{"id":1060,"date":"2010-02-28T09:55:17","date_gmt":"2010-02-28T14:55:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stager.tv\/?p=1060"},"modified":"2010-02-27T20:56:06","modified_gmt":"2010-02-28T01:56:06","slug":"the-greatest-music-video-ever","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stager.tv\/?p=1060","title":{"rendered":"The Greatest Music Video Ever?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I recently discovered this &#8220;fantastic&#8221; music video while trolling through YouTube (probably instead of working).<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s a music video by Eddie Murphy, called <a title=\"whazupwitu\" href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=D9cQOcAC_K8\" target=\"_blank\">Whazupwitu<\/a>? Not only does it include every conceivable music video clich\u00e9 (clouds, notes floating through the air, spinning, hearts, black and white singer in a colorful world, peace signs, doves, gravity-defying walking, etc&#8230;), but the backup singer on the cut is Michael Jackson (in full regalia).<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><object width=\"425\" height=\"344\" data=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/D9cQOcAC_K8&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1&amp;\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\"><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\" \/><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\" \/><param name=\"src\" value=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/D9cQOcAC_K8&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1&amp;\" \/><param name=\"allowfullscreen\" value=\"true\" \/><\/object><\/p>\n<p>If you can get past the sad clown exclaiming &#8220;The elephant is dying&#8221; and the 80s &#8220;Cameo-style&#8221; vocal-effects, something amazing happens at the 1:48 point &#8211; right before the Harlem Boys Choir appears (the best clich\u00e9 of them all). That&#8217;s when Michael Jackson realizes that he is Eddie Murphy&#8217;s backup singer and decides to mop the heavens with the ostensible star of the production, Mr. Murphy.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=D9cQOcAC_K8\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"Whatzupwitu\" src=\"http:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/en\/thumb\/1\/18\/Eddie_murphy-whatzupwitu_s.jpg\/200px-Eddie_murphy-whatzupwitu_s.jpg\" alt=\"Whatzupwitu\" width=\"200\" height=\"183\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Try getting the song out of your head! I dare you!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I recently discovered this &#8220;fantastic&#8221; music video while trolling through YouTube (probably instead of working). It&#8217;s a music video by Eddie Murphy, called Whazupwitu? 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