"Never Gonna Give You Up" was a song by Rick Astley. The song was a number one hit in 1987. (PROSE: Doctor Who: The Encyclopedia [+]Loading...["Doctor Who: The Encyclopedia (reference book)"])
History[[edit] | [edit source]]
The song played on Pete Tyler's car radio on his way to church for Stuart Hoskins and Sarah Clark's wedding on 7 November 1987. Rose Tyler, in the car with him, was confused when the song turned into anachronistic hip-hop music. (TV: Father's Day [+]Loading...["Father's Day (TV story)"])
Lyrics[[edit] | [edit source]]
I just want to tell you how I'm feeling
Got to make you understand
Never gonna give you up
Never gonna let you down
Never gonna run around and desert you
Never gonna make you cry
Never gonna say goodbye
Never gonna tell a lie and hurt you
We've known each other for so long
Your heart's been aching, but
You're too shy to say it
Inside, we both know what's been going on...
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The inserting of the Rick Astley recording of "Never Gonna Give You Up" into TV shows and YouTube videos as a practical joke is known as "Rickrolling". This practice did not begin, however, until two years after Father's Day was first broadcast.
In "The Noodle Incident": Brand-New "The Noodle Man" Series Launches with Exclusive Arcbeatle Press Crossover Serial on April 1st [+]Loading...["\"The Noodle Incident\": Brand-New \"The Noodle Man\" Series Launches with Exclusive Arcbeatle Press Crossover Serial on April 1st (short story)"], when the link is provided to preorder Book 1: A Really Incredible Character’s Kaleidoscopically Reimagined, Out-there Lasagna Life, the link instead leads to the YouTube release of "Never Gonna Give You Up".