ONE HIT WONDERLAND: "Party All the Time" by Eddie Murphy

[@abemrofchak]

Cocaine is credited as a co-producer for that album.

[@Cewheatley]

It’s a helluva drug.

[@SuperDevolution]

Cocaine should really just be credited as a creative consultant for the entirety of the 80s.

[@vaderdraco6892]

Cocaine is a hell of a co-producer

[@Demiglitch]

Not enough to make it good.

[@bcubed72]

Yeah, Cocaine ("Yayo" to his friends) got producer credits on Oasis' _Be Here Now_ too.

[@trevorganoe748]

"His voice sounds so weak. He sounds like Weird Al." Are you implying that Weird Al doesn't have the voice of an angel?

[@jackmazeika5594]

Weird al legitimately has an insane vocal range.

[@znuffyztruggles5744]

Weird al is the best example of "not having a good singing voice does not equal no singing skill" He has a very nasally singing voice that sound very nerdy, but the man can hold high notes for two minutes, challenge the singing range of people like R.Kelly and Bruno Mars and rap as quick as the best mcs of his day.

[@shawnfields2369]

@@znuffyztruggles5744 Exactly, but don't underestimate Bruno Mars, though. The dude's got talent too, but don't count Weird Al out, either. Weird Al wouldn't still be as beloved as he is today if that weren't the case, don't forget that. I know I sure haven't!

[@jonahfalcon1970]

@@shawnfields2369 Listening to him on Jurassic Park, I told him he could do a straight cover of MacArthur Park and nail it.

[@WaitingtoHit]

His singing on “One More Minute” is awesome. He’s so versatile.

[@n3v3rg01ngback]

Remember when Donkey said, “You got to got to got to try a little tenderness!”? He should have sung like that.

[@patrickripleyiii134]

Yeah he shoulda went deep and soulful

[@uneek35]

Chicks love that romantic crap.

[@chubbs.mp3435]

He should’ve done an Otis Redding cover?

[@xavierrose8208]

....but that's an Otis Redding song bruh

[@snappwolftv]

@@xavierrose8208 He said Eddie should've sang it like how he did in Shrek

[@ACETYGRA]

The awkwardness of Eddie singing a slow love ballad at 7:30 is just about up there with someone just randomly crying in front of you for no reason.

[@GamesFromSpace]

And a lot less sexy.

[@Flowtail]

... ...... which... which one of those things is sexy? Neither sounds sexy...

[@averagebritishguy7082]

I've experienced both. I'm surprised my body hasn't imploded as a defense mechanism yet.

[@DOSRetroGamer]

STOP FEELING, EDDIE MURPHY

[@jonahfalcon1970]

Why you hate I?

[@bombyouup62]

I actually think Party all the Time is catchy .

[@Flowtail]

I think I'm the kind of person Todd mentioned in the Who Let The Dogs Out review, the kind of person who only measures the quality of a song by how catchy it is

[@mj-yo7vt]

THANK YOU

[@floydlooney6837]

@@mj-yo7vt It has that hook, but that is all it has.

[@seppoleonvervloet132]

@@Flowtail me to bro, if it ain't catchy it isn't on my Phone

[@floydlooney6837]

@Andy Salter That is very true, Eh Macarena!

[@Davethe3rd]

I unironically liked this song then, I unironically like it now. Fight me.

[@MRSPACECAT]

Davethe3rd me too

[@butwhole9704]

Samsies bro

[@jameswhiteii9129]

Davethe3rd I'll fight *with* you.

[@zevaronxz7288]

Im starting a third side

[@CommodoreFan64]

It's not the worst song, and if I was having an 80's themed party, I'd throw it in the mix.

[@Kyriebby]

The chord progression on the chorus is incredible

[@TacticusPrime]

Rick James was a weirdo but he could write music.

[@michaelhall5429]

​@@TacticusPrimeoh come on, name me a single weird thing rick james has ever said or done.

[@TuesdaysArt]

The '80s Hotline Bling

[@jessica23claire]

you used to call me on my brick phone

[@UBvtuber]

To be fair to eddy though, they're at least still in a relationship. Drake got pissy that his former booty call was living life without him which is a lot worse.

[@ninjabluefyre3815]

Never compare Party All the Time to that motherfucking terrible tragedy of a song!

[@BrandonA1]

@@ninjabluefyre3815 it's not like Party All The Time was a good song or even close to it though

[@seppoleonvervloet132]

@@ninjabluefyre3815 Hotline Bing is a certified hood classic

[@mierardi88]

6:37 and you can see the Coke in his nose. That's why he thought this was a good idea. Edit: full disclosure, this may be a shadow

[@DJKnight4]

Lmfaooo

[@flatlander3963]

good lord

[@ash_aiden]

LMAO

[@Gatorade69]

Cocaine is a hell of a drug

[@birdlawyer6191]

Charlie Murphy said Eddie wasn't really into partying and Eddie would leave the parties and then Charlie and Rick James would get wild

[@steffjones6056]

I think Eddie Murphy singing "Yeah Yeah Yeah" for six minutes would be pretty funny.

[@bigk9000]

I wish I can go to the 80s in my DeLorean, find Eddie Murphy, tell him, "It's your career, Eddie! Something gotta be done about your career," and then take him back to the present to show him the horrors that have yet to come. And maybe, JUST MAYBE, we can prevent "Pluto Nash" from ever being made.

[@bigk9000]

@Luke That'll be taken care of via the Butterfly Effect.

[@kitfagan2027]

Well "Dolemite Is My Name" is a bit of a comeback film for Eddie. It's most certainly one of the better films he's made in the 21st Century.

[@shawnfields2369]

@@kitfagan2027 Good to hear Eddie's career is recovering from awfulness like "Pluto Nash", or most of the songs on his albums. Except these ones: "Boogie In Your Butt", "Put Your Mouth On Me", and even "How Could It Be?", just because of how bad it is.

[@davidjames579]

""What happens in the future? Do I become an asshole? ""No, you're already that, Eddie""

[@georgeselly3426]

Or Norbit.

[@kimifw58]

Oh! I just remembered a joke from Fresh Prince of Bel-Air. I don't remember the set-up or context. All I remember is Will saying that something was a bigger mistake than Eddie Murphy's singing career, and I thought "Eddie Murphy had a singing career? It must have been terrible." Guess I was right. Eddie is better off singing with the energy he's known for.

[@Robovski]

11:54 Eddie Murphy looks just like a black Freddie Mercury while standing next to Michael Jackson

[@4TheWinProductions2]

Freddie Murphy? Eddie Mercury?

[@LaciousC]

@@4TheWinProductions2 Eddie Murphery.

[@seppoleonvervloet132]

@@4TheWinProductions2 that really confused me as a kid

[@JennaLeigh]

@@LaciousC I know you commented this a year ago, but I had to thank you for the laugh. I may call him Eddie Murphery from now on.😂😂

[@jesusfreak777ize]

"Cocaine is a hell of a drug" -rick James

[@justincoleman3805]

He was a pussy.

[@herrikudo]

@@justincoleman3805 ......he was rick fucking james

[@wefubmadness1922]

@@justincoleman3805 He was Rick James, bitch.

[@SavoxYT]

Aw c'mon, Todd. Weird Al's singing voice is fine.

[@HolyGoddessMotherAnne]

Savox? Great to see you here dude I love your top tens and content.

[@SynthMusicWorld]

I went to middle and high school during the 80s, and man, Eddie Murphy was HUGE. I don't even know who to compare him to now who has the same level of fame. Back then we didn't have KZbin or Netflix, so if MTV aired your videos, you were almost guaranteed to be a hit (as evidenced by the myriad of 80s songs covered on OHW). Hell, there was a hit song about the game Pac Man in the 80s, for fuck's sake.

[@rivahkillah]

The closest modern comparison I can think of is Kevin Hart, and his music foray was comparable to Paris Hilton's.

[@JasperJanssen]

rivahkillah who? I don’t think whoever the hell that is is anywhere near Eddy.

[@itsmezed]

'Pac Man Fever' by Buckner & Garcia 😉

[@PeterGriffin11]

@@JasperJanssen Kevin Hart is a comedian but I agree with you.

[@SpyHunter89]

@@itsmezed Future One Hit Wonderland fodder, perhaps...?

[@TheSephi]

Definitely one of my guilty pleasures. It's damn catchy.

[@ericrhodes5174]

The song is kinda lame but Eddie has a good singing voice.

[@bigbrownhouse6999]

This is by far the most consistent channel of all time. The style of the content has not changed in over a decade. Just the direction he is facing.

[@sarahsarahsarah9093]

I just came across the channel yesterday and I was shocked when I finally saw how old the video was!

[@TSL73]

It’s refreshing for me because most people end up changing how they make their videos, yet Todd just keeps doing it the same way he was doing it 10+ years ago. I’ve been a fan since 2012 and will be till he quits making videos.

[@desmondcoppin591]

His opinions and feeling have changed though.

[@funksaves]

" like hes some sort of producer genius" Rick James IS a producer genius, dont get it twisted

[@gregphillips2827]

Yeah, this dude has major Robert Christgau “look how smart I am” vibes. There’s nothing less cool than a critic who thinks he’s cool.

[@aw2584]

^hes kinda infamous in online music hobbyists circles for doing absolutely no research (or bad one), while making big statements and spewing extreme opinions... but we watch him for entertainment value, not music knowledge, lets be real

[@jordanwardan7588]

its ok buddy you'll learn about "listening comprehension" next year in the 3rd grade :)

[@shadowangel6359]

@@gregphillips2827 Ironic since Todd does rag on himself a lot. Guess he doesn't want to come off as so arrogant despite his opinions.

[@themadmattster9647]

@@gregphillips2827 total white knight too, but i do dig the channel

[@otaking3582]

*Todd:* "When he released his first music album, he was probably the hottest actor/A-lister celebrity on the planet, and he was only 24 years old!" *Me, age 24:* still unemployed and haven't really done much with my life...

[@onofriomasina4916]

it get worse, don't worry

[@otaking3582]

@@onofriomasina4916 Thanks, that makes me feel _soooo_ much better...

[@onofriomasina4916]

@@otaking3582 no problem mate, anytime you need to feel better i'm here

[@anthonydeadman]

@@otaking3582 I know this was 9 months ago but, to give you a more serious and actually useful response than the previous one given to you by someone who clearly needs to make others feel bad in order to make themselves feel better about their own pathetic lives, (Grow up Onofrio) Know that you're not alone dude. Life is never truly easy for anyone. Hell I'd argue when you find success, it becomes a bit more difficult compared to an ordinary life. Finding a job certainly isn't easy either and the feeling of having done nothing with your life is something many people feel on a daily basis even if they do clearly find something in their life they're passionate about. That being said, don't lose hope brotha. It may take a while, maybe a few weeks or even a year, but eventually, you'll find something to get you motivated to do many things in your life and of course while a job may not be easy to find, I'm sure you'll manage to have much better luck than I do currently. It's all about patience and hope my man and I encourage you to try your best not to lack either going forward and find something that'll keep you happy in the mean time while you find those things that are missing in your life. Of course I don't know what you're going through currently outside of the lack of employment nor will I pry on such a matter, but nonetheless, I do wish you the best of luck in all you do now and in the future man.

[@PeterGriffin11]

@@anthonydeadman The comment is a joke and the guy replying was probably joking as well.

[@EmperorTigerstar]

7:14 ....that's the exact same house featured in the Poker Face music video.

[@andrewlooney6310]

Wasn't it also the same house from the Rico Suave video?

[@scrambled5948]

EmperorTigerstar? What are you doing here!?

[@robbiehughes8382]

Holy shit its tigerstar

[@atapjay3533]

Your world war 2 everyday vids are dope

[@davidsosa507]

sweet, I've been making research on this house, didn't even remember Gaga had it.

[@mewthebestt1751]

Stand name: Party All the Time Ability: It causes everyone around the user to dance uncontrollably.

[@qty1315]

There actually was a flash-RPG where you play as Eddie Murphy. One of your 'attacks' is dancing. Which basically makes Eddie Murphy dance while a pitch-shifted version of Party All The Time plays and everyone stares at him. BUT there is a 'puzzle' in the game where you make a guy decide to improve his life by dancing.

[@eddihurta7173]

Gerald Weir the game is African Cop in Detroit...it's a classic

[@qty1315]

@@eddihurta7173 Ah, thanks.

[@Betta66]

I remember my dad once showing me the video for Party All The Time, and the very first thing I had to say about it was "This is the most 80s thing ever."

[@bipoc-alypesproductions198]

i could sum this song up in a sentence. this song is to murphy what full house is to bob saget

[@kimifw58]

Well put.

[@byakuyatogami2905]

What did Bob Saget do outside of Full House?

[@anthonydeadman]

@@byakuyatogami2905 Uh.....he was the host of America's Funniest Home Videos for a time.

[@JebusMatoi]

@@byakuyatogami2905 He went on to become one of the raunchiest comedians in the past 30 years.

[@veerchasm1]

I survived the 80’s and “Party all the time” was our first hint that Eddie had weakness in the armor. Your analysis of this song/video is dead on

[@chasingautumns]

I'm a little dismayed how many people in the comments love this song. I was there, too. And it was lame then. Still is!

[@MM-jf1me]

@@chasingautumns There's probably some people who genuinely like it as is, no strings attached, but I think the majority enjoy the nostalgia for something, someone, or sometime that this song evokes for them.

[@Daleyzaaa]

@@MM-jf1me i just like it cuz it sounds good and it’s catchy

[@Thejordanenthusiast]

@@chasingautumns It’s called difference of opinion.

[@Blackadder75]

@@chasingautumns I never heard it in the 80s, I think i first found this song in the 00s when I was exploring digital music on the computer. it would pop up in random 80s songs mp3 lists. I liked it immediately and still like it. I like a broad range of music from the Beach Boys to Rammstein

[@brittanymeador9170]

You leave Weird Al alone. He's a treasure.

[@pinecone9619]

I've heard many people call this song bad, or even the worst. But it sounds very pleasant to my ears.

[@Saintnick90]

The piano intro made this sound badass. What a magical instrument.

[@pip-pip5029]

I want a full length cover so bad😢

[@sentirionll9894]

A comedian can become a serious singer. George Miller (Joji) went from a comedian to singer and so did Donald glover (Childish gambino).

[@d9zirable]

@@All4Tanuki ?

[@nicke.424]

@@All4Tanuki well still. He was successful transitioning. I dont like his music now either but I would kill to have the same amount of fans as he does now

[@m.l6284]

@@All4Tanuki how? Personally I like his music but I understand your disliking of it because he went from being a really great rapper as Pink Guy to making ballad like songs with a soft and high singing voice. It surely is not for everyone. but I honestly have not seen any Filthy Frank fan say that they do not like his music. From what I have seen, it seems a large majority of his fanbase have been really supportive and liking of joji's music. But who knows I might not be looking hard enough.

[@pixelated.peachyangel]

His music is funny but I think he's pretentious.

[@pixelated.peachyangel]

Like in some tracks he addressed his insecurities and passed them as jokes ("call me - - - I don't give a - - -,"real music" etc.)

[@BillAbendroth]

"...I see this, and I can only see Buckwheat..." ....Now that you mention it, Todd......

[@johnathanlannister8516]

Am I the only one that thinks that whatever song Todd plays sounds awesome even if the song itself is crap?

[@aariesharris7894]

you are not alone brother. I find myself singing most of the songs he plays on the piano, even if there shit

[@Flowtail]

I kinda like the song, even when it's just playing--but then again my favorite song that I've discovered through this series was "Butterfly" by Crazy Town, so I think I just have crappy taste

[@irina3758]

That's the power of the piano,it makes even the shittiest songs sound good.

[@flower-yl6iw]

@@Flowtail if it makes you feel any better i got really into "the night chicago died" after watching that episode

[@PeterGriffin11]

Depends on the song.

[@DOSRetroGamer]

At least, the overly excited reaction from every person in the studio makes the video pretty funny to watch

[@BewareTheLilyOfTheValley]

"Put your mouth--" *Ad cuts into the video* Me: O_o "I'm not sure I want to know the rest of that line..." Todd, after ad: "--On me." Me: "...For some reason I'm a little disappointed."

[@deathhzrd]

Further proof that every living celebrity in the eighties had a music career… also that video was everything I expected it to be and more

[@mydlands]

I unironically love this song.

[@gorkaaustin5306]

mydlands I really love this song too

[@ginamolina820]

tony bolonga Same here. I liked every song shown here, from ‘Party All The Time’ to ‘Put Your Mouth On Me’, to ‘What’s Up With You?’ All unironically too.

[@IcidLink]

Me too and What’s up with you

[@shawnfields2757]

Benjamin Jungbluth Good to know. I still think "Put Your Mouth On Me" is pretty good.

[@UFT90]

@Billboardguy1 You have bad taste in music.

[@jeniferjoseph9200]

This is one of those songs that sounds way, way better on the piano than it ever could have sounded sung.

[@JDelwynn]

I played this song to my friend once and asked who's singing. He answered "Probably Michael Jackson" and I've never hated anyone more in my life than him at that moment.

[@brycemcneil4404]

I actually like "Party All the Time" fine (don't particularly love it but it's a catchy novelty) but this post made me cackle.

[@Ramonatho]

So you set him up for a question he couldn't possibly know the answer to, and then got mad when he was wrong, which you knew he would be?

[@desmondcoppin591]

At romanatho, he’s not mad that hes wrong. He’s mad that the friend said Michael Jackson, who sounds way better and completely different than this. His friend insulted Michael Jackson basically.

[@LOAblue]

I still like "party all the time" in 2018. Not ashamed.

[@noemistephanie93]

Me too

[@SuperFireDagwon]

'Say You' was a MONSTER hit. I was there and it was in near-constant play on most of the stations. Anything would have been hit hard (and couldn't get up again) going up against that.

[@plawson8577]

SuperFireDagwon It stopped How Will I Know from hitting #1 until the very Beginning of 1986.

[@timmy841212]

@@plawson8577Right. It just wouldn’t leave the top spot! Glad Whitney and Dionne put an end to that (though I actually like that Lionel ballad lol).

[@gracecarpinter8623]

That Boogie In Your Butt song has way too much relevance to medicine. Go ask any emergency department medical person, they get people sticking stuff in their butts all the damn time.

[@fhb3]

That was a GREAT track. Should have been on How Could It Be.

[@SabrinaRina]

Need a remix of "Boogie in Your Butt" and "What What in the Butt". Actually, I wonder if Eddie was just too ashamed to call out any possible links.

[@ECL28E]

Well, we know whereSir Mix-A-Lot got his inspiration

[@JennaLeigh]

Grace Carpinter that comment made me laugh way too hard! 😂😂

[@Xetelian]

@@ECL28E Now we know where the guy who did 'What What in the Butt' got his inspiration.

[@becauseimafan]

3:30 "... Rick James, as many of you already remember from the PBS documentary series Chappelle's Show show" 😂 I still laugh at this line every time I hear Todd say it 😂😂

[@juno6602]

Party All the Time isn't a one-hit wonder. It's a one-hit masterpiece. What Eddie lacked as a singer is more than made up for by the sheer beauty of the music, the relentless catchiness, the way it captures the mood and refuses to let go. Admit it, this is pop perfection, brought to you straight from the golden age of the genre.

[@redactedredacted6656]

I don't know how to feel about all the metal covers Todd finds for One Hit Wonderland

[@drifter402]

+simone robson There's a metal/rock cover for every popular song in existance

[@peterloya7168]

+Geeeee8 Is this a lesser known rule of the internet?

[@drifter402]

Peter Loya Pretty sure that's not a rule of the internet.

[@CaitCher]

Honestly, I think it depends on the song.

[@markiplieroldaccount7892]

There's even a metalcore version of Big Red Car by The Wiggles.

[@ACETYGRA]

He got to duet with MJ during his Sigourney Weaver looking period.

[@lordofthemound3890]

“The Greatest Love of All” by Sexual Chocolate will always be Eddie’s biggest hit.

[@i_am_raph]

It actually surprised the hell out of me that How Could it Be was actually an Eddie Murphy song.

[@wildcatpeace]

+fer03202011 not that he is a porgukpine but he made the music

[@Kem1kal13]

Party All The Time is a good song, damnit. Pretty poppy and lacking in substance, but it's 80sness is glorious.

[@CaitCher]

I was about to ask if I was the only person who actually liked this song due to the 80's cheese actually working. LOL

[@gabe_s_videos]

It's a major guilty pleasure of mine.

[@PassTheMarmalade1957]

Yeah, it's pretty catchy and danceable, but Eddie Murphy's voice is awful.

[@ARCWuLF]

The 80s were a different time. The song may be low on substance, but it has an energy that makes it fun, and a party favorite. So yeah, if you're a strict music vegan who only merits music on stripped down instrumentals with a prominent lyric and a heartbreaking message, you're not going to like "Party All the Time," but if you're a normal human you will like it. Again, it's probably not anyone's favorite song, but a memorable piece of 80s pop culture nonetheless.

[@naos8116]

Lady Marmalade His voice isn't that bad. A very lightweight weak tenor, but not awful.

[@LJarvo]

Does not suck at all. It's an absolute banger!

[@jonahfalcon1970]

Yes. Makes me want to bang my head on my desk.

[@johnchedsey1306]

I grew up in the 80s and Eddie Murphy was ubiquitous for awhile. Pretty much him and Phil Collins wherever you turned. But I completely forgot he was behind this song for years. Turns out his singing career was as memorable as Collins' acting career.

[@alex1sandulache]

Don't worry, Todd. You aren't breaking my heart. Because I really like "Party All the Time". Very, very much. Basically I'm just listening to see what your opinion is and why because I believe you are a good music critic and a fun one at that. But I totally disagree on that part about this song sucking. Hell, it's one of my favorite songs of all time, and I just recently realized that it's sung by Eddie Murphy. :)

[@lisaross4216]

I agree with you that I love party all the time, but it's still isn't a very good song. It's very flawed in a lot of ways, the versus are very bad and Eddie Murphy's vocals aren't good at all. I think given a tweak or two it could of been a good song, but as it stands, it's not really a good song.

[@IndigoPhoenix21]

"Put Your Mouth on Me" sounds straight outta Sonic 2. I hear the jump spring and ring effects every time I hear that song.

[@timmy841212]

LOL it does.

[@hiimemily]

A lot of those proto-new jack swing songs are like that.

[@JMshowproductions]

And yet he would be a credible singer when he was in dreamgirls. Where was that Eddie when making party all the time?

[@collinjamesguitar]

This song is a guilty pleasure lol it’s awesome lmao the sound of 80’s production, Rick James producing, and wayyyy too much coke. 😂

[@themusicaljunkie37]

Yeah, just look at how the dude on the left is dancing at 6:01. He's feeling that blissful numb stimulation. Lol.

[@oceandark3044]

The most hilarious part of seeing Michael Jackson and Eddie Murphy in a music video together? Watch both of Murhpy's stand up specials. He... uh... wasn't very nice to the King of Pop...

[@fhb3]

Delirious and RAW just went in on The King Of Pop.

[@talibnunnally1531]

Mike should have moonwalked all up and down his ass.

[@CaitCher]

That's why Michael tore Eddie's ass up when he took his girl in the Remember The Time music video.

[@NathanLopezz]

They were good friends in real life

[@noemistephanie93]

lol

[@stephenemmett9753]

Now imagine "Party All the Time" sounding like a 2000s pop punk song, in the style of Paramore - now it would sound even more awesome!

[@Anonymous_Aussie]

That's literally Andrew WK's 2006 cover

[@guilmon182]

7:57 Weird Al has a great voice compared to this, YOU TAKE IT BACK!

[@sonikku956]

guilmon182 He means his normal speaking voice.

[@atapjay3533]

Weird Al sucks

[@averagebritishguy7082]

@@atapjay3533 You are hereby banned from the internet.

[@shirmanturley9330]

Al's voice has gotten stronger over the years, Todd. Don't dis him again.

[@Rudlin]

Kinda random, but who else would love to hear a full on Todd In The Shadows album consisting entirely of piano instrumentals of pop songs? I just love his versions of some of these songs, and it would be really cool to hear his full take on songs like "Party All the Time" or "You Spin me Round (Like a Record)". Just a thought.

[@okamifan1productions458]

Then we should push one and ONLY one of his songs to the top of the charts.

[@dysmissme7343]

That’d be great

[@katzmeow4]

I guess Eddie Murphy's voice must have improved over the years, because I thought he was amazing in Dreamgirls. (Is it just me?)

[@jackalope2302]

He's had time to get better. You can tell Eddie Murphy has a secret, probably sensitive, side that wants to get out. Being in Dreamgirls was probably a dream come true.

[@Penguin_Tree]

i agree he probably couldve sang it better but i like party all the time

[@joethehero2]

I'm Gumby Dammit!

[@brainhamster]

so you're not going to mention that in the 'party all the time' vid, there's 2 dudes jamming away on guitars, yet there's absolutely no guitar whatsoever in that track.

[@flatlander3963]

There's no real drums either (although I guess there's a machine making drum sounds so it's still not as bad as your example).

[@brainhamster]

@@flatlander3963 nope. no real drums either. that's a linn drum machine, and the only synthesizer used on this is the oberheim obxa (the one that superfreak james is pretending to play). why he has sheet musik for this layed out on it, i don't know....it's a 16 bar sequenced repetitive loop throughout the whole song. lol

[@hypersonic1337]

Man I love this song, it's exactly what it needs to be, dumb cheesy 80s synth R&B. There's just something real catchy about the chord progression.

[@RobKandell]

I look at Eddie Murphy’s singing like I look at Frank Sinatra filling in for Johnny Carson on The Tonight Show. He was Frank, so they indulged him.

[@MartKencuda]

Well Frank probably also had the mob kidnap the producer's family to make it happen,

[@RobKandell]

@@MartKencuda - They made Freddie an offer he couldn’t refuse. lol

[@Jaceblue04]

Fun Fact: This song was included in GTA V.

[@Dkvizu]

so was crusty brown ring donuts

[@Brillemeister]

As was Don't Wanna Fall in Love by Jane Child...which I'm sure he'll devote an episode to any day now

[@ElPayasoMalo]

Jaceblue04 I haven't heard it any GTA game.

[@ElPayasoMalo]

Jaceblue04 Oh nevermind, I thought I clicked on the "Achy Breaky Heart," episode.

[@Red-rm6rj]

Should have been in Vice City

[@_KRose]

I'm sorry but this song is fuckin awesome

[@ShowMeMo]

I go around singing Party All The Time like...all the time. I love it.

[@shadowlinkbds]

I never knew that Eddie Murphy had a career as a singer and it's easy to see why he bombed at it.

[@benjamin-papa]

this song has played at every job I've had, it follows me everywhere and I love it.

[@icarusdabeast4851]

Todd i will not lie after seeing this video for the first time like years ago, Party all the time has become my all time favorite song. I remember asking my parents to get me a vinyl of this song and trying not to laugh when they actually spent a good week trying to find it. God this song is amazing on so many levels

[@spensatron]

I can’t help but love this song.

[@jorgeabud1133]

The chorus is great. You're specially reminded of that throughout all other parts of the song.

[@Raven-cq2lq]

Love his Reggae tunes. "Red Light" & "Oh Jah Jah" are amazing

[@Vitringur]

Was that booty butt song the inspiration for "What what in the butt"? You missed out on Murphy's "Oh Jah Jah" It's awesome

[@timmy841212]

It was actually good.

[@strangetimes1]

The song wasn't as bad as Don Johnson's "Heartbeat" for comparison. And it was just cool to see Rick James and Eddie hanging out as a cultural touchpoint to reference the Dave Chapelle Charlie Murphy stories. Rick looks like he came straight from his "GLOW" cover shoot. Glow had a cool song called "Sha La La La La (Come back Home) that's a pretty sweet slow jam.

[@DinsdalePiranha67]

"Weird how 'vanity' has become synonymous with 'embarrassment'." Pride goeth before the fall.

[@veronicamaine3813]

So thanks to this video I have had the chorus of this stuck in my head for 2 days - THANKS TODD!

[@dr.roberts4508]

At the same time Don Johnson, Bruce Willis, and Tina Yothers. A bunch of Celebs drop an album at that time.

[@jessica23claire]

Oh God after I saw this review, I had this song ON REPEAT while I was studying for university. Not really sure why, but I do know my neighbours need a written apology for it. This song's a banger though.

[@Altar360]

Rick James’ reactions in that video are hilarious. Especially in hindsight.

[@Sub-Atomic]

I like the song, and I will die on this hill.

[@simplebastard6805]

'Party All The Time' is a fun tune. 'I, Me, Us, We' isn't terrible either and I think is probably one of his best vocal performances.

[@brianstewart23]

Are ya daft!?! Party All the Time is a phenomenal song. The bass beat, the pitch perfect synths, the hooks, Rick James huskily whispering in the background. This song kicks ass!

[@kaijupredator4063]

It lives on in parody/tribute form (at least in my head). I still belt out "MY GIRL HAS TO POTTY ALL THE TIME!" when my GF constantly uses the ladies room lol

[@radacious29]

This song is fire unironically

[@themusicaljunkie37]

I agree

[@Gigas0101]

Eddie Murphy is the weakest part of this song. Anyone else could've recorded this and it would've been a hit. Dunno why you're so down on the production, it's pretty slick.

[@JLynnEchelon]

Absolutely. It sounds like he's singing karaoke and you can't tell if he's being serious or not.

[@GarfieldiusPrime]

hell, Todd even mentions a guy who could've most likely turned it into a hit for themselves: Lionel Richie. At the very least Richie could sell people on the idea of him being cheated on in a relationship.

[@JoeServo]

It *was* a hit...

[@CommodoreFan64]

@@JoeServo It was not a major hit, but I clearly remember it being on Rick Dee's weekly top 40, as my late father had a red 82, and later red 86 Corvette, and when we went cruzing on the weekends to the mall, it was his favorite thing to crank up on the radio, well that, and Casey Kasem's American Top 40.

[@Harv72b]

@@CommodoreFan64 It went to #2 in the US. Todd indirectly mentions that in this video (Lionel Ritchie was the one who kept Eddie out of #1).

[@freddytrinidad3155]

I love all the hangers on telling Eddie that he’s the greatest in the video

[@macsnafu]

At the end of each One Hit Wonderland video, you play a section from a cover of the hit you just talked about. Why don't you do a series of videos on cover songs? You could cover hits that were covered, unknown songs that became hits when they were covered, weird and unusual covers, songs that have been covered numerous times, etc.

[@KuronekoBonbon]

Fee tines a mady!

[@hakc97again]

I’d love to see Todd review Bruce Willis and Patrick Swayze’s one hit wonders!!

[@TreR90]

I skipped to the very end to make sure you used Children of Bodom's cover as the closing clip. RIP Alexi.

[@mramisuzuki6962]

My dude brought his whole rig to Starland Ballroom which is basically a 20x20 bathroom and cranked it to 11.

[@joearnold6881]

Wait. “My girl”? My Girl?!? I... all this time I thought, no I KNEW, that it was “Michael”! Michael wants to party all the time. How did this happen? party all the time party all the tiiime

[@mootbooxle]

Singing into a Sennheiser MD421 on the video as if anyone ever used those for vocals! Actually I know the guy who oversaw a lot of the vocal edits on this record…which, according to him, were numerous.

[@EdmundKempersDartboard]

I don't care what anyone says this song is fucking amazing.

[@GOLVEL]

6:33 that guy dancing with disgust is the best thing ever filmed 😂😂😂

[@atomicdancer]

My girl wants to potty all the time, Potty all the time, potty all the time!

[@noemistephanie93]

haha

[@wendyleeconnelly2939]

it always kinda sounded that way to me too

[@fnsmike]

LOL - I used to sing that to my daughter when she was potty training

[@davidd.6448]

That's the Jeffrey Epstein cover

[@jackalope2302]

Too much fruit!

[@rolandoroyster8536]

Party all the Time is one of my all time favorite songs. Not even lying.

[@efan2011]

TBH this song is one of the most entertaining songs of the 80's. Yes it's not the best and you can see and hear Eddie isn't a singer but the song is just a damn fun tune. That instrumental James made is great and is perfection on it's own. If James made the song instead it's possible it could have been one of his more memorable tunes. I prefer it to Super Freak myself. Eddie's later stuff is crap though..

[@krisstarring]

The watermark for YLE, a Finnish TV station on the videos from Eddie Murphy's 1993 album must mean somehow Eddie Murphy's music was a smash hit in Finland. 😂

[@prede89]

I love part all the time!! It's such a poppy, light hearted, 80s luscious song

[@13Kwaman]

Idk what anyone says, this is a bop