Mona Lisa (Nat King Cole song)
| "Mona Lisa" | ||||
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| Single by Nat King Cole | ||||
| B-side | "The Greatest Inventor of Them All" | |||
| Published | November 28, 1949 by Famous Music Corp., New York | |||
| Released | June 12, 1950 | |||
| Recorded | March 11, 1950 | |||
| Studio | Capitol, 5515 Melrose Ave, Hollywood | |||
| Genre | Popular music, Pop standard | |||
| Length | 3:27 | |||
| Label | Capitol 1010 | |||
| Composer(s) | Jay Livingston | |||
| Lyricist(s) | Ray Evans | |||
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"Mona Lisa" is a popular song written by Ray Evans and Jay Livingston for the Paramount Pictures film Captain Carey, U.S.A. (1949), in which it was performed by Sergio de Karlo and a recurrent accordion motif. The title and lyrics refer to the renaissance portrait Mona Lisa painted by Leonardo da Vinci. The song won the Academy Award for Best Original Song in 1950.