Finneas and Claudia Sulewski Make Us Wish We Were Boo’d Up in Paris in New Video
Finneas sings to his girlfriend of four years on new song, "Mona Lisa, Mona Lisa"
Oh, to have a boo — and to be in Paris. On Friday, Finneas dropped the phone-recorded music video for his new song “Mona Lisa, Mona Lisa,” an ode to his girlfriend Claudia Sulewski — and we’re going to admit it: we’re lowkey jealous of how cute these two are.
“She could be the Mona Lisa/If the Mona Lisa had a prettier face,” Finneas sings in the chorus. “This could be heaven/If heaven was an actual place.” The video follows the adorable couple as they take really cute recordings during their time in Paris, including the two cuddling in bed, posing in front of a bathroom mirror, and sharing a kiss while visiting the Eiffel Tower.
“For the record, this is not what I wanted/I wanted my heart to remain in my pocket,” he sings in the second verse, referring to the time they met on a dating app sometime in 2018. “She took it out and wrote her name right on it.”
The new song follows the release of “Naked” earlier this year and his album Optimist — with songs like “The 90s,” “Love is Pain,” and “What They’ll Say About Us” — last year. He also joined Lizzy McAlpine on “Hate to Be Lame.”
“Hope you love the song and the music video made by the one and only @claudiasulewski,” wrote Finneas on Instagram, teasing the video directed by his girlfriend.
Lisa, Mona Lisa was the Austrian entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1988 in Dublin, performed by Wilfried Scheutz.
The song is a ballad in which the singer likens the object of his affection to the Mona Lisa, in that she is very mysterious but nonetheless entrancing. The song was recorded in German, French and English. Due to the song's poor performance at the Contest, the English version was not released.
The song was performed twelfth on the night, following Germany and preceding Denmark. At the close of voting, it finished in last place with the dreaded Nul Points.
Lyrics
Sie schläft bei Tag und tanzt bei Nacht
Ich hör’ sie weinen, wenn sie lacht
Und sie lacht immer wieder
Sie sieht bei Nacht und braucht kein Licht
Sie malt sich Märchen ins Gesicht
Und sie lacht, lacht mich nieder
Irgendwann lern’ ich dann, sie zu sehen
Irgendwann fang’ ich an
Kann ich hinter ihre Farben seh’n?
(Lisa, Mona Lisa)
(Lisa, Mona Lisa)
Sie
lügt, doch sie belügt mich nicht
Sie trägt ihr Leben im Gesicht, und sie lebt
Irgendwo ist sie so schwer zu sehen
Irgendwo bin ich froh
Manchmal ihre Träume zu verstehen
Lisa, Mona Lisa
Lisa, Mona Lisa
Lisa, Mona Lisa
Lisa, Mona Lisa
Sie taumelt durch die Glitzerstadt
Sucht einen, der ein Lächeln hat für sie
Irgendwie
Und irgendwie mag ich sie
Und irgendwie lieb’ ich sie
Und irgendwann werd’ ich sie auch versteh’n
Whoa…
Lisa, Mona Lisa
Lisa, Mona Lisa
Lisa, Mona Lisa
Lisa, Mona Lisa
Lisa, oh, Mona Lisa
Lisa (Mona Lisa)
She sleeps during the day and dances at night
I hear her crying when she laughs
And she laughs again and again
She sees clearly at night and needs no light
She paints fairy tales on her face
And she laughs me down
Sometime I learn to see her
Sometime I begin
Can I look behind her colours?
(Lisa,
Mona Lisa)
(Lisa, Mona Lisa)
She’s lying but no liar
She carries her life in her face, and she lives
Somehow it’s very difficult to see her
Somehow I’m glad
To sometimes understand her dreams
Lisa, Mona Lisa
Lisa, Mona Lisa
Lisa, Mona Lisa
Lisa, Mona Lisa
She’s tumbling through the glittering town
Searching for someone, who has a smile for her
Somehow
Somehow I like her
And somehow I love her
And somehow I will
understand her
Whoa…
Lisa, Mona Lisa
Lisa, Mona Lisa
Lisa, Mona Lisa
Lisa, Mona Lisa
Lisa, oh, Mona Lisa
Lisa (Mona Lisa)
| Participants |
| Songs |
| Artists |
| Fud Leclerc • Victor Balaguer • Eleonore Schwarz • De Spelbrekers • Annie Palmen • Anita Thallaug • Laila Halme • Monica Zetterlund • Nora Nova • António Calvário • Sabahudin Kurt • Anita Traversi • Conchita Bautista • Ulla Wiesner • Lize Marke • Viktor Klimenko • Téréza • Domenico Modugno • Géraldine Gaulier • David Alexandre Winter • Jahn Teigen • Finn Kalvik • Kojo • Remedios Amaya • Çetin Alp & The Short Waves • Seyyal Taner & Locomotif • Wilfried Scheutz • Daníel Ágúst Haraldsson • Thomas Forstner • Ovidijus Vyšniauskas • Tor Endresen • Célia Lawson • Gunvor Guggisberg • Jemini • Piero and the MusicStars • Gipsy.cz • The Makemakes • Ann Sophie • James Newman |
| Songs |
| Ton nom • Llámame • Nur in der Wiener Luft • Katinka • Een speeldoos • Solhverv • Muistojeni laulu • En gång i Stockholm • Man gewöhnt sich so schnell an das Schöne • Oração • Život je sklopio krug • I miei pensieri • ¡Qué bueno, qué bueno! • Paradies, wo bist du? • Als het weer lente is • Aurinko laskee länteen • Bien plus fort • Dio, come ti amo • Quel cœur vas-tu briser? • Je suis tombé du ciel • Mil etter mil • Aldri i livet • Nuku pommiin • ¿Quién maneja mi barca? • Opera • Şarkım Sevgi Üstüne • Lisa, Mona Lisa • Það sem enginn sér • Venedig im Regen • Lopšinė mylimai • San Francisco • Antes do adeus • Lass' ihn • Cry Baby • Celebrate • Aven Romale • I Am Yours • Black Smoke • Embers |
Videos
Lisa Mona Lisa - Austria 1988 - Eurovision songs with live orchestra