Child…hold EVERYTHING.
Child…hold EVERYTHING.
Last edited by sansradio; 09-10-2023 at 04:06 PM.
oh my can't we all just get along
That outfit is totally tasteless....I don't care what younger folks say...
Sans I have a feeling this is all tongue in cheek. Not to say he isn't honestly annoyed that she "apparently" refuses to do it, but I think he was having fun with his audience, especially if this was in response to any scuttlebutt that may have been circulating about the possibility.
It is a bit strange that this reunion hasn't taken place since their Oscars performance back in the day. Add it to the list of things we don't understand about Diana Ross and will probably never get an answer.
if I had a choice of singing face-to-face with Beyoncé or Lionel Richie, I would choose Beyoncé. I would guess after 37 years that Miss Ross is not as interested as some people might expect. And I’m sure he knows this, but it’s a good bit and there’s no reason for him to change it. I would do the very same thing…… IF I had totally given up hope of ever happening because I am guessing this is the kind of thing she might not care for so much and so, he might be making the situation worse. He seems annoyed to me, and perhaps he feels that because he pinned her last to chart Toppers that she owes him some thing. A case could be made for that axiom, but a bigger case could be made for the fact that if this ross doesn’t want to do, some thing is ross is not going to do the same thing and thata is thata.
maybe she feels it should take place at one of her concerts??? Lionel doesn't have to "pay for a gown, a set or anything...all he has to do is show up" LOL....
Lionel Richie bring up Diana Ross every time he sings Endless Love, it's a part of his Act/ show,it's entertainment, people are taking this too serious lol, Endless Love is Diana Ross biggest selling song/single, in her career, she had some big hit songs with The Supremes, and some big hit songs when she went solo, none of them Out Sold Endless Love, a song that Lional Richie wrote, and later he did Missing You, a song he written and produced for Diana Ross.
Last edited by REDHOT; 09-11-2023 at 07:41 AM.
Much as I love Diana, I much prefer Lionel's solo demo of "Endless Love" - warm and homely.
I have always felt that Diana would prefer the song to be thought of as hers and hers alone. Behind the bravado Lionel sounds rather sad.
I really never got that impression. In many interviews Ross has praised Lionel Richie as a song writer. Having Ross on the record has helped Lionel Richie to establish his solo career, and I'm sure both of them are aware of that, and appreciate that. The song was a mutual favor. I've only seen Lionel Richie live once, a couple of years ago, and the "where is Diana Ross? ... Oh, she's not here, so you [meaning the audience] can sing her lines" was a part of the show then as well.
She is the missing elephant in the room when he performs it. So why not toy with it.
Same as when Diana performs it. Does Diana have any fun moments in hers shows??? Any shtick??
She gave that up long ago? ....
I think the song would have been just as huge had Lionel or Diana performed it as a solo making him very generous indeed.
I do remember Diana once introducing “Endless Love” as a song Lionel Ritchie wrote for her, being either wishful thinking or confusion with “Missing You”.
I would not take Lionel serious as he jokes about Diana being there. He did well as far as royalties with the song and its just a fun moment with him in concert. I have always wonder why he never had the desire to reunite with the Commodores.
Perhaps they don’t like each other much. Most groups have issues over time - a few can see beyond the breakup but many can’t and a lot of them have a cantankerous member that is miserable to deal with.
I think it is clear Lionel is joking - if he were serious, it would ensure they would never sing together again.
The song is a difficult song to sing and Diana is going to be 80 - so time is running out.
This piece from The Root gave me a smile:
https://www.theroot.com/heres-why-li...ian-1850825758
Y'all are a bunch of fools if you took what Lionel said seriously. Some Diana fans be ready to yank someone's heads off lol
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