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You And The Mona Lisa
"You and The Mona Lisa" is a folk-rock song by United States, American musician Shawn Colvin. The song was released in September 1997 as the third single from her album, ''A Few Small Repairs''. "You and The Mona Lisa" was the follow-up to her 1997 hit, "Sunny Came Home". Music video The music video for "You and The Mona Lisa" was directed by Nancy Bardawil. The video was posted to VH1.com on September 16, 1997, and added it to VH1's television rotation during the final week of September 1997. In addition to "You and The Mona Lisa", VH1 also added Sugar Ray's "Fly (Sugar Ray song), Fly", Robyn's "Show Me Love (Robyn song), Show Me Love", and Usher (singer), Usher's "You Make Me Wanna..." to its on-air rotation during the same week. Review ''Billboard Magazine'' praised the single in its review on September 20, 1997, calling it "slightly more subtle in its musical approach [than "Sunny Came Home"], but no less satisfying." Billboard continued, writing that "You and The Mona Lisa," ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shawn Colvin
Shawn Colvin (born Shawna Lee Colvin, January 10, 1956) is an American singer-songwriter and musician. While Colvin has been a solo recording artist for decades, she is best known for her 1998 Grammy Award-winning song " Sunny Came Home". Early life Colvin was born Shawna Lee Colvin in Vermillion, South Dakota, and spent her youth in Carbondale, Illinois and London, Ontario, Canada. She is the second of four children. She learned to play guitar at the age of 10 and grew up listening to her father's collection of music, which included artists such as Pete Seeger and the Kingston Trio. Career Her first paid gig came just after she started college at Southern Illinois University. Colvin performed at local venues in Carbondale and later formed a band. For six months, they expanded their fanbase throughout Illinois. During this time, Colvin struggled with drug and alcohol use. She later formed Dixie Diesels, a country-swing group. Colvin relocated to Austin, Texas, with the group ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
