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|Current video name    = The Greatest Romance Ever Sold
 
|Current video name    = The Greatest Romance Ever Sold
 
|Video Image            = TGRES-vid5in1.png
 
|Video Image            = TGRES-vid5in1.png
|Date                  = December 1999
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|Date                  = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/December_9|9 December 1999]]
|producer(s)            =  
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|producer(s)            = ''Little Minx'' (production company)
|Director              = Malik Sayeed
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|Director              = [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malik_Hassan_Sayeed Malik Hassan Sayeed]
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|Related                =
|ReleaseDate            = -
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|ReleaseDate            = 15 December 2017
 
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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, on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/November_6|6 November, 1999]].
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|Introduction          = '''The Greatest Romance Ever Sold''' is a [[Prince]] (as [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]]) video released for broadcast and to promote the [[Single: The Greatest Romance Ever Sold|single]].
  
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The video was filmed at [[Paisley Park Studios]] in Chanhassen, MN, USA, between [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/November_6|6 November, 1999]] and [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/November_8|8 November, 1999]].
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It features only [[Prince]] and a female dancer that went by the name Desray. [[Prince]] is said to have met her after spotting her in a chorus line of strippers at the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crazy_Horse_(cabaret) Crazy Horse] in Paris, France. The choreography performed by [[Prince]] and Desray in this video dismayed [[Mayte]] who was still officially [[Prince]]'s wife at this time when their marriage was in turmoil.
 
|recording info          =  
 
|recording info          =  
 
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|date                    = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/November_6|6 November, 1999]]  
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|date                    = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/November_6|6]] to [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/November_8|8 November 1999]]
 
|studio                  = [[Paisley Park Studios]], Chanhassen, MN, USA
 
|studio                  = [[Paisley Park Studios]], Chanhassen, MN, USA
 
|additional info        =  
 
|additional info        =  
 
}}
 
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|cast                    =  
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|cast                    = * [[Prince]] (as [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]])
* [[Prince]] (as [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]])
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* Desray Junca
 
* Desray Junca
|crew                    = Malik Sayeed - director
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|crew                    = * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malik_Hassan_Sayeed Malik Hassan Sayeed] - director
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* [[Steve Parke]] - still photography
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* Chris Soos - director of photography
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* Alex Frisch - VFX Supervisor
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* ''More information needed''
 
|released versions      =  
 
|released versions      =  
 
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|see also                = [[The Greatest Romance Ever Sold]]
 
|see also                = [[The Greatest Romance Ever Sold]]
 
* [[Single: The Greatest Romance Ever Sold|The Greatest Romance Ever Sold]] (single)
 
* [[Single: The Greatest Romance Ever Sold|The Greatest Romance Ever Sold]] (single)
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[[File:Thegreatestromance_single.jpg|100px]]
 
|Quotations & trivia    = In his cover of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sheryl_Crow 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.
 
|Quotations & trivia    = In his cover of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sheryl_Crow 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.
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* Although [[Prince]] (as [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]]) has released a triple-album compilation ([[Album: Crystal Ball|Crystal Ball]]) between [[Album: Emancipation|Emancipation]] and [[Album: Rave Un2 The Joy Fantastic|Rave Un2 The Joy Fantastic]] and that there were many videos for the songs included in it, none of them was used as a promotional tool for the compilation (the rumoured video of [[2morrow]] with footage from [[Video: Blue Light|Blue Light]] is a actually fan-made and unofficial). There were also no video released, or known tho have been shot, for [[Album: The Truth|The Truth]] (packaged with [[Album: Crystal Ball|Crystal Ball]]).
 
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|References              = ''[[Book:_The_Vault|The Vault: The Definitive Guide to the Musical World of Prince (2004)]] ''
 
|References              = ''[[Book:_The_Vault|The Vault: The Definitive Guide to the Musical World of Prince (2004)]] ''

Latest revision as of 15:27, 25 July 2022

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: 9 December 1999
Producer(s): Little Minx (production company)
Director: Malik Hassan Sayeed
Related home video/DVD:
First (Commercially) Released: 15 December 2017

Awards


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

The Greatest Romance Ever Sold is a Prince (as SymbolSmallerBlue.png) video released for broadcast and to promote the single.

The video was filmed at Paisley Park Studios in Chanhassen, MN, USA, between 6 November, 1999 and 8 November, 1999.

It features only Prince and a female dancer that went by the name Desray. Prince is said to have met her after spotting her in a chorus line of strippers at the Crazy Horse in Paris, France. The choreography performed by Prince and Desray in this video dismayed Mayte who was still officially Prince's wife at this time when their marriage was in turmoil.


Shooting Information
Shooting Sessions
Date Location Additional info
6 to 8 November 1999 Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA
Cast
Crew
  • Malik Hassan Sayeed - director
  • Steve Parke - still photography
  • Chris Soos - director of photography
  • Alex Frisch - VFX Supervisor
  • More information needed

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

Thegreatestromance single.jpg

  • 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.
  • Although Prince (as SymbolSmallerBlue.png) has released a triple-album compilation (Crystal Ball) between Emancipation and Rave Un2 The Joy Fantastic and that there were many videos for the songs included in it, none of them was used as a promotional tool for the compilation (the rumoured video of 2morrow with footage from Blue Light is a actually fan-made and unofficial). There were also no video released, or known tho have been shot, for The Truth (packaged with Crystal Ball).

References
1999
Beautiful Strange
Music Videos (Prince) Music Videos (Related Artists) 2000
One Song