listen to a very unique voice and music for a change. The hater’s and what they did to her are bad people who hate themselves and just want to bring good people down. Don’t give them the time of day!

[@dialmstyle]

Why can’t people just be happy for other’s success without tearing them down? She’s an amazing artist.

[@Yospeedyis]

It's a life we live in that if ur not beautiful u won't be appreciated for your work even if u make the best song and u have one slightly wrong thing on ur face or body everyone will still hate

[@IsaywhatIplease]

That's not humans work. Y'all always gotta be negative about something.

[@norfolknwhey4787]

@@IsaywhatIpleasewatch the video again. She herself is negative about literally everything. She claimed to only want to be a busker, but then bragged online about being #1… she complains about body image, yet does nothing to improve it. She complains about the fans who paid money to listen to her song. She literally bites the hand that feeds her and will always be a miserable person with her current attitude.

[@aleatoryone]

Because people need to bring other people down so they feel better about their sad, lonely and worthless lifes.

[@OGYouTubeEnjoyer]

Why can't people just accept that other people don't have to like the same things they like and are allowed to criticize the things they don't like especially when it's being shoved down their throat nonstop.

[@porcupinebutter]

Weird how TikTok isn’t mentioned. It ruins songs by the constant overuse

[@beanpasteposts]

It was.

[@OvO_Red]

Ain’t the site to blame it’s the people

[@anon2427]

@@OvO_Redit’s the site’s fault directly

[@anoykoaoi]

​@@OvO_Redpeople of tik tok. It's a different breed

[@princesslucillaa]

@@OvO_Redwell the site’s algorithm promotes using popular songs and pushes them out more and more so tiktok does ruin things imo

[@lurkst3r]

Props to SunnyV2 for bringing to light the absolute bullshit world we live in where a busker gets shit on for being authentic, innovative and creative.

[@r1konTheAutomator]

Church

[@KindnessAndLovefortheworld]

Jesus loves you all! Repent for your sins!

[@YT_player_412]

​@@KindnessAndLovefortheworld😮‍💨

[@capsloccc4606]

Pretty basic song tbh, not all that innovative or creative imo

[@kaiserfakinaway5909]

you're telling me Dance Monkey was "authentic, innovative and creative" ????? DUDE, if that's innovative then what was Crazy Frog? What about the Gummy Bear song? And how about the Hamster Dance? I'll admit it, I love these songs and I hate Dance Monkey, that song feels like a supremely bad re-hash of the ideas of those songs.

[@christinepapadopoulou9479]

best song ever with the first second anyone can feel it...whatever jealous says, whatever this singer feels due to jealous people say... greetings from Greece!

[@Staniii2360]

The fact that they only wanted to hear Dance Monkey and leave her gig afterwards, kind of reminds me of the Fugees in 96 when they released „Killing me softly“. They had released „Fu-Gee-La“ before but everybody in my school went crazy because of Killing me softly. Once they started buying The Score they started complaining that they didn’t liked it.

[@treetopjones737]

Kids should hear the original.

[@Stonewall29]

The Score was - and I don’t use this word loosely - a certified classic.

[@bossmanfucktheworld]

The Score is universally loved, what are you on about?

[@mrjuicejunior]

By definition a one hit wonder?

[@ellebrooks13]

In Sunnyv2's vid about Gotye. Gotye mentioned that he would play Somebody That I Used To Know at the beginning of international shows. And watch the crowd dissipate after hearing that one song. He would then play to the people who wanted to hear more than that song.

[@KirbyCookie]

People give that song way too much hate. It got overplayed sure but there's a reason it got so popular in the first place

[@Patrick-857]

Yeah it's ridiculously catchy and unique. And she did all without industry backing which is crazy. I feel bad for her, but at the same time she made a lot of money off it.

[@Ishidanfarded2370]

Payola of the 21st century

[@Smitt01999]

It’s not my cup of tea by any means but still give me something authentic and made by talent over whatever Nikki Minaj makes

[@Shadow_Gamer12012]

The song and her voice are annoying. She's literally saying the same like over and over again

[@sneezydeezymcdeluxe7015]

It's trash ffs. I genuinely don't understand the hype about this song at all.

[@Toasty_93]

It's fascinating to me how many artists despise their most popular work. As an outsider looking in it was hard to understand why, but I think I get it now. Fame is a cancer, why would anyone want it?

[@viber3328]

I feel like artists usually despise their biggest songs because they can seem to become bigger than the artist themselves, and it will make people not see them as who they are, but just "the person that performs that one song". I'm pretty sure Juice wrld and Kurt Cobain atleast felt this way.

[@krims_kringle]

@viber3328 radiohead definitely felt that way about creep

[@Matty-vy2px]

It really is because the public can feel so cruel. Fame also leads to being defined by an objectified image that you can’t escape from, which sounds so claustrophobic and scary. If you’re an artist and you want to get your art out there, it’s a necessary evil. People who are passionate enough will try anyway. I think (and I know this is a controversial take) but it’s especially scary as a woman in the public, I remember as a little girl noticing that every single woman who put heart into her work or said anything unpopular (or who even was too successful) would be horribly wrecked by the public. Not just having haters or being humbled, but it would get really extreme and she’d become a laughing stock for things that wouldn’t be fixated on to the same extent in other artists. This kind of ridicule happened to successful men too, but more selectively, whereas it seemed to be a rule for women regardless of their other qualities. It made me feel afraid to put my voice or work out there because it was hard to imagine positive outcomes, and it enhanced the fear of speaking up or sharing honestly.

[@tribalismblindsthembutnoty124]

like leonard nemoy, for him it was worse bc it was a beloved character he didn't write, only acted so being typecast was devastating. He, like most ST actors, came from theater. Also, in that vein, the guy that plays al bundy on married with children. He at first hated, then learned to love a character he played for years.

[@darylingoteborg3178]

It gives them a platform to produce more valuable projects. You can’t tell people what to like so gotta take the curse with the blessings

[@susancurtin1485]

Gorgeous, jaunty song and you're a gorgeous, talented person. Don't let anyone tell you otherwise! ❤

[@seraphinajackson1307]

I hope she gets everything good coming to her. Her song helped me through some dark times. Thank you, I’m sorry you were hurt for showing the beauty of yourself.

[@jaipalmer9410]

I had no idea about any of this, unfortunately in Australia they over played it so much it drove people insane, but after seeing this. I have a lot of respect for tones and I.

[@KindnessAndLovefortheworld]

Jesus loves you all! Repent for your sins! Our lives on earth are temporary, but Jesus's love is eternal!

[@goeienacht]

I’m frankly so lost. I don’t listen to radio that’d play it, nor do I go “out” where I’d hear it. So my only reference is hearing it a few times on KZbin/spotify after finding her busking vid. I love the song and listen on occasion. Little did I know that this was all going down. It’s bizarre. Why can’t people just enjoy music and move the hell on?

[@seynpurrp]

yeah, this was rly unexpected im ngl

[@luwirap]

Now I understand and support why Gotye ditched the whole popularity chase after he dropped a smash hit.

[@MrrHouse]

That song didn’t sound like ass though

[@landon7045]

@@CandyMan2001You’re literally the reason he left, still in 2024 😂.

[@Bradchoksondik]

@@MrrHousehonestly dance monkey isn’t my favorite song. But the music industry nowadays has tons of songs that are worse. The whole rap and r&b genre nowadays is worse than this song. All that autotune and the same trap beat for 10 years is done for imo. A comment with a Travis Scott picture said if you like Dance Monkey you got no taste, to me, thats ironic. Almost all mainstream songs sound mediocre to just bad nowadays so Dance Monkey isn’t THAT bad. Its mediocre, its just got played too much.

[@maboo736]

What a talented performer! ❤ we need to focus more on the positivity and not hate!

[@annettetuck2477]

I’m loving this song I’m 61 and think it’s brilliant. I like the tune, the sound and the vocal. You keep on going people are jealous.

[@sorcerous8401]

This is weirdly common with artists. With actors, artists, filmmakers and musicians. Another example is radio head's creep, a song they actually started to hate and stopped playing at tours cause everyone kept asking for it

[@bachouvenn3563]

Radiohead did release some 10/10 after that tho, OK Computer, Kid A, In Rainbows, and the most recent one is A Moon Shaped Pool

[@mint5438]

Reminds me of what happened with Kongos. I can't even listen to that song without feeling bad for the band.

[@Ins4n1ty_]

@@bachouvenn3563 Yet, the first song anyone who's not already a Radiohead fan thinks when they hear Radiohead is Creep. Doesn't matter what they do later, they will always be the Creep band.

[@bachouvenn3563]

@@Ins4n1ty_ such a pity tbh. If they were regconized as the “No surprises” band I would still agree

[@1dingerr]

​@@bachouvenn3563yeah, "Creep" is just the song that everyone knows, but it's not even close to their best music and fans know that.

[@choycejoyce4699]

I’ve never seen my partner particularly interested in music, except when listening to dance monkey. I think it was both the voice and song. There was something magical in that song and I’m glad there’s a happy ending here. Thanks for covering!

[@crystalvazquez9084]

I love her song Dance Monkey ever since the first time i heard it on spotify and constantly listen to the song to this day ❤❤

[@govandibotelo2841]

I kid u not 🤞🏽, the bar below me is having a karaoke night and someone just start playing the song 😂. All the way from Africa Botswana 🇧🇼

[@ChickenLobster678]

What

[@Weretolop]

@@ChickenLobster678 he saying that he lives in Botswana has a bar below him and that in that bar they were having karaoke night and someone was playing the song.

[@Jack-vb4qy]

bro living above a karaoke bar has to be crazy how do you sleep man 😂 im sure you have tons of stories

[@Vongoat]

😂

[@OutsiderLabs]

Botswana is awesome. Lots of love from South Africa!

[@imperialhulinabis3514]

I actually love Dance Monkey, I lived listening to it with my older sister. I share wonderful memories with my older sister especially listening to the radio with her. My older sister passed away a few years ago and I miss her so much. I honestly didn't know Dance Monkey was hated. 😢

[@Le.mon.squeezy]

This is so tragic, my heart goes out to you. As an older sister, I relate with wanting our younger siblings to have joyful experiences and playing music like that was one way she showed her love for you. ❤

[@imperialhulinabis3514]

@@Le.mon.squeezy ty ❤️💐

[@Mavenger1845]

Ok

[@TheHolyGrail2004]

ok 👍

[@Darkify0]

Bro same I remember listening to this song with my older sister. I loved the song at the time but might’ve been because of how young I was.

[@frithfiver]

Thank you for making this video. I wasn't personally a fan of the song (no hate, just not my genre) so I never looked into her or her personal life (I also live under a rock and don't really look into celebs personally lives in general). I do, however, LOVE a good video essay. You're helping people to be more empathetic towards a person / situation they may not necessarily know anything about. This was really interesting and honestly quite heartbreaking

[@jenniferb.awesome]

People are so disgusting. Tearing someone down, calling them every horrible name in existence, harrasing and threatening her, all over a SONG! Seriously, wtf is wrong with these pathetic people??

[@fans8777]

ik like why

[@MvttHill]

Bro… it’s people on the internet… it’s not real… stop being soft 💀💀

[@Hmmmnnhh]

​@@MvttHill tf you mean it's not real, are you too slow to realize there's people typing the things you're reading rn? 😬

[@MvttHill]

@@Hmmmnnhh Are you too slow to realize the people typing have absolutely no impact on her life whatsoever and the only reason they do is because she lets them? 😬 (Just say you’re a sensitive little snowflake next time, sweetie)

[@MvttHill]

@@Hmmmnnhh you’re a snowflake 😭 you realize people on the internet have no affect on you rightv

[@disconnect5305]

I hope that song becomes number 1 again. I love that song. ❤ "Dance for me, dance for me, dance for me, yeahhh ah" 🎶 🎵

[@misslogical90]

I have always loved the uniqueness of her singing voice. It's so heartbreaking that people can't just enjoy and appreciate art.

[@Bassotronics]

Me too! I love her unique accent and the way she sang on that song. 50% of people who say that they hate the song are Monkeys themselves just feeding the unnecessary hate.

[@_DZ_]

I'm happy for you, her voice makes me want to go deaf

[@Transamethyst]

@@Bassotronicsracist

[@Bassotronics]

@@Transamethyst Troll

[@kaptain-quake]

@@Bassotronicsyou could've worded that last part a lot better 😭😭

[@steve_bourke]

in australia there is a radio law that they have to play aussie talent and artists for a certain % of songs each day.... when our talent pool is low - they flog any decent song to death... luckily i didnt get bombarded with this on the radio and have only heard it sporadically - so to me it hasnt been overplayed or become annoying - and for that im grateful cause its a good tune

[@maddydohnt3736]

This makes sense because I heard this song twice daily for a whole year everyday on my way to work lol

[@GoodPersonTestWebsite]

That's a shame.

[@JayJay-tm7xw]

I LOVED Dance Monkey. LOVED IT and Still DO. But even here in America they Grossly overplayed it. Now that it’s been four years I actually just recently brought it back into rotation.

[@JamesMC-vs6db]

Is this actually true this law... I can believe it but at the same time it feels like Aussie doesn't support Australian artists as much as they should, or the artists that they do mostly come and go and aren't that outstanding. Maybe radios less the problem and more how even the major labels in Australia (universal, Werner etc.) don't remotely promote their artists.

[@plasmagaming3208]

Weird ass law

[@saeefa]

I had no idea who the singer was and how this all began, thanks for making a video on this, otherwise I wouldn't have known

[@crazyTommytourettes]

I love dance monkey, but I’d love to hear more of their stuff. Didn’t they have another somewhat successful single a year later? I vaguely recall. I should look into it

[@marvinthemartian9584]

I've never understood people's obsession with Nickelback. If there's a group that I don't like, I won't listen to them or talk about them ever. I won't burn calories trying to convince people that they're bad. There's no point in that.

[@ChucksSEADnDEAD]

It was overplayed and it became one of the early internet memetic spread of consensus. Chuck Norris is strong, Lays packages are filled with air, and Nickleback sucks. Within the context of when the hate started, it was grating. But just a few years later the idea became self-perpetuating even though it wasn't playing non-stop and people had mostly ditched radio for their own mp3 players.

[@pettykittyfam]

People want a reason to complain 🙄🫣🤪

[@FJX716]

I’ll be honest, I’ve never heard any songs by Nickelback and I still hate them just because 😂

[@robswystun2766]

It became cool for hipsters to hate them at the height of the whole hipster movement. They're basically sheep. "Oh, I'm supposed to care about and hate this one particular band? Okay."

[@twiceshy9773]

I always thought of Nickleback being the new "Bon Jovi", just radiofriendly soft rock. I think what really killed them was their stupid joky name!! It's too easy to make of😂😂

[@lewisvanderhorst866]

As a metal head, I remember this track bringing me back into the music that was "cool" at the time. I never hated the song (I Loved it), but a lot of people around me often said "its a good song but they hear is 3 times a day and its just too much". I hope the media can learn from this.

[@amanul_2474]

People are shitting on this woman already without having watched the video, the exact point of the video! Everyone hates her song, it was overplayed and overhyped but is that her fault? Celebrating someone's dream career going down the gutter is low

[@ShwappaJ]

Don't take it to heart. It says more about them than it does her.

[@JuanAntonioGarciaHeredia]

It's not because it's overplayed. I hated the song the first time I listened to it. Its because of the voice she used to sing this. Idk how to explain it. She can sing very well in other songs, it's just this song that is cursed

[@michaelhawkins7389]

@@JuanAntonioGarciaHeredia The song is great , the music vidoe is great

[@tarotreadingsbysteven8545]

​@@JuanAntonioGarciaHeredia then don't listen. Easy solution that doesn't involve sending hate or celebrating like a crowd of roaches around a turd.

[@johnm6295]

@@JuanAntonioGarciaHeredia Your personal dislike of one song does not justify celebrating the downfall of someone having a successful career because of hate, nor does it justify hate in the first place.

[@Certifiedtreesindy]

awesome video she's beautiful. thanks for sharing the story

[@stiwn814]

A video about someone getting harassed and bullied to their breaking point, and the comments keep the train going. Classic internet

[@ShwappaJ]

That's how it goes.

[@Notbaokhanhsosorry]

It is always easier to bullying instead of helping and expressing empathy.

[@theunknownplayer9634]

Humanity is like people thinking they are god controlling other people's actions, but they are not, plus everyone thinking the same without knowing they are being controlled.

[@meganhill453]

Literally it’s so infuriating. People have no self awareness whatsoever

[@EruditeFeline]

Yeah I should feel so much pity for this failed celebrity who was already wealthy before her short-lived stardom. Life must be so hard for her 😢

[@Smartxzz]

I personally don't like the song, but I'd never go out of my way and repeatedly send her hate.

[@EspiS-tg3zk]

Why does “all I want for Christmas” the only song that gets a pass for being overplayed?

[@Smartxzz]

Good point...

[@FlintedYT]

​@@EspiS-tg3zk I can't agree more.

[@queenzoroark]

​@@EspiS-tg3zkIt only happens at one time in the year, so it doesn't gets much on the nerves.

[@Noobrkgameingcg]

I feel so bad for her. I loved the song, but I don’t understand why some people would hate her. She had so many people coming out to the street to see her play her song. Then after a while, everyone forgot about her. It’s sad. This world is toxic. have an eye on *AWMKPX* this is making it this year

[@DiabloDude]

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[@okikartika5830]

Feels so bad to advertising stuff. Those people who assigned this bot couldn't do worse that this right?

[@DiabloDude]

@@okikartika5830 Im not so worried about advertising bots, Im more worried about the bots that can affect bigger things, like war or any other instability in the world

[@graffiti.777]

Hate the song

[@Mikesusendsadasdc]

One hit wonder syndrome. Its super sad.

[@Handz4NatureProject]

I absolutely 💯 ♥️ loved it! I love it.

[@cd4ngel659]

the way the comments on this video can't empathize with her without saying something with a negative connotation towards the song, which is exactly what caused all of this horrible things to happen to her. we simply don't learn

[@LocustaVampa]

Nether does she! Hence this sad story

[@reid3031]

Dance Monkey discourse is what made me hang up my production hobby because I realized that I hate everyone with music opinions and I don't want to feed them

[@calmc9655]

​@@reid3031I mean if you won't do it anyway out of sheer spite, was it ever truly in your heart? Xp

[@EliasBunda]

Omg thank you!! How can you watch this video and make a comment once again acting like she made a song to irritate people. This girl just made a song, it went viral cuz everyone loved it, and then she got bullied for it. What the fuck is wrong with people man…

[@reid3031]

@@calmc9655 I wouldn't say that it's sheer spite, more "I'm not going to put my heart and effort into something that's meant to be listened to and give it to an audience that doesn't actually listen to things"

[@Chumpess_X]

My daughter is a music artist with a unique style. She was teased for her singing when she was younger, but as she matured and learned to lean into her unique voice, she won local awards and was asked to sing at local events. The thought of her going through what Toni went through is heartbreaking. People are evil, just let people do what they love, so long as they’re not hurting anyone.

[@Teenywing]

The good news is, the chances of even a fraction of this happening to your daughter is as close to zero as you can get. You don’t even need to consider it a possibility.

[@sezole]

@@Teenywing They just said their daughter went trough the same thing. I think that u don't understand Toni also wasn't popular at first and got alot of hate, which is why she made this song

[@Ephwerd2yurmother]

Your daughter is not unique or creative she's just like the other ten million cookie cutter " I'm so unique and creative blah blah blah" #notliketheothergirls

[@Ephwerd2yurmother]

@@sezole lol no they didn't they said they can't imagine their daughter going through what the lady in the video went through your reading comprehension is lacking

[@tasosplat3589]

Man whats going wrong with your life 😢​@@Ephwerd2yurmother

[@wubnoxious]

this is nothing new as someone who had managed concerts for 10 years for has been bands of the 80's and 90's, people will buy a ticket to hear one song and the artists know to wait until the end of their shows to play their hit songs

[@samac4323]

Like Radiohead with Creep.

[@Fickets]

Most bands that are one-hit-wonders do that, and I’d say almost all bands save their most popular song for the end.

[@TransistorBased]

I think it's gotten worse as music sales focus more on singles and streaming than albums. It blows my mind that people go to concerts not to listen to 95% of the music, but to just be obnoxious while waiting for one song

[@CJ9007]

Every genre, too. Country, hip hop, metal. The hits always come last

[@cherylbrangaccio4498]

I don't see this too much with K-Pop concerts personally. They mix hits along with new releases very well, encore songs tend to be "cute" songs that are meant for fans and about fans

[@alankelsey949]

You're a beautiful person with so much talent , love the song

[@permabearxbt]

the irony of yelling to someone on stage "DANCE MONKEY! "

[@thegenericgamer246]

Its not that its a bad song, its just SO overplayed, its pretty catchy but after a while it feels like a painful buzz

[@goldenroblox981]

Shut up its great but her song ruined her life beacase if the fans

[@blublugamingchannel]

I think people got upset because in fact it is so famous...

[@kronik9317]

@@goldenroblox981the song is mid. it’s not bad. it’s not good. it’s just average

[@DW51380]

@@goldenroblox981it’s not a great song at all, it’s just a unique concept where the chorus sounds like a monkey. You hear it once and you go “that’s pretty cool and unique” then it’s just really really really annoying the more you hear it. i didn’t even know she had fans Ive not seen a single one of them

[@milesbennett]

its pretty bad imho. repetitive and boring.

[@ٴٴٴٴ_0]

I love this song, it never got overplayed in my country so I had no idea people hated it so much.

[@ryanhamachi6072]

Yeah same I actually like it, but I think we are pretty outnumbered lol

[@WangYuhao-k1v]

@@ryanhamachi6072 yeah I actually like it too

[@Kolee313]

I am grateful for this song, I knew right away what it was about because it reminded me of my addiction and how it controlled me, in and out of sobriety, always running around trying to find myself, I had 4 years clean and I relapsed and I knew I couldn't run away from it anymore. This song reminds me of my demons, aka thoughts, controlling me .. I used to listen and believe my own lies so easily, so easily.

[@FelixR68]

I clicked the video cause I enjoy Sunny and his stuff. I have never heard of this Tones and I have never heard of Dance Monkey. So I was completely lost for the whole video. Still enjoyed its entertainment value.

[@DeanBrandsma]

mate is this your first time on earth? welcome, I'm glad you missed this song

[@SOM-v4o]

Same. I have no idea what that or that is either.😂. Oh, well, good to hear the music now rather than later sometimes.

[@RW_FLA]

Same lol

[@sheikhxenos]

this is the same as Gotye :( I hate people who undermine an artist just because people overplayed their one hit song. Wish her all the best in life 🖤

[@louistully8724]

And in the process, they forget how good 'Hearts a mess' is.

[@billybonk7673]

The Aussie curse

[@kristofergobbe4838]

Without the song. Probably wouldn't have heard of her. I think she should just embrace it. And keep creating.

[@smoothsailin9351]

it's my 6 year old son's favourite song, we listen to it on full blast on the way to school every morning and I enjoy it just as much as he does LOL

[@itoitonomi1849]

Still trash, saying it’s ur 6 year olds favorite songs makes it worse

[@smoothsailin9351]

@@itoitonomi1849 beats peppa pig disco LMAO