Eddie Murphy is one of the best comedians ever but he was capable of crooning sexy and silly pop music too as the internet has discovered.
In the 80s, there was no bigger superstar comedian on the planet than Murphy. He was the breakout star of sketch show Saturday Night Live, with his zany and confident performances. He dropped one of the finest stand-up comedy specials ever in 1987 with Eddie Murphy: Raw.
That’s not all he got up to during that decade though, for the internet has done some good detective work. Murphy’s name began trending online on Friday, September 25th, when the youth online discovered Murphy’s 1985 jam – and I mean JAM – ‘Party All the Time’.
The song was a classic one-hit-wonder. It reached number two on the US Billboard Hot 100 but he never achieved such chart success again. Somehow his 1982 song called ‘Boogie in your Butt’ didn’t find a suitable audience.
It’s the latest example of oblivious youth realising that music was actually pretty decent in their parents (or their parent’s parents) time. Even before YouTube. Before Spotify.
Produced by Rick James, the funky bop sees Murphy crooning about how his girlfriend just wants to, well, ‘Party All the Time’. Poor fella. He’s really trying a Michael Jackson soul thing and he nearly gets there. Nearly.
Who knew the visionary behind Donkey from Shrek would be soundtracking our next ironic 80s party? It’s also one of the few examples of an actor singing and not making an utter fool of themselves (looking at you, Russell Crowe).
The youth have been ecstatic in their reactions. Seriously. Just see for yourself.
Eddie Murphy x Rick James “Party All the Time” was mf’n bop and I’ll accept no other take https://t.co/nAV2fny8lA
— 𝐄𝐱𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐫 𝐏𝐨𝐩𝐞 (@exavierpope) September 25, 2020
I think Eddie Murphy is trending because the young people found “Party all the Time” …. it’s lit pic.twitter.com/KrPsHW7v0V
— Bentley…Unh (@AllDaGoogleMaps) September 25, 2020
https://twitter.com/oweeeeendennis/status/1309600589542617089?s=21
This song is a legit banger. https://t.co/SKosICHeWm
— nortouQ (@nortouQ) September 25, 2020
I'm today years old when i found out Eddie Murphy was a singer https://t.co/wFrP0KDUi0
— Tony X (@soIoucity) September 25, 2020
It’s honestly about time Gen Z discovered the wonders and talents of Murphy but it’s been quite the comeback couple of years for Murphy.
He returned to the Saturday Night Live stage for the first time since 1984 as host last year, bringing back some hilarious characters. 2019 also saw the release of his acclaimed Netflix movie, Dolemite Is My Name.
