What amazes me about this video is that everybody in it seems so nice, earnest, and genuine.
In the 80s, could one be nice, earnest, and genuine and STILL party all the time (PATT)?!?!
Eddie's girl couldn't, but maybe Rick and Eddie could.
In reality, Rick definitely couldn't.
That's why this video remains such a mystery. I never assumed Rick James or Eddie Murphy to be especially nice, earnest, or genuine.
Especially during the 1980s.
I also find it slightly dubious that VH1 ever aired a program entitled "The 50 Most Gay Sucky Songs Ever," but I don't watch much VH1 these days.
Thanks to Carlander for suggesting this video.
He wisely commented, "At they very least, Hegel would have been way into music videos."
*Special Bonus (also from wikipedia)*
Eddie Murphy's singles discography, a catalog which deserves super celebration:
"Party All the Time" was a single recorded by comic actor Eddie Murphy in 1985, written and produced by Rick James and Kevin Johnston. The single reached #2 on the Billboard Hot 100 and was the only major hit of his music career. Rick James also provided some vocals for the song. Later, "Weird Al" Yankovic covered part of the song in one of his polkas.[1] The song holds the dubious honor of being ranked #2 in VH1's list of "The 50 Most Gay Sucky Songs Ever",[2] and #8 in Blender magazine's list of the "50 Most Terrible Songs Ever".[3]
In 2006, house DJ and producer Sharam Tayebi of Deep Dish released a remix of the song known simply as "PATT", an abbreviation for "Party All The Time" that reached #8 in the UK. The subsequent music video is a homage to the original, which had featured Murphy, James, members of the Stone City Band and some backup singers recording the song in a studio.
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Once again, selected comments from youtube.
ReplyDeleteFor everyone's benefit, I kept all but one mention of Eddie Murphy's sexuality in the following comments. Also, this video managed to bring out both racists AND homophobes. Congratulations guys!
"I love Rick's expression around 2:50, like he's at the forefront of an entirely new musical genre."
-fossefan
"Turn your audio to max and hear the beat! awesome"
-Icompgoeswild
"This video is not a joke. This is a documentary on the birth of genius. Except, the Golden Child in this case is not a small bald boy from Nepal, but an African-American Midas of comedy, drama, and vocal performance with more artistic integrity in his middle finger than most of us have in our nations of origin. Good heavens, I can't wait for the next Beverly Hills Cop sequel to be released. And what I wouldn't give for yet Another 48 hours. I love you, Eddie Murphy. Do another good deed."
-uglybeezo
"I know someone who has a cousin who is an entertainer and this person says that Eddie Murphy has lots of transvestites at his parties. This person knows how they are. I won't reveal this celebrity's name because I don't want to hurt this person's career, but I can tell you that a lot of the celebs you think are straight are actually bi. Janet Jackson, Rihanna, Tyra, Puff Daddy, LL Cool J, Usher, Britney Spears, Beyonce, Justin Timberlake, Eminem, 50 Cent, Jay Z, Miley Cyrus? all bi. It's true."
-InnocentNaughty
"The guys at the mixing board is of course Rick James and Rick's Engineer Tom Flye one of the baddest Engineer's in the music Biz. The guys in the studio are Eaddie Murphy, Levi Ruffin (Keyboards) Kenny Hawkins (Lead Guitar) Tom McDermontt (Lead Guitar)and I don't know who the guy on the drums are."
-FireitupBedford
"The guy on the Drums is Nate Hughes..."
-nothatten
"Yeah I just found that out thanks. The guy at the 1:37 mark is Rick's brother Carmen.
This video was shot at the "Joint Studio" in Rick's basement in Buffalo..."
-FireitupBedford
"I see Eddie's uncle Ray Murphy he's got the hat and shades on dancing next to the control panel, Clint Smith is the short dancing guy that Charlie Murphy was talking about in the extra Hollywood stories, he also played the third barber in Coming to America. I think Eddie's bodyguard, the infamous "Frooty" is in there too."
-NepperCat