Smile Mona Lisa

Album: #willpower (2013)
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Songfacts®:

  • Will.I.Am was allowed into Paris' Louvre museum at night time to record part of this song in front of the famed painting by Leonardo da Vinci. He told reporters in Paris: "That song touches me because I recorded a large portion of that song inside the Louvre, next to Mona Lisa's picture. They let me go to the Louvre at 2am to record the guitars for that song. I wanted to capture the ambiance of the Louvre, that Mona Lisa lives in. That was exciting, to walk through the Louvre at 2am with the manager."
  • Other songs on our database inspired by the iconic artwork include:

    "Mona Lisa" by Nat King Cole

    "Mona Lisa (When the World Comes Down)" by The All-American Rejects

    "The Mona Lisa" by Brad Paisley

    "Masterpiece" by Madonna
  • The song is based on the classic Brazilian bossa nova tune "Manhã de Carnaval."
  • Will.i.am recorded a re-tweaked version in 2016 with a new title of - spot the difference - "Mona Lisa Smile."
  • Directed by Michael Jurkovac, the music video superimposes will.i.am and Pussycat Doll Nicole Scherzinger over famous works of art including, yep, the Mona Lisa. The clip was suitably premiered by Louvre Museum.

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