Richie performed the song at the closing ceremonies of the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California. (And so we're making our own phonetic invention for BUG!) Richie has described these portions of the song as a 'wonderful joke,' written when he discovered that he lacked the time to hire a translator to contribute the foreign language lyrics he wished to include in the song.

The song lyrics were written primarily in English, but Richie has admitted in at least one press interview that 'African' lyrics in the song, such as 'Tom bo li de say de moi ya,' and 'Jambo jumbo,' were in fact made-up gibberish of his own invention.

This new, more dance music and pop inspired approach proved popular, as the single reached number one on three Billboard charts (pop, R&B and adult contemporary). Chordsound to play your music, study scales, positions for guitar, search, manage, request and send chords, lyrics and. Taken from his second solo album, Can't Slow Down, it combined Richie's soulful Commodores style with Caribbean influences. Lionel Richie has been hitting the gym and working on his stamina. ' All Night Long (All Night)' is a hit single for American singer-songwriter Lionel Richie from 1983. On BUG night we'll be using the (A) songsheet. G Feel it in your heart, F And feel it in your soul, Am G Let the music.

G Life is cool, F Am Wild and sweet, G Let the music play on. Verse 2: G People dancing, F All in the streets, Am See the rhythm, G Flow in their feet. You can play in the same key as the videos in GCEA tuning using the (G) songsheet and putting your capo on the 1st fret (with some instrumentals cut). G Am F All night long, (All night), All night, (All night).

Lionel richie all night long lyrics