Especially with something like TikTok, stuff can blow up that nobody can predict, which is probably terrifying for record labels and big companies. And it’s certainly sparked a lot of great ideas. Whereas today, it’s much more in the hands of the public, which is probably terrifying for certain people *laughs*.īut it has been a lot of fun. When I first started, record labels and big corporations had much more control over everything. It’s one of those situations where, as you get older, you realize you have to go with the flow a little bit more. So it’s kind of weird that we’ve come all this way and now all of a sudden, you can release something out to millions of people using just your phone and everyone can have fun with it and join in. When I released that song, "Never Gonna Give You Up" in ’87, the internet was just some crazy, futuristic dream. Rick Astley: It’s kind of crazy for somebody my age. What’s it been like connecting with younger listeners there? Rick later confirmed he had been tricked.Fox News: You’re helping to kick off a TikTok challenge this year. A user claimed to have met Rick backstage when they were 12 years old, but posted a link to the song instead of a photo of the encounter. Rick himself got Rickrolled on a Reddit post in June 2020. Later that year, a Sunday night NFL game between the Pittsburgh Steelers and Los Angeles Chargers also saw a case of rickrolling when the PA announcers, after a Chargers touchdown, pranked the crowd by playing the beginning of the Styx song 'Renegade', only to transition into 'Never Gonna Give You Up'. As the Neil Diamond song was about to reach the chorus, the video-board suddenly switched to 'Never Gonna Give You Up', much to the hilarity of the crowd.
In August 2019, at Petco Park in San Diego during a Major League Baseball game between the Boston Red Sox and the San Diego Padres, the Padres' scoreboard began to play 'Sweet Caroline' - a tradition at Red Sox home games. Perhaps not as much as its height in the late 2000s, but you can still get Rickrolled if you're not careful while browsing through Reddit and other sites. However, since the meme's beginnings, Rick's career has seen a resurgence, including releasing three well-received albums, successful tours and even live team-ups with Foo Fighters. In general, Rick has said he is not bothered by the phenomenon, saying that he finds it "bizarre and funny" and that his only concern is that his "daughter doesn't get embarrassed about it."Ī spokesperson for Rick's record label released a statement which showed that Rick's interest with the phenomenon had faded: "I'm sorry, but he's done talking about Rickrolling". However, at the 2008 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, Rick made a surprise appearance on a float for Cartoon Network to lip-sync to the song, making it technically the biggest rickroll yet! Read more: Rick Astley facts every fan should know
When Rick was asked about the trend in March 2008, he said: "it's weird," as he had not performed much at the time, but he found the new interest funny. Rick Astley's Daughter Taught Him About Rickrolling | The Graham Norton Show | BBC Americaīy November 2008, Rick's video on YouTube had over 20 million views and was now considered a viral video, however Rick initially seemed indifferent to his newfound fame. What does Rick Astley think of Rickrolling?.This prank quickly replaced duckrolling, and thus created the game of 'rickrolling'. Several users posted copies of the video on different sites, but one user on 4chan actually linked to the 'Never Gonna Give You Up' video claiming to be the trailer, tricking lots of readers Views were so high that it crashed its company Rockstar's site. In March 2007, the first trailer for the Grand Theft Auto IV videogame was released. The image became very popular, and became the target of a hyperlink with an otherwise interesting title, with a user clicking through having been 'duckrolled'. On one thread, where 'eggroll' had become 'duckroll', an anonymous user posted an edited image of a duck with wheels, calling it a 'duckroll'.
In 2006, site moderator Christopher 'm00t' Poole created a word filter replacing the word 'egg' with 'duck' as a gag. The use of the song for prank purposes goes back to 2006, on the 4chan imageboard website, from an early meme known as 'duckrolling'.
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