I think that 'The Riddle' was one of the, if not THE, first cassettes (remember them?) I ever bought with my own pocket money (although that honour may have gone to a cheapo Barron Knights compilation from Woolworth's - don't ask). Nik Kershaw had a handful of large hits in the mid 80's including the anti-nuke 'I Won't Let The Sun Go Down On Me' and 'Wouldn't It Be Good' from his first album 'Human Racing'.
This, the title track from his second album, was mostly well-known for having a typically 80s bizarre video plus a competition ran by his record company offering a prize to anyone who could decipher the lyrics, without bothering to ask Nik about them. Had they, they would have found the lyrics were, in Nik's words "nonsense, rubbish, bollocks, the confused ramblings of an 80s popstar"!
After a third album bombed, Nik continued to record but achieved more success as a songwriter for other artists - remember 'The One & Only' by Chesney Hawkes? That was him...
Bonus Clip: 'I Won't Let The Sun Go Down On Me'
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