Throwing back to the week of May 19, 1984, we find Lionel Richie’s cheesy ballad ‘Hello,’ which topped the Billboard Hot 100 for two weeks.
This was the second song from the hit album Can’t Slow Down to reach the top spot, following ‘All Night Long (All Night).’ The album’s three other singles all reached the top ten, on the way to making this one of the top-selling albums of the 80s.
One of the most memorable aspects of ‘Hello’ is its video, which depicts Richie as a theater teacher obsessively stalking a beautiful blind student. I’m not sure how this wasn’t viewed as the height of creepiness at the time.
The most perplexing twist in the video is that the student has been secretly sculpting a perfect recreation of Richie’s head out of clay. Are we to believe that she is clairvoyant, or that she has been secretly touching his face while he sleeps?
I’ve been alone with you inside my mind
And in my dreams, I’ve kissed your lips a thousand times
I sometimes see you pass outside my door
[Chorus 1]
Hello, is it me you’re looking for?
I can see it in your eyes
I can see it in your smile
You’re all I’ve ever wanted
And my arms are open wide
‘Cause you know just what to say
And you know just what to do
And I want to tell you so much
I love you
[Verse 2]
I long to see the sunlight in your hair
And tell you time and time again how much I care
Sometimes, I feel my heart will overflow
[Chorus 2]
Hello, I’ve just got to let you know
‘Cause I wonder where you are
And I wonder what you do
Are you somewhere feeling lonely?
Or is someone loving you?
Tell me how to win your heart
For I haven’t got a clue
But let me start by saying
I love you
[Chorus 3]
Hello, is it me you’re looking for?
‘Cause I wonder where you are
And I wonder what you do
Are you somewhere feeling lonely?
Or is someone loving you?
Tell me how to win your heart
For I haven’t got a clue
But let me start by saying
I love you
Meet Me In Montauk 
LOL! I was so not a fan of this song back in the day, that I’m not sure I ever made it through the video.