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|Introduction          = '''The Greatest Romance Ever Sold''' is a video made to promote the song of the same title. It features only [[Prince]] and a female dancer that went by the name Desray. [[Prince]] is said to have met Desray after spotting her in a chorus line of strippers at the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crazy_Horse_(cabaret) Crazy Horse] in Paris. The video was filmed at [[Paisley Park Studios]] in Chanhassen, MN, USA, likely in November 1999.
|Introduction          = '''The Greatest Romance Ever Sold''' is a video made to promote the song of the same title. It features only [[Prince]] and a female dancer that went by the name Desray. [[Prince]] is said to have met Desray after spotting her in a chorus line of strippers at the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crazy_Horse_(cabaret) Crazy Horse] in Paris. The video was filmed at [[Paisley Park Studios]] in Chanhassen, MN, USA, on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/November_6|6 November, 1999]].


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|date                    = November 1999  
|date                    = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/November_6|6 November, 1999]]
|studio                  = [[Paisley Park Studios]], Chanhassen, MN, USA
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Revision as of 15:59, 4 November 2019

1999: Beautiful Strange ◄ Music Videos
(Prince) 		Music Videos
(Related Artists) 		► 2000: One Song
The Greatest Romance Ever Sold
The Greatest Romance Ever Sold music video selected snapshots

Music Video details

First aired: December 1999
Producer(s):
Director: Malik Sayeed
Related home video/DVD:
First (Commercially) Released: -

Awards

Date Institution, Country Award
This music video has not received any awards in the USA

The Greatest Romance Ever Sold is a video made to promote the song of the same title. It features only Prince and a female dancer that went by the name Desray. Prince is said to have met Desray after spotting her in a chorus line of strippers at the Crazy Horse in Paris. The video was filmed at Paisley Park Studios in Chanhassen, MN, USA, on 6 November, 1999.


Shooting Information
Shooting Sessions
Date Location Additional info
6 November, 1999 Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA
Cast
Crew

Malik Sayeed - director


Versions
Released Versions
Title Length Released Version Additional info
The Greatest Romance Ever Sold 4:39 Prince YouTube channel (2017)

Released for sale as separate track on iTunes (2018)


 
Additional Information
See Also Quotation & triva
  • In his cover of Sheryl Crow's Everyday Is A Winding Road, Prince changed thew lyric I hitched a ride with a vending machine repair man to I hitched a ride with a Crazy horse showgirl, likely alluding Desray, the female in the video.
References
◄ 1999
Beautiful Strange 		Music Videos (Prince) Music Videos (Related Artists) 2000
One Song 		►
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