{"id":4597,"date":"2022-06-01T12:05:24","date_gmt":"2022-06-01T19:05:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/songexploder.net\/?p=4597"},"modified":"2024-08-05T10:25:14","modified_gmt":"2024-08-05T17:25:14","slug":"rick-astley","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/songexploder.net\/rick-astley","title":{"rendered":"Episode 233: Rick Astley"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"subhead\">&#8220;Never Gonna Give You Up&#8221;<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/songexploder.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/SongExploder233-RickAstley-600x338.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-4598\" srcset=\"https:\/\/songexploder.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/SongExploder233-RickAstley-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/songexploder.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/SongExploder233-RickAstley-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/songexploder.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/SongExploder233-RickAstley-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/songexploder.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/SongExploder233-RickAstley.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><!-- PRX PLAYER EMBED --><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/play.prx.org\/e?uf=http%3A%2F%2Ffeed.songexploder.net%2FSongExploder&#038;ge=prx_93_c69f47ef-fffd-4b88-b52e-0b2c18c9b998\" width=\"100%\" height=\"200\" frameborder=\"0\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/iframe><!-- PRX PLAYER EMBED CODE ENDS --><\/p>\n<div class=\"download-links\">LISTEN: <a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/rick-astley-never-gonna-give-you-up\/id788236947?i=1000564869521\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">APPLE<\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/episode\/1ouCALWL15Hxbgk9f8yqhY?si=c6bLBfTLSy-HDEjIqnclaw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">SPOTIFY<\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/music.amazon.com\/podcasts\/58a85de5-7ebb-464c-a13e-9d3008deb3bb\/episodes\/bcd5fae1-6c92-4fe0-99fd-1bd2640421b2\/song-exploder-rick-astley---never-gonna-give-you-up\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">AMAZON<\/a>\u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/pod.link\/songexploder\/episode\/8ce87d08f9bd2766283890f2622693a8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">OTHER APPS<\/a><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/rickastley.co.uk\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Rick Astley<\/a> is a singer and songwriter from England, whose debut single, <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Never_Gonna_Give_You_Up\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">&#8220;Never Gonna Give You Up,&#8221;<\/a> became an international smash hit. The song came out in July 1987 and <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_awards_and_nominations_received_by_Rick_Astley\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">won the BRIT Award for \u201cBritish Single of the Year.\u201d<\/a> It hit number one in 25 countries, and Rick Astley was nominated for a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.grammy.com\/artists\/rick-astley\/201\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Grammy for Best New Artist.<\/a> And then, 20 years after the song came out, it became a new kind of phenomenon, when the meme <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Rickrolling\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Rickrolling<\/a> was born. Last year, the music video for &#8220;Never Gonna Give You Up&#8221; passed a billion streams on YouTube. The song was written and produced by the production team <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Stock_Aitken_Waterman\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Stock Aitken Waterman,<\/a> who became hitmakers for artists like <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kylie_Minogue\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Kylie Minogue,<\/a> and others. For this episode, I spoke to Rick Astley, and songwriter and producer <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mikestockmusic.com\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Mike Stock,<\/a> and the two of them tell the story of how &#8220;Never Gonna Give You Up&#8221; was made.<\/p>\n<p>You can buy or stream <a href=\"https:\/\/song.link\/us\/i\/1558534271\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">&#8220;Never Gonna Give You Up&#8221; here.<\/a> <\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/dQw4w9WgXcQ\" width=\"600\" height=\"330\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><span style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><span style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>For a transcript of this episode, <a href=\"https:\/\/songexploder.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Song-Exploder-Rick-Astley-Transcript.docx.pdf\">click here.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>Illustration by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lerms.net\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Carlos Lerma<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><span class=\"header\">footnotes<\/span><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.allmusic.com\/artist\/ian-curnow-mn0001036253\/credits\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Ian Curnow<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.allmusic.com\/artist\/dee-lewis-mn0000226296\/credits\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Dee Lewis<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.allmusic.com\/artist\/coral-gordon-mn0001444500\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Coral Gordon<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fairlight_CMI\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Fairlight<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Linn_9000\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Linn 9000<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/gjzOt7TvK1s\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Rick&#8217;s high school band, FBI<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/DD70oKDlemE\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Rick Astley on Top of the Pops, 1987<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/song.link\/us\/i\/385931928\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">&#8220;Never Too Much&#8221; by Luther Vandross<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/rsBXXG-M2Tc\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Rick&#8217;s cover of &#8220;Ain&#8217;t Too Proud to Beg&#8221; by The Temptations<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/RCA_Records\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">RCA Records<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Motown\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Motown<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Luciano_Pavarotti\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Luciano Pavarotti<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bananarama\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Bananarama<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mel_and_Kim\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Mel &#038; Kim<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Dead_or_Alive_(band)\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Dead or Alive<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/song.link\/us\/i\/635770202\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">&#8220;Hotel California&#8221; by The Eagles<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/fortnite-archive.fandom.com\/wiki\/Never_Gonna_(emote)\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Never Gonna (emote)<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/GDVUmMMl5Ns\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">&#8211; Fortnite<\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Never Gonna Give You Up&#8221; \ufeff\ufeff\ufeff\ufeff LISTEN: APPLE \u00b7 SPOTIFY \u00b7 AMAZON\u00b7 OTHER APPS Rick Astley is a singer and songwriter from England, whose debut single, &#8220;Never Gonna Give You Up,&#8221; became an international smash hit. 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