| "Someone Special"[1] | |||
| March 1984 | |||
| Country | |||
| 3:38 | |||
| Columbia | |||
| Johnny Cunningham | |||
| Billy Sherrill | |||
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"Mona Lisa Lost Her Smile" is a song written by Johnny Cunningham and recorded by David Allan Coe. It was the first single from Coe's 1984 album Just Divorced, and was released to radio in early 1984. The song is Coe's highest-charting single, with a peak of number two on the U.S. country music charts.
Content[edit]
The song is a mid-tempo ballad about a young blonde girl, featuring allusions to the iconic Da Vinci painting.
Critical reception[edit]
Thom Jurek of Allmusic described the song favorably in his review, saying that "[t]he layered strings and organ work are slick, but they add such warmth and depth in contrast to Coe's voice that it works to devastating effect."[2]
Chart performance[edit]
The song spent twenty-two weeks on the Billboard country singles charts, reaching a peak of number two and accounting for Coe's highest peak there.[1] In Canada, it reached Number One on the RPM Country Tracks charts dated for June 30, 1984.[3]
References[edit]
- ^ a b Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. p. 98. ISBN 978-0-89820-177-2.
- ^ Jurek, Thom. "Just Divorced review". Allmusic. Retrieved October 8, 2010.
- ^ "RPM Country Tracks for June 30, 1984". RPM. Archived from the original on October 19, 2012. Retrieved October 8, 2010.
- ^ "David Allan Coe Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved June 16, 2021.
- ^ "Hot Country Songs – Year-End 1984". Billboard. Retrieved June 16, 2021.
David Allan Coe
About Mona Lisa Lost Her Smile
"Mona Lisa Lost Her Smile" is a song written by Johnny Cunningham and recorded by David Allan Coe. It was the first single from Coe's 1984 album Just Divorced, and was released to radio in early 1984. The song is Coe's highest-charting single, with a peak of number two on the U. S. country music charts.
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Mona Lisa lost her smile The painter's hands are trembling now And if she's out there running wild It's just because I taught her how The masterpiece that we had planned Is laying shattered on the ground Mona Lisa lost her smile And the painter's hands are trembling now And the eyes that used to burn for me Now they no longer look my way And the love that used to be Why, it just got lost in yesterday And if she seems cold to the touch Well, there used to burn a flame I gave too little, took too much Till I erased the painter's name Mona Lisa lost her smile The painter's hands are trembling now And if she's out there running wild It's just because I taught her how The masterpiece that we had planned Is laying shattered on the ground Mona Lisa lost her smile And the painter's hands are trembling now Mona Lisa lost her smile And the painter's hands are trembling now And if she's out there running wild It's just because I taught her how And the masterpiece that we had planned It's laying shattered on the ground Mona Lisa lost her smile And the painter's hands are trembling nowThe easy, fast & fun way to learn how to sing: 30DaySinger.com
David Allan Coe
David Allan Coe (born September 6, 1939) is an American outlaw country music singer who achieved popularity in the 1970s and 1980s. As a singer, his biggest hits were "Mona Lisa Lost Her Smile," "The Ride," "You Never Even Called Me by My Name," "She Used to Love Me a Lot," and "Longhaired Redneck." His best-known compositions are the No. 1 successes "Would You Lay With Me (In a Field of Stone)," which was covered by Tanya Tucker; and "Take This Job and Shove It," which was later covered by Johnny Paycheck that was later a hit movie (both Coe and Paycheck had minor parts in the film). more »
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Written by: JOHN COLLINS CUNNINGHAM
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