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| The title is likely inspired by the 1951 musical [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/An_American_in_Paris_(film) An American In Paris] starring [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gene_Kelly Gene Kelly], itself inspired by the 1928 extended symphonic tone poem by the American composer [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Gershwin George Gershwin] also titled [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/An_American_In_Paris An American In Paris]; [[Prince]]'s song, however, misses the article of the title, instead titled only '''American In Paris'''. | | The title is likely inspired by the 1951 musical [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/An_American_in_Paris_(film) An American In Paris] starring [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gene_Kelly Gene Kelly], itself inspired by the 1928 extended symphonic tone poem by the American composer [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Gershwin George Gershwin] also titled [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/An_American_In_Paris An American In Paris]; [[Prince]]'s song, however, misses the article of the title, instead titled only '''American In Paris'''. |
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− | In a 2008 interview French actress said [[Prince]] send her the song and she put her vocal on it in Paris and returned it. It's not clear in which year this was. | + | In a 2008 interview French actress Mathilda May said [[Prince]] send her the song and she put her vocal on it in Paris and returned it. It's not clear in which year this was. |
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