If I hadn't just heard it in a
Future Shop store today, I probably would not have written about this song by
Eddie Murphy. Yes, he cut this
song back around the mid-80s when he was just beginning to enjoy the taste of superstardom. The video shows him in the
recording studio with
Rick James ("
Superfreak" aka the song that
MC Hammer stole), singing in some kind of high-pitched voice. I think my 92-year old
grandmother could sing the
song better than that, even though she doesn't speak a word of
English. Anyway, the
song talks about some
girl who likes to
party all the time. I wonder if he was singing about
Whitney Houston, whom he was allegedly involved with back then. Of course, she's doing plenty of partying now with her hubby,
Bobby Brown. Hey,
Whitney! Save some of that
chronic for me!
Not that I've ever met a
girl who likes to
party all the time...then again, I should probably try to get
invited to
parties more. Good ol'
Eddie followed up this song with "I Was King" with
Shabba Ranks (does anybody remember him?).
Thank God he's only making movies now.