flashback: Nik Kershaw, some kinda pop genius |
posted by david
on Tue 29 Jul 2003 @ 08:37 PM
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One problem with the music of the 80s was the way it saddled some talented musicians with the burden of being 80s pop stars. Nik Kershaw had it all, with synthesisers in his music and a mullet haircut. Some will remember the title of his best known hit "Wouldn't It Be Good?" while everyone else will probably remember the tune if they heard it again. But what happened to Nik? Did he go off, get a proper haircut and get a real job or did he go and sit in a cupboard to wait for the 80s revival? The truth is that Nik went away and honed his pop songwriting skills and in 1998 returned with the album "15 Minutes" to show people just how badly they underestimated his abilities.
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flashback: Where the songs came from |
posted by david
on Wed 29 Jan 2003 @ 09:52 PM
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Ross has pointed out an interesting article which sheds some light on some classic Australian pop songs. It appears to be a plug for some new book so I guess it's been edited down - there's no mention of Ross Wilson playing the riff from "Eagle Rock" to friends in an attempt to figure out where he might have stolen the oh-so-distinctive riff from.
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