@loughneagh: One of the biggest love songs ever nearly stayed in the background. 💞 The duet that ended up defining romance for millions began as a film theme — then became bigger than the film itself. Written by Lionel Richie for Franco Zeffirelli’s film Endless Love, then recorded with Diana Ross for the soundtrack, this is one of those records that gets more powerful the more you know about it. It was not just a huge ballad. It was a perfect crossover moment: Diana giving Motown one last glamorous giant, Lionel stepping toward solo superstardom, and both of them meeting in exactly the right emotional register. That is why it still works. It feels soft, direct, expensive, and emotionally inevitable. And that is also why it opens such a strong memory room — not just first love, but slow dances, radio dedications, weddings, and the version of romance people thought songs were supposed to sound like. In chart terms, this was no niche cult item. It reached No. 7 on the Official Singles Chart in the UK, No. 9 in Ireland, and then went much bigger in the U.S. — spending nine weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, while also hitting No. 1 on Billboard’s Adult Contemporary and Hot Soul Singles charts. It also made the Top 10 across parts of Europe, including Sweden, Belgium, Norway, and Austria. Did this always feel like a love song to you — or does it take you straight back to when romance still felt this huge? #DianaRossAndLionelRichie #EndlessLove #80smusic #lovesongs #slowdance

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