<Tr> <Th> Lyricist (s) </Th> <Td> Bernie Taupin </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Producer (s) </Th> <Td> Gus Dudgeon </Td> </Tr> <P> "Mona Lisas and Mad Hatters" is a song from the Elton John album Honky Château . The lyrics were written by Bernie Taupin and is his take on New York City after hearing a gun go off near his hotel window during his first visit to the city . The song's lyrics were partly inspired by Ben E. King's "Spanish Harlem," written by Jerry Leiber and Phil Spector, in which he sings "There is a rose in Spanish Harlem ." In response to this, Taupin writes, </P> <P> Now I know Spanish Harlem are not just pretty words to say I thought I knew, but now I know that rose trees never grow in New York City . </P>

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