He is the ONLY PERSON in HISTORY to Have a #1 HIT for 9 YEARS STRAIGHT! | Professor of Rock
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- Alright, get this. So in an effort to perfect today’s featured song All Night Long (All Night), Lionel Richie stalked his wife’s gynecologist. That’s right, you heard me. Lionel repeatedly called up his wife’s doctor because he wanted to learn how to emulate a Jamaican accent for All Night Long. Finally, this doctor had to tell Lionel to stop calling because it was interfering with his work. But that’s not the only crazy piece of trivia connected to this track. All Night Long (All Night) also includes a completely made-up language that sounds like it's real… but it's 100% gibberish. Later on, All Night Long would also headline on one of the world’s biggest stages, with over 2 and a half billion people tuning in to catch the performance. All these stories and more are coming up. So get ready to raise the roof and have some fun… NEXT on the Professor of Rock.
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Today, we’ve got a good one for you. He’s one of the all-time biggest-selling artists who cut his teeth with the premier Soul band of the 70s, and then took the world by storm as a balladeer in the early 80s. But by 1983, he was ready to speed things up. In fact, he just couldn’t slow down. He’s a legend who’s antics have included everything from finishing Kenny Rogers’ biggest hit while going to the bathroom to writing or singing a #1 hit for 9 consecutive years… Not even the Beatles did that.
I’m talking about a man that doesn’t get the credit he so richly deserves for being every bit the hitmaker that Michael Jackson and prince were in the 80s. Mr. Lionel Richie. Today we discuss a #1 smash from him. From his juggernaut sophomore LP, Can’t Slow Down, it’s Lionel Richie and All Night Long (All Night)… parenthesis song.Lead singer Lionel Richie co-founded the Commodores in Tuskegee, Alabama in 1967. After signing with Motown in 1972 the group began stacking up Top 10 hits over the next decade… The Commodores established themselves as America’s most popular soul group of the 70s, thanks in part to Richie’s knack for writing and singing romantic, piano ballads like ‘Easy,’ ‘Three Times A Lady,’ and ‘Still.’
But Lionel would also prove his songwriting capabilities outside the confines of the Commodores… for instance, penning Kenny Rogers’ 1980 #1 hit Lady.. Apparently, Kenny was recording it and noticed that the song was missing a verse and was too short. Lionel Richie finished the song while on the toilet. True story: Then in 1981, Richie duetted with Diana Ross on the theme song for the movie Endless Love. Released as a single, Endless Love topped both the US and UK charts, becoming one of Motown’s all-time biggest hits.
Yeah, this man definitely knew his way around a ballad. Or should I say a #1 ballad. Cuz that’s all he wrote. #1 hits. 
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My personal favorite Lionel Ritchie story goes something like this. I lived in Los Angeles for about 20 years. I was an actor and I worked on a lot of film & TV. One of the side jobs I worked was with a murder mystery dinner theater company. We did shows at conventions, people's homes and some pretty classy restaurants. One of the restaurants was a very nice Italian restaurant smack in between Beverly Hills and Century City. This company had the cast spread around the room, sitting at tables with our audience, and pretending to not be a part of the show. So I was playing a husband with my wife sitting at a table with some audience members. That night, this would have been in the late 1990's, we had Lionel Ritchie and his family sitting at one of the tables close to mine. So the show started and when the detective came in to investigate the 1st murder he started questioning the people in the audience. A little bit later my wife was murdered (we usually averaged 3 "murders" per show), and the detective stood me up to answer some questions. This part of the show was scripted, but we were allowed to improvise. I answered his questions, but began to get more emotional than I usually did. I apologized for my emotions and explained that it was because my wife was "Once...Twice...Three Times A Lady." I actually sang the last part. By the time I got to Twice Lionel Ritchie started pounding on his table and laughing out loud. The audience roared when I sang the title of the song. When we finished the show and the whole cast got a curtain call I made a point of going over to Lionel Ritchie. I asked him if I owed him any royalties for quoting his song. He cracked up and said no, he thought it was a riot. He was a very nice guy.
That's awesome!
John, great story.
Loved it.👍
John, loved your story. 👍
What a fun experience! Thanks for sharing!
So witty
"This man really knew his way around a #1 ballad." And since he finished the song "Lady" while on the toilet, he knew his way around a #2 ballad as well!
Well done!😅
Oh that's so sick it's profound! Nice one!😀
Haha!
😱
That's incredible multitasking. Writing a song while taking a shit.
When he performed this for the closing ceremony of the 1984 LA Olympics, he extended it for so long, but we couldn't turn it off. The joy and celebration had become infectious. It was just fun to see how long he would sing it. He could have sung it literally, all night long.
So cool!
We all hoped he would sing it all night long!
Weirdly enough, I think of this performance often. It is my greatest memory of the LA Olympics - but for a different reason.
With over BILLION people reported to be watching, after a couple of verses Richie is joined by a bunch of street dancers on stage. At the time I was obsessed with the art of popping and locking but it wasn't more than 20 seconds after they first appear that you see one of the dancers do a bit of a face plant right on camera. It looked like it probably hurt, and a few seconds later another one slipped in the same spot. At the time I felt so bad for them - the most eyes he will ever have on them, and they wipe out, an epic fail. So whenever I hear that song I think of that first guy, and wonder if that moment affected his life, or if he managed to shake it off. In any case, I wish that person well, and hope they went on to better moments
He is definitely one of the greatest pop song writers/artist of all time.
Been a fan since the Commodores days of the 70’s.
I’m so glad I finally got to see him in concert just a few weeks ago.
And at 70 something, let me say he did not disappoint! He played everything you can imagine from his obvious solo hits to even the Commodores hits he didn’t sing lead on. His concert was nothing but great and memorable….hit after hit. He even performed “We are the world” which as you know, he co-wrote with MJ
He also did the DR duet “Endless Love” and had the crowd singing Diana Ross’ part….how cool is that. I think everyone loves Lionel ❤🎹🎤
Saw him and "Earth, Wind, and Fire" a month ago. Their musicianship and stage presence blow today's performers out of the water
EWF still performing? Gotta send this to my mom
@@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980going to see them July 16 in Cleveland (area) with Chicago😊
yes ewf saw 3 or 4 times they came to.our local area once a yesr always entertaining band current tour chicago ads on radio.too far away but would be great to attend
@@melanieshaw3210 Oh yeah my mom might have gotten tickets already!
@@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980$20 during Live Nation Concert Week!!
I thought that Lionel Richie was one of the greatest songwriters of all time! Everyone loved his music. He had an amazing way of breaking through genres like few others could.
So true!
I didn't / don't love his music
I agree, along with Stevie Wonder & the Bee Gee's
I like his stuff, I don’t love it. I don’t think I have any of his songs in my list so obviously I can live without it. But that’s my take and taste. I also do not like Bruce Springsteen…meh
I agree. I think Lionel Richie and Billy Joel are the two most prolific and versatile solo song writers of that era. I love them both.
Mr. Lionel Richie. Such a talent!
He shows the flawed premise of the "cultural appropriation" talk. People should be able to celebrate cultures they value & esteem without the prejudice of malicious intent.
Indeed! He means no harm.
He just couldn't go wrong back in the 80s with any song he put out no matter what sound he used. I remember back in the 80s he was the guy you just didn't turn down if he asked you to join him.
We do. And we shall.
"Jambo!"
@@Joreel Until 1987, when he put out a country single and a reggae single and they broke his string of 13 Top Ten hits in a row.
@@bobdavis4848 oh my goshes, so closes to 14 Top Tens Hits buts so fars!
❤🎉
All Night Long. A gynecologist. Sometimes the jokes write themselves. 😂😂
Lionel Ritchie is an American treasure. Loved his work in the Commodores.
Thanks Professor.
Great shirt.
❤❤
I always thought "Three Times a Lady" could have been used as a commercial jingle for Weight Watchers.😜
His song, "Stuck on You" would have made an effective jingle for Band-Aid brand.😉
@@LazyIRanch
😂
If you listen to "Still," make sure it's the FULL version. To me, it's absolutely perfect!!! I hate how they have to cut songs for radio. They cut out a HUGE chunk of this song. When I discovered it, I had to pick my jaw up off the floor. ☺
Gynecologists don't cure insomnia. Lionel's last name is spelled Richie, not like in the great disco group The Ritchie Family. Yes, The Commodores ruled. Have a nice day. 🙂
His performance of “All Night Long” at the closing ceremony of the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics was a truly, truly magical ending of a magical Olympics. So proud of my city even now. The joy of the athletes dancing and marching around to Ritchie’s amazing performance was one of those pinnacle moments you can never forget if you experienced it.
Lionel was such a "bad dog". Loved everything he did with the Commodores, and his solo stuff. Such an amazing artist.
He was a Hit Machine for sure! A amazing artist!❤
I was in LA during the Olympics and his performance was the talk of the town!
Such a perfectionist he brought the recording of We Are The World to a screeching halt by insisting that lyrics be added in Swahili. The American performers from the different genres balked and a huge argument erupted. Some even walked out.
There can be such a thing as too much dedication to your craft.
And THIS is why Waylon Jennings never appeared on the record. Wow.
It was Stevie Wonder who wanted the swahili, Waylon did walk out but since they'd already recorded some lines with him he's still credited as a performer. He may have saved the song from having a major duh moment since they don't speak swahili in Ethiopia
Having Lionel through the speakers would really set the tone, whenever we would bring girls over..Billy Ocean too. Billy Ocean really is Caribbean. He's also super cool. Probably up for an interview.
My favorite is Easy Like Sunday Morning. Commodores favorite is Brick House.
Both of those are Commodores songs, and they are my two faves too! Late 70s Commodores were all slow & easy, early, funk!
My favorites are:
1) Jesus is Love
2) Sail on
“Way to party, oh we going” is my favorite line of the song. Also, you forgot to mention the Commodores best song, Brick House. Those two songs are guaranteed to fill the dance floor, even to this day
Funny you mentioning Lionel at the 84 Olympics as this morning I pulled out some pictures of a much much younger me sitting next to a 1984 olympic gold medal. I worked for the company that produced them. They were produced for free, because the companiy was able to produce all of the partcipating companies awards that year with the Olympic logo. I always try to encourage people by letting them know, the only difference between a bronze, silver or gold medal is a thin layer of electroplate. A third place has most of the medal. It's the way I feel about great singers who don't have a chart topping hit. They are there and that is what matters.
Very cool!
I love that!
Well stated!😅
Lionel Richie's "Can't Slow Down" was a must-have album for me back in the day. Well, it still is actually LOL. I never knew this about "All Night Long (All Night)" though. Learned something new today! Always loved Richie's music. :)
This song was the first time I heard the phrase "Raise The Roof"...a magical song for the ages...you CAN'T be in a bad mood while it plays, that's the magic!
It's so true!
It’s a bad mood killer indeed. I need it especially today.
Lionel Richie brings back all the warm memories of my adolescence and love for music, dance and MTV.
Just a reminder how amazing that time was for music with Every Breath You Take, Say Say Say, Uptown Girl, Karma Chameleon as well as All Night Long and Hello.
A phenomenal year!
A great stretch, 83 and 84!
@@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 1982 also for those who celebrates!
My brother knew a couple that went to Las Vegas. He wanted to keep gambling and she wanted to go to the room. So she went to the room. Was in the elevator and a man and his dog got in the elevator with her. She was a bit nervous and then the man said hit the floor lady. So she instantly dropped to the floor. Turned out the man’s dog was named Lady. And that’s what he said to have the dog lay down. The guy busted out laughing. Obviously she was a bit embarrassed. The next day when the couple checked out of the motel. There was a note that said. Thanks for a great laugh. Your room is paid for. Lionel Ritchie
My uncle Mack Vickery doesn't get the credit he deserves in country music, he's from Alabama also. One of only 3 other songwriters in country to have a hit in the top ten in 6 consecutive decades
Just looked him up. Hes pretty good. He got into the Alabama music hall of fame so thats a huge honor.
This is the first time I’m hearing of him. What a storied career.
yes old records here sure have some by him maybe bradleys barn not sure
@ProfessorofRock Jambo Rafiki is a Swahili greeting which loosely translate to "Hello friend." If LR is inspired by Swahili, then "Hey Jambo Jambo" maybe an attempt to say "Hey Hello HI" I think this is possible because he has another song named "Hello" and this may have been a theme developing in the back of his mind.
I worked at a restaurant and Lionel’s music was constantly on the soundtrack. All night long I’d burned into my memory like a CD. Thanks Adam!
Very cool!
Love Lionel Richie's music both with the Commodores and as a solo artist. I bought his Can't Slow Down Album when it was released in 1983. I've watched some of his most recent concert videos on RUclips. He always closes his shows with "All Night Long (All Night). It's always been one of my favorite songs of his and, in my opinion, his best feel-good, party song. Never knew this story behind this classic 80's hit. Again, as I said before, that's why I regularly come to this channel.
Thanks!
I bet he’s a blast in concert.
All Night Long was HUGE. Back in the 80s we were on vacation in the Bahamas and as we went to a small island for a day trip and cookout, the boat we were on had a live band playing All Night Long... the whole trip! It might have been the only song they knew! Still, a great song.
Thanks for the information behind it Professor.
All Night Long All Night is one of those songs when it comes on you can't help but to turn it up. Lionel is one of the best performers, songwriter's and showman in the music industry.
Dancing on the Ceiling, the video where he recreated a famous Fred Astaire moment, is my fondest memory of him. It was so cool to see him pay tribute to a great performer of a previous generation and add his own twist to it.
My niece was a toddler when Dancing on the Ceiling came out. When ever the song came on she would go to the nearest wall lay on her back and tried to get to the ceiling so she could dance. Never made it lol. And would cry when the song was over.
I thought that concept was laughable, but at least Fred was honored.
Awesome artist! Lionel Ritchie has always been one of my favorites! My lifes playlist wouldn't be complete without The Commodores and Lionel's music! Thanks for keeping the music alive Professor!👍
Couldn't agree more!
My memory of this song was hearing it in 1983 and 1984 at school. For some reason, it was used as part of our parents day presentation in May 1984 and the idea was for each class in our division of the school to do a presentation on various countries throughout the world. My class did Australia and I wish I could remember which country was being presented, with this song as a part of it.
Lionel Richie is among the few greatest songwriters of the 70s/80s
Not only is he uber-talented, but he is also super nice and quite the looker! 😍
He is handsome! I've always loved his elegant fashion style, nobody was a sharper dressed man than Lionel in the 80s!
He's a great guy!
He and his daughter look amazing.
Not only is Lionel's catalog overflowing with hits, I saw him in Memphis last month, and at 74Y/O his stage performance was world class, truly one of the greats.
This could be the eightiest of eighties albums (tough call though). I was in highschool at the time, and I think "Hello" was the song that really tugged at my heart strings the most. Still reminds me of a certain girl that I was dreaming about every time I heard this song.
Or as Archie Bunker would say, "groinecologist"
Archie Bunker and Fred Sanford were my heroes when i was 11.
I still think of that when I hear that word. Speaking English properly was not a "priorority" for Archie, such as when he complained about protesters throwing "deebriss" at officers of the law.
One of my kids is going to the Smithsonian American History museum today. I told him to pay respects to Archie's chair there.
my late dad was from.flushing im queens one of gdads neighborhood buddies was a archie like charactar he always said and gdad like him car check the erhl oil of course dads favorite he worked the docks as a teen archie stretch characters there he recawhled those old timey queens accents
@@odditiesparanormalmysterie1723 Haha! I didn't know it was there! :)
Lionel is such a versatile singer/songwriter. To go along with #1's in R&B, Soul, pop, writing "Lady" also recorded a top 10 country song with Alabama "Deep River Woman"
....and, Lionel became the first Dude to have TWO SONGS (on the same single) in the Pop Top Ten AND Country charts (March 1987), when "Ballerina Girl" / "Deep River Woman" were out...in the same WEEK! .....That trailblazer, that Lionel.....
@@RBS_ I did not know that. Wow, thanks
I think "Stuck On You" also hit the country chart.
Somehow or other, it escaped me until recent to 2024 that Lionel is the writer of the final Diana Ross top 10 single, "Missing You", written as a Marvin Gaye tribute.
@@BillGraperit did. It was his first song to hit the country charts
My favorite day of the week is Sunday. Every once in a while the song “Easy like Sunday Morning” will stick in my mind reminding me to chill out and not let the pace of daily life run me over.
I saw on TV Lionel Richie performing at the 1984 Summer Olympics. I remember he kept on exclaiming, "Outrageous!"
All Night Long will always remind me of the closing ceremonies of the 1984 Olympics 😊
Great performance!
You said it perfectly " Can't Slow Down is an album my whole family could listen to, nobody complained to turn it off". Exactly!! His music could bring people together like no one else throughout the whole planet. I don't know anyone that doesn't like at least some of his music. So much much of his music marked certain points i will never forget in my life, definitely huge in the soundtrack of my life. Fantastic episode professor!!!
Thanks My Name!
Soundtrack for sure. The 70s I think of The Commadores and Lionel for the 80s. What a voice.
It’s just a great album with great songs. All Night Long is definitely one of those songs that everybody knows.
@@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 definitely! How's your summer Lilly?
@@AnnaTrail-xp8pr for sure!! Great music and great times!!
Excellent pick Professor. This song is part of Lionel's 2012 Tuskegee album where he reimagined over a dozen of his hits as country/based duets. What? You have a Caribbean street party? Who ya gonna sing it with? Why Jimmy Buffet and the Coral Reefers Band (of course)! A dozen years later this album is still at the top of my car playlist.
This song is so popular worldwide, especially amongst men, it was in the US Army's musical arsenal for calming local populace down after combat is over. They did this in Iraq during the 2nd Persian Gulf war.
Lionel Richie is one of the best song writers and singers that doesn’t get his due. Thank you for sharing this
You can never argue that Lionel couldn't write great songs. He really had a way of writing great ballads. But fun songs as well. It took me into my late 30's to really appreciate him. All his work. Seems like a really nice guy, an honest guy when I read or see interviews as well. I'm so thankful I grew up with all these great artists that you showcase.
Dear Prof of Rock, what a fantastic review of Lionel Ritchie. One of my favourite songs from him is Machine Gun with the Commodores and how we danced 3 times a Lady next to Saturday Night Fever in the Discos in the 70's. The lady in the video who dances flamenco at the end of All night long is a Venezuelan socialite daughter of a very famous TV host, she and her 3 sisters were kidnapped in the 60's, one of her sisters on the effects of drugs jumped from a trampoline into a pool and broke her spine, the pool was empty, she never could walk again and in her later years was elected a Congress Woman, her father became a candidate for President and was going to win, his plane had an accident and crushed, needless to say they were all killed. Back to Lionel, his songs are great and has all our respect as he accepted the invitation to play at King Charles coronation when all the other famous singers rejected. Carry on Lionel, we love you!
I took my solo piano/vocalist act on the road beginning in 1981. I thank Willie Nelson, Neil Diamond, Neil Sedaka, Ronnie Miilsap, Kenny Rogers, and of course Lionel Richie for giving me the songs to make it successful ❤
WOW, I've always loved Lionel but I didn't realize he has accomplished SO much.
My favourite songs from Lionel Ritchie include Dancing on the Ceiling and Deep River Woman. Hardly anyone talks about those songs these days. The guy is a legend!
From the Commodores through the Solo Career...Lionel Richie one of a kind.
Filled the Radio for years. Still LOVE the smooth groove and
easy to sing and dance across the generations.
🎵"Hey, mumbo jumbo"🎶
"Oh No" is still my favorite Commodores song💔
Such a great song!
Yeah, amazing song!!! It was even more powerful when I heard it years later in a movie called "The Last American Virgin."
"Oh No'" was Lionel Richie's last top 10 hit with the Commodores. I love that song, too. I think it's very much underrated in the fantastic Lionel Richie song catalog. I don't know why he doesn't play it at his concerts. He really should.I think it's one of the best of his many great ballads
Mamba jamba!
you are so right - Lionel Ritchie songs are amazing to this day. So many really great artists in the 80s/90s that have endured and LR is right up there.
LR was the eighties!! Every song takes me back to high school. No one better!!
Just saw him and Earth Wind and Fire in concert a couple of weeks ago, great concert. Lionel was definitely in control of the crowd.
It is impossible to not dance to this song. Thanks Adam, have a good weekend, do something fun.
In high school, I was in band, and we would place cassettes on boom boxes on the bus to and from parades. On one trip, the only cassettes we listened to were Journey's "Escape", and Lionel Richie's "Can't Slow Down". To this day, anytime I hear either one, I'm transported back in time to 1984-1985 when I was 14 years old. Ah, thanks for the memories!!! 😆
The very first cassette I bought to play on my very own portable cassette player was Can’t Slow Down. I wore that tape out, as I listened to it nearly every night to go to sleep. Thanks for this Adam ! Such great memories.❤
Lol, the ways that some artists get their ideas and inspiration for music, some of which became big hits, is just amazing, to say the least 😄“All Night Long” has always and will continue to be a great, happy song to listen to and even sing along with for years to come. It always takes me back to my childhood years growing up in the 80s.
This story is unexpectedly hilarious.
An amazing all around talent. Wow.
He's so great!
I remember exactly where I was when he sang All Night Long at the Olympics. Clear picture burned in my mind. House I lived in during grad school, new boyfriend over for a visit. We still (sometimes) argue over TV programming to this day.
Deep River Woman on this album was a favorite song of my sister Sandy's!! She bought the album for that song but ended up loving the whole album!! Lionel Richie is a performer that just loves to perform!! He said he'd perform for anyone that asked him to!! That's what all performers should think!! Great video again!! Cindy Snow
..."Deep Woman..." was on "Dancing On The Ceiling", Lady Cindy....but it DID give Lionel a '2 sided' Pop AND Country hit, when Ballerina Girl & Deep went Top Ten the SAME week!
Did you ever watch 3s Company? Cindy Snow was Chrissy's lil sister. 😀
@@LaManteca76 she was her cousin!! I love watching reruns of Three's Company!!
I'm sorry I got mixed up but if you ever do a video about that album, here's your first comment!!
@@cindysnow2123 Oh her cousin! Whoops, sorry lol. Yes I love 3s Company!
What I always remember about the video was Lionel picking up the little girl. You did not mention that
I think early to mid 80s every wedding reception played more than one Lionel Richie song. All Night long, brick house, stuck on you, hello, endless love to name a few
I have 'Can't Slow Down ' record in my collection. All Night Long is a fun track. I remember when Lionel won the Grammys. He shouted, Outrageous!
....WRONG, Lady Catherine.....Lionel was Nov., 1983, Debarge was April 1985, and HoJo was July 1986...the Top 5.....
5. Nasty -MISS Jackson
4. No One Is To Blame - HoJo
3. Who's Johnny - EL DeBarge
2. Holding Back The Years - Simply Red
1. There'll Be Sad Songs - Billy Ocean
....close enough, though! ...ha-HAA!
Thanks, I will edit @@RBS_
Yes he did. "Rhythm Of The Night" was by the group DeBarge, not El DeBarge solo. "No One Is To Blame" peaked at #4, so it was also one additional song keeping that great song out of the #1 spot.
@@RBS_ - *I guess HoJo means "Howard Jones", then?
@@chrisrj9871 ...DIEHARDS have been callin' him that since 1981... ; )
Nothing but love for Lionel and Commodores!
"Can't Slow Down" was the first CD I ever bought.
I belonged to The International Preview Society, a Classical Music club, and they offered this CD if you bought a CD player thru the club. CD players weren't available in my hometown yet so I took advantage of the opportunity.
I was surprised how "clean" the sound was.
I played "All Night Long" many times until I got other CDs.
Led Zeppelin "IV" and "Close to the Edge" by YES were the next CDs I bought.
One of my favorite LPs. I love Lionel Richie's voice and music.
Remember Lionel from the 1980’s and the Commodores from the 1970’s. My introduction to the Commodores was their instrumental “Machine Gun”.
Love that song!
Favorite song of his.
Lionel Richie has so many good songs, one of my favorites is Dancing on the Ceiling.
Remember that video?
@@ProfessorofRock yes, I think they were dancing on the walls and ceiling of a house.
My absolute favorite singer!!!His songs are happiness to me!
Professor of Rock - you are such a great story teller. Look forward to you interviewing Lionel Richie in person to get the behind the story of his songs. I hope the 2024 Olympics can live up to the 1984.
I swear he was trolling us with the uptempo bridge to Say You Say Me.. still one of my favourites
....he took a chance, and it WORKED, Man....RARE to be bold like that, to us Music listeners....
The tempo change in this song is great. 😊
That's probably my favorite Lionel song, especially to dance to. It's a happy, joyful vibe. 💜😎💃💜
Jambo is very well used in Kenya. It's a happy greeting or even a goodbye like Aloha.
That joke "How long did Lionel Richie got the bathroom?" went across my school's playground as well. Them were the days.
Hey Adam. I jst wanted to thank you for yesterday's vid wuth Mike Campbell. I had no idea you were going to also discuss Heart of the Matter. That song moves me so deeply, I was unable to get through playing it for years. Your comments about it were spot on. Thanks again. As for today's vid, looking forward to hearing about this one. Sounds like Lionel has a few OCD issues going on. LOLOL
Enjoy your day.
I just had a situation happen and Heart of the Matter was really helpful during that moment.
Awesome video. Definitely one of the greatest albums. So many perfectly recognizable beautiful hits. And he nailed it with All Night Long. Anytime I hear it, I just want to dance (Not very well). But you just have to move when it comes on. One of all time favorites. And Lionel is one of the best.
I know the blind girl from the Hello video !
She was a lady playing the role of a blind woman, constipated. :-) A lot safer for her to be a sculptor than to try to go dancing on the ceiling!
She's gorgeous! Is she really blind? I have to admit, watching that video got to me. Mr. Ritchie had a way of grabbing one's heart! My bff thought that video was sappy, but I guess I'm a romantic.
@@LazyIRanch She complained about getting extreme headaches. Just pretending to be blind during rehearsal. If you look at the bust She made of Lionel Ritchie you can see Mufasas face. Even till today you can still see 👀 it. I practiced being blind for 2days straight and I got headaches all 5 x I did it. Boy was that fun.
@@LazyIRanch She's Laura Carrington, generally a soap operas star, and she's not really blind. :-) I'm a romantic too and I liked that video. Have a nice day, LazyIRanch!
Who is she?
One of Lionel Richie's greatest accomplishments is having the Greatest Afros in history. The song Endless Love was my wedding song; I'm divorced. Don't worry, I'm living Happily Ever After
I released my child in October 1985, lol.
Love Lionel! Thank you so much for sharing!
Greatest underrated artist of all time!!!!
Here is a perspective of the music of Lionel Richie from a nightclub DJ. I was a nightclub DJ from the late 1970s through the mid 1990s. In that time I played all types of music in various nightclubs, including the most popular nightclubs in the Portland, Oregon market and the Seattle/Bellevue, Washington market. Obviously throughout the years that I was spinning vinyl, beat mixing the hits from almost every genre imaginable (I was subscribed to multiple custom DJ remix/dance mix services and had the right gear to create and produce my own custom dance beat mixes to all sorts of music from all sorts of artists, including the Charlie Daniels Band, Lynyrd Skynyrd, AC/DC, The Eagles, Amy Grant, Barry McGuire, The Doobie Brothers, etc) so the clientele of the clubs where I was lead DJ was exposed to not only the most popular music, but I also introduced them to new mixes of their old favorites, and to new music from artists that they were not yet familiar with. From the Jackson 5, the Jacksons, then Michael Jackson, Jermaine Jackson, and Janet Jackson, that family was always popular on my playlists, as was Prince and all of his protege bands and artists. Some artists were just automatic hit machines. Others like that were Daryl Hall & John Oates, Diana Ross, Elton John, ZZ Top, etc. Familiar artists who continued cranking out great music were easily popular with the club clientele. The Commodores were equally popular, right in there with the Gap Band, the S.O.S. Band, Everything Nile Rodgers touched, including Chic and Sister Sledge, and all of the George Clinton projects (P-Funk All Stars, Funkadelic, Parlaiment, and the George Clinton "solo" records). I digress. This is getting longer than I had hoped.
I'll get to the point. Although the Commodores were always popular on the dance floor with the clientele, the solo stuff from Lionel Richie wasn't as popular. I mean, his music, being mostly ballads, was great as slow jams for those sets every 90 minutes or so where I'd slow things down to calm the crowd and sell drinks to the customers who were hardcore dancers, which were plentiful. I was actually astounded at how many people came to the clubs just to dance and dance and DANCE. Anyway, as popular as his slow jams were, the more upbeat solo stuff from Lionel Richie was not popular in the clubs at all. Not even the songs from huge blockbuster movies. I learned while working in the music industry that aside from dance music charts, which were as legitimate as possible as they were averaged from weekly music charts sent to labels and industry publications from select nightclub DJs, myself included, who ranked the popularity of each song by crowd response/reaction, number of song requests, and a touch of personal opinion. All other music charts were/are selected by "the club", the powers that be in the industry who have major and minor record labels take turns on whose artists will get what awards each year, and THAT INCLUDES EVEN THE SO-CALLED "CHRISTIAN" MUSIC CHARTS.
Again I digress. My entire point is that I highly suspect that the chart-topping success of Lionel Richie since he chose to become a solo artists has almost everything to do with the fact that he literally sold his soul (that used to be a running joke because the powers that be didn't want it known to be true) and became part of "the club" - looking squeaky clean and good on the surface, living a life of absolutely vile behavior alongside countless others in the entertainment industry - all bloodthirsty, evil, murderous, child molesting Luciferian pædovores. You can call me all sorts of names and claim that I am a nut job, but I have witnessed all of it. Heck, many of the "stars" people worship today aren't even the real person. The original person is long since gone. You don't want to know the details. Perhaps you've heard some of the details surrounding some of them, like Justin Timberlake and Brittney Spears, both of whom were killed in a car crash over 2 decades ago, or Anne Heche, Prince, Michael Jackson, Chris Cornell, and even Kurt Cobain. We have all been lied to about everything for our entire lives. Nothing is as it seems.
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Bob Marley and the Wailers were once the opening act for the Commodores. In the “Marley” documentary, Marley’s manager asserted that it should have been the Commodores performing the opening act for Bob Marley and the Wailers rather than the other way around.
I am not sure whether it is folklore or not but it is alleged that Bob Marley would out-perform and out-shine the Commodores on stage- transfixing and riveting the crowd who would scream for more from Bob Marley.
It would not surprised me that the seed was then sown in Lionel Richie to create the “All Night Long” sound to reflect the profound influence of Bob Marley.
I have no label for him, he's just awesome, no bad songs, no song that you pass on and Easy Like Sunday Morning makes every sound deaf person think they can sing and i have to every girlfriend. This is a guy with no label, his songs in the 80s could be from any year, throw them on the radio right now it works. I dare you to listen to him and Aretha one after the other and you will hear TRUTH,.
Crazy is that he would of had another one on that album, but he turned down the family who did it any way and was another hit but for them. That song was The Rhythm of the Night.
DeBarge!
Lionel is so suave his music flows like water
So true!
I remember going to work in high school at our local restaurant and I had this song in my head and sang this "All Night Long" lol
Nice timing for me because I just watched The Greatest Night in Pop on Netflix and it was so cool to see Lionel and all his contemporaries at work together!
Back in 1984 I bought a tape player, and "Can't Slow Down" was the first cassette I bought to play on it.
Thank you, some very interesting facts about one of my favorite artists. I’ve been listening to Lionel Richie ever since he started making music.
Loved this song.
Just saw him in concert, awesome!
As a punk, and metalhead, I was indifferent to a lot of songs you cover. But after you cover them, I have a new found appreciation for these songs. I guess I should have paying more attention. Thanks for that. I think. 😂
Lionel Richie is absolutely one of the greatest ever...
Great song writer❣️
This was one of many albums my mother had in 'rotation in the 80's. She'd put a record on after my father left for work while she did the dishes. I am old enough to remember the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles (we lived a few miles south of that area until 1993).
Love your channel Adam! As a child of the 70’s it keeps me young!
I remember watching Lionel Ritchie's performance at the Olympics! It was mind-blowing!! I always enjoyed the laid-back music of The Commodores and Lionel's early solo stuff but I really liked All Night Long (All Night) as well as Dancing on the Ceiling! Both made you wanna get up and dance!
Lionel Richie is one if my favorites of all time.
Great songwriter!