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[1] [2] Recordings of soundboard prank calls are popular on the web, especially on video sharing sites such as YouTube. Soundboard prank-calling is often done with caller ID spoofing or masking, to provide a high level of anonymity or impersonation. The goal is often to create confusion or test how long the victim(s) will remain on the phone.
A number of collegiate basketball games in March 2008 had people dressing up as Astley from the video and lip-syncing to the music as a prank before the start of the game. [16] YouTube's 2008 April Fool's joke made featured video hyperlinks on the site's home page end up on the music video.
In an interview with Larry King, Astley says that the first time he fell for the prank was through an email his friend sent him during the early 2000s. [111] On a Reddit post in June 2020, a user claimed to have met Astley backstage when they were 12-years-old, but the user posted a link to the song instead of a picture verifying the encounter.
Roll with it: 35 years later, Rick Astley explains why he was never 'one of the cool kids' and why he never gave up. Lyndsey Parker. Updated August 5, 2022 at 8:40 PM.
[30] In April 2020, The Guardian ranked it at number 44 in their list of "The 100 Greatest UK No 1s". [31] Classic Pop ranked the song number four in their list of "Top 40 Stock Aitken Waterman Songs" in 2021. [32] In October 2023, Billboard magazine ranked "Never Gonna Give You Up" number 244 in their list of "500 Best Pop Songs of All Time". [5]
The Washington Commanders just barely survived a furious New Orleans comeback, tipping away a would-be game-winning two-point conversion with no time left on the clock. The Commanders claimed a 20 ...
Cristian Fernando Gutierrez-Ochoa — the son-in-law of Jalisco New Generation cartel leader "El Mencho" — was arrested in Riverside, California, officials said.
Audio deepfakes can be used to mask a user's real identity. In online gaming, for example, a player may want to choose a voice that sounds like their in-game character when speaking to other players. Those who are subject to harassment, such as women, children, and transgender people, can use these "voice skins" to hide their gender or age. [119]