FAWM: "Mona Lisa Tonight"

Mona Lisa Tonight

Liner Notes

# Liner

Art? Go to the top.

I used witchcraft to formulate this song.

#SongSidekickSongCircle #visual #songcircle

# Details

SSC : Visual
SSC : 2/8/2o25

Date : 2/8/2o25
Start Time 11:oo pm
End Time 12:oo am

# Notes

all i want is one more dance with you

Lyrics

Mona Lisa
[cp0]
[verse 1]
c f
an italian living in france
g c
hanging out at the louvre (lou - vra)

c f
happily impressive to all of the
g c
people belonging to the bourgeios (bor-zhwaa)

f g
yelp reviews complain your too small
c am
but still a timeless work of art you are
f g
i've paid your price , got you in my arms
c am
but every body wants to stop and stare
f g c
you're looking like a mona lisa tonight

[verse 2]
c
it's true
f
we all agree
g c
there is not price we could set for thee

c f
lock up tight, i'm sure you are
g c
otherwise i would steal your heart
f g c
looking like mona lisa tonight

[bridge]
am - g
o the smirk of your smile
as i hold you close

the scent of your skin
it paints me like a stroke

the thought of your soul
as you are lying there

you're looking like a mona lisa tonight

[chorus]

Comments

@lbrewington 1w

@nancycunning Haha, I love your take on this one. I threw that line in there about paying the price because of admission fees, and I justified it by thinking about all the things you have to do in a relationship to win over the other. But I really like your take even more in especially with the added context of the locked up / stealing part. I will definitely give that "MY mona lisa tonight" a drive and see how that feels!

@nancycunning 1w

Listening again I’m struck that one way to interpret it is as the singer’s enjoying the company of a paid companion. Maybe for a remake of Pretty Woman set in Paris. I want the last repeat to be “You’re looking like MY Mona Lisa tonight” There’s this cool way of leaning into the word Mona - that adds some overtones if Moanin’ Nice song. Fun to hear it live today.

@tcelliott 2w

I love that title line. I love the imagery and the simile in the lyric. A great angle on the prompt and a great vocal delivery, too.

@billwhite51 2w

this hits me like a unique spin on eric clapton's wonderful tonight, without the cloying sentimentality of the clapton song (which i love in spite of my critical objectivity)

@andygetch 2w

The lyric put me right in the art gallery visualizing the proud new possessor of a just bought painting with a red dot on it. It's been a long time since I heard a Mona Lisa reference in a song and I love that the use of simile and how this turned into a love song. A sweet melody too. Nice one!