T.O.N.Y.

T.he O.ther N.ight oh Y. She is clever with her wordplay =) Such a good song!

One of the best songs. Sooo catchy.

Yeah, this song is great. I love how she describes Tony. I especially love the line "Still he wasn't just some regular guy. Tony is actually the other night."

This is absoulutely my favorite song on the whole album. I love the play on words and I can totally relate, sadly...lol. It's about someone that had a one-night stand and wants to know why the other person hasn't called yet. They are trying to make excuses for why they haven't called to protect their ego hence the line "maybe there's something wrong with his phone," but they know why really "or maybe its morning and the thrill is gone." They are just saying that if it wasn't for the other night and the one night stand they could have been in love and in a relationship instead of a fling for one night. They are trying to forget the one night stand and once they do get that phone call from the guy just wanting a booty call, they realize that they like him and want more than that, so they have to let it and him go.

OMG!!! When I first heard this song, I was a bit stunned and it had me all teary eyed. It was as if Solange had read my diary and put my words to music. I absolutely love the play on words [T.O.N.Y. (The Other Night oh Y)]. What really scared me, was the fact that the guy's name that I used to deal with really was Tony.... and he too would have me running circles. I would go to sleep after our encounters and think, "maybe he lost his phone again... maybe he didn't pay the bill... maybe its broken... etc". Then, eventually he'd call and the butterflies in my stomach would resurface... but, I realized that I was better than that and I really did need more than what he was giving (although he was definitely givin it to me =D).

I'm not bitter and don't regret meeting him... we're actually good friends now and I can count on him more now than when we were "together". I just wish I would've met him sooner so that I wouldn't have wasted my "good years" on him instead of spending them on "The One" b/c I too "Could've been in love by now if it wasn't for Tony" =)

one of my favs on the album. I picked up on it right away. I love music that makes u think, like a brainteaser. A regular music listener would have assumed it was about a GUY named Tony, but I love looking deeper into songs with metaphors and things like this one. I am happy that Solange is finally gaining her own ground as an artist. GO SOLO!!!!!!

and actually, I think it's:

TONY DON'T CALL NO MORE WE AIN'T MET AT ALL NO MORE

makes a little more sense to me, and bleeds right into: MAYBE THERE'S SOMETHING WRONG WITH HIS PHONE

Updated with the official lyrics. They are a little different than before but make sense. Especially the second line and the part where she says she's not in a rush to fill rejected.... I dont think anyone wants to ever fill those shoes ;)

how i miss my "tony" :(