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When someone clicks on a seemingly unrelated link, the site with the music video loads instead of what was expected, and they have been "Rickrolled". The meme has also extended to using the song's lyrics, or singing it, in unexpected contexts. Astley himself has also been Rickrolled on several occasions. [1] [2] [3]
Roll with it: 35 years later, Rick Astley explains why he was never 'one of the cool kids' and why he never gave up ... to do this!’ So, I went out and Rickrolled the Macy's Parade. It was a bit ...
Astley's next album, Body and Soul, was released in 1993 and was largely an Adult Contemporary album. By the time the album was released, Astley had decided to retire from the music industry. As a result, the album did not get much promotion; [3] it did not chart in the UK but managed to make the Billboard 200, peaking at No. 182.
"Never Gonna Give You Up" is a pop song by English singer Rick Astley, released on 27 July 1987. The song is widely regarded as Astley's most popular, as well as his signature song, and it is often played at the end of his live concerts.
Rickrolling was a very, very popular bait-and-switch prank that involved tricking people to click on disguised hyperlinks . that would lead them to the music video for Rick Astley’s 1987 song ...
But sweet, innocent Rick Astley who never had a problem with becoming a meme, clicked on the link and was immediately Rickrolled. Astley responded with a clapping emoji, proving he opened the link ...
On April 1, 2008, all featured videos on all international homepages (starting with the British and Australian homepages) of YouTube were redirected to Rick Astley's "Never Gonna Give You Up", causing all users of the website who clicked on featured videos to be Rickrolled. [citation needed]
Rick Astley knows he's "never been cool" – and he's OK with that. People are still listening, even when they're "Rickrolling" his most famous song.