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Rickroll - What is Rickrolling? The history, meaning, and origin of the Rick Astley music meme

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Uploaded Nov 12, 2016 at 11:16AM EST

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What is rickrolling? Where did the rickroll meme come from? We look at the origin of the popular Rick Astley bait and switch phenomenon. Richard Paul "Rick" Astley (/ˈrɪk ˈæstli/; born 6 February 1966) is an English singer, songwriter, musician, and radio personality. His 1987 song, "Never Gonna Give You Up" was a No.

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