The masturbation scenario supports the latter. He's either singing about two different people, or he's singing about somone else, then he switches to singing about himself. That's why he says "best damn woman that I've ever seen" and not "best I've been with".Īnother curious thing about this song is the way he sings the verses about someone else (she was.), but sings the chorus directly to someone (you shook me.). Like any fantasy, he's imagining she's speaking to him when he says things like "she told me to come.", but the problem is, she's not real. She can't see and tell lies because she's only a paper image. For example, "sightless eyes, telling me no lies" makes sense when you know he's looking at a picture of a woman. He explained: 'I just couldnt find the ending - I couldnt find all night long to save my life.
There will always be an all night long.' Richie said to CNN that it took him about two months write this song. When you think about it, that totally explains a few odd lines in the song that have had people scratching their heads. There will always be an easy like Sunday morning. Sorry folks, but You Shook Me All Night Long is about masturbation, plain and simple.īrian Johnson has said in several interviews that this song was inspired by images of American women he saw while recording the Back In Black album in the Bahamas. Instruments: Piano, Voice, Alto Voice, Bass Voice, Soprano Voice 1, Soprano Voice 2, Tenor Voice, SSATB Choir. It's about fantasizing about sleeping with a hot chick. General CommentThis song is not about sleeping with a hot chick. Now I'm back in the ring to take another swing Made a meal outta me, and come back for more She was one of a kind, she's just mine all mine She told me to come, but I was already there Knocking me out with those American thighs During the 2021 NFL season, football fans of all ages are treated to a cover of Lionel Richie’s 1983 hit single, All Night Long, which seems to be performed by singer/songwriter Aloe Blacc. To top it all off, Richie had the distinctive honor of performing "All Night Long" during the closing ceremonies at the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles.She was the best damn woman that I ever seen There will always be an easy like Sunday morning. "What I try to write about are real events. "As long as I am not cursing you out, I am going in the right direction," Richie added cheekily. He first called a friend at the United Nations to get some African phrases and was informed, "Lionel, there's 101 African dialects." Richie requested a few words, but when informed it would take a few weeks, he created his own dialect. Richie eventually admitted that the legendary lyrics, "Tom bo li de say de moi ya," and "jumbo jumbo" were gibberish. Lacking the time to rely on a translator, the former Commodore went his own way and made his own lingo. Released by Motown Records, the all-encompassing album was Richie's magnum opus, from the rock-leaning "Running With the Night" to the chart-crowning "All Night Long," to the romantic country song "Stuck on You." With Richard Marx contributing backing vocals and James Carmichael co-producing the global smash, "All Night Long" was an upbeat cocktail of Richie's soulful style with heavy Caribbean sounds and influences, one of the many memorable hit songs from Richie's best selling solo album Can't Slow Down.