Lionel Richie

Well, my friends, the time has come

Lionel Richie. "All Night Long." Can't Slow Down, Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc., 1983.

So we thought this one would be a karaoke classic, but it fell flat the other night at our local Backstage Lounge. Maybe it wasn't the right track to follow up Ginuwine's "Pony." Nevertheless, this jam remains a banger in my mind. Always.

Just what my dreams are really made of

Fabolous. "So Into You (feat. Tamia)." Street Dreams, Desert Storm Records, 2002.

Weekend throwback.

And here's Danny Glover (aka Childish Gambino) covering the original version of Tamia's "So Into You" from 1998.

And, last but not least, the Commodores track "Say Yeah" that started it all -- listen up for the sample.