Edward Regan "Eddie" Murphy (born April 3, 1961) is an American stand-up comedian, actor, writer, singer, director, and musician.
Box office takes from Murphy's films make him the second-highest grossing actor in the United States. He was a regular cast member on Saturday Night Live from 1980 to 1984 and has worked as a stand-up comedian. He was ranked #10 on Comedy Central's list of the 100 Greatest Stand-ups of All Time.
He has received Golden Globe Award nominations for his performances in 48 Hrs, Beverly Hills Cop series, Trading Places, and The Nutty Professor. In 2007, he won the Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actor and received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his portrayal of soul singer James "Thunder" Early in Dreamgirls.
Eddie Murphy's work as a voice actor includes Thurgood Stubbs in The PJs, Donkey in the Shrek series and the dragon Mushu in Disney's Mulan. In some of his films, he plays multiple roles in addition to his main character, intended as a tribute to one of his idols Peter Sellers, who played multiple roles in Dr. Strangelove and elsewhere. Murphy has played multiple roles in Coming to America, Wes Craven's Vampire In Brooklyn, the Nutty Professor films (where he played the title role in two incarnations, plus his father, brother, mother, and grandmother), Bowfinger, Norbit, and Meet Dave.
[C.C.:]
I know you have questions
same ones as me
How long has it been?
How long will it be?
When will come the morning
to drive the night away?
Tell me when will come the morning
of a brighter day?
[Chorus:]
Patience, Little Sister
Patience, Little Brother
Patience, Patience
Take each other by the hand
Patience, Little Sisters
Patience, Little Brothers
Let us walk together
to the Promised Land
[Jimmy:]
There's a river to cross
And a mountain to climb
Patience, Patience
It's gonna take some time
[Lorrell:]
We must walk in Peace
[Jimmy:]
We got to walk in Peace
[Lorrell:]
It's the only, only way
[Jimmy:]
If we want to see that morning
[Jimmy :]
Of a Brighter Day
[Lorrell:]
Of a Brighter Day
[Chorus:]
Patience, Little Sister
Patience, Little Brother
Patience, Patience
We're gonna find a way
Patience, Little Sisters
Patience, Little Brothers
Until that morning of a Brighter Day
Patience, Patience
'Til that Brighter Day
Patience, Patience
[Eddie:]
Sun is gonna shine
Flowers gonna grow
Clouds'll sprinkle showers
Rivers gonna flow
Man ain't got the power
To kill nothing but himself
Man is a creation
Man is nothing else
[Michael:]
Whatzup, whatzup, whatzupwitu?
Whatzup, whatzup, whatzupwitu?
[Eddie:]
Whatzupwitu?
[Michael:]
Whatzup, whatzup, whatzupwitu?
Whatzup, whatzup, whatzupwitu?
[Both:]
Whatzupwitu?
[Eddie:]
Always is the mountain
Always is the tree's
Always is the ocean
Always is the sea's
[Michael:]
Whatzupwitu?!
[Eddie:]
We can't stop this world
'cause it's not
Our world we can just jack
Each other up
Heavenly Father,
Been mighty patient
He got your number peeped
Your disease
[Michael:]
He knows your fallin',
Your fallin', your fallin',
[Eddie:]
Mmm . . . fallin'.
Man is a creation
Man is nothing else
[Michael:]
Whatzup, whatzup, whatzupwitu?
Whatzup, whatzup, whatzupwitu?
[Eddie:]
Whatzupwitu?
[Michael:]
Whatzup, whatzup, whatzupwitu?
Whatzup, whatzup, whatzupwitu?
[Both:]
Whatzupwitu?
[Eddie:]
Always is the mountain
[Michael:]
Always is the tree's
[Eddie:]
Always is the ocean
[Michael:]
Always is the sea's
Whoaaaa!
Maybe even children sing!
[Announcer:] And now, the mellow sound of Jimmy Early...
[Jimmy:] I meant you no harm
I never meant to make you cry
You were the only one I've ever loved
In my life
And though it's hard for me to show it
I've got to let you know it
'Cause darlin I love you more each day
But the words got in my way
[Chorus:] OOHHH I meant you no harm
And I would die if you ever said goodbye
I love you, I love you
OOHH I meant you no harm
I never ever meant to make you cry
You are the only one I'll ever love
In my life
[Speaks:] Hold it, Hold it, Hold it. I can't do it. I can't do it no more, I can't sing no more sad songs.
[Sings:] 1,2,3 Hit Me! Bop-do-bob bobadobabeeba bop-do-bop HUH!
Yeah, bass man, uh, come on up!
1,2,3 Hit ME!!!
Uh, sound good. Yeah. Saxaphone on da 4! 1,2,3,hit it!
Yeah, aaaaa uh...come on. Horns hit it!!
Uh, ah, yeah!
Hey, curly, let's rap for Jimmy Early!
Got a home in the hills, Mercedes-Benz. hot swimmin pool, got lots o' friends!
Got clothes by da anchor, credit to spare, I could wake up in da mornin and find no one there,
But Jimmy won't mo, Jimmy won't mo, Jimmy won't, Jimmy won't , Jimmy won't MO!
Listen, Jimmy wanna RIB, Jimmy wanna STEAK, Jimmy wanna piece o' your chocolate cake!
Above all that, Jimmy want a break, cuz Jimmy got soul, Jimmy got soul, Jimmy got, Jimmy got, Jimmy got SOUL!
Soona or later, the time come around
For a man to be a man,
Take back his sound
I gotta do somethin, to shake things up
Like Johnny Mathers, but I can't do that stuff
Cuz Jimmy got soul, Jimmy got soul, Jimmy got S-O-U-L SOUL!
I can't do rock, I can't do roll, what I can do, baby, is show my soul!
I live in a shelter, ooh in a, in shantytown.
We have no money so we had to sleep on the ground.
I played the music. My father he dig a ditch.
My mother she do laundry life sure was a bitch.
But soon we kill the white people. Ooh we gun make them hurt.
Kill the white people yea. But buy my record first.
Ooh yea. Why don’t you buy my record?
We sing of freedom and ooh equality.
But we really don’t care we just want money money money.
We want to drive in a big black limosine.
Get so high off ganja we cant even see.
and then we kill the white people. Ooh we gunna make them hurt.
Kill the white people. Yea. Ooh but buy my record first ooh.
When u go in the record store. We gunna wait outside.
We gunna hit them in the head with a bat and make them cry.
but soon we kill the white people.
(feat. Rory O'Malley, Laura Bell Bundy, Anne Warren)
[Jimmy Early:] I got me a Cadillac
[Dreamettes:] Cadillac, Cadillac
[Jimmy Early:] I got Me a Cadillac car
[Dreamettes:] Oo, Oo
[Jimmy Early:] Got me a Cadillac
[Dreamettes:] Cadillac Cadillac
[Jimmy Early:] Look at me mister, I'm a star
[Dreamettes:] Oo, Oo
[Jimmy Early:] I'm on the move
[Dreamettes:] Yeah
[Jimmy Early:] I'm getting on
[Dreamettes:] Oo
[Jimmy Early:] I'm breaking out
[Dreamettes:] Out
[Jimmy Early and Dreamettes:] And it won't take long
[Jimmy Early:] behind the wheel
[Dreamettes:] yeah
[Jimmy Early:] got a song
[Dreamettes:] oo
[Jimmy Early:] pedals down
[Dreamettes:] ahh
[Jimmy Early:] and I'm
[Jimmy Early and Dreamettes:] going yeah
[Jimmy Early:] I got me a Cadillac
[Dreamettes:] Cadillac, Cadillac
[Jimmy Early:] I got Me a Cadillac car
[Dreamettes:] Oo, Oo
[Jimmy Early:] Yes I got me a Cadillac
[Dreamettes:] Cadillac Cadillac
[Jimmy Early:] Hey hey Look at me mister, I'm a star
[Dreamettes:] Oo Oo
[Jimmy Early:] Antennas Up
[Dreamettes:] up
[Jimmy Early:] Top is Down
[Dreamettes:] Down
[Jimmy Early:] Heading out
[Dreamettes:] Oo
[Jimmy Early:] Don't care where I'm bound
[Jimmy Early:] These four wheels
[Dreamettes:] Yeah
[Jimmy Early:] Spinning round
[Dreamettes:] Oo
[Jimmy Early:] Me and my two-toned caddy are gonna blow this town
[Dreamettes:] Yeah
[Jimmy Early:] I'm moving out
[Dreamettes:] Out
[Jimmy Early:] Moving Up
[Dreamettes:] Up
[Jimmy Early:] Moving on
[Dreamettes:] Move me, move me, move me right to the top
[Jimmy Early:] Hey, moving out
[Dreamettes:] Out
[Jimmy Early:] Moving up
[Dreamettes:] Up
[Jimmy Early:] Moving on
[Dreamettes:] Move me, move me, move me right to the top
[Dreamettes:] Move me, move me, move me right to the top
[Dreamettes:] Move me, move me, move me right to the top
[Dreamettes:] Move me, move me, move me right to the top
[Dreamettes:] Move me, move me, move me
[JIMMY EARLY and Dreamettes:] Right to the top
[The Sweethearts:] Oooeeeoooo
[The Sweethearts:] Oooeeeeoooo
[Dave:] Got me a Cadillac, Cadillac, Cadillac
[Sweethearts:] Oooeeeoooo
[Dave:] Got me a Cadillac car
[Dave:] Oh, I've Got me a Cadillac, Cadillac, Cadillac
[The Sweethearts:] Oooeeoooo
[Dave:] Got me a Cadillac car
[Dave:] Look at me mister, I'm a star
[The Sweethearts:] Ooooooooo
[Dave:] Look at me mister, I'm a star
[The Sweethearts:] Oooooooo
[Dave:] Look at me mister, I'm a
Come on, y'all
Then I saw her face, ha ha
Now I'm a believer
Listen, not a trace
Of doubt in my mind
I'm in love
(Ooh ahh yeah)
I'm a believer
I couldn't leave her if I tried
Then I saw her face
Now I'm a believer, hey
Not a trace, uh, yeah
Of doubt in my mind
One more time
I'm in love
('Cause I'm a believer)
Come on
I believe, I believe, I believe
I believe, I believe, I believe
I believe, I believe, I believe, hey
(I'm a believer)
Y'all sing it with me
I believe
(I'm a believer)
I believe
(People in the back)
I believe
(I'm a believer)
I believe
(See)
I believe
Ha ha ha ha ha ha
Ah ha, oh, that's fun
Oh, oh, I can't breathe
I want you baby (I want you)
And I need you baby (I need you)
Oh baby, you got me on my knees (got me on my knees)
You got baby. Baby Baby
Baby Baby. Baby Please
I know you don't trust, the way I feel (the way I feel)
That's why your standing over there
But don't go back on me baby
Believe me believe me, cause I really care oh.
And I want you baby
And I need you I need you I need you, oh baby
You got me on my knees
You got me baby, baby baby.
Baby Baby. Ba ba ba ba baby
Oh I want you baby
I need you baby
Ooh oh baby
I need you baby
Yes I do
I want you
You got me baby
Oooh
Baby, Baby, Baby, Baby, Baby, Baby.
[chorus]
in your butt
put the boogie in your butt
put, put the boogie in your butt
in your butt
put the boogie in your butt
put, put the boogie in your butt
I ain't puttin no boogie in nobody's butt
that's nasty, man
what you talkin about
puttin boogie in people's butt
are you out yo mind or something?
could go to jail for doin something like that
Well step aside my friend
i been doing it for years
i say, sit on down, open your eyes
and open up your ears
say, put a tree in your butt
put a, a bumblebee in your butt
put a clock in your butt
put a big rock in your butt
say, put some fleas in your butt
say, start to sneeze in your butt
say, put a tin can in your butt
put a little tiny man in your butt
say, put a light in your butt
say, make it bright in your butt
say, put a tv in your butt
say, put me in your butt
everybody say
[chorus]
I, hey, that's, man, i ain't putting no trees in nobody's butt,
no bees in nobody's butt, putting nothing--
you must be out your mind, man,
y'all get paid for doing this?
cause y'all gotta get some kind of money
cause this don't sound like the kind of--
i'd rather golf, to be perfectly honest,
than put somethin in somebody's butt
to be truthful
Well step aside my friend and let me
show you how you do it
when big bad e just rock rock to it
put a case in your butt
say, put a metal case in your butt
say, put her face in your butt
say, put a frown in your butt
say, put a clown in your butt
say, sit on down in your butt
say, put a boat in your butt
say, put a moat in your butt
put a mink coat in your butt
put everything in your butt
just start to sing about your butt
feels real good
when you sing about your butt, sing
[chorus]
[chorus]
Now wait a second, now,
do y'all get paid for this, for doing this?
puttin the butt and all that stuff?
really?
what's this? a 100 dollar bill?
i get to keep this 100 dollars if
i be puttin stuff in people's butts?
really? step aside.
Put a telephone in your butt
say, put some dust in your butt
say "it's a must" in your butt
say, pizza crust in your butt
say, put a telephone in your butt
put a dinosaur bone in your butt
put a radiator in your butt
i'll say "see you later" in your butt
put an alligator in your butt
say, put some money in your butt
sure it feels real funny in your butt
say, squeeze it, please it, but don't tease it
put it in your butt
well, let me, let me just say
put a hot cup of brim
fill it to the rim
and put it in your butt
to the beat
two sugars, stuff so sweet
In your butt
put the boogie in your butt
put, put the boogie in your butt
(sax solo)
[chorus]
Put a quarter, put a penny,
put a dime, put a nickel
sure do tickle
just put it in your butt
put some change in your butt
feels mighty strange in your butt
put some grass
put a shot glass
put it in your butt, sing!
[chorus]
Put a speaker in your butt
i say put a speaker in your butt
In your butt
put the boogie in your butt
They stole our hit, I never thought
You got me to think for you now
I've tried to make good without much success
You've got me to think for you now
Every time I try for more, I wind up with less
You gotta put your soul on a moral break
Get to the point, you just gotta take
Steppin' to the bad side, ooh, ooh, ooh
Gonna take a mean ride
The smile I had is gone away
Those that steal are gonna pay
Steppin' to the bad side today
Steppin' to the bad side, ooh, ooh, ooh
Gonna take a mean ride, ooh, ooh, ooh
The smile I had is gone away
Those that steal are gonna pay
Steppin' to the bad side today
I tell you now, it's got to end
No more trustin' them, my friend
Change our style, change our tone
Make the songs we sing our own
Steppin' to the bad side, ooh, ooh, ooh
Gonna take a mean ride, ooh, ooh, ooh
I got you all the breaks you need
In just two years, we'll be in the lead
Just sit back, it's plain to see
Open your eyes and trust in me
Steppin' to the bad side, ooh, ooh, ooh
Gonna take a mean ride, ooh, ooh, ooh
I was a man who tried to be good
I was always misunderstood
I played fair, I played too meek
You gotta get way down and show your danger streak
Steppin' to the bad side, ooh, ooh, ooh
Gonna take a mean ride, ooh, ooh, ooh
Steppin'
Steppin'
Steppin'
Step, step, step, step
Steppin' to the bad side
Steppin' to the bad side
Steppin' to the bad side
Steppin' to the bad side
Steppin' to the bad side
Steppin' to the bad side
Steppin' to the bad side
Steppin' to the bad side
Steppin' to the bad side
I had to step into the bad side
Ooh, ooh, ooh
I had to take myself a mean ride
Ooh, ooh, ooh
Oh, you know that smile I had is gone away
Those that steal are gonna pay
Steppin' to the bad side today
Man just stole my woman from me
Her took her down to Tennessee
She was the best girl I ever knew
If it wasn't for him, she'd still be true
Always been a good man, it's been said
When I catch the man, he wish he were dead
Men like him make good men mad
Startin' today, I'm gonna be bad
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Steppin' to the bad side
Ooh, ooh, ooh
I had to take myself a mean ride
Ooh, ooh, ooh
Oh, you know that smile I had is gone away
Those that steal are gonna pay
Steppin' to the bad side
Steppin' to the bad side
Steppin' to the bad side today
Step, step to the bad side
Step, step to the bad side
Step, step to the bad side
Step, step to the bad side
Step, step to the bad side
Step, step
Thirteen years of solid gold platters
Rising cost and cocktail chatter
Fat DJ's, stereophonic sound, oh baby
The game of hits goes 'round and around
But you can fake your way to the top
'Round and around
Try that part right there, baby
('Round and around)
Fake your way to the top
('Round and around)
Now you fell right in there
Didn't you, sweetheart?
You can fake your way to the top
('Round and around)
Shit, I knew you'd have it, baby
But it's always real, so real
(Always so real)
When you're comin' down
I know what's happenin', I've been around
Makin' my way through every town
I make my livin' off of my sound
And the game of hits goes 'round and around
And around and around
And 'round and around
And 'round and around
'Round and around
And 'round and around
And 'round and around
And 'round and around
I made it slowly
Worked hard on the road
He's away from his lover
It's a heavy load
Time to bring up the lights, yeah
Now let's see which one of these girls
Goin' home with Jimmy tonight, yeah
I got a nice, warm bed waitin' on ya
Jimmy, my bed
Alright now, come on now
Who wants to sit on daddy's lap?
Break it down
I faked my way to the top
('Round and around)
Oh, yeah, yes, I did
('Round and around)
I said, I faked my way to the top
('Round and around)
('Round and around)
You know I faked my way to the top
('Round and around)
Yeah, yeah, oh yes, I did
('Round and around)
And it's always real, so real
(Oh, it's so real)
Baby, when you're comin' down
I faked my way, yes, I did
Help me, Jesus
(Help me, Jesus)
Help, help, help
(Help, help, help, help, help, help, help)
Help me, Jesus
(Help me, Jesus)
(Help, help, help, help, help, help, help)
(Help me, Jesus)
You the Man
(Help, help, help, help, help, help, help)
"It's James Brown's Celebrity Hot Tub Party!
And now, here he is!
The godfather of soul, and hot tub man number one, James Brown! "
Sometimes it make me break out in a cold sweat!
One two three four!
Hot tub! Ha! Da!
Ah-full of water!
I say hot tub! Ha!
Day! Ba! Very, very hot... Very hot! Da!
Hot tub! Gonna get ya hot-a!
Gonna make ya sweat! Hey! Say!
Hot tub! Rub a dub in the hot tub!
Rub a dub with me!
Should I get in the hot tub?
(Yeah!)
Will it make me sweat?
(Yeah!)
Should I get in the hot tub?
(Yeah!)
Will it make me wet?
(Yeah!)
Well, well, well...
Hot tub! Ah!
Get in!
Gonna get in the water!
Gonna make me sweat! Ah!
Here I go in the hot tub!
HHHHIIIGGGHH!
Too hot in the hot tub! Ma!
Burn myself!
Make it cooler!
Good God!
Gonna make me...
I'm gonna get in the hot tub...
I'm gonna get in the hot tub...
I'm gonna get in the hot tub...
Ha! Lilin! Lidilin! Eh!
A gonna make me sweat-ah!
Dah! Gonna make me sweat!
Gonna make me sweat-ah!
Dah! Gonna get me in the hot tub!
I can't stand it!
Here I go! I can't stand it!
Here I go in the hot tub!
Gonna get in the hot tub!
Gonna get it wet-ah!
Good God!
HHHIIIIGGHHH! Ha!
Good God!
Rub a dub!
In the hot tub!
Rub a dub with me!
Good God!
Rub a dub in the hot tub!
Gonna set me free!
Don't go away! We'll be right back with more Celebrity Hot Tub!
"Coming up next:
Someone told me they saw you girl
With another man
It's breaking my heart
I thought baby our love was strong
And we'll never ever part
How could love end this way
CHORUS:
Ooh...how could it be
That you don't love me
How could it be
That you don't love me anymore
How could it be
I've tried so hard to tell you baby in my heart
That love is no wrong
But left here inside my lonely world
I feel so cold
Yet reluctant to let you know
What we have has passed and gone
I just can't seem to understand
This sudden change
Girl could we regain
The laughter, loving and happiness
That we shared before
Please don't tell me
There is no more
No more (no more, no more)
How could it be (how could it be, how could it be)
That you don't love me
How could it be (how could it be, how could it be)
That you don't love me anymore
How could it be (how could it be, how could it be)
That you don't love me
How could it be (how could it be, how could it be)
That you don't love me anymore (I just don't love you
anymore)
How could it be, how could it be
So now...
How could it be (how could it be, how could it be)
That you don't love me
How could it be (how could it be, how could it be)
That you don't love me anymore
How...how could it be (how could it be, how could it
That you don't love me
How could it be (how could it be, how could it be)
That you don't love me anymore
How could it be
(Instrumental)
[Hook: Eddie Murphy]
Redlight...
Stop right... there where you are
Redlight...
Stop right... there where you are
[Verse 1: Eddie Murphy]
Out of the frying pan, into the fire
Burnin' down the people's souls
My high anxiety is gettin' higher
Feels like I'm gonna blow
Gone is the breeze that used to be so sweet
Poison is the wind that blows
It can't be long 'til the military comes
With a knock, knock, knock on your door
[Hook: Eddie Murphy]
[Bridge: Eddie Murphy]
(Gone) emancipation
(Gone) race relations
(Gone) most of your rebels are gone
(Gone) the trust in nation
(Gone) the time we're wastin'
(Gone) the people's patience is gone
[Verse 2: Eddie Murphy]
Broken economy, our streets are dire
Even more than before
I need some betterness to take me higher
It feels like I'm gonna blow
Gone are the days when people used to say
“Everything is alright”
No place to run, now here your karma come
With a knock, knock, knock on your door
[Hook x2]
[Verse 3: Snoop Lion]
Pick up the pieces, let it begin
'ause this is the way that we flow
Higher and higher and higher we go
Through dedication – self-preservation
Hailie – Selassie
[Bridge 2: Eddie Murphy]
(Gone) Marcus Garvey, Montgomery, Martin
(Gone) all the rebels are gone
(Gone) ae've lost our way
(Gone) darkness is the day
(Gone) most of your rebels are gone
Redlight... redlight... redlight
[Outro: Snoop Lion x Eddie Murphy]
We can ride, we can roll, we can breathe
We can talk, we can walk, we can stop
At the redlight...
We can smoke, we can do what we want
We be real, we be blunt
We just stop at the redlight...
We'll stay true, we'll be you
We'll be up way above with no pushin' or shovin'
We can ride, we can roll, we can breathe
We can talk, we can walk, we can stop
At the redlight...
We can smoke, we can do what we want
We be real, we be blunt
We just stop at the redlight...
We'll stay true, we'll be you
We'll be up way above with no pushin' or shovin'
Redlight...
Hey what ya gonna do?
After all the lies they told ya
Damn near everything they told you
Got to free your mind, open up your eyes
Yea!
Ain't no angels on my shoulders
It won't be much and the devil's just a lie
And even which you're calling lover
When the river comes we will kiss your ass goodbye
Yes we will
(Chorus)
It's temporary
Everything is only temporary
But God (God)
God is everlasting!
It's temporary
You and me are only temporary
(Everlasting, yea)
It's so much bigger than yourself
And you ain't but a tiny tick of time
And those certificates for prestigious graduations
On your wall
When your time is up
You'll recognize the time
That you will
(Chorus)
It's temporary
You and me are only temporary
But God (God)
God is everlasting!
It's temporary
Everything is only temporary
(Everlasting, yea)
So all your good connections
It's temporary
And all the bill collectors
It's temporary
Ain't no angels on my shoulders
It's temporary
It won't be much and the devil's just a lie
It's temporary
Said It won't be much and the devil's just a lie
It's temporary
It won't be much and the devil's just a lie