Episode 64 – Rick Astley vs the internet

The guys get the context around the weird cocktail of pop music, internet trolling and goofball humor known as “Rickrolling” and examine the frustrating and short career of the man at the center of it all.

SHOW NOTES

Songs used in this episode: “Never Gonna Give You Up” version by Rick Astley and a version by The Animal in Me; “Touch Me” by Samantha Fox, “Cruel Summer” by Bananarama.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_Astley

https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1988-02-28-ca-154-story.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stock_Aitken_Waterman

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WrestleMania:_The_Album

https://qz.com/994372/manuel-noriegas-capture-in-panama-kicked-off-a-new-era-of-sound-as-psychological-warfare/

http://content.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,1894410_1893837_1894180,00.html

https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/duckroll

Moot interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RyaceYHrC2g

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/4chan

https://melmagazine.com/en-us/story/an-oral-history-of-rickrolling

“I did the first Rickroll” video: https://youtu.be/tmVadY7vX1I

Rick Rickrolls the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade: https://youtu.be/wL-hNMJvcyI

Rick’s Moot tribute: http://content.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,1894410_1893837_1894180,00.html