Eddie Murphy

Edward Regan "Eddie" Murphy (born April 3, 1961, Brooklyn, New York) is an American comedian and actor.

Singing Career

Murphy was also a singer, and had two hit singles, "Party All the Time," (which was produced by Rick James) and "Put Your Mouth on Me," in the 1980s. The former is better known than the other, and is incorrectly considered Murphy's only hit. Intended as dance music, the song was repetitious and resembled the adolescent-driven bubblegum music of the '60s and '70s. As a result, there was a distinct disconnect between "Party" and fans of Murphy's edgier comedic persona. In 2004, VH-1 and Blender magazine voted "Party" number seven among the "50 Worst Songs of All Time," barely behind such efforts as Vanilla Ice's "Ice, Ice, Baby" and Billy Ray Cyrus' "Achy, Breaky Heart."

Related Topics:
Rick James - 1980 - '60s - '70s - VH-1 - Blender - Vanilla Ice - Billy Ray Cyrus

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Murphy also recorded an album in the early 1990s, entitled "Whazzupwitu" in which he performed in a video of the single of the same name, alongside Michael Jackson. In 1999, the "Whazzupwitu" video which featured Murphy and Jackson in a technicolor-like dream world was voted as one of the 25 worst music videos in the MTV era. In 1992, Murphy also appeared in Michael Jackson's "Remember the Time" video alongside fellow celebrities Magic Johnson and Iman.

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1990s - Michael Jackson - 1999 - Technicolor - MTV - 1992 - Magic Johnson - Iman

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