Arabs and Lionel Richie

Posted on May 21st, 2006 by Tariq Nelson

In the early-mid 90’s, I remember a friend of mine who had been stationed in the Persian Gulf telling me, before I knew much about Arabs and their culture, that the Arabs loved Lionel Richie. We thought it was funny because even then, Lionel Richie had gone out of style.

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9 Responses to “Arabs and Lionel Richie”

  1. WackyPaki, on May 22nd, 2006 at 3:12 pm Said:

    Assalaamu ‘Alaykum

    Brother Tariq,

    Your post brought back some memories! Back in the days my parents loved Lionel Richie too. Remember

  2. tariqnelson, on May 22nd, 2006 at 4:08 pm Said:

    wa alaykum as-salaam

    Man, Pakistanis too?! I’m not sure about the women, but I know he was/is popular with the men, so I don’t think it is about looks. Probably something about the sound

  3. abootalhaa, on May 22nd, 2006 at 5:01 pm Said:

    man i dont even know how he looks. i am doing a google on him

  4. WackyPaki, on May 22nd, 2006 at 5:05 pm Said:

    Brother AbooTalhaa,

    If you click on the link that Brother Tariq provided at the bottom of the post, you will see his picture.

  5. Umar Lee, on May 22nd, 2006 at 5:17 pm Said:

    This reminds me of a bunch of Arab kids in the middle-east I saw riding around in an SUV trying to act tough and they were balsting music from the car.

    Now, were they blasting Tupac, or Biggie, or something of the like? … No, they were blasting the Backstreet Boys! Which made me laugh because no one in America but a teenage girl would do that.

  6. Abu Sinan, on May 22nd, 2006 at 6:56 pm Said:

    It is kind of like Germans and their insane love of David Hasselhoff(yes of Knight Rider and Bay Watch fame). Didnt know he sang? Lucky you!

  7. tariqnelson, on May 23rd, 2006 at 1:56 am Said:

    Abu Sinan:

    Dirk Nowitzki’s (The German NBA Player) favorite song is by David Hasselhoff

  8. Umm Adam, on June 9th, 2006 at 10:30 am Said:

    Hello…Is it me you’re looking for?

    lol! Couldn’t resist.

  9. DesertFox, on June 10th, 2006 at 5:45 am Said:

    I’m sure it is all about the music and voice, it has nothing to do with the looks as most of the people of the middle east may not even know how he looks like, don’t forget that Lionel Richie has a lot of great love songs that poeple around the world love and not only the people of the middle east.

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