Dance Monkey - DeepBlue

Composer: Toni Watson (Tones and I)
Arranger: Steven Baker

Dance Monkey was declared the most 'Shazamed' song of all time and had record-breaking stays in international charts.

Inspired by her busking experience and her realisation that attention spans are getting shorter now that entertainment is always a click away Toni Watson was left feeling like a trained monkey.

This arrangement was commissioned by DeepBlue for their appearance on the ABC's 2020 Australian of the Year Awards.

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