Born Nicholas David Kershawin Bristol, England on March 1, 1958, Kershaw played guitar and sang in a number of underground bands before deciding on a career as a songwriter. However, he ended up performing his own songs rather than giving them to others, and signed a deal with MCA Records in 1983, which spawned a debut single, "I Won't Let The Sun Go Down On Me", which just missed out on the UK Top 40. At the beginning of 1984, he made his breakthrough when "Wouldn't It Be Good", featuring a video of Kershaw as a chromakey-suited alien, reached Number 4 in the UK charts. He enjoyed three more Top 20 hits from debut album Human Racing, including the title track and a successful re-issue of his debut single, which ultimately proved his biggest hit as a performer when it got to Number 2 in the UK. Despite winning awards, attracting admirers for his writing such as Elton John and gaining a huge teenage fanbase, Kershaw was not without his critics.
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Nik Kershaw

You're putting on your brave face, packing up your bag
Plucking up the courage you didn't know you had
The Demons and the doubters are fighting in your head
But they'll go quiet when you knock 'em dead
So long my old friend
Hope we get to laugh again
So long my old friend
Show them what you're made of
So go and follow your way and I will follow mine
Take it to the limit but don't ever cross the line
And write me when you get there, don't forget the kid
Though I would never blame you if you did
So long my old friend
Hope we get to laugh again
So long my old friend
Show them what you're made of
You're gonna get there, make no mistake
And I'd be so proud if you would take
A little piece of me wherever you may go
Let's not get sentimental, all broken up and sad
We both know we're not much good at that
So long my old friend
Hope we get to laugh again
So long my old friend
Go on, show them what you're made of
Show them what you're made of.