One More Charlie Murphy Video ~ Luthiery Laboratories

August 11, 2020

One More Charlie Murphy Video

August 11, 2020

... and it damn sure wasn't the men's department.

Oh what the heck, I put his other videos on the Superfreak page, this one is even better.

The blonde in the 1999 video is Jill Jones. Prince had a habit of producing records for his proteges and giving away songs, he was actually very generous that way. Among other things, he wrote the Bangles' Manic Monday. This video has a very 1950s Italian feel.

Funnies, Music, 08/11/20

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