Lionel Richie had a slew of forgettable, syrupy ballads that hit the top 5 during the early to mid 1980s. I do remember this one playing on the jukebox at a Shakey's pizza joint in Oceanside, CA around the end of 1984. I used to like going to Shakey's, you could get a couple slices and a bottle of beer at the counter and take it to a table, which was sort of like a plastic picnic bench all colored in red with checkered placemats. Back then, I used to drink Michelob. It was just before the microbrew explosion and in those days, Michelob was considered sort of an "upscale" beer, right up there with Heineken, which came in green bottles.
People would come up to me and say "What's up with the fancy-schmancy beer?" as most men stuck to Bud, Miller High Life, and Pabst Blue Ribbon in those days.
Certain songs just bring these kind of random memories flooding back for me.
Anyway, I liked Lionel's music better when he was with The Commodores.