Nik Kershaw's The Riddle is... actually insane
#nikkershaw #theriddle #musictheory If you ask me what surrealism is in music, here is my answer: Nik Kershaw’s “The Riddle“ is an enchanting, but totally weird piece of art, and I’m only referring to the melody and the chord progressions and not even the words or the video. With this analysis, I want to break down the structures of the chord progressions and hope to inspire those that seek for harmonic inspiration without adding too many extensions. Thanks for listening, commenting, liking, or sharing! Clarification: 4:50 The ‘slide‘ term in Neo-Riemannian Theory refers to the D major – D# minor connection. The Riddle original video: • Nik Kershaw - The Riddle 1 Hour long video of Nik Kershaw analysis (including 'Wouldn't it be good', 'I Won't Let The Sun Go Down On Me', 'Human Racing' and many others: • Crazy Key Changes All Over Nik Kershaw's 8... 'Roses' analysis: • Nik Kershaw's Roses And The Use Of Histori... 'Dancing Girls' analysis: • What on earth is going on in 'Dancing Girl... My second YT channel: / @jonasquin-g15p Subscribe to my facebook page: / jonas-wolf-music-100197228863493 Follow me on instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jonaswolfmu...

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