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Legendary Lionel Richie Teaches Us "All Night Long" Moves

Legendary Lionel Richie Teaches Us "All Night Long" Moves

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YH chats with one of the best-selling artists of all time, the legendary Lionel Richie, during rehearsals for his big All The Hits All Night Long Tour! The singer-songwriter gives us a taste of one of his classic hits for which the tour was named, "All Night Long", then he talks with us about weird fan encounters, an epic #ThrowbackThursday pic, and how social media has changed the way we perceive famous musical artists. Plus, he shows us how to rock some of his signature and now-iconic moves!

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Young Hollywood

This is how I know I'm in tight with Lionel Richie. Are you ready?

Lionel Richie

Ready.

Young Hollywood

So we bump it. That's what we do. So I have a picture for you.

Lionel Richie

Oh, don't scare me.

Young Hollywood

You put this on your Twitter. Throwback Thursday picture. You, Michael Jackson, Quincy Jones, and that is not Quentin Tarantino. That's Phil, that's Phil Collins over there. That's Phil.

Lionel Richie

Good. I know.

Young Hollywood

What like when you see a picture like that, when I see a picture like that, I think of my childhood. What do you what do you think of like a night like that?

Lionel Richie

I think of my childhood too. What are you talking about? I was a little boy then.

Young Hollywood

I mean these days, sort of the the longevity doesn't necessarily happen anymore. Is there anybody sort of of this younger generation that you see sort of having, you know, what you have, like 16 Grammys and Oscar? You know.

Lionel Richie

Well, as far as the writers, who are they? I I think Bruno, the Weeknd's very good. Bruno Mars is very good, you know. Beyonce, she made it. She's across the fence already. She's here.

Young Hollywood

Social media now. I mean back in the day, you could you had secrets, you could keep secrets and do you think people are badder now than they used to be or is it just that people are more exposed than they used to be?

Lionel Richie

They're badder. Are you kidding me? I and they naughtier? As I told as I told as I told Nicole. She kept apologizing to me. She said, "Dad, I'm sorry. Dad, I'm sorry." And I said, "Nick, the only difference between your generation and my generation is we didn't have that." Right. Right? So I could actually be faced down in Amsterdam somewhere, wake up the next morning, get on the plane, fly to Alabama and here comes Lionel Junior to sit with us in the pew in the church. Nobody knew.

Young Hollywood

Well, my friends, the time has come my To raise the roof and have some fun tonight. So the tour all night long. I want to ask you, if you had a night in your career that sort of stands out, is there one? I know there's so many. Oh my God. In terms of happy or weird or funny or what was it?

Lionel Richie

Weird. Well, there's always there's always the fan that comes on stage and you go, "Oh, you're going to come and sing with me on stage." She no, she took her clothes off.

Young Hollywood

What if we took your clothes off before they go on stage? Why is that? For the fan out there that is that person, why? What do you think he's going to do? Also if that fan is out there, I'll see you at the show.

Lionel Richie

All night long. All night, all night long.

Young Hollywood

I used to do the All Night Long moves when I was a kid. Yeah. I was wondering if you could teach me one. Yeah. Cuz I don't think I have it down. I mean, I got the shoulder bump.

Lionel Richie

No, no. It's really easy. You see, all you have to do is that. See like that, that move right there. That's a fake. That's a fake, which means I'm I'm coming over there, but I'm not really coming over there. And I'm coming over there, but I'm not really coming over there. And everybody goes, "He came over here." And I stay right here.

Young Hollywood

Okay, I'm going to try it. Just go. Oh, I'm coming over there.

Lionel Richie

There you go. Yeah. No, no, no, no, no. Don't don't stop. So you got it. You got it going. Oh, and then you stay right here. Oh. And stay right. Keep moving though. Okay. Okay. Like running in place. It's almost dancing a little bit. Running. Yeah, now. Oh. There you go. Keep moving. Oh. There you go. Hey. That was really exciting. Can I go on tour with you?

Lionel Richie

Um. I don't think you're going to I don't think you're going to make it. That stage, now this was here. Yeah. Just imagine 40 ft.

Young Hollywood

Well, you're used to performing on a big stage, yeah.

Lionel Richie

40 ft stage. And now, can you do this and sing?

Young Hollywood

I can't even do that and speak.

Lionel Richie

Can you do that and sing? Cuz that's what it's going to be like. All night long. There you go. Oh, that's good. All night. See, if you can do All night long. Cuz it's really very singing. Hold on. Let's see. She can go on tour. You can go on tour.

Young Hollywood

I can go on tour? You're in. We're in. You're in. I think that's good. Bump it out. There you go. See ya. Going on tour. Bye on Hollywood. I can't.

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PEOPLE MENTIONED

  • Lionel Richie

    The legendary artist being interviewed, discussing his career and teaching dance moves.

  • Michael Jackson

    Mentioned in a Throwback Thursday photo with Lionel Richie.

  • Quincy Jones

    Mentioned in a Throwback Thursday photo with Lionel Richie.

  • Phil Collins

    Mentioned in a Throwback Thursday photo with Lionel Richie.

  • Bruno Mars

    Cited by Lionel Richie as a talented artist of the younger generation.

  • The Weeknd

    Cited by Lionel Richie as a talented artist of the younger generation.

  • Beyonce

    Cited by Lionel Richie as an established artist of the younger generation.

  • Nicole Richie

    Lionel Richie's daughter, mentioned in a discussion about generational differences.

FAQ

What is the name of Lionel Richie's tour discussed in the video?+
The tour discussed is called "All The Hits All Night Long."
Which artists does Lionel Richie mention as talented from the younger generation?+
Lionel Richie mentions Bruno Mars, The Weeknd, and Beyonce as talented artists from the younger generation.
How does Lionel Richie feel social media has changed the music industry?+
Lionel Richie believes social media has made people more exposed, leading to a perception that they are "badder" or naughtier than in previous generations when secrets could be kept.
What iconic dance move does Lionel Richie teach in the video?+
Lionel Richie teaches the host a 'fake-out' dance move from his song "All Night Long," where he appears to move to one side but stays in place.

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