Memory Lane, part 3

Remember when I said Michael Jackson was part of a lot of bad music post-Thriller? This is what I was talking about:



How come no one put an end to this before it hit the airwaves? And the First Lady aptly mentions that Eddie Murphy was the common denominator in bad music involving two of the best - and biggest - musical acts of the '80s.

The other one, for those whose memories might be failing them.

Is Eddie Murphy really that bad of a musician? Or is this all some sort of elaborate joke with a punchline to come after all his friends from the '80s are dead?