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Tones And I covers Youth Group 'Forever Young' for Like A Version [2019]

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Tones And I in the Like A Version studio.

Let's dance in style, let's dance for a while with Tones And I.

"This is a song that I decided to cover when I started busking," remembers Toni. "I learnt this and it became the song that, when we were all at the Arts Factory under the stars — I know it sounds corny — it's a song that everyone, no matter what country we were from, we could all sing along to and everyone knew the words." She wanted to recreate the great vibes from her Byron busking days and bring it to everyone.

"I love this song and it brings back so many amazing memories for me, so it's really good being able to share that."

"When I play ['Forever Young'] I love to start it off real soft and ambient, and then bring the mood up and get everyone dancing and then bring it real slow down again, be able to do whatever I want, to give myself flexibility and then bring it right up for a big ending. But then obviously I had Jordan [Dennis], and I had to get Jordan involved because he's a wizard. He's amazing. So we made another part which is a hip hop kind of bridge section."

As for the One Love tees that everyone in the studio was wearing, Tones said she just wants to share that philosophy. "That should be something that's very easy to understand but it's not. It's so important. I mean, I don't care what anyone else wants to do or chooses to do, I'm just going to be positive and I'm going to be a good person."

Check out her full chat below with Lucy Smith, where she talks about breaking into the U.S. and what comes next.

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