Lionel Richie’s All Night Long: The Crazy Stories Behind This Iconic #1 Hit

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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .