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TIL that Nik Kershaw originally wanted ’The Riddle’ to be an instrumental but was made to give it lyrics by the record label. He couldn’t come up with lyrics and his nonsense guide lyrics were used instead. The lyrics were thought of as a genuine riddle and became a large matter for debate in the UK

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