Nik Kershaw - The Riddle (Live Aid 1985)

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Nik Kershaw performing 'The Riddle' at Live Aid in front of 72,000 people in Wembley Stadium, London on the 13th July, 1985. The event was organised by Sir Bob Geldof and Midge Ure to raise funds for the Ethiopian famine disaster. Broadcast across the world via one of the largest satellite link-ups of all time, the concerts were seen by around 40% of the global population.
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@_Urahara_Kisuke_ 2 ай бұрын

2024 and still listening to Nik Kershaw. His unique way of interplaying the words with the timing of the melody and rhythm is just genius. ❤

@Jepson07 2 ай бұрын

I❤80s, 😢

@ManubibiWalsh 2 жыл бұрын

The fact that he could sing a harmony that logically does not make any sense while also playing a different guitar progression that is also insane at the same time without exploding is incredible. This song is crazy, in the best possible way. All of that INSANITY going on during the bridge??????? I can’t deal with it. Absolute banger still dragging pretty much every pop song composed ever since through the goddamn mud.

@sage9836 Жыл бұрын

Check out his performance with Kim Wilde. I just discovered his work. He is a musician's musician to be sure.

@RetroKingOG 9 ай бұрын

Stan ridgeway is another highly underrated musician, can play 3 instruments while transitioning himself into vocals.

@Tommyblueeyes 5 ай бұрын

He's not singing a harmony, he is singing the lead

@alasdairross4221 2 жыл бұрын

He was an under rated star of Live aid. Solid performance.

@HenryWaltonJones Жыл бұрын

So underrated that day.I wouldn't say solid,I'd say class performance.But it's Nik, seen him live so many times and he's been brilliant every time.

@nickycotton6137 Жыл бұрын

@@HenryWaltonJones Fair-Do's... Envious tbh

@alfching2499 Жыл бұрын

@@HenryWaltonJones he made Led Zeppelin that day sound like learners,your great Nik

@sarahgleason8996 Жыл бұрын

Nik was amazing! Superb performance.

@CoolKoon 9 ай бұрын

"Solid performance." - Not just that, he wrote the song himself too...

@gandlar5489 Жыл бұрын

He supposedly had stage fright but still put on an outstanding performance.

@HouseholdDog Жыл бұрын

Lots of big acts had stage fright on that day. It was just such a huge event.

@timm8998 Жыл бұрын

I could kind of see it here. He is very musical but he did not seem to enjoy it really.

@ledtijanazepp 9 ай бұрын

He is constantly liking his mouth, probably they are dry from anxiety. He does look anxious overall so, taking that in consideration, this was a great performance.

@Grilnid 8 ай бұрын

He was 27 at the time, can you imagine? I can't comprehend how anyone can get on such a massive stage and put on any kind of performance at 27, let alone a good one!

@finalwarrior3942 7 ай бұрын

Ando remember, that's the return of Queen

@timhancock6626 9 ай бұрын

He is one of the most underrated songwriters around. There isn't a bad song on his album The Riddle or Human Racing. They are both well worth a listen 38 years later.

@littlemisss74 9 ай бұрын

i had the album, I must have been 10 years old and listened to it over and over again, loved it!

@Tommyblueeyes 5 ай бұрын

he certainly was not underrated when he was popular in the mid 80s..he was on all the magazines..people just say underrated all the time because its 30 years later

@purefoldnz3070 4 ай бұрын

and he wrote The One and Only that went number one around the world.

@purefoldnz3070 4 ай бұрын

@@aubindemontfalcon5967 you really have to check out some of his best work that people dont know about, his collaboration with the keyboard player from Genesis Tony Banks.

@HouseholdDog Жыл бұрын

The riddle is, to 80s music, what The Shining was to 70s cinema.

@conorsmith8551 2 ай бұрын

Wasn’t the shining out in 1980? 🤔

@belindahope2021 2 жыл бұрын

He's so handsome 😍

@daleywhaley 2 жыл бұрын

I've never seen anyone ask a crowd to whistle along before!

@gerardodoherty9178 Жыл бұрын

Easier to whistle along at a nik kershaw gig than one of Roger whittaker's!

@belindahope2021 2 жыл бұрын

Live aid shall live forever!

@marlenesullivan3113 2 жыл бұрын

YOU GOT THAT RIGHT 🎸🎼🎼🎼

@HouseholdDog Жыл бұрын

The lyrics turned out to be complete gibberish. Apparently he hadn't written the lyrics for the song before he started recording. So he recorded some random phrases as a basis for the tracks. They later recorded some real lyrics. But decided they kind of liked the gibberish. So they went with the gibberish and named the song The Riddle. To make people think there was some sort of meaning to the song. Fricken Genius. Also Nik Kershaw's gibberish is fricken awesome!

@kran1al925 6 ай бұрын

I don't buy it. Why a song that's very complicated musically should be wasted by gibberish? Maybe it's a maze of metaphors and phraseologisms? I don't believe it's called a riddle for nothing.

@er9779 5 ай бұрын

@@kran1al925 Totally agree with you.

@Goodbyeeveryonehere 13 күн бұрын

@kran1al925 there's an interview with him about it. It really was just total rubbish. No meaning to it at all.

@wilsonnperez2101 5 ай бұрын

This song deserved to have reached the Top 20 on Billboard's Hot 100. Instead, it reached just #107.

@bublegumjp 5 ай бұрын

One of the most underrated singers ever

@Helstar74 4 ай бұрын

It went top10 in most european countries though (10 here in Italy, 3 in UK)

@DarkCornerProductions 2 жыл бұрын

Why NIK KERSHAW is the MOST UNDERRATED ARTIST EVER Wrote the no1 song "The One & Only" which Chesney Hawkes recorded Wrote "Old Friend" for Elton John for Elton & Him to Sing. Nik also, played Guitar on Elton's "Nikita" & "Act Of War" Wrote "I Wanna Change The Score" for Tony Banks's Album (he sung on) Wrote "Dangerous" for James Blunt Appeared on Vocals for Steve Hackett 'GENESIS' Revisited Tour SONG: "The Lamia" Attracted admirers like Elton himself who described Kershaw as "The Greatest Songwriter of A Generation" Miles Davis (The Jazz King) Was heavily into Nik's music and was routining one of Nik's songs for a Live show before he Died. Eric Clapton & Jimmy Page were fond fans & attended his Gigs at Hammersmith Odeon in 1984 Eric also apparently recorded a version of 'Wide Boy' which has not seen the light of day He wrote "He's Got A Hold Of Me" which Bonnie Tyler recorded but yeah, the list goes on... he's written for so many artists lol definitely one of the best ever songwriters

@DarkCornerProductions 2 жыл бұрын

@Deacon John Elton John even called him "The Greatest Songwriter" so, you think you know better than Elton?!

@DarkCornerProductions 2 жыл бұрын

@Deacon John Kershaw made 4 million just from the hit single 'The One & Only'

@giusepperacchiomanaccio7150 2 жыл бұрын

unfortunately those who really deserve great success like Nik are the most underrated... the world is really unfair

@utesommer8214 4 ай бұрын

I never saw a live performance by Nick Kershaw before. As a Teenager in the 80's i feel really delighted !

@marklittlewood2919 Жыл бұрын

On that unique summer day in 85 I was just 23 ..I thought that day Nik's was the best performance all these years later I still believe it was .....was a brilliant set from him ..thanks Nik

@siobhanmurphy4912 10 ай бұрын

Saw him live here in Australia in 2013. Still has it!

@steviekeane 9 ай бұрын

And Queen?

@marklittlewood2919 2 ай бұрын

@@steviekeaneapologies only just seen your reply ..it's all opinion and in my own opinion Nik Kershaw's performance on that day was the best ..I'm sure plenty would say queen for instance ..but not for me ..cheers

@marklittlewood2919 2 ай бұрын

@@siobhanmurphy4912He sure has ..all the best

@marklittlewood2919 2 ай бұрын

@@siobhanmurphy4912 He sure has !..all the best

@privatepenguin3137 Жыл бұрын

I live in the US and loved Nik ever since Live Aid....he should have been SO big in the United States.

@1971caz38 Жыл бұрын

He was in oz

@martakarcz5786 Жыл бұрын

I absolutely love this performance! So underrated, such a shame!

@miamitten1123 Жыл бұрын

A shame!? He’s preforming in front of 100,000 people at the time and is uploaded to KZfaq

@Becks1974 3 ай бұрын

Love this! Has got to be one of the best 80's records without a doubt!! The military style drumming is awesome not to mention this live performance. Nik is so cheeky here and he certainly did Live Aid proud. I was a teenager when this song was released, i'm 49 now and love it as much today as I did way back. Total class so it is!!

@therealdoug1000 5 ай бұрын

The complexity of this song, lyrically and melodically is amazing.

@eddie_rmx Ай бұрын

Adoro essas músicas antigas 🤗❤️💜💘 ... Live AID 🎸 , foi marcante no século 20 . Só música de Alta Qualidade ❤

@Cubaa89 6 ай бұрын

Nie słyszałem od 20 lat czysciej zaśpiewanego vocalu na koncercie na żywo niż ten ....

@Heaven-dy9lj 6 ай бұрын

Wish they'd write songs like this today. Back to basics great songwriting, genius Nik!

@BeyondBaito 8 ай бұрын

One of the best 80s songs of all time.

@StrawberrySunday212 9 ай бұрын

This just sounds incredible. We were so lucky to have grown up in this decade with such amazing music! 🍓🍓

@LifeAtSea50 8 ай бұрын

The 80s was a great music era

@waafCG 11 ай бұрын

He was so young and so talented! I thinck about nowday young people.... So sad.. Sorry for my bad english

@BeyondDictation 9 ай бұрын

As a kid I just loved the sound of it, as an adult I’m floored by the arrangement of it, incredible

@markalainjasa6167 28 күн бұрын

Every night I always dreamed of Nik Performing in The Philippines and in Canada

@paulmoore9785 4 ай бұрын

A staple song from my child hood that takes me back and gives me that wonderful feeling of nostalgia. Fantastic live performance great artist NK

@urska688 2 жыл бұрын

Amazing. Nik is such an incredible singer and a guitarist. Love this song ❤️

@robinkershaw 2 жыл бұрын

Agreed🙂

@user-kf1ge6px1n Жыл бұрын

He is the legend of 20 th. fox 😘🧐🤫🤫

@HouseholdDog Жыл бұрын

Add writer arranger and mixer to that too. That big head of hair hides the mind of a very talented man.

@SukiCat85 7 ай бұрын

Never have I ever seen such a handsome, gorgeous fella ❤❤❤ he’s pure perfection at its finest!! Incredible singer and songwriter too

@observador577 4 ай бұрын

I love this song.

@LaughOffProductions 2 жыл бұрын

I was privileged to see this man live numerous times. He always gets mass of praise from other awesome musicians. Elton John said he was the greatest songwriter of a generation, which is no surprise. I've seen Nik play Drums and it's sooooo good. His guitar playing on Lonely Robot's album song: "Humans Being" is to die for. The album ranked higher than Pink Floyd's Endless River, If I remember in the prog charts. The man can do anything. Extremely underrated.

@rpp4150 Жыл бұрын

In europe we were crazy staying awake to keep up with the usa live aid :)) best times!! Lets just be mad happy always!!

@AdrianDeVore 7 ай бұрын

It was in reverse for Americans to get up very early to watch the UK performances.😂

@robertbrown7408 Жыл бұрын

Eric Clapton rated this guy's song writing and guitar playing. High praise indeed.

@user-mu7gb2om9p 3 ай бұрын

He is sooo cute! And the song a masterpiece of course

@kenmoreSF 6 ай бұрын

29 years later and still sounds amazing.

@Helstar74 4 ай бұрын

You forgot 10 years :) it's 39 !

@kenmoreSF 4 ай бұрын

@@Helstar74 wow, that means I'm old as dirt. Thanks for reminding me. LOL

@Helstar74 4 ай бұрын

@@kenmoreSFSame... I'm 50 now, omg -_-

@ninaj6051 2 жыл бұрын

The best nonsensical song (lyrics) and the cutest Nik.

@woopsywoopsy8652 2 жыл бұрын

One of the all time best songwriters

@marlenesullivan3113 2 жыл бұрын

2022: WHO'S STILL ENJOYING? 🚶🧡🎼 2023: BRINGS ME BACK HERE. 💙🎶

@robinkershaw 2 жыл бұрын

Still listening in 2022🙂

@marlenesullivan3113 2 жыл бұрын

@@robinkershaw THX TO KZfaq

@terrytaylor8742 Жыл бұрын

I think you need to be a musician, unlike me, to really appreciate just how clever this song is. A professional piano player I know loves it and says it has hints of medieval composition in it. I love the 12 bar drum intro, Mark Price did well not to miscount under such tremendous pressure. This performance to me is the equal to George Michael's 'Somebody to love' seven years later.

@FacelessMario64Tapes Жыл бұрын

Still listening in 2023😅

@marlenesullivan3113 Жыл бұрын

@@FacelessMario64Tapes WE HAVE GOOD TASTE IN MUSIC,THE SONG NEVER GROWS OLD

@l-l 7 ай бұрын

I just watched his 2022 Italy live performance and my god he's just as good as he was back in 85. Seriously talented. There's something so magical in these lyrics.

@AC.198 2 жыл бұрын

Mullets everywhere.

@deeppurplefan9648 Жыл бұрын

Rather that than having bunch of teenager performers dressing like they mistook a concert for a comic convention.

@brokl26 10 ай бұрын

Mullets of the world united for a cause.

@simonandersen1974 8 ай бұрын

MULLETS RULES!!! 😎🤙🏻

@nickhowell5219 8 ай бұрын

@@deeppurplefan9648aza

@prikershaw27 5 ай бұрын

lol

@ianoliver7271 6 ай бұрын

Memories, memories. I watched Live Aid from start to finish and then on to the American Live Aid concert. I woke up the next morning with the most devilish hangover ever!! !!

@rogersjgregory Жыл бұрын

I forgot how much I liked this song, and he sounds great live. The whole band did a great job.

@suflo8245 2 жыл бұрын

Brilliant song sang very well.

@waltjabsco9338 2 жыл бұрын

Sang well? it's out of tune.

@reiayala Жыл бұрын

@@waltjabsco9338 you probably sing worse than a drunk on a weekend

@waltjabsco9338 Жыл бұрын

@@reiayala Did I ask for your opinion of my singing? No? well F/O Then.

@andersonnatal6198 Жыл бұрын

@@waltjabsco9338 você é insuportável 🤫

@fruitfly5226 Жыл бұрын

@@waltjabsco9338It’s like Bach where it changes key every bar in some sections.

@stephencraig5938 2 жыл бұрын

I saw him live with my friend, we were 17, the rest of the crowd were 14 year old girls ..

@DonAlex61 10 ай бұрын

Наконец то я нашел настоящее название этой песни, которую услышал на болгарском контрафактном диске виниловом под названием "загадката" (на болгарском языке". Великолепно!!!!

@adelaidelandrier5722 2 жыл бұрын

Im very impressed by this performance

@alanstrom2221 2 жыл бұрын

I saw him LIVE in Sydney probably 1985, and he was very good.

@adelaidelandrier5722 2 жыл бұрын

@@alanstrom2221 u so lucky

@waltjabsco9338 2 жыл бұрын

Why? It's out of tune and all over the place vocally?

@TmWastr 2 жыл бұрын

@@waltjabsco9338 can you do it better?

@BuscaLoEsencial Жыл бұрын

@@waltjabsco9338 He's not

@josephuvasavage2470 2 жыл бұрын

Epic song! Words can't describe the mood it brings

@zJoriz 4 ай бұрын

Massive props for actually playing and singing live. From what I've seen of the Eighties, that was not a given at all.

@pilarjaenes 10 ай бұрын

I bought the cassette with my thin teenager savings of that time and heard the album time a time again, closed in my room like Today's teenagers with the cellulars . Loved Nick Kershaw

@pauloaraujo3824 Жыл бұрын

Never more the world will see anything like live aid

@Jacen13 10 ай бұрын

The hidden gem of a band at Live Aid ‘85!

@kathleencorson-lh3pz 7 ай бұрын

Nik Kershaw looks so young in 1985. I would have been about five years old in 1985 just starting primary school.

@juobuz6771 18 күн бұрын

everybody talking bout Nik, but the DRUMMERs playing super tight, that intro mmmmm

@Lune229 2 жыл бұрын

Magnifique ! Bises ! Katy french ! 😘🏖🏝🏜

@markalainjasa6167 4 ай бұрын

Even Though He Was Shy, it was still a great performance

@FOREVERYOUNG-kp3cg 2 жыл бұрын

1985 o ano que marcou minha vida.

@andersonnatal6198 Жыл бұрын

1985 e o ano que nasci, essa é a minha década preferida pelas músicas

@FOREVERYOUNG-kp3cg Жыл бұрын

@@andersonnatal6198 Eu era um adolescente e posso lhe garantir que nunca existiu e nunca existirá década melhor que aquela, não tínhamos internet e não trocaria aquele tempo por essa geração mimizenta e chata de hoje. infelizmente assassinaram a boa música, ViVa os anos 80!!!

@andersonnatal6198 Жыл бұрын

@@FOREVERYOUNG-kp3cg incrível essa música ao vivo no Live aid, e o Ultravox cantando Viena...meu Deus, só escuto as duas nesse show. E a parte do Queen é de cair lagrimas, e a voz do Tony Hadley ao vivo e simplesmente perfeita

@FOREVERYOUNG-kp3cg Жыл бұрын

@@andersonnatal6198 Duas bandas que amo também, Queen e Ultravox, também chego a me emocionar, agora! o que me faz cair lágrimas de verdade é a galera juntos, inclusive ao ver os que ja partiram cantando: Do They Know Its Christmas time. Bons tempos! Parabéns pelo finíssimo gosto musical !!

@AthenaNike71 3 ай бұрын

40 years and I still remember the lyrics. ❤

@VictorCamargoPons Жыл бұрын

Me faltaban 4 años para nacer , Pero seguramente ya de la panza de mi mama en el 89 cuando nací me encantaba este tema. hoy con 34 años no la puedo dejar de escuchar ! Increíble los conciertos de esa época.

@pedrogc4457 Жыл бұрын

Eran de otro nivel, porque quizás afortunadamente el celular no existía y eso permitía estar concentrados en el concierto al 100% Por eso se ven todas las manos aplaudiendo Una gran época que no volverá.

@philbuxton7354 2 жыл бұрын

Kershaw is the modern day Bach. One of the best.

@carmencanete6103 2 жыл бұрын

Te amoooooo hermoso .!!❤️❤️🙏🏼🙏🏼💪🥰 cuánto recuerdos hermosos ❤️❤️ 🙏🏼 gracias mi corazón ❤️ imposible olvidar o mas bien prohibido olvidar .🥰🥰🥰❤️❤️💖♥️💓🌷☘️☘️☘️☘️

@ukadventures5660 5 ай бұрын

He once played the Cats Whiskers nightclub in Burnley in the summer of 1984, when ‘I won’t let the sun go down on me’ was in the charts. Great days

@stars-ku8cs 2 жыл бұрын

omg love Nick!

@nnelson7529 6 ай бұрын

Beau & talentueux Nick Kershaw au Live Aid❤❤❤

@lucianodestro2790 5 ай бұрын

Musica !!!!! Arrangiamenti e parole d'altri tempi. Grande Artista, grande Band !!!!!!

@imtiazhossain5545 6 ай бұрын

I Was in grade 8 in school in 85 . Recorded this song in a maxell 60 mnts tape .

@KrissHarmsworth 2 жыл бұрын

Watched this live...think I was more nervous than Nik... LOL... he is a very underrated musician you should hear his latest album Oxymoron! a master class in how to write all different kinds of music!

@dahl8753 4 ай бұрын

Fantastic song!! Would love to see you live in Denmark 🙏🙏🙏😍

@YouTearMyHeart 4 ай бұрын

Damn, that man was a great live artist too! =O I hope he's still alive today

@jonesroberts3640 4 ай бұрын

He is alive today Nick Kershaw just less hair.

@leandroassirelli9484 3 ай бұрын

His alive, he'll be 66 in 2 days (Today, when I write this comment is February 28th) His birthday is March 1st, 1958

@brunomarques1146 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing... great Nik

@aliciagonzalez3985 4 сағат бұрын

I ❤ Kershaw!!

@wenla4208 2 жыл бұрын

Omg i love this so much

@VovaHook 25 күн бұрын

Great performance!

@thethailandtravellers 8 ай бұрын

Such a precious and delicate performance!❤

@AlejandroOviedo-lb8il Ай бұрын

❤Mirtha soy de Asunción Paraguay mamá de Alejandro me encanta es jn genio😍✨👏💋💓👍💖🤗🌼😁😘🙏

@rimmel65 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks 80’s !!!

@karensingh2020 Жыл бұрын

he is and will be always a wizard of modern music! glad to own both albums and i tell ya the production is incredible and all the songs just thump on my stereo!

@lelhoward9104 9 ай бұрын

2 albums!! He's on album 8 now 😊

@simonandersen1974 8 ай бұрын

AWESOME TRACK/SONG!!🔊🎵🎶🎵🤗🎶☺️❤️❤️🤙🏻😎

@Mushy72 2 жыл бұрын

A epically Rare unique masterpiece

@tsooooooo Ай бұрын

tight performance of a crazy difficult song!

@tiagocampos4279 2 жыл бұрын

I was born on this day

@teddystacker 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for yet another "Missing" performance , looking forward to the many others inc. Sade's Two. One day , it would be truly great to see a Ai Up-scaled Blue ray release of the FULL concert. My money is waiting..and so is many other peoples..

@Jay-rb7sz 2 жыл бұрын

Same

@babagandu 2 жыл бұрын

4k Blu-ray

@jnnx Жыл бұрын

That’s not how Ai works…

@teddystacker Жыл бұрын

@@jnnx Presume you have not used the Topaz software and have seen the amazing results its producing on older footage?

@randallmmedia9628 Жыл бұрын

SOLD! I'd probably buy several to give out as gifts as well.

@kurikokaleidoscope 2 жыл бұрын

Fabulous work Nik. Fantastic event. Great moment in time. LIVE AID. Long live the channel & superb performances such as this one ⚘⚘⚘

@michaelmurphy2330 5 ай бұрын

Nik and his band were really good at Live Aid and he's still a wonderful musician and a top songwriter, his great performance went somewhat under the radar also a mention for Howard Jones because it was just himself and the grand piano, which I think was Freddie's... Fantastic stuff.

@desant8028 2 жыл бұрын

Yeah ! Go Nick ;-)

@roberto2k1 2 жыл бұрын

Good to see another gem from the concert uploaded here, thank you for sharing the full Nik Kershaw's performance! I still can't believe he didn't also perform "I Won't Let The Sun Go Down On Me" though...

@nevenmilijic5539 2 жыл бұрын

Was just yesterday looking for this particular performance! And found only the really bad quality one, so this, being uploaded just hours afterwards, seems like ordered just for me :P

@FreddieFreethinking 10 ай бұрын

This Is A Music Masterpiece.

@Jorgen87 Жыл бұрын

Back then artists had too do live conserts too even survive the longrun. Wonder how many todays band/artists would had been on a live consert, with no playback or autotune..