The former Commodores frontman had set out to create a song that would become an international dance sensation, and while he ended up achieving the goal, he has long admitted that some of the track's words had silly beginnings—what he described as a "wonderful joke."
In a 2019 video with GQ, the legendary hitmaker shared the true story behind how he landed on the finishing touches of the song. "I don't have a hook," he said of realizing the track was missing something at the time. "It took me probably another month of just walking around my house and everywhere, trying to figure out, 'What is the hook to come on and sing along?' I've got to give you a sing-along."
"Then I said, ‘Wait a minute. “All Night Long.”’ He looked at me like I was nuts. Sometimes, by not thinking, you find exactly what you want,” Richie added to NYP.
“That is a wonderful joke,” he admitted of the lyrics. And as the music icon explained to GQ, the rest is history.
One of the Greatest of All Time
More hits that made the cut include Rupert Holmes‘ “Escape (The Piña Colada Song)”—which was also ranked among Best Beach Songs of All Time—”Sweet Caroline” by Neil Diamond, Billy Joel‘s “Piano Man,” entries from the great Hall & Oates, Air Supply's "All Out of Love," and many more. Taking the crown for the No. 1 Greatest Soft Rock Song of All Time on the list is Toto‘s “Africa” (1982).
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