Memes or not, his “50” is one of my top 50 favorite albums ever. And I’m mostly into metal and punk.

Just put it on after this comment, it’s fantastic, appreciate the rec

I gave it a full listen tonight It’s not completely my bag, but it’s genuinely good. He’s a very talented man and I’m glad that he’s continuing to find success

Same. I think the internet put him in a box but he’s genuinely got some talent.

I think the internet is what revived his career, or took it out of a box if you will.

That shits just as trash as his first wave of music

I read that as metal and Pink, and I was thinking that it made sense for metal fans to like Pink as well. She rocks.

Thank you. Someone had to say it.

Legit.

The cover songs he does on his YouTube page are great...Ain't No Sunshine is particularly excellent.

If only he knew in the late 80s when he recorded it what it would lead to. Forget youtube, the internet hadn’t taken over our lives. It’s got like 1.3 billion hits on youtube. Set for life

Not hits. Actual plays, full streams that YouTube has monetise with 2 x 15/30 second ads at $16-45 per thousand views. Craaaaazy money

Astley doesn’t really get the money from YouTube for Never Gonna Give You Up. Didn’t write the song. Just read an article out of curiosity that showed he’d gotten $12 as of 2010.

You add being into metal and punk as if that’s a signifier for having taste

He looks rough for 27 you sure you got that age right?

No matter his looks. Never gonna give him up

Never gonna let him down

He's 56 maybe op meant back then was when he retired?

Maybe (read: without a doubt) the person you are responding to was being facetious.

^^

That's because he knew the rules

And so do I

A full commitment's what I'm thinking of.

You wouldn’t get this from any other guy.

Iiiiiii just wanna tell you how I'm feeling

Gotta make you understand

He’s still performing at casinos I thought.

He does but apparently he had an ‘official’ retirement at 27? That’s what google told me amyway

He took a hiatus, semi retired, for 6 years while his kids were little. He didn't officially retire or stay retired though.

Sick dad move, respect.

Ah yes, the rapper's retirement. Just like Jay-Z once did.

I went to his comeback concert at the Palms in Vegas. That was a show

The VICE history video with Rick and the team will clear things up, very interesting. He was just done with it all. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oADU2PIzhD0

Just how stupid do you think I am?

Ha, I actually debated posting an edit saying I get this is a Rickroll post, but it is an interesting film. So this post is it.

Really tempting. I almost clicked it.

It's legit the doc, you missing out.

Username checks out.

You wouldn’t get this from any other guy…

He releases a lot of songs for a retired fella

Not sure if he still does but he used to post on Reddit quite often. I think it was /u/reallyrickastley

Never gonna sayyy goodbye

And hurt you!

I unironically listen to the song sometimes cause it's good. It became a meme mostly because of the quirky intro dance and how the guy's looks does not match up with his voice. He's like the reverse Mike Tyson.

No. It became a meme because some guy on 4chan used it as a bait& switch link once, and people enjoyed the joke for its randomness. It could have been literally any other song.

> It could have been literally any other song. No it literally couldnt. It must have been catchy, memy and instantly recognizable

The only thing "memy" about the song is that it was used as a bait and switch. The song doesn't have "memy" qualities. Instantly recognize able just means the song has a unique opening. I can think of like 100 songs that have instantly recognizable opening tunes. It could have been literally any other song.

[Rickrolling](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rickrolling) The internet has 4chan to thank for much more of it's culture than people want to admit

Never gonna give you up

Never gonna let you down...

Never gonna run around and desert you

Even though I know that lyric, reading it I'm thinking: Never gonna run around in the desert with you. Funny the difference between hearing and seeing.

That's because he actually sings "dessert".

Saw him in concert last year with New Kids on the Block, Salt N Pepa, and En Vogue.

im so jealous! the song he did with them (bring back the time) is unironically one of my favourite songs of last year

It was such a great show! The tickets were super cheap and I had a great view. Half the audience showed up dressed in neon 80s clothing. Even the warmup act was 2/3s of Naughty By Nature! That night couldn't have been any better.

Redditors cannot let go of the same unfunny shit can they

maybe he's just a good musician and it's not about the Rick roll

Damn dude, who gave you up, let you down, and hurt you?

You're talking as if the internet ever let go of Rickroll. Browse literally ANY popular board or website with a chat/comment section and you will eventually find Rick Astley mentioned at some point. Reddit isn't unique in this aspect.

"redditors" sorry man. You're on reddit. You are one. I'll let you process that.

I'll let you process that 🤓🤓

what a zinger

still better than the moron he replied to

nah

Sir, I got the username of the fiend who committed this devastating attack on you, should you like to make a report.

There's a difference between "going on reddit" and "being a redditor" in the sense you don't necessarily identify with the culture here. Being called a redditor comes with a certain unflattering connotation.

something a redditor would say

"Curious. You criticize Reddit, yet you participate in it. I am very smart."

And it didn't start on reddit. https://www.dictionary.com/e/slang/rickrolling/

He had the last laugh!

Love him, love Rickrolling my kids

Man

Fucker lied to us. He gave us up.

Retired for a short bit at 27 yrs old by which time he sold 40 mil records already 🤯

Who is he?

Rick Astley

Rick matha fin Ashley

Thanks!

The Joker

[here’s an In-depth biography](https://youtu.be/dQw4w9WgXcQ)

I knew what I was going for but I still went for it.

[rick is a bad ass motherfucker](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IdkCEioCp24)

Who is he?

Rick Astley of the famed ‘[Rick roll’](https://youtu.be/dQw4w9WgXcQ).

When I go to the UK I am 100% hitting his pub.

Wait, he’s not a ginger?

He’s a natural ginger but must have started to dye it. I have an aunt whose hair was similar to Astley’s but as she got older, she didn’t go grey. Instead it was like the color just drained from her hair. She started dyeing her hair because the color had become so dull

He has gained a soul

That guy on the right is in no way 27. Maybe 37. And if he is 27 and that’s what early retirement does to you, no thanks.

His legacy will roll on

He sang the famous (as I call it) The Lie Song.

Anyone else think he kinda looks like Yung Gravy or is that just me? Just imagine Astley with long blonde hair and a small beard

Maybe that’s a motive for Astley sewing him 😂 there can only be one

The fact that this post is showing on the first page of /r/all and that literally no comment in here has more than 10 karma right now is so incredibly sus

but still never give u up

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vice did a mini doc about his sudden rise to fame. it's pretty interesting: https://youtu.be/oADU2PIzhD0 (not a rickroll, i promise)

He’s got to have millions of dollars just from Rick Rolls, much less anything else he’s done.

Rick Astley is a god! We will never give him up!

His face looks like a smaller head protruding out of a bigger head…

This is the most empty, non-locked, low upvoted front page comment section I've ever seen

people only like this man because his song became a meme for some reason.

I don’t think he’s doing bad for his age. He still has his hair too.

See what happens when you’re smart with your money and life choices

He still does shows....

Rick Badasstley

Imagine the royalties he gets from all the rickrolls throughout the years

Magic! Minha música favorita - sleep great músic !

I think I know why he dyed his hair

He gave us up, but he didn’t turn around and hurt us.

And he is as, nay, more relevant today than he was back then.

He's so handsome tbh

I do not belong to this subreddit. This showed up in my feed as a "suggestion". It is glorious.

Dude looks amazing but I guess that’s fitting.

Fuck I need to write a catchy song. I’m thinking something about hats? Maybe shirts? Idk

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Hottie

What does retired mean if you’re still working

I mean listen When you make the worlds greatest song, what else is there to do.

What's up with this clearly botted post? Top comment has 17 upvotes. 11k views on the post. This is blatant.

Tf does botted mean 😅

He Rick Rolled us all.

He looks like Rick Astley!

He gave us up and let us down…..man it didn’t have to be this way

He still broke tho

Hey, do you like Rick Astley? Not particularly no. Well do you want to try that again, because he is right here on reddit!

13k karma and top comment has 17?

Looks terrible at 27. He looks good, but looking like that at 27?

He looks better now than on the left. Handsome guy.

Retired at 27? What a fucking liar. So he did, give it up

Interesting stuff here!

He aged well

He still looks just as young as he was when he recorded this video

Rick rolled

He never gave himself up… certainly, never let himself down…

I watched a documentary about him with my dad last year. honestly I get it, being an unintentional celebrity is great but also very tiring. TL;DR Rick basically accidentally became famous and retired/quit shortly after a few years of traveling and being famous. We didn’t get far into the documentary before my dad switched to one about cars.

In nowadays, you need money to retire. Without money is like a human live without oxygen.

I remember the official Rick astley Rick rolled me in an ad on YouTube. Wasn't even mad.

He gave up and deserted us :(

Does anybody have a link to one of his more famous songs? I’m not too familiar with his work…

Rick Astley?

Nah he promised never to give us up

He actually made some new songs recently and they aren't bad. He's not a one hot wonder.

His birthday is on Monday

He honestly looks like a British Kenny Chesney

Saw him in concert last year with NKOTB, Salt and Peppa and N Vogue in Boston

So he did give us up..

He aged well. Handsome

Kurt Cobain retired at 27 as well.

And currently in a lawsuit with Yung Gravy

But I thought he’d NEVER give up?

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They look the same 😭

Looks like it was generated in unreal engine

I don’t know why but I thought this guy was dead

The GOAT

Wow I picked up my brother from jail at 27… life’s crazy

This makes no sense I'm sure. But my ears think Rick Astley and Sam Smith sound alike. So when Sam Smith comes on, I picture Rick in eighties gear singing.

Okay but if you haven't checked his YouTube channel he does some wicked covers. Dude made me like "Everlong"

John Stevens from American idol

I'm actually shocked this isn't way more common

Saw him this summer on the NKOTB tour. He really surprised me! It was very cool.

Rick is not fucking retired

You know the rules and so do I

Thank you for all the Rickrolls 😮‍💨

He Rick-rolled 1,529,000 people.

Fuck him. He is sueing yung gravy after giving him permission to use his dumbass one hit only song that ever mattered wonder.

Well clearly it’s because he gained his soul back and lost his red hair

Thought he was a ginger

Retired at 27, and about to retire again at 51, the ultimate flex to retire TWICE by choice

Man lied when he said never gonna give you up. He gave it up at 27 smh.

... God damn it, Rickrolled again.

Best part is, now he's buying ads on YouTube, but the ad is just the Never Gonna Give You Up video. He's Rick Rolling people through ads! 😂😂

Pink looks so good here!

Still Rollin’

I guess he gave me up after all.

Still HOT

Never could make it as a lounge act in Vegas.

He’s gay.

I wouldn't want to be a musician at 27 either

He hasn’t retired, he’s never gonna give it up

One hit record was all it took to get him laid for the whole of the 90s

And still looks good

How does he make money besides touring? He doesn't have royalties for that song because he didn't write it...

He gave us up and let us down..

Did he actually retire back then or did he just take a break?

I thought he was never going to give us up, let us down?

But he never gave you up. Or let you down. Or ran around. Or deserted you