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Lionel Richie's 'Hello' became one of the biggest ballads of the early eighties and one of the most quoted lines in pop music, so the lyric is instantly recognisable to almost everyone. The joke format simply turns the romantic question on its head with a flat denial, and clips like this one circulate online as quick reaction sounds for rejection moments. Searchers also arrive asking about the song's history, which keeps the clip surfacing alongside queries about the track itself.
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A comedy clip riffing on Lionel Richie's 'Hello', with the famous lyric answered by a deadpan 'no it is not'. Used for wrong answers and failed expectations.
The clip opens with a familiar croon of Lionel Richie's 'Hello, is it me you're looking for', then flips the script with a flat 'no it is not'. The contrast between the smooth, romantic buildup and the blunt rejection is the whole joke, landing like a record scratch for anyone who grew up on the song. At around nine seconds it is short enough to punch in over a reaction shot, a failed guess, or a dramatic door slam, giving viewers a musical misdirect before the deadpan payoff.
