The Time Michael Jackson and Eddie Murphy Did a Duet
Man, I be minding my own business when y’all bring stuff to my attention that I was previously oblivious to, thereby ruining my innocence and making me roast into oblivion. My homette, Veronica Marche, tweeted this link to me yesterday talmbout: “Where’s Luvvie? I need to know if she’s ever seen this video.” I, like a fool, clicked it and here’s what met me:
“Whatzupwitu.” Wait. I don’t understand. Did Michael Jackson (rest his soul) lose a bet that forced him to record this song AND make the equally crappy video with Eddie Murphy? I need to know. For reasons. He HAD to have. We already know that Eddie’s musical career is chock full of bad decisions. But the King of Pop had no excuse to do this. NONE.
That video must have been edited using the first ever edition of MS Paint. All them music notes and hearts flying around the screen. The early 90s were a tacky time in music videos. Not tacky like now where everyone is naked but tacky as in every video looked like a MySpace page. Hmmm… maybe 90s videos were actually futuristic then.
I thought “Party all the time” was bad, but that looks like “Man in the Mirror” compared to this one. “Whatzupwitu?” Was that raggelly spelling supposed to make this song cool? Because it didn’t. Some balding producer came up with the name and said “all the hip kids will love it.” WE DON’T. Well, this came out in 1993 and I was 8, and certainly not cool then. Nor am I now. BUT IF I WAS, I still wouldn’t vibe with this.
Yeah. Y’all can’t tell me MJ didn’t lose a bet. He did. That is my story and I’m sticking to it. Meanwhile, I will not let Eddie Murphy’s music career cook. Or bake. Or boil. Or simmer lightly. I just won’t allow it to even toast.
“Eddie Murphy’s music career is his most successful joke yet.” – Veronica.
And to Veronica. I AM JUDGING YOU. For introducing this to me, my judging eyes are upon you. If I was petty, I’d let everyone know you owned Eddie’s album. But I’m not. So I won’t. I should block you from my life for introducing this to me. I was living a blissful life of ignorance to this foolishness. BLISSFUL, I SAY! Now I know that MJ did this crappy record with Eddie. V’s lucky I love her. LOL
Oh yes! I forgot. Can we talk about Eddie’s tucked-in tank top in the video? I bet yall money he had on church dress shoes that go “click clack” if you walk on tile. I JUST KNOWED HE DID. Eddie looked like he knew he was FAHN in his singlet. I’m glad I didn’t see any taco meat. Because that’s what I wouldn’t be able to handle.
Ennehweighs, I had to share!
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You did not address the rodeo belt he was wearing or the fantastic high-top fade S-Curl he had.
Wazupwit the pressed jeans, or the little boys skipping all over the place? I don’t think the visual had anything to do with the song.
I bet if you tried to play this video at Eddie’s house during a party or something, you would hear the record scratch and then you would be thrown out.
Like Rick James (a la Dave Chappelle) said: “Shoulda neva gave y’all Nuccas money!”
the lil boys skippin’ round – YOU JUST BLEW MY MIND!!!!
luvvie you are soooo late on this one! this has been a tragedy for a long long long time.
Ummmm. I been knew about this like when it first came out. Maybe MY old is showing…
All the floating around stuff reminds me of Prince’s video “Eye Wish U Heaven”. When I saw that “YES” floating by, I cracked the heck up. I’ve seen this video like four times–twice when it came out originally, one more time because I foolishly looked it up on YouTube, and right now.
XD Imma be singing this all day now.
Luvvie you just killed me with one word… “singlet”
I have no other words for this video…I know they were good friends, so I doubt it was a lost bet…prolly more like one night after partying hard, both were like “Why did we NOT do a video together??” And they proceeded to make that happen…most likely at 3:56 in the morning.
Lol……this do seem like one of those stupid things you do long after you shoulda been sleeping. This is old to me but it has to be one of the WORST vids Eva…. lol at Luvvie comment on the church shoes…..
I was more disturbed by the moments when I thought Eddie would kiss Michael.
Eddie should have worn one of the leather suits from Raw/Delirious…..but that wife beater…where have I see this before?
Oh yeah…”In the Closet” with MJ and Naomi, which came out two years before this nightmare. Note the similarities….
I’m scared. Someone hold me.
0:58 was all I could take. I didnt wanna see if Eddie finally got to kiss Mike at the end. I had heard this song before but I never knew who sung it or SAW the video. And yes I am pissed off with you and V. Both of yall go have one of them seats you always pulling out for someone.
Yer Mostest Awesomelynessis,
Now ya gone an’ done it! I’m playin’ Party All the Time rites now. Just because. Ricky musta had too much Mary Jane before’s this.
And … “singlet”?! Girl, I wear’s those! But they to race in, ‘cause I’m a Kenyan (in my mind) when’s I run.
L “Looky at my nipples” B
I haven’t seen this video in years. It was hip in its time you just wasn’t up on it yet. MJJ, Eddie and the Boys Choir of Harlem how could it fail? (*sarcasm*)
I mean it wasn’t top 10 material but it beats half the garbage I heard on the radio last time I turned it on.
Lol, this is one of the worst videos ever!! I remember seeing this video when it first came out. Unfortunately I’ve seen it more times than I should have because I used to have a VHS tape of my cousin’s birthday party and someone recorded (the party) over some of the video. At the end of the birthday party, the tape skips to the middle of this music video. The last time I watched the video, I had noticed how close Eddie was to Michael and how it looked like he was really trying to kiss him.
LMAOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO THIS HAD ME DYIN!!!!!!! how u gonna watch a birthday party and get interrupted by this fuckery? LMAOO
#memoriesruined
Ma’am, I cannot believe that you, connoisseur of all things ratchet, had never seen that.
The best thing Eddie Murphy ever did musically was singing “To Be Loved” in Coming to America. Everything else is pure comedy, but the joke’s on us for listening to it.
Please tell me you’ve seen “Jam” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JbHI1yI1Ndk&ob=av2e
Girl it’s times like this that I remember that you are just a jitterbug. I can’t even lie this song is catchy and I can remember doing the Cabbage Patch to it in my mama’s kitchen. LOL
I could be wrong, but I think this song was on/for Saturday Night Live. It was supposed to be a joke.
Unfortunately it wasn’t a SNL skit, rather an actual song off of Eddie’s album Love’s Alright:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Love%27s_Alright
You must not have been aware of this Eddie Murphy video with Shabba either then > > http://youtu.be/jFrQfeI0wFA
LOL! I can’t believe you had not seen his before. I actually remembered seeing the debut of this video . . . I was around seven or eight years old. I was a MJ stan, but even I was like “WTF?!” lol. I remember me and my little brothers laughing for days over that video.
Somehow this one got by me. I have never heard of it. I DID actually own Eddie’s PARTY ALL THE TIME album. I don’t know why. It is one of those shameful things from my past.
It’s not that bad, y’all.
I do remember this video back in the day, and I’m not ashamed to say that I thought it was good….back then. lololol
hey guys…. i remember this video. back in the days i used to think it was pretty cool to be honest 😛 but now… not so much.. hahaha why would MJ even make such a bet 🙁
A lot of people lost bets on this other Eddie Murphy song.
He got a sh** ton of big names to sing the word “YEAH” over and over again. MJ, Janet, Luther, Patti, Stevie…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iG2cBAEuSms
Hell NO.
Here is where I was dead: “Well, this came out in 1993 and I was 8, and certainly not cool then. Nor am I now. BUT IF I WAS, I still wouldn’t vibe with this.” *sighs and cries* I tell ya!
R.I.P. M.J. Eddie u look silly.
Probably did it to get Eddie Murphy to stop using him as his main theme in his Stand-ups.
I.C.A.N.N.O.T and after watching this I am slightly high.
At that time Eddie Murphy was the hottest comedian/actor and Michael was priviledged to share the song with him. Know your history young people! That video was epic! Lol!
So you’re just going to ignore Michael’s bald edges and Eddie’s whispering sweet nothings in Mike’s ear.
Nice to know that all the leftover Beverly Hills Cop badges were put to good use as Eddie’s belt.
But I have to admit that I have enjoyed an Eddie Murphy album. So Happy was a good recordt. I said it. And I rebuke thy side-eye and employ a Three Stooges eye poke block. So there.
“Whassupwitdat?” Michael and Eddie in a bromance on a video man-date with a bunch of little boys providing additional entertainment.
WHAAAAAAT?
http://youtu.be/u55jyowtBOk
What’s going on? What is he saying? Why is he so close to Michael? Why’d they keep shaking hands? What does this mean? Why did this take place? What’s going on??!!! I’m soooo confused!!!
Luvvie, you wrong for this! You just caused some poor soul to have a major setback after three decades of therapy. They done wasted ALL these years healing and moving forward from this…and you just post it like you done gave us all a gift. SMH…I’m throwing you a major side-eye! Had blocked this from my mind and now I am full of questions and concerns!
I think they had a little too much fun smoked a little something, and this is the product.Because…….The King of Pop doesn’t lose bets, isn’t this far out( i mean the B52’s weren’t this far out)and no. just no.
There’s so much to unpack here.
1) This was probably payment for Eddie being in the “Remember the Time” video. He was all like “Naw Mike. You don’t have to pay me. There’s this song I been working on. I want you to record it for me.”
2) MJ let Eddie borrow his ahfit from the “Keep it in the Closet” video.
3) On a lighter note, I could only recall one song that MJ was featured in – Rockwell’s “Somebody’s Watching Me”. Now I know there’s another. But I’m not sure if I’m willing to share that information.
4) Anybody else notice Mike wasn’t using his signature voice? He knew this was dead was wrong.
THE END