Mona Lisas and Mad Hatters

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"Mona Lisas and Mad Hatters" is a reflective ballad by Elton John, with lyrics by Bernie Taupin, known for its poignant portrayal of New York City and its place on the 1972 album *Honky Château*.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf song ⓘ
album Honky Château ⓘ
associatedAct Elton John Band ⓘ
linked to: The Elton John Band
composer Elton John ⓘ
Elton John ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom ⓘ
firstReleaseDate 1972 ⓘ
followsOnAlbum I Think I’m Going to Kill Myself ⓘ
genre pop rock ⓘ
soft rock ⓘ
hasLyricSetting New York City ⓘ
hasNotableLine “And now I know Spanish Harlem are not just pretty words to say” ⓘ
“While Mona Lisas and Mad Hatters, sons of bankers, sons of lawyers” ⓘ
hasSequelSong Mona Lisas and Mad Hatters (Part Two) ⓘ
hasTheme New York City ⓘ
New York City ⓘ
disillusionment ⓘ
gratitude ⓘ
urban life ⓘ
hasTitleOrigin reference to Mona Lisa and Mad Hatter archetypes ⓘ
includedIn Elton John live performances ⓘ
includedInCompilation various Elton John compilation albums ⓘ
includedInTourSetlists Elton John concerts ⓘ
instrumentation piano-driven arrangement ⓘ
language English ⓘ
lyricist Bernie Taupin ⓘ
Bernie Taupin ⓘ
musicalArtist Elton John ⓘ
notableFor poignant portrayal of New York City ⓘ
partOfAlbum Honky Château ⓘ
performer Elton John ⓘ
Elton John ⓘ
precedesOnAlbum Hercules ⓘ
producer Gus Dudgeon ⓘ
recordedBy Elton John ⓘ
recordLabel DJM Records ⓘ
Uni Records ⓘ
releaseYear 1972 ⓘ
2001 ⓘ
side Side two of Honky Château ⓘ
style reflective ballad ⓘ
trackNumberOnAlbum 7 ⓘ
vocalist Elton John ⓘ
writer Bernie Taupin ⓘ
Elton John ⓘ

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Honky Château → hasPart → Mona Lisas and Mad Hatters ⓘ
Mona Lisas and Mad Hatters → hasSequelSong → Mona Lisas and Mad Hatters (Part Two) ⓘ
linked to: Mona Lisas and Mad Hatters
Bernie Taupin → notableWork → Mona Lisas and Mad Hatters ⓘ
subject linked to: Bernard John Taupin
Elton John and Bernie Taupin → notableWork → Mona Lisas and Mad Hatters ⓘ
Coverage → hasTrack → Mona Lisas and Mad Hatters ⓘ