The origins of the 'Rick Roll': Rick Astley on his role as an internet meme

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The origins of the 'Rick Roll': Rick Astley on his role as an internet meme

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Published December 30, 2021 at 12:57 PM EST

In this excerpt of an 鈥淓ndless Thread鈥� podcast, hosts and talk with singer Rick Astley, whose video for the song 鈥淣ever Gonna Give You Up鈥� has become the internet meme we call 鈥淩ick-Rolling.鈥�

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The origins of the 'Rick Roll': Rick Astley on his role as an internet meme