Rick Astley Talks About Rickrolling

Been rickrolled? (Who hasn’t?) Here’s what Rick Astley, the guy whose song "Never Gonna Give You Up" is immortalized as a web meme/annoyance (thanks 4channers!) think about the whole thing:

Over the last year or so, Astley has watched with puzzled amazement as “Never Gonna Give You Up” has been mocked, celebrated, remixed and reprised, its original music video viewed millions of times on YouTube, all by a generation that could barely swallow its Gerber carrots when the song first topped the pop charts.

“I think it’s just one of those odd things where something gets picked up and people run with it,” Astley said. “But that’s what brilliant about the Internet.”

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March 25, 2008 at 6:39 pm by Alex
Category: Blog & Internet, Music

7 Comments to "Rick Astley Talks About Rickrolling"

Justin
March 25th, 2008 at 7:58 pm
Wow, you have great timing Alex. I was rickrolled yesterday and I was thinking this exact thing. I wondered what he thought of all this.
twoeightnine
March 25th, 2008 at 8:34 pm
Awesome, I love that doesn’t hate it like some artists probably would.
Allan Hough
March 25th, 2008 at 9:11 pm
Forget Rickrolling. Get Nickrolled! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bg-BiWZMXPA
emptyminded
March 26th, 2008 at 7:02 am
Wow. I remember when this guy looked so young. Okay. I officially feel old now.
ray ray
March 26th, 2008 at 9:28 am
Am I the only person who likes Rick Astley? I am always pleasantly surprised to get rickrolled.
Justin
March 26th, 2008 at 12:05 pm
I think its growing on everyone now ray ray.
RickFool
April 15th, 2008 at 8:17 am
http://injoke.blogspot.com/search/label/rickrolling

Lets just be glad that it wasn’t a Spice Girls song - or worse still - the Macarana! Rick’s song is still bearable.

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