Finally! Rick Astley gets RickRolled

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mobobuff

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illusion88

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Originally posted by: LoKe
Rick Astley used to be a coffee runner for some of the other guys in videos, but when they heard his voice they made a video. They shot the video in a day or two and the bartender showed up drunk. He woke up on a table and they had him do the stunt for the video, where he does the flip. The first time he lands on his head, the second, he lands properly. One of the backup dancers didn't know the steps, so they tried to block her out. Astley complained that the video was too "repetitive", which is ironic since the song is even more so.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3HrSN7176XI
EDIT: Popup video with all the facts.
 

Jeff7

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Well, I learned something every day. Rick Astley = the RickRoll'd guy. (I only once heard the name "Rick Astley," and that was during an MST3K episode.)

(Though I still don't get the purpose of RickRolling someone.)
 

ConstipatedVigilante

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The best part of the rickroll is the guy who starts busting out Karate Kid moves at :50...and the black dude, of course.

Edit: I just downloaded a high quality version of the song. Damn, I'm feelin' it...and I gotta play this on my way out of the school parking lot on Monday.