Lionel Richie - Did You Know?
August 18, 2018Music facts, music trivia, interesting stories and much more. Introducing the "Did You Know" page about American singer and songwriter, Lionel Richie.
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Lionel Richie is an American singer, songwriter, record producer and actor. Richie began his music career in 1968 when he was a member of the funk and soul band the Commodores and later in 1982, Richie started his own solo career.
Lionel Richie's songs and tunes are very well known in China. They are actually used there to teach children at school English, using lyrics from Richie's songs such as "Hello", Say You, Say Me" and "All Night Long (All Night)" part of the curriculum.
Lionel Richie also wrote songs that were #1 hits in eight consecutive years (1978-1985), which is a record. During the years, Lionel Richie has sold more than 90 million records all over the world, which makes him one of the world's best-selling artists of all time.
Richie is also the winner of five Grammy Awards and in 2016, he received the Songwriters Hall of Fame's highest honor, which is the Johnny Mercer Award.
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Lionel Richie said that it took him two months to write the song "All Night Long (All Night)," because he just couldn't find the ending to this song.
Richie had everything for the song, the verses, the middle part, and everything else, except the ending, he just didn't have the ending to the song. He also said that he got the vibe for this song from his vacations in the Caribbean.
When writing the song, Richie said that all he had to do, was find that beat that everybody dances to when they go on vacation.
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Lionel Richie co-wrote the song "Dancing on the Ceiling" with Mike Frenchnik and Carlos Rios, and spared no expense, as the video is said to have cost no less than $400,000!
It was one of the most memorable clips of the '80s, using the rotating room effect. In 2010, the movie Inception used more complex variations on the same effect.
The song "Dancing on the Ceiling" is about having a good time, and literally dancing on the ceiling.
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