"Life in Mono" is a song by UK band Mono, which consisted of singer Siobhan de Maré and musician Martin Virgo. It was released on the band's first EP in 1996 which contained various remixes, most notably two by the Propellerheads. It was released again in 1997 on the band's only album, Formica Blues.
The song was used as the theme to the 1998 version of the movie Great Expectations (reportedly chosen by actor Robert De Niro), appearing in the Daria episode "Monster", as well as being used for the launch television advert for the new Rover 25. It was covered by Emma Bunton in 2006 for her third album, also titled Life in Mono.
Billboard called the song's usage in Great Expectations an example of film music that "works", citing its "anguished" lyrics as complementary to Ethan Hawke's character's predicaments, and comparing de Maré's voice to those of Roberta Flack and Billie Holiday.
The chorus consisted of "ingenue, I just don't know what to do" repeated, and was noted for using the American/British pronunciation (and not the French pronunciation) of "ingenue"; the word was a late addition in songwriting, to rhyme with "I just don't know what to do".
Life in Mono is the third studio album by English pop singer Emma Bunton. The album was originally set for a November 2006 release in the UK, however it was later pushed back to the 4 December 2006. The album much like her previous album, Free Me, experimented with elements of 1960s pop music. For this particular album the musical arrangement was more directed towards the 1960s French pop music, with some elements of British 1960s pop and Motown.
Background
Bunton had been working on her third release since winter 2004. The album's title track is a cover version of the hit "Life in Mono" by 1990s trip hop band Mono, best known through its usage in the 1998 film Great Expectations. The track "Take Me to Another Town" contains a sample from Herb Alpert's 1965 "Green Peppers".
Due to Bunton's pregnancy all forms of promotion were cancelled after a few months. Rumors of a third single surfaced through sites after Bunton stated she was thinking of releasing a third single, however this never came. The album tracks "I Wasn’t Looking (When I Found Love)", "Perfect Strangers" and "Take Me to Another Town" were rumoured as choices for the third single.
Life In Mono (Banana Republic Urban Dub) - Mono - Echo (Side B1)
UK House 1997
published: 10 Jan 2010
Life in Mono (Banana Republic Urban Dub)
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Formica Blues
℗ 1997 The Echo Label Limited, a BMG Company trading as Echo
Released on: 2022-08-12
Keyboards, Producer, Programmer: Martin Virgo
Vocals: Siobhan de Mare
Sound Engineer: Jim Abiss
Composer: Martin Virgo
Composer: John Barry
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published: 11 Aug 2022
Mono - life in Mono ( banana republic urban dub
published: 26 Feb 2008
Life in Mono
published: 23 Oct 2014
Mono - Life In Mono по русски
published: 16 May 2017
Mono - Life in Mono (enhanced)
From the albums "Great expectations" and "Formica Blues" (1996)
published: 19 Oct 2011
Mono - Life In Mono // Lirik
Life in Mono
Mono
The stranger sang a theme
From someone else's dream
The leaves began to fall
And no one spoke at all
But I can't seem to recall
When you came along
Ingenue, ingenue
I just don't know what to do
The tree-lined avenue
Begins to fade from view
Drowning past regrets
In tea and cigarettes
But I can't seem to forget
When you came along
Ingenue, ingenue
I just don't know what to do
Ingenue
I just don't know what to do
Ingenue
I just don't know what to do
Ingenue
I just don't know what to do
Ingenue
I just don't know what to do
Ingenue
I just don't know what to do
published: 28 Sep 2022
Mono Life In Mono ★ (Jonathan Peters Remix)★ Radio Edit
Mono Life In Mono ★
Lyrics ★
The stranger sang a theme
From someone else's dream
The leaves began to fall
And no one spoke at all
But I can't seem to recall
When you came along
Ingenue, ingenue
I just don't know what to do
The tree-lined avenue
Begins to fade from view
Drowning past regrets
In tea and cigarettes
But I can't seem to forget
When you came along
Ingenue, ingenue
I just don't know what to do
Ingenue
I just…
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Life in Mono (Instrumental)
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Life in Mono (Instrumental) · Mono
Life In Mono
℗ 1996 The Echo Label Limited, a BMG Company trading as Echo
Released on: 1996-09-13
Sound Engineer: Jim Abiss
Keyboards, Producer, Programmer: Martin Virgo
Composer: Martin Virgo
Composer: John Barry
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published: 21 Jul 2021
Life in Mono (Sweat Band Mix)
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Life in Mono (Sweat Band Mix) · Mono
Life In Mono
℗ 1996 The Echo Label Limited, a BMG Company trading as Echo
Released on: 1996-09-13
Sound Engineer: Jim Abiss
Keyboards, Producer, Programmer: Martin Virgo
Mixer: Propellerheads
Vocals: Siobhan de Mare
Composer: Martin Virgo
Composer: John Barry
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Life in Mono (Banana Republic Urban Dub) · Mono · Banana Republic
Formica Blues
℗ 1997 The Echo Label Limited, a BMG Company trad...
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Formica Blues
℗ 1997 The Echo Label Limited, a BMG Company trading as Echo
Released on: 2022-08-12
Keyboards, Producer, Programmer: Martin Virgo
Vocals: Siobhan de Mare
Sound Engineer: Jim Abiss
Composer: Martin Virgo
Composer: John Barry
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Life in Mono (Banana Republic Urban Dub) · Mono · Banana Republic
Formica Blues
℗ 1997 The Echo Label Limited, a BMG Company trading as Echo
Released on: 2022-08-12
Keyboards, Producer, Programmer: Martin Virgo
Vocals: Siobhan de Mare
Sound Engineer: Jim Abiss
Composer: Martin Virgo
Composer: John Barry
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Life in Mono
Mono
The stranger sang a theme
From someone else's dream
The leaves began to fall
And no one spoke at all
But I can't seem to recall
When you came...
Life in Mono
Mono
The stranger sang a theme
From someone else's dream
The leaves began to fall
And no one spoke at all
But I can't seem to recall
When you came along
Ingenue, ingenue
I just don't know what to do
The tree-lined avenue
Begins to fade from view
Drowning past regrets
In tea and cigarettes
But I can't seem to forget
When you came along
Ingenue, ingenue
I just don't know what to do
Ingenue
I just don't know what to do
Ingenue
I just don't know what to do
Ingenue
I just don't know what to do
Ingenue
I just don't know what to do
Ingenue
I just don't know what to do
Life in Mono
Mono
The stranger sang a theme
From someone else's dream
The leaves began to fall
And no one spoke at all
But I can't seem to recall
When you came along
Ingenue, ingenue
I just don't know what to do
The tree-lined avenue
Begins to fade from view
Drowning past regrets
In tea and cigarettes
But I can't seem to forget
When you came along
Ingenue, ingenue
I just don't know what to do
Ingenue
I just don't know what to do
Ingenue
I just don't know what to do
Ingenue
I just don't know what to do
Ingenue
I just don't know what to do
Ingenue
I just don't know what to do
Mono Life In Mono ★
Lyrics ★
The stranger sang a theme
From someone else's dream
The leaves began to fall
And no one spoke at all
But I can't seem to rec...
Mono Life In Mono ★
Lyrics ★
The stranger sang a theme
From someone else's dream
The leaves began to fall
And no one spoke at all
But I can't seem to recall
When you came along
Ingenue, ingenue
I just don't know what to do
The tree-lined avenue
Begins to fade from view
Drowning past regrets
In tea and cigarettes
But I can't seem to forget
When you came along
Ingenue, ingenue
I just don't know what to do
Ingenue
I just…
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Mono Life In Mono ★
Lyrics ★
The stranger sang a theme
From someone else's dream
The leaves began to fall
And no one spoke at all
But I can't seem to recall
When you came along
Ingenue, ingenue
I just don't know what to do
The tree-lined avenue
Begins to fade from view
Drowning past regrets
In tea and cigarettes
But I can't seem to forget
When you came along
Ingenue, ingenue
I just don't know what to do
Ingenue
I just…
★ Thank you for visiting ★
★★★★★★★★★
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Life in Mono (Instrumental) · Mono
Life In Mono
℗ 1996 The Echo Label Limited, a BMG Company tradin...
Provided to YouTube by BMG Rights Management (UK) Limited
Life in Mono (Instrumental) · Mono
Life In Mono
℗ 1996 The Echo Label Limited, a BMG Company trading as Echo
Released on: 1996-09-13
Sound Engineer: Jim Abiss
Keyboards, Producer, Programmer: Martin Virgo
Composer: Martin Virgo
Composer: John Barry
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Life in Mono (Instrumental) · Mono
Life In Mono
℗ 1996 The Echo Label Limited, a BMG Company trading as Echo
Released on: 1996-09-13
Sound Engineer: Jim Abiss
Keyboards, Producer, Programmer: Martin Virgo
Composer: Martin Virgo
Composer: John Barry
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Life in Mono (Sweat Band Mix) · Mono
Life In Mono
℗ 1996 The Echo Label Limited, a BMG Company trad...
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Life in Mono (Sweat Band Mix) · Mono
Life In Mono
℗ 1996 The Echo Label Limited, a BMG Company trading as Echo
Released on: 1996-09-13
Sound Engineer: Jim Abiss
Keyboards, Producer, Programmer: Martin Virgo
Mixer: Propellerheads
Vocals: Siobhan de Mare
Composer: Martin Virgo
Composer: John Barry
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Life in Mono (Sweat Band Mix) · Mono
Life In Mono
℗ 1996 The Echo Label Limited, a BMG Company trading as Echo
Released on: 1996-09-13
Sound Engineer: Jim Abiss
Keyboards, Producer, Programmer: Martin Virgo
Mixer: Propellerheads
Vocals: Siobhan de Mare
Composer: Martin Virgo
Composer: John Barry
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Life in Mono (Banana Republic Urban Dub) · Mono · Banana Republic
Formica Blues
℗ 1997 The Echo Label Limited, a BMG Company trading as Echo
Released on: 2022-08-12
Keyboards, Producer, Programmer: Martin Virgo
Vocals: Siobhan de Mare
Sound Engineer: Jim Abiss
Composer: Martin Virgo
Composer: John Barry
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Life in Mono
Mono
The stranger sang a theme
From someone else's dream
The leaves began to fall
And no one spoke at all
But I can't seem to recall
When you came along
Ingenue, ingenue
I just don't know what to do
The tree-lined avenue
Begins to fade from view
Drowning past regrets
In tea and cigarettes
But I can't seem to forget
When you came along
Ingenue, ingenue
I just don't know what to do
Ingenue
I just don't know what to do
Ingenue
I just don't know what to do
Ingenue
I just don't know what to do
Ingenue
I just don't know what to do
Ingenue
I just don't know what to do
Mono Life In Mono ★
Lyrics ★
The stranger sang a theme
From someone else's dream
The leaves began to fall
And no one spoke at all
But I can't seem to recall
When you came along
Ingenue, ingenue
I just don't know what to do
The tree-lined avenue
Begins to fade from view
Drowning past regrets
In tea and cigarettes
But I can't seem to forget
When you came along
Ingenue, ingenue
I just don't know what to do
Ingenue
I just…
★ Thank you for visiting ★
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Life in Mono (Instrumental) · Mono
Life In Mono
℗ 1996 The Echo Label Limited, a BMG Company trading as Echo
Released on: 1996-09-13
Sound Engineer: Jim Abiss
Keyboards, Producer, Programmer: Martin Virgo
Composer: Martin Virgo
Composer: John Barry
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Provided to YouTube by BMG Rights Management (UK) Limited
Life in Mono (Sweat Band Mix) · Mono
Life In Mono
℗ 1996 The Echo Label Limited, a BMG Company trading as Echo
Released on: 1996-09-13
Sound Engineer: Jim Abiss
Keyboards, Producer, Programmer: Martin Virgo
Mixer: Propellerheads
Vocals: Siobhan de Mare
Composer: Martin Virgo
Composer: John Barry
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Life in mono The stranger sang a theme, From someone else's dream The leaves began to fall And no one spoke at all But I can't seem to recall When you came along Ingenue, Ingenue, I just don't know what to do The tree-lined avenue Begins to fade from view Drowning past regrets In tea and cigarettes But I can't seem to forget When you came along Ingenue, Ingenue, I just don't know what to do