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| - Mona Lisas And Mad Hatters
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| - 1980 singles
- Songs with lyrics by Bernie Taupin
- Songs with music by Elton John
- 1972 songs
- Elton John songs
- Pop ballads
- Rock ballads
- Songs about New York
- Song recordings produced by Gus Dudgeon
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| - %22Mona Lisas and Mad Hatters%22 is a song from the Elton John album Honky Château. The lyrics were written by Bernie Taupin and is his take on New York City after hearing a gun go off near his hotel window during his first visit to the city. The song's lyrics were partly inspired by Ben E. King's %22Spanish Harlem%22,written by Jerry Leiber and Phil Spector, in which he sings %22There is a rose in Spanish Harlem.%22 In response to this, Taupin writes, Template:%22 Allmusic critic Stewart Mason noted that the song is %22less saccharine than many similar Elton John and Bernie Taupin ballads%22 and praised the %22somewhat uncharacteristic emotional directness%22 of its lyrics. It was released as the B-side of the %22Harmony%22 U.K. single in 1980.Template:%22Rolling Stone magazine's Jon Landau praised the song when it was released, writing:Elton himself has called the song %22one of my all-time favourites,%22 upon introducing it at his 60th-birthday concert in New York's Madison Square Garden. John also delivered a heartfelt rendition at %22The Concert for New York City%22 at Madison Square Garden on October 20, 2001. The concert was meant primarily as a tribute for family members and fellow workers of New York's Fire and Police and Emergency Medical Services departments, who had been participating in the ongoing recovery efforts at the demolished World Trade Center complex following the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. John dedicated the song to the emergency workers and their families, as well as to New York City.The song was also used in the film Almost Famous, in a scene in New York City, highlighting the loneliness of Kate Hudson's character, who overdoses on quaaludes and champagne.The song was used in the finale of the American version of Life on Mars. It was also used for the bridal dance in the final episode of the TV series Brothers and Sisters entitled %22Walker Down the Aisle%22.A more upbeat sequel to the song called %22Mona Lisas and Mad Hatters (Part Two)%22 was recorded about 15 years later for John's album Reg Strikes Back.
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