Astley soaked it all in, from Stevie Wonder to The Smiths. A brother was a huge Queen fan, and he remembers Queen’s “Night at the Opera” album played on a loop. His sister played a lot of progressive rock and adored David Bowie. Rick Astley’s ‘Never Gonna Give You Up’ hits a billion YouTube viewsĪstley, 56, is the youngest of four who grew up near Manchester, England. I kind of thought, ‘We’re never going to beat this.’ But I also kind of thought, ‘Well, how bad is that?’” “I’m never going to have a song as big as that ever, and I kind of knew that while it was happening. Thirty-five years later, Astley is singing it this summer on tour with New Kids on the Block, Salt-N-Pepa and En Vogue for the 57-date “The Mixtape Tour 2022.” A remastered version of his 1987 debut album also has been released featuring, of course, “Never Gonna Give You Up.” That song turns 35 this year and is still very much alive, buoyed by a second chapter as a gentle joke wherein someone baits you with an enticing online link, which points instead to the video for this 1987 dance-pop smash. “The video and the song have drifted off into the ether and become something else, and I’m ever so grateful for it.” “Listen, let’s face it, ‘Never Gonna Give You Up’ has sort of become something else,” he says. NEW YORK - How does Rick Astley handle one of his songs being part of the biggest internet meme of all time? He rolls with it, obviously. What does it cost to see Keanu Reeves and his ’90s band on tour? Metallica concert review: MetLife has never been so metal You won’t believe how much tickets cost to see Steve Martin and Martin Short Madonna just announced her rescheduled tour dates.
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