...and as I said above, Gershwin said all the themes in American in Paris are original. Could it be that the tune for "Choo'n Gum" comes from Gershwin? It's a catchy, French-sounding tune that could easily be thought to be a traditional French tune - you know, like that old German folk song, "Edelweiss"...(the one that was written in New York). Sometimes people correct my pronunciation on that one and tell me I should say, "Idle-wise."
-Joe Offer-