Ok, I've held off long enough putting some music on here from one of my favorite singer-songwriters, Nik Kershaw. I imagine the Brits know who I'm talking about, while the US Citizens are scratching their heads in puzzlement. Who dat?Nik had a very successful career in the UK and many countries in Europe in the 1980s, emerging with the hit single "Wouldn't It Be Good". Although a strong songwri...
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So... yeah.The hiatus.I had intended on taking a couple of days rest & that lasted all of about... a few hours. Then I was back responding to all sorts of posts & well... you know the rest. When I tried to step away, I got pulled in even further. h1. DANG YOU MOGfather :) "+*lucy.*+":http://mog.com/lucyintheskies/blog_post/98106 is rocking an 80's movie tune on her one of her posts today & ...
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This here's a little wave blast from my past - and i have to say that i am not really familiar with anything Nik has done, other than this. This is pure high school memories for me - the fact that it's also a pretty in pink memory also helps with shooting it up high on the nostalgia charts.I think i first heard the Pretty in Pink version - as played by the Danny Hutton Hitters (who i have no cl...
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I can't believe I didn't fit any Nik Kershaw into my top 100, he made some really fun, interesting sounding records in the 80s. Oh sure, his hit "Wouldn't It Be Good" is one of the quintessential overplayed songs from that decade, but there were so many other great songs this guy wrote (and is still writing.) Kershaw's third album, 1986's "Radio Musicola" was a deeper record, a bit more thematic,
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Hello fellow music lovers and musicians. As my first post on MOG, I'd like to direct your absoulte attention to a forgotten 80's pop star named Nik Kershaw. The man was responsible for the US Top 40 hit "Wouldn't It Be Good", amognst a number of hits in the UK. The man had an amazing ear for melody and structure, creating such classics as "The Riddle" and "Wide Boy" (Both HUGE hits in the UK).H...
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