Rick Astley releases sad piano version of own legendary hit, Never Gonna Give You Up

Originally published at: https://boingboing.net/2019/11/21/rick-astley-released-sad-cover.html

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I’m never giving up, right now.

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Ha! You can’t fool me into clicking on that video link!

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Now I absolutely need a Slayer version!

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Sigh. Good god. First time in years. YEARS I tell you.

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ASTLEY: What do you want for your birthday, honey?

ASTLEY’S WIFE: The Blu-Ray edition of my favorite Pixar movie

ASTLEY: No

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I was so excited too.

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So was I.

Shame on you @beschizza. Shame!

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Is this what you use to “Rick-ripple” someone?

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2019’s been hard on Astley if he’s releasing a sad take of his song :c Does he need a hug? Because i will give him a hug…

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Thank god YouTube doesn’t autoplay anymore.

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This is worth a revisit:

I love Choir, Choir, Choir!

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i really like this. it’s is so good it might supplant the original in my head canon.

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You got me @beschizza

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Then me: Whoa, a Slayer cover? That actually sounds kind co-
Now me: GODAMMITBESCHIZZAYOUGOTME

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Reggie Watts did a cover of Never Gonna Give You Up (well, they stopped about halfway, which is probably for the best). It’s just utterly fantastic.

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Beat to Choir Choir Choir by @anon61221983

And well played @beschizza.

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And here I trusted you @beschizza:broken_heart:

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Only tangentially related, but I am a fan of Aztec Camera’s cover of Van Halen’s “Jump.”

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