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Fun Music Information -> Lionel Richie
This is the most recent information about Lionel Richie that has been submitted to amIright. If we have more information about Lionel Richie, then we provide a link to the section where it appears (the actual page whenever possible).
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Possible Misspelled Names:
These are the alternate spellings of the performer's name we've had to correct in submissions to amIright.
Lionel Ritchie & Diana Ross, Lionel Ritchie, Lionel Richie & Diana Ross, Lional RitchieJokes:
Why can't Lionel Richie recite the entire alphabet? Because he always gets stuck on U. Submitted by: Gusty O'Windflap
| When Nintendo started selling the Wii, it became a big seller and people were looking for it constantly. So Nintendo opened a hotline to help people find them. They hired Lionel Richie to answer the hotline because he'd always say, "Hello, is it Wii you're looking for?" Submitted by: Larcen Tyler
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Music Performer Nicknames:
Known informally as: Livin' Richly. Submitted by: Robert D. Arndt Jr.
New Band Names:
New Name | Why It's Better | Submitter Name |
| Lionel Rich-Tea | For all you good old british folk who are well acquainted with this time-old biscuit (The Rich Tea), this will be mildly amusing, I'm certain. Anyone for cucumber sandwiches??? | Mae |
| Lionel Itchy | Because his music makes my knuckles itch! | Scratchy |
New Song Names:
Original Song Name | New Song Name | Submitter Name |
| "Prancing On The Ceiling" | "Dancing On The Ceiling" | Regina Haniger |
| "Dancing On The Sealing" | "Dancing On The Ceiling" | Regina Haniger |
| "Running With A Knife" | "Running With The Night" | Brian Kelly |
| "Goodbye" | "Hello" | nevergonnaknow |
Literally Impossible Song Titles:
Song/Performer | Comment | Submitter Name |
| "Running With The Night," | Nights can't run with people. | Candy Welty |
| "You Are The Sun," | Must have a really hot relationship! (get it?) | Larcen Tyler |
| "Stuck On You," | Only time this happens is w/ conjoined twins. | Peter |
| "Dancing On The Ceiling," | Sorry, gravity won't let you do that. | Wendy Torrance |
Use a Song Title to Answer a Different Song:
Song & Band Name | Song & Band Name | |
| "I'm Not In Love," 10cc | "You Are," Lionel Richie | |
| "Vacation," The Go-Go's | "Somewhere In London," Lionel Richie | |
| "Sweet Sticky Thing," The Ohio Players | "Stuck On You," Lionel Richie | |
| "Who's That Girl?," Madonna | "You Are," Lionel Richie | |
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Remove a Letter From a Song Title:
"Love Will Conquer Al" originally "Love Will Conquer All"
No comment here.
Maya Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
"Hell" originally "Hello"
Peter
Add a Letter to a Song Title:
"I Call It Lover" originally "I Call It Love"
Candy Welty
"I Call It Glove" originally "I Call It Love"
Candy Welty
"I Call It Clove" originally "I Call It Love"
Candy Welty
"I Call It Loved" originally "I Call It Love"
Candy Welty
"Say You, Say Men" originally "Say You, Say Me"
Candy Welty
There are additional song titles with a letter added available.
Change a Letter:
"I Call It Lore" originally "I Call It Love"
Candy Welty
"I Call It Cove" originally "I Call It Love"
Candy Welty
"I Call In Love" originally "I Call It Love"
Candy Welty
"I Call It Move" originally "I Call It Love"
Candy Welty
"I Call It Lode" originally "I Call It Love"
Candy Welty
There are additional song titles with a letter changed available.
Song Parody Lyrics:
Original Song Name | Parody Song Name | Parody Author |
| "Hello" | "Trudeau" | Arch Vile |
| "Dancing On The Ceiling" | "Dancing With My Feline" | The Parody Author |
| "Penny Lover" | "Fitty Tucker" | Lionel Mertens |
| "Hello" | "Hello" | Glynn Leaney |
| "Hello" | "Memo" | the_conqueror_of_parodies |
| "Ballerina Girl" | "Surfer Girl" | AmericanGirlFan8998 |
| "Ballerina Girl" | "My Chinchilla Girl" | Joseph Little |
| "Ballerina Girl" | "Superina Girl" | AmericanGirlFan8998 |
| "Ballerina Girl" | "My Subpoena Girl" | the_conqueror_of_parodies |
| "Running With The Night" | "Running With A Knife" | RolandB |
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Songs for Commercials, That Haven't Been Done Yet:
Song Name | Product | Submittor |
| Ballerina Girl | Productions of "The Nutcracker" | Kerry |
| Ballerina Girl | Barbie Dolls (Ballerina); Ballet School | LoriLoud33 |
| All Night Long | Pfizer's Viagra | m |
| All Night Long | Wendy's | dilnick |
| You're My Angel | Church Of Jesus Christ | RSWSU |
| There are additional commercials that haven't been done yet available. | ||
Bad Choices for On Hold Music:
Song Name | Company/Organization | Submittor |
| Dancing On The Ceiling | Hallucinogenics Addiction Therapy | Diddims |
| All Night Long | Insomnia Helpline | Andrew Lourey |
| Stuck On You | Glue Factory | Andrew |
| Hello | Missing Person's Clinic | Hayley |
| Dancing On The Ceiling | Drug Rehabilitation Center | Nicola |
Songs for Duets, That Haven't Been Done Yet:
First Band/Song Name | Second Band/Song Name | New Song Name | Submittor |
| I Wanna Sex You Up Color Me Badd | All Night Long (All Night) Lionel Richie | I Wanna Sex You Up All Night Long | Jacynthia Maries |
| I Could Have Danced All Night Julie Andrews | All Night Long (All Night) Lionel Richie | I Could Have Danced All Night Long | Serafina |
| Nina, Pretty Ballerina ABBA | Ballerina Girl Lionel Richie | Nina, Pretty Ballerina Girl | Cassandra |
| Snowflakes Are Dancing Kurt Vile | Dancing On The Ceiling Lionel Richie | Snowflakes Are Dancing On The Ceiling | Edward |
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If Groups Combined, Their Names Might Be:
Sixpence None The Richie
Sixpence None The Richer combined with Lionel Richie
That name hardly made sense as it was!
Submitted By: neptunevsmars
Lionel Train Richie
Lionel Richie combined with Train
Submitted By: Ava Murphy
Lionel Richie Sambora
Lionel Richie combined with Richie Sambora
The Commodores' ex-frontman (who was a successful solo artist) and Bon Jovi's lead guitarist can combine their names in before-and-after fashion!
Submitted By: Megan
Misheard Lyrics:
"Running with the Night"
Misheard Lyrics: Playing in the jungle
Original Lyrics: Playing in the shadows
| "All Night Long (All Night)"
Misheard Lyrics: John will eat a vegetable, yah
Original Lyrics: Tom bo li de say de moi ya
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"You Are"
Misheard Lyrics: You are upset
Original Lyrics: You are the sun
| "Stuck on You"
Misheard Lyrics: Shop for perfume
Original Lyrics: Stuck on you
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Misheard Lyrics Stories:
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"All Night Long (All Night)"
Misheard Lyrics: All night long (oh my)
Original Lyrics: All night long (all night)
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Story about this misheard lyric by: Cody Finke I thought the backing vocals said "oh my" |
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Song Parody Fragments:
"Dancing on the Ceiling"
Better Lyrics:
Oh, I feel like screaming
Tech Support is in Darjeeling!
Oh, the broken English
That this person keeps on speaking!!!
Tech Support is in Darjeeling!
Oh, the broken English
That this person keeps on speaking!!!
Original Lyrics:
Oh, what a feeling
When we're dancing on the ceiling
Oh, what a feeling
When we're dancing on the ceiling
When we're dancing on the ceiling
Oh, what a feeling
When we're dancing on the ceiling
Submitted by: Robert D. Arndt Jr.
"Dancing On The Ceiling"
Better Lyrics:
Oh what a feeling
When we're Danson on the ceiling
When we're Danson on the ceiling
Original Lyrics:
Oh what a feeling
When we're dancing on the ceiling
When we're dancing on the ceiling
Submitted by: Ed
Repetitive Song Lyrics:
"All Night Long"
The Repetitive Lyrics: All night long! (All night)
Why They're Repetitive: Are you sure it's not all day long? Gees, I certainly hope I don't have to listen to you saying those lyrics all night long!
[Ed's note: Personally, I was always bored off to sleep by the intro music, so never got to hear the droning lyrics!] Submitted by: sXe LeXi 5X2
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Nonsensical Song Lyrics:
"Easy"
The Nonsensical Lyrics: Know it sounds funny
But I just can't stand the pain Girl I'm leaving you tomorrow Seems to me girl You know I've done all I can You see I begged, stole And I borrowed Ooh, that's why I'm easy I'm easy like Sunday morning Why They're Nonsensical: Why does it sound funny to hear that you can't stand the pain? Ha, ha.
Submitted by: Krista Jackson
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Inappropriate Song Lyrics:
"Hello"
The Inappropriate Lyrics: Hello? Is it me you're looking for?
Why They're Inappropriate: Um, I think he's got it backwards, he's the one who seems to be stalking the woman. And does anyone find it weird that in the video, the woman is blind, and he asks, 'Is it me your looking for?'
Submitted by: Leah Lockhart
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Song Lyrics That Mention Other Songs:
"Stuck On You"
The Song Lyrics: I'm leaving on that midnight train to Georgia.
Song They Mention: "Midnight Train To Georgia" by Gladys Knight and the Pips
Submitted by: Joe
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Songs That Open With Their Titles:
"Ballerina Girl"
Opening Lines: Ballerina girl, you are so lovely.
Comments: Submitted by: Brian Kelly
| "Stuck On You"
Opening Lines: Stuck on you, got a feeling down deep in my soul that I just can't lose.
Comments: From his 1983 album Can't Slow Down.
Submitted by: Vic George
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Song Title Space Change:
"Do It Tom E." originally "Do It To Me"
Submitted by: George Straitjacket
Band Name Anagrams:
Icier Hellion Submitted by: Robert D. Arndt Jr.
I Hello In Rice Submitted by: George Straitjacket
Wonder what he does in other grains (?)
Song Title Anagrams:
"In A Larger Bill" originally "Ballerina Girl"
Submitted by: Keira Dayley
"Real Grain Bill" originally "Ballerina Girl"
Submitted by: Keira Dayley
"Girl Ran Liable" originally "Ballerina Girl"
Submitted by: Keira Dayley
"Liable Girl Ran" originally "Ballerina Girl"
Submitted by: Keira Dayley
"Ill In Large Bar" originally "Ballerina Girl"
Submitted by: Keira Dayley
There are additional Song Title Anagrams available.
Song Title Acrostics:
SOY: "Stuck On You"
Submitted by: Brian Kelly
YA: "You Are"
Ya: a type of arrow
Submitted by: Peter
Song Title Spoonerisms:
"Say "You May See"" originally "Say You, Say Me"
Submitted by: Waldo D. Law
"May You Say "See"" originally "Say You, Say Me"
Submitted by: Waldo D. Law
"Yuck On Stew" originally "Stuck On You"
Submitted by: MOR
"Sanding On The Ceiling" originally "Dancing On The Ceiling"
Submitted by: Allison O'Silla
"Any Plover" originally "Penny Lover"
Any of various short billed shorebirds.
Submitted by: Diana Jasper
Band Name Spoonerisms:
Ryan L. Itchy originally "Lionel Richie"
Submitted by: Carrie Dawn Knight-Lee
Rind All Lichee originally "Lionel Richie"
Submitted by: Soul
What A Band is Best Known For (aside from their music):
"Shouting "Outrageous!""
Richie shouted this after winning his Grammys in the 80s. The word became a favorite sound byte with radio DJs.
Submitted by: Reggie Pillbox
Movies Named After Song Titles:
"Stuck On You"
The movie with Matt Damon & Greg Kinnear LOL
Submitted by: Mickey D.
