Mona Lisa (MRI) {work in progress}
this quick sketch kinda has a Queens of the Stone-age guitar feel in the verses. Alan is playing a Roland vKit which i'm not sure if i like compared to his acoustic Ludwig kit as it lacks 'air' but nonetheless is convenient for recording as no pre-amps/mics are needed. suffice to say though his drumming is nicely on point here. my guitar solo borrows a bit from rockabilly & Chuck Berry. in the 2nd & 3rd choruses (the "la dee da" parts) i sang falsetto through an octave divider to emulate 'little children'. my plan is to have actual kids singing those parts eventually. in the choruses & the last verse i added a lot of room reverb to get that "The Mamas & The Papas" feel to my vocal. the first verse i pulled the mids and lows way down on my voice to get that John Lennon singing though a megaphone effect like in Tomorrow Never Knows.
http://soundcloud.com/abeautifulvirus/mona-lisa Mona Lisa (demo)
© 2009-2012 MRI
Music & Lyrics by Daren Thomas Turner -------------------------------------------------
Oh Mona Lisa why are
You always smiling at me?
You know I can't take my eyes off you
Does Leonardo love you
The way I know you want me to
Does he brush your canvas favorably?
Looks like I'm waiting in line
Wishing, this time, my foot inside the door
Caught with a couple of crimes,
A couple a times
A couple of dopes
LA DEE DA, LA DEE DA DA, LA DEE DA, LA DEE DA... (2x)
Oh Mona Lisa why are
You always dialing away?
Can you play phone tag with a lunatic?
I'd like to meet you but not
In this here present century
Where melting glaciers drown the dirty earth
Looks like I'm waiting in line
Wishing, this time, to color in the fills
Buy me a gallon of gas
A liter of coke
And bottle of pills
LA DEE DA, LA DEE DA DA, LA DEE DA, LA DEE DA [ AH...] (2x)
Oh Mona Lisa why are
You always smiling at me?
You know I can't take my eyes off you
Does Leonardo love you
The way I know you want me to
Does this have a happy ending now?
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Guitars, Vocals: Daren Thomas Turner
Drums: Alan Cruz
Bass: Daniel Denial