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On the cheese continuum, is Lionel Ritchie retro or tragic?

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yellowalstroemeria · 27/05/2019 16:13

My parents' wedding song was Stuck on You

And I really, really want it to walk down the aisle to. So far everyone I have said this to have assumed I'm joking.

Is it that bad?!

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Soola · 27/05/2019 16:19

Lionel is bloody wonderful. His songs are timeless classics.

Soola · 27/05/2019 16:44

I might be a similar age to your parents as I had a boyfriend at the time who had to travel a fair way to come and see me. He would phone when he left and I would put his album on my record player and play Stuck on You for the line - “Guess I’m on my way” and play it over and over along with Tina Turner’s album Private Dancer.

Wow that takes me back and I can remember it like yesterday. Mixture of happy and sad.

SleepingSloth · 27/05/2019 16:50

He's great, his songs are timeless. I saw him in concert many years ago with an older relative but I really enjoyed it.

He was very funny as a judge on American Idol, gutted its finished now. He's 70 this year , how good does he look for his age?

Ignore them all, it's a perfect wedding song.

Corndog · 27/05/2019 19:16

Wonderful

FudgeBrownie2019 · 27/05/2019 19:46

He is God. Perfect wedding song, perfect everything, stop doubting yourself and enjoy your day.

Singlenotsingle · 27/05/2019 19:51

Lionel is class. You couldn't get better. Anyone who doesn't agree has no taste.

LittleAndOften · 27/05/2019 19:55

Amazing. I will never forget watching his Sunday afternoon Glastonbury set on TV a couple of years ago. He just brought the place alive. Completely timeless.

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yellowalstroemeria · 27/05/2019 20:02

I forgot he played Glastonbury!!! That surely must earn me cool points.

I love that song so much.

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DontWannaBeObamasElf · 27/05/2019 20:05

He’s fantastic. I’ve seen him live three times!

Kernowgal · 27/05/2019 20:29

Saw him live a few years back and he was brilliant, completely genuine and having a great time. He’s still got the moves too.

HappyGirl86 · 27/05/2019 21:20

I LOVE Lionel! My mum always listened to him when I was younger and I've seen him a couple of times in concert.
Stuck on you is one of my most favourite tracks.
You have what you want....it doesn't matter what anyone else thinks

Cocolapew · 27/05/2019 21:22

Wonderful, we were just talking about him in work last week. Everyone loves Lionel .

AlexaAmbidextra · 27/05/2019 22:58

He is fabulous. I won’t hear a word against him. 😄

Sn0tnose · 28/05/2019 09:18

I’ve seen him live and he was flipping brilliant! And I think people would only think you were joking because you haven’t picked a recent song that everyone would expect. We went to four weddings last year and every one had the same song playing as the bride walked in. It was a nice song but didn’t quite evoke the same emotions time after time. That is definitely not going to happen with Lionel.

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