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Ravi Chandran

Uncle Owns the Dance Floor

Wedding singer for a decade who knows exactly when a room is about to turn

style

  • baila
  • electronic pop
  • tropical percussion
  • synth brass
  • male tenor
  • cheerful and quick
  • danceable
  • island production
  • sri lankan accent
  • cheerful

the numbers

bpm
152
key
G major
energy
0.72
dance
0.94
valence
0.37
vocal at
12.5s
length
3:24
words
218
clichés
0
language
Si

most sung: “baila” ×28 · “uncle” ×11 · “dance” ×9

lyrics

(bottle caps pop)
Aiyo... here he comes...
(baila! baila!)

The wedding band strikes up at nine
My uncle stretches out his knees
He's sixty-two and feeling fine
He moves like nobody agrees
(aiyo! aiyo!)

The aunties clear a circle wide
(wide, wide!)
There's nowhere any shame can hide

Baila, baila, dance with the uncle
(oi! oi!)
Baila, baila, spin till you fall
Baila, baila, dance with the uncle
His sarong is fighting for us all
Baila, baila, dance with the uncle
(one more! one more!)

My cousin films it for the feed
Two million views by Monday noon
He dips my grandma — yes, indeed
The trumpet player lost the tune
(machan! machan!)

Baila, baila, dance with the uncle
(oi! oi!)
Baila, baila, spin till you fall
Baila, baila, dance with the uncle
His sarong is fighting for us all
Baila, baila, dance with the uncle
(one more! one more!)

They say that dignity is free
(is free, is free)
He gave his up in ninety-three
(and never looked back!)

Baila, baila, dance with the uncle
(oi! oi!)
Baila, baila, spin till you fall
Baila, baila, dance with the uncle
His sarong is fighting for us all
Baila, baila, dance with the uncle
(one more! one more!)

(the DJ gives up)
Baila, baila...
(aiyo, uncle, go home)
Uncle Owns the Dance Floor — Ravi Chandran · FERAL