If you know, you know

[object@sh.itjust.works]

That song came out in 1980s?? I always thought it came out at around early 2000s because of those memes.

[finishingdutch@lemmy.world]

Yep. If you’re on the internet for long enough, you pretty much develop a sixth sense for when you’re being rickrolled. As soon as I saw that ‘Never’ fit, I knew what was up.

[hungryphrog@lemmy.blahaj.zone]

Damn, I just noticed that even the URL seems familiar to me.

[dragonsinaroom@lemmy.world]

OK fuck sake this got me, gonna bring the song up now

[marcos@lemmy.world]

Be the change you want to see in the world.

[sabata11792@ani.social]

Ai will rick roll you with youtube links sometimes. The meme has transcended humans.

[0ops@lemm.ee]

Seriously I didn't even need the hint. My first impression when I saw all those empty letters was that there's no way I can guess this. Take a stab at it anyway, shed a tear as I realized that I guessed it first fucking try. Only then I see the hint. I think Rick Astley secretly controls society.

[0ops@lemm.ee]

no.

...

nooooooooooo

[whiskytangofoxtrot@lemmy.world]

Is this Loss?

[seekpie@lemm.ee]

I think Voyager is also on iOS? The default style at least is iOS, the Android style (iirc) is still beta.

Though I don't have iPhone, just using Voyager on Android.

[whiskytangofoxtrot@lemmy.world]

At my age it's too late for life insurance.

[reseller_pledge609@lemmy.dbzer0.com]

It is available on iOS. I just didn't want to speak about that side of the app ecosystem since I don't know any more than Voyager.

[nifty@lemmy.world]

The power of memes, haha

Memes deserve their own academic field, says an ardent nerd.

[redfox8@mander.xyz]

Yup, same, I didn't even look for hints, just tried those lyrics...and groaned! Just like loosing the game, once you've been sucked into the vortex you'll never get out!

And yes, I just lost the game.

[pseudo@jlai.lu]

Well, I'm on a mobile browser and I don't know how to do it either...

[pseudo@jlai.lu]

Great answer but please don't. Please.

[finishingdutch@lemmy.world]

1987 to be precise. It was quite a popular song when it was released; it was a chart topper in 25 countries. It was played for weeks on the radio and the single sold like hot cakes.

What’s even wilder: it was Rick Astley’s first solo hit. He had done duets and sang on other people’s tracks, but that was his first single from his debut studio album. And it went straight to the fucking moon.

He had a fair few hits and ‘retired’ in 1993. He was 27 at the time! He returned in 2000, and in 2007 the rickroll became a thing. And the rest you know.

As an 80’s kid, you can imagine it was wild to see kids using one of my favorite songs ever as a meme. I’m just glad Astley himself took the jokes in a good nature and is enjoying his continued career because of it. Gotta be even stranger for him to see the song get back to this level of popularity well over 20 years post release because of a dumb internet joke.

[mynameisigglepiggle@lemmy.world]

We need to assassinate Rick Astley

[blockheadjt@sh.itjust.works]

Pasting Rick's face over Vanna's gives it away. Bunch of idiots pretending this is amazing in the comments... Rick's face is literally right there morons

[hakunawazo@lemmy.world]