Recorded March 23, 1997, at LA club The Mint. "Mona" (aka "I Need You Baby") is a cover of an old Bo Diddley song, one that also appears on The Rolling Stones' first album (UK version), 1964, which may be where Hope first heard the song. Hope's cited The Rolling Stones as a big influence on her as a teen music fan/musician, as well as later on. Especially early Stones song "Going Home". She even named her early duo with Sylvia Gomez "Going Home" after the song's title. Hope's covered the Stones' song "Play With Fire" live. It was a regular feature of her 2002 tour with her Warm Inventions band. Since the lyrics are hard to decipher in this recording, they're posted below. MONA (I NEED YOU BABY) [by Bo Diddley] Mona, I need you Mona, ooh-oo, Mona Yeah! Yeah-yeah-yeah! Mona Ooh-oo, Mona Tell ya Mona, what I wanna do Get my house next door to you Can I see you sometime? We could go kissin' through the blind Can you come out in the front door ? Listen to my heart go bumpity-bump! I'll lead you baby, that's no lie Without your love I will surely die Hey Mona Ooh-oo, Mona Hey! Whoa, whoa Mona Hey! Mona Hey-Hey Mona Ooh-oo, Mona Can you come out on the front? Listen to my heart go bumpity-bump Hey little baby, that's no lie Without your love I will surely die.