Rick embraced the meme and has done lots of surprises at others concerts with standing ovations and much love. ❤

Ah , he was only about 20 when he made this. So cute! Now he is 57 and looks and sounds just the same!

See I'm old enough to remember this song from before the meme. It was always great. I think the internet found his voice and appearance a funny juxtaposition.

He has had a huge resurgence this past year. He has a great performance at the Glastonbury festival being perceived as winning Glastonbury. This lead to the BBC having him host their New Year’s special. He also released a new album with some really good songs. Yes, that was the first ever meme.

Rick Astley was a great sport about the whole Rickrolling thing, and I think after it died down (KZfaq started putting ads in so it was kind of impossible to surprise anyone with the music video anymore) there was this newfound appreciation for him and those "cheesy" '80s hits. They were, as you said, bops. Legit bops. And as Rick matured his voice just aged like a fine wine, lol. The Foo Fighters even invited him onstage in an impromptu moment during a concert a couple years ago and did a grunge version of Never Gonna Give You Up.

Great song...very uplifting! Love his deep voice...and cute!

Rick actually has an amazing voice. My favourite of his earlier songs is called You Move Me. It was used in A LOT of movie trailers in the 80's. Very underrated - but I think one of his best.

Hard to imagine he has that voice. And yes, I’ve been Rick rolled before Lol! 🤣

I remember the brief Rick Astley craze around 1986-87. Someone put up posters everywhere that said: Do you like dancing?? We don't!!! Join the' I Hate Rick Astley' club!! (Phone #) I was in an experimental band at the time, we liked the poster so we put it up on tbe studio wall to remind us of our allegiences!! Lol... Then the Ricky Martin craze happened and we had a new enemy!! But after seeing that recent clip of Rick Astley trolling himself, I can't hate him anymore. Quite often artists hate their own hits, especially if they have become hugely famous from that one particular pop song.

This song came out in 1987 & started the rickrolling craze. Home Free does a really fun version of this song.

I love this… a great song.. takes me way back ❤

My nephew name is "Rick Astley" cause my sister and mom were big fans 😅😅😅

rick is still excellent i go to see him in concert again end of February, he has plenty of songs to review

Rick Astley song “Cry For Help” is an amazing song

I remember when this song came out was massive on the danefloors and Rick’s little move that you mentioned? Is what everyone was mimicking. 😂 ‘Together Forever’ sounded too familiar to this song. But his next top 10 hit had a different feel ‘It Would Take A Strong Strong Man’ Rick has a great catalog of music.

Home Free did cover of this. The video is great fun, and it is musically outstanding!

Cry for Help is actually his best.

I recommend you "Cry for help". I think is his best song.

Now that you've seen this video, you should also watch Home Free's version where they have the outfits and dancing.

His recent album is fire,and I’m a metal head! His voice is even richer these days and that album is full of soul,what he always wanted to sing. The album is called “Are We There Yet” and my grandkids who are late teens,early 20’s absolutely love it.

This video was a no-budget video according to Rick.... His own wardrobe and some friends and a warehouse 😁 I think they did a good job. You should check out some of his other hits from the 80s,but I also recommend one of his latest hits from a few years ago: Angels on my Side. Rick's still got it 😊

Rick Astley is one of top artists made famous by Stock Aitken Waterman (abbreviated as SAW). An English songwriting and record production trio consisting of Mike Stock, Matt Aitken, and Pete Waterman. The trio had great success from the mid-1980s through to the early 1990s. SAW started producing underground club hits, but earned worldwide success with a mix of hi-NRG-influenced sound, romantic Motown lyrics and Italo disco melodies. During 1984-1989, their musical style was labelled Eurobeat. Donna Summer also had hits with Stock, Aitken and Waterman. "This Time I know it's For Real". They created such a great sound!

I've always found it funny that his deep voice comes out of a kid who could play The Beav. Rick-rolling was HUGE. He performed this with the Foo Fighters in concert (impromptu) several years ago. Hilarious.

Yeah, KZfaq was just disrespectful. 😂

He's still singing and is still great. Please check out Home Free's cover of this song. Thanks for the reactions. Also, welcome to some 80's music and style. LoL

Wow, I forgotten about the KZfaq meme, lol. I’m also old enough to remember when it came out originally; before the Rick rolling. But as you say, it’s a great song, no matter what it’s history is!

He is currently touring uk…saw him for the second time a week ago….he is amazing live with loads of hits than many across the pond are unaware of.

Astley's only other number one hit in the US was "Together Forever" from the same 1987 album as this song, as is my favorite hit single from him, his cover of O'Chi Brown's "Whenever You Need Somebody." You should listen to both of those.

I was shocked, like many others, when I first saw Rick Astley. First of all, I had always thought he was Black. I never expected that voice to come from this red-haired kid who appeared to be about 15 years old! I've seen him in interviews and he's a great guy. He was completely confused by what happened with this song. His daughter had to explain "Rick Rolling" to him. 😅

"CRY FOR HELP" by Rick is my favorite. His songs Never get old!!! I hope you react to more of his songs.

I'm cracking up that you got Rick-rolled and didn't even know it, until now. 😂🙌

Rick has performed this live with the Foo Fighters.

This is an amazing song!

You should see Rick Astley in his 50s doing Uptown Funk live. He's really good! Rick Astley - Uptown Funk (live at Let's Rock London 27 June 2015)

This was played in the clubs ALL THE TIME! Another fun cover is by Dan Vasc.

The meme started all the way back in 2006 on the internet. I even remember (though I still can't find it) an instructional video on how to Rickroll someone and this video featured a woman explaning that you can Rickroll someone by sending a link to the music video through E-mail. I've got Rickrolled several times through 2008-2009 back in those early KZfaq times. lol

You made one comment that almost every reactor has said, “his voice doesn’t match the way he looks”

Great song to play at a wedding.

I think it's called being "Rick Rolled". I'm 40 and this was played at school dances. Way before memes were a thing. 😅 I'm enjoying your reactions.

I absolutely loved him and his music! Brings back good memories

He didn’t want to dance in the video as he felt embarrassed bless him lol but did it anyway. His voice is still as good now….

Great song, favorite meme!

Check out the song called ..,She wants to dance with me.

Watch Ted Lasso series and see a Rick-roll funeral.

Adorable as aways sweetie...you always make me smile.. 😀

Rick is a huge Foo fighters fan. He's been on stage with them. Also, he's done a live cover of Everlong on his youtube channel. I thought you might like to check that out.

I was about 10 when this song came out and even then I remember my brother and I were very confused about why it was such a hit. When the Rick-rolling thing started it really seemed like this song had been produced entirely for that purpose alone. The first time I heard about it I thought it was the funniest thing in the world.

Now you see the REAL stuff. 😂😂 What me out freaked when they said my boy was 20 years old singing this. Sound like Lurher Vandross. I got rick rolled plenty too but have to admit he can get down

This song always makes me move!!

She Wants To Dance with Me, Together Forever and Hopelessly/Hopeless Falling In Love with You are my favorites

I’ve always liked this song and got the joke but I’m glad it’s mostly over. What I especially like about Rick is something you touched on. Like Karen Carpenter, Phil Collins, Levon Helm and Don Henley, Rick is a drummer who sings! I only recently found this out but was blown away. Here’s a performance from some years ago and he rocks! Enjoy! He’s covering Highway to Hell from AC/DC… Joe kzfaq.info/get/bejne/kL6Udqp-1t3NiGg.htmlsi=m7tNvrZLiBLJ4qOb

His dance moves are on point!

There's a video of him singing this song with Dave Grohl and the Foo Fighters during one of their concerts! Check it out ~ It's too fun!!!!!

Rick Ashley was one of those artist that was a victim of industry pigeonholing. They weren't sure how to market a wht boy with such a soulful rich voice. Same thing happened to Lisa Stansfield of " All around the world" fame. Thankfully, these days those boxes and constraints aren't there and unfortunately neither is the same level of talent!

Lol

Check out ,Together Forever,Cry for Help.

Fully recommend his new single…..Never Gonna Stop……

You need to watch the Home Free cover of this. Hilarity continues.

OMG, the extremity people threw themselves into Rick Rolling has been part of my life's examples The Joys of the Human Spirit. We can come together and get wayyyyy too involved in Good stuff at times, thank goodness, teasing each other. It wasn't limited to linking. People were putting references to it all over to sneak into people once it got going hard. One I was thoroughly surprised and had to give a respectful nod to was when I was logged into World of Warcraft back when it was in its height back then. I'm running around and come up on multiple characters spaced in a row, each slightly behind and to the right of the one before so you could read the character names as a receding sentence. Someone(s) had logged in on multiple devices to line up characters named NEVER. GONNA. GIVE. YOU. UP. and just leave them there for ages to Rick Roll anyone who just *happened* to run through that part of the game at that time.

Ginger Soul!

His moves are great. Gotta remember it was the 80’s and he’s very very white. But then, so am I. 😱😂

I actually got a $dollar for everytime I was Rick-Rolled, now I'm a millionaire flying Lear Jets around the world. 😕 I know, it's tragic.

Wow Rick had a couple of baddies for backup dancers.

Have you heard Home Free's take on this soung.

Isnt there a live foo fighters ft rick hisself vid?