Rick Astley Understands the "Irony" behind The "Rickroll"

[MadBadger]

Rick Astley Understands The "Irony" Behind The "Rickroll"

posted Wednesday, March 26, 2008


Tags: Rick Astley, Rickrolling



Has-been-turned-Inter net-icon Rick Astley finally comments on the "Rickrolling" phenomenon in today's LA Times. The "Rickroll" is an online fakeout in which bloggers present a link to something salacious - like a Lindsay Lohan sex tape - which instead re-directs to the "Never Gonna Give You Up" video on YouTube, bouffant, big sunglasses, and all. "If this had happened around some kind of rock song, with a lyric that really meant something - a Bruce Springsteen, "God bless America" ... or an anti-something kind of song, I could kind of understand that," Astley said. "But for something as, and I don't mean to belittle it, because I still think it's a great pop song, but it's a pop song; do you know what I mean? It doesn't have any kind of weight behind it, as such. But maybe that's the irony of it."



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I thought this was DU worthy info LOL

[Elidor]

1. You should have faked the link with a rickroll

Doh!

[here_is_to_hope]

2. I didnt click because....well, I would have too!

I have been rickrolled a few times. My wife didnt understand it so I rickrolled her too!

[Bicoastal]

3. Rick Astley clearly doesn't understand irony at all.

It's funny because your song is lousy, Rick.

[MadBadger]

4. I think its funny not cuz of the song, but because of the video

The worst (but greatest!) video of all time.

[drmeow]

5. Well he did call in pretty "naff"

“something which is seen to be particularly ‘cheesy’ or ‘tacky’ or in otherwise poor aesthetic taste.”

[Chovexani]

6. RTFA.

He's well aware that it's a dumb, cheesy pop song and thinks the concept of Rickrolling is hilarious, particularly what Anon is doing.

He's got a great sense of humor about the whole thing, which is more than I can say for the people who like to bash him.

[BrotherBuzz]

7. Rick Astley is a real person?

I thought the whole Rickrolling phenomenon was a total fabrication/spoof based on a fictional lounge lizard wannabe. :rofl:

[Firespirit]

8. Oh of course he won't get in a snit about it!

Rickrolling is NOT negative publicity. I guarantee that since Rickrolling began, that damn song has seen a big increase in downloads from iTunes and other music stores where you can buy a single. (No, I haven't dl'd it. :P) Pretty good compared to total obscurity. Astley would be a fool to get his knickers in a wad over the phenomenon.