Now that I know the truth about this song, I can't help but laugh my ass off every time I hear the chorus. The masturbation scenario supports the latter. He's either singing about two different people, or he's singing about somone else, then he switches to singing about himself. That's why he says 'best damn woman that I've ever seen' and not 'best I've been with'.Īnother curious thing about this song is the way he sings the verses about someone else (she was.), but sings the chorus directly to someone (you shook me.). Like any fantasy, he's imagining she's speaking to him when he says things like 'she told me to come.', but the problem is, she's not real.

She can't see and tell lies because she's only a paper image. Richie was one of the most successful songwriter/performers of the '70s and '80s, with a brigade of hits as.

It went to 1 in America, as did ' Truly ' from his first album. Richie wrote the song himself and released it as the lead single from his second solo album, Can't Slow Down. For example, 'sightless eyes, telling me no lies' makes sense when you know he's looking at a picture of a woman. There's going to be music, dancing, and fun. When you think about it, that totally explains a few odd lines in the song that have had people scratching their heads. Sorry folks, but You Shook Me All Night Long is about masturbation, plain and simple.īrian Johnson has said in several interviews that this song was inspired by images of American women he saw while recording the Back In Black album in the Bahamas. It's about fantasizing about sleeping with a hot chick. General CommentThis song is not about sleeping with a hot chick. Now I'm back in the ring to take another swing Made a meal outta me, and come back for more She was one of a kind, she's just mine all mine She told me to come, but I was already there

Knocking me out with those American thighs She was the best damn woman that I ever seen

Song all night long