Lionel Makes the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Class of 2022

Congrats to Lionel, Jam & Lewis, Harry Belafonte [as an Early Influence], Dolly, Pat Benatar, Eurythmics and all the other acts who made the cut!

https://www.rollingstone.com/music/m...-2022-1346913/

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Originally Posted by sansradio

Congrats to Lionel, Jam & Lewis, Harry Belafonte [as an Early Influence], Dolly, Pat Benatar, Eurythmics and all the other acts who made the cut!

https://www.rollingstone.com/music/m...-2022-1346913/

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Lionel has been on a roll. I think he received a songwriters award recently. All his catalog has aged like fine wine.

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Lionel has been on a roll. I think he received a songwriters award recently. All his catalog has aged like fine wine.

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Well..."Dancing on the Ceiling" notwithstanding. :p

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Well..."Dancing on the Ceiling" notwithstanding. :p

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Man, what in the world is happening down here in the hall…? :cool:

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Well..."Dancing on the Ceiling" notwithstanding. :p

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Hate to be a Debbie Downer, Sans. But I lurv DoTC!! I know the words to every cut. Sorry. Fresh outta hs when it dropped. Wanted to impress my 1st adult chica, a southern belle catalog model. She was impressed! Thanks to Mr. Ritchie. DoTC still on my playlists.

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Hate to be a Debbie Downer, Sans. But I lurv DoTC!! I know the words to every cut. Sorry. Fresh outta hs when it dropped. Wanted to impress my 1st adult chica, a southern belle catalog model. She was impressed! Thanks to Mr. Ritchie. DoTC still on my playlists.

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Welp, there ya have it! To be clear, it’s the title cut only that I can’t stand, not the whole LP, which has oodles of great moments. It’s the only track of his that I hated at first listen. [I was still in high school myself.] Just commercialism run amuck. Still skip it today. But he certainly is long overdue for this honor; his overall body of work is indispensable [especially his early Commodores material].

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Welp, there ya have it! To be clear, it’s the title cut only that I can’t stand, not the whole LP, which has oodles of great moments. It’s the only track of his that I hated at first listen. [I was still in high school myself.] Just commercialism run amuck. Still skip it today. But he certainly is long overdue for this honor; his overall body of work is indispensable [especially his early Commodores material].

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Gotcha. So suppose you weren't feeling the music video either [[which I also liked!)...had a Groucho Marx [[was a circus-type laugher) like Walking on the ceiling!!! Har Harrrr. Sorry again, Sans. I couldn't resist.

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Gotcha. So suppose you weren't feeling the music video either [[which I also liked!)...had a Groucho Marx [[was a circus-type laugher) like Walking on the ceiling!!! Har Harrrr. Sorry again, Sans. I couldn't resist.

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Yeah, that Fred Astaire/Royal Wedding bit. Meh. Loved "Se La" and "Say You, Say Me," though.

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Yeah, that Fred Astaire/Royal Wedding bit. Meh. Loved "Se La" and "Say You, Say Me," though.

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That's fair. Nice trade-off. I can appreciate where you're coming from.

"Hello" & "Stuck On You " are my favorite faves from Lionel's mighty pen. The "Hello" vid with the actress as a blind sculptor stuck with me forever!

He had a great run throughout the 70s and 80s. Well deserved

Our R&B/Soul national treasure! Love him on AI too. Did you all see him give Re-Re's grand some honest, constructive criticism? The man is a uber beast! Whatever happened to the Commodores? Heard nothing else after Nightshift, which was a touching tribute to Motown and Soul legends. On my playlist now.