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Tell Me Why – New Video

Time For a Beatles Cover

While we’re working on new music videos for our album WHY? and some new Duo Sessions, we wanted to release one from the archives!  🙂

This video was filmed during our final Cavern Club performance in 2016. It got released on our album “Live at the Cavern Club” and the video was always available to watch in the MLT Club, but we decided to upload it to the official YouTube channel now for you all to see.

Talk about an underrated Beatles song!

From the minute we first tried “Tell Me Why” during a rehearsal we knew it would be a great addition to the Cavern Club set. It screams “1964”, doesn’t it? Solid 3-part harmonies and some high energy 60s pop.

It’s hard to understand why this song wasn’t a single … until you look at the rest of the “A Hard Day’s Night” track-list and realise that you could say the same about any of the songs! 

We don’t need to tell you how much we loved playing this, we think it shows 😉 A big shout-out to Charlie Skeggs on drums and Callum Williams on bass!

To watch all 28 videos/songs from that night, feel free to join the MLT Club!

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One for the Vinyl Lovers!

You might have read it last week but we’d love to tell you again!

Our most recent original album “WHY?” is now out on vinyl, available at our online store and ready to ship!

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  3. Ron Hatton 11/04/2023

    Y’all got it down perfect! I found y’all through Facebook and glad I did. I grew up on the Beatles, who inspired me to take up the guitar so many years ago. Just listened to your “Why” album and I’m definitely hooked. Thanks for the music!

  6. Tom Henneberry 31/03/2023

    This still resonates after all these years. Great reading ladies of a Beatles classic, which takes on even more significance being recorded live at 10 Mathew St.

  9. Chris Weber 28/03/2023

    I love what you did with this. This is right in your wheelhouse – the harmonies make this song and you are always so amazing at harmonies.

    I see some people not remembering this song, and then I remember that, yes, I did grow up with that album. My oldest sister told me recently, no, she didn’t buy it, my mother loved the Beatles and bought their albums.

    After I saw your video, I watched the Beatles do it, and yes, there’s that 3 part harmony, only Ringo wasn’t singing.

    I love seeing Mona channeling her inner John Lennon in this and other songs. Rock and roll’s in your blood Mona. Me too.

  11. Deb 28/03/2023

    Twining as usual!! 🙂 Thank you for keeping Beatles music alive and for your talents!!! Love this Video! Super job!

  12. Jim ONeil 28/03/2023

    I’ll Tell You Why I like this song and your cover version. It reminds me of being in Junior High School, 8th grade around 1964 and ’65. Beatlemania hit the Buffalo, N.Y. AM radio airwaves. We lived in the suburbs east of Buffalo, N.Y. back then, a different time of my life and a different area of America from where we are now. Thank you MonaLisa Twins.

  13. Bobby S 28/03/2023

    Great Performance. In addition to loving you girls, I really like and enjoy Charlie & Callum playing & singing with you. Do you keep in contact with them? I hope if you ever play live again that they could join you.

    If anyone likes the early Beatles’ songs, check out “Ask Me Why”, which was the flip side of “Please, Please Me”. Great song.
    Bobby S.

  15. Mark Soetaert 27/03/2023

    Dear Twins, Thank you for the video. “Tell Me Why” You did a fantastic job on it.
    I love the vocals and also the energy on your fresh new version. In 1964 my twin
    sister and I were eight years old. Mom brought home “A Hard Days Night” for us,
    and we listened to it nonstop. “Tell Me Why” was just one of my favorites off of
    the album that started me on a lifelong love of Rock and Roll. Cheers, Mark

  17. neil 27/03/2023

    absolutely FAB great harmony’s you girls need to get back to touring with someone mentioned it to EDs PA lets hope

  19. Paul Oddo 27/03/2023

    Great vocals, instrumentals and great music! The Mona Lisa Twins are great role models for young girls today. May their popularity continue to grow . . .

  21. Dennis Grover 27/03/2023

    This is just one of the Cavern Club series videos I watch every week or two. (A few of my favorites are only available on the MLT Club website.) I wish I had known how great these ladies were back then and had been able to see them play live. I love the music, but I also like watching how they keep the crowd going through each song. Even the bouncers are into the music!

  24. Nigel Baxter 27/03/2023

    Always love any rendition of Beatles numbers by these two lovely ladies. I was a teenager in the 60’s so it was THE music which is so indelibly printed in my mind. Along of course with The Rolling Stones.

  25. Tony Bates 27/03/2023

    A great choice for your harmonics and a pleasure to hear an early Beatles song sung in a manner becoming its worth.

  27. Thomas Klinger 27/03/2023

    I think the reason why this song not became a single, is, that the lyrics: “Tell me why you cry and why you lie to me?” are too negative, because of the word “lying”. That did not fit into the attitude of “She loves you”, “The night before”, “I need you”, “Can’t buy me love” and so on. But that is just an assumption.

    1. Bobby S 28/03/2023

      I don’t know Tom, you may be correct. Their song “I’m a Loser”, was not a single either, lol. Take care,
      Bobby S.

  35. Frank DeGiacomo 27/03/2023

    I would give a lot to be able to go back to see that Cavern show. I love, love, LOVE Mona with her Rickenbacker and Lisa with her Gretsch just belting out the song – Love Mona’s rock lead vocal too.
    I’ll do even more to see them the next time they play live…another great thing about the Christmas livestream…

    2. Bobby S 28/03/2023

      Hi Dave,
      Yeah that song was in the film “A Hard Day’s Night” and on that album.
      Take care,
      Bobby S.

  39. Larry 26/03/2023

    Fantastic! Can’t tell you how glad I am that MLT covers the Beatles! May I please humbly request a cover of ‘Where Have You Been All My Life’? I love the song, and it was a part of the Beatles’ repertoire early on when they were in Hamburg. Thank you MLT for all you are doing!

  41. MARK T. 26/03/2023

    very nice job. These girls are really talented. I love the version the beatles did, but they nailed it every bit as good as they did. great harmonies, sound, and the way they play their instruments. Keep up the good sounds.

    1. Bobby S 28/03/2023

      Yes Tony,
      Charlie is on drums and Callum Williams on bass & singing harmony.
      Aren’t they both great?
      Take care,
      Bobby S.

  46. Lou 26/03/2023

    Mona Lisa another fantastic cover Tell Me Why ” The singing is incredible and the music was brilliant, Your guitar playing is flawless along with the bass and drums. You have a great group and you play excellent. No matter what song you play it sounds great
    I can`t wait until you do another video..
    Thank You
    Lou, a big fan.

  50. Bruce 26/03/2023

    Captures the feel of the time of the music perfectly, and performed beautifully. Great stuff.

  52. Rick 26/03/2023

    Wish the complete concert would be out on DVD. I know you addressed this before about how you think too few would buy a DVD these days. I beg to differ. Let us fan know if you ever reconcider. Thanks. Love the new tunes too.

    2. Bobby S 28/03/2023

      Yes Rick, I concur, I love videos on DVD.
      I have the DVD of videos, “When We’re Together”, by Mona & LIsa. It is great.
      I wish there would be dvds of “Orange” and “Why?” videos.
      I would buy them all.
      Take Care,
      Bobby S.

  55. Thomas Mann 26/03/2023

    I “discovered” the Mona Lisa Twins last year and have become a big fan. As a huge Beatles fan, I’ve never liked hearing their songs performed by other artists, but Mona & Lisa do a great job!! Thank you, ladies.

  58. Martin 26/03/2023

    Great version from my favourite Beatles album. Waiting for you to play Cavern Club again or UK in general

  59. Jimbob Marsden 26/03/2023

    Just awesome, I ordered a few of your on-line cd’s , u girls nail all the classics to a T..wish you would come up to Ontario Canada

  68. Peter 26/03/2023

    Creme de la Creme performance.
    Please come to Exeter and play live at The Corn Exchange or Phoenix Theatre.
    Such professionals you are.

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