Talk:The Riddle (Nik Kershaw song)

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Merging/Separation of song articles

Please note : There is a discussion at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Songs/coverversions with the purpose of trying to establish a standard rule for merge/separate different versions of the same song. Please make known your feelings on the matter. Regards. --Richhoncho (talk) 08:16, 13 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I think they should be merged.--JimJam707 (talk) 16:53, 13 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I don't think they should be merged.-- Sarah. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 211.30.252.148 (talk) 10:21, 7 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I think it would be best to first determine whether merging articles regarding cover versions of songs with articles regarding the original versions of songs is the customary practice on Wikipedia. If so, I vote to merge. If not, I vote not to merge.Pygmypony (talk) 19:44, 26 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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"Novelty song"

I removed the "novelty song" category, since there's absolutely no indication in the article anywhere why this (or any of the covers) should be considered what WP itself describes as "built upon some form of novel concept, such as a gimmick, a piece of humor, or a sample of popular culture". The lyrics are opaque/meaningless, but that hardly qualifies as a novelty. It would be interesting if this was the first ever song where the author admitted the words had no intended meaning, but I doubt it can claim that honor. Genres are always a matter of some subjectivity, but I think this one would need a source. 82.95.254.249 (talk) 21:36, 28 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Well done. Doctorhawkes (talk) 06:26, 1 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Meaning of The Riddle was a marketing ploy?

I don't want to labour it too much but i do remember the Steve Wright radio show or someone back around '85/'86 talking about how Kershaw was going to reveal the meaning at some point. Was the speculation actually part of a marketing gimmick stemming from the record label and promoters? Perhaps Nik didn't know about that? - Max rspct (talk) 14:24, 26 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]