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me and my brother think that the black guy in the video is actlualy the one singing, but he knew that if HE released the song he wouldnt make as much money because he is black. By using his white friend to trick us all and make him rich, he was the first person to rick roll anyone, he rick rolled, america.
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"'''Never Gonna Give You Up'''" is a dance-pop song originally performed by [[wikipedia:Rick_Astley|Rick Astley]], released in 1987. It has become the center of an Internet meme called a [[wikipedia:Rickroll|Rickroll]], originally a prank in which the victim is fooled into following a link to Astley's music video for the song. [[Jonathan Coulton]] has expanded on this joke by occasionally performing portions of the song at unexpected moments.
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==History==
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* At the [[Seattle, WA: 2008-04-26|April 26, 2008, show]] in Seattle, JoCo gave his usual introduction to [[Baby Got Back]], then performed a surprise cover of the song, accompanied by [[Paul and Storm]] on vocals and [[Molly]] on ukulele and vocals. They played the first verse and chorus before switching back into [[Baby Got Back]].
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* He then performed it (after considerable build up) before the eagerly-awaited [[First of May]] performance at the [[Minneapolis, MN: 2008-05-01|first of May, 2008, show]] in Minneapolis ([http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wLAXl0A0ZTM video]). Jonathan has since performed a similar lead-in to [[First of May]] during other shows.
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* A clip from the original Rick Astley version has also made an appearance during several [[Wikipedia:Zendrum|Zendrum]] solos in [[Mr. Fancy Pants]], starting with the [[Madison, WI: 2008-05-02 | May 2, 2008 show]] in Madison.
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* Jonathan Coulton was [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ilYIFJvZIkQ Rickrolled] by his audience at PAX of 2009, with the afterthought by JoCo, "I guess I deserved it."
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==Live Performance==
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"Never Gonna Give You Up" can show up at any time.  You have been warned.
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== Availability ==
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"Never Gonna Give You Up" has not as of yet been recorded.  However, there are YouTube videos of the live Rickrolls [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tU-ddPH_Wtc here] and [http://youtube.com/watch?v=wLAXl0A0ZTM&feature=related here] and of the Zendrum inclusion [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WpX-8Sp9H7c here].
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== Themes ==
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[[Category:Songs]]
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[[Category:Cover songs]]
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[[Category:Unrecorded songs]]

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"Never Gonna Give You Up" is a dance-pop song originally performed by Rick Astley, released in 1987. It has become the center of an Internet meme called a Rickroll, originally a prank in which the victim is fooled into following a link to Astley's music video for the song. Jonathan Coulton has expanded on this joke by occasionally performing portions of the song at unexpected moments.

History

Live Performance

"Never Gonna Give You Up" can show up at any time. You have been warned.

Availability

"Never Gonna Give You Up" has not as of yet been recorded. However, there are YouTube videos of the live Rickrolls here and here and of the Zendrum inclusion here.

Themes