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Rick Astley

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This is the world’s worst musical Valentine’s Day card

January 29, 2023January 29, 2023 Alan Cross 0 Comments Rick Astley, Valentine's Day

KILL IT! KILL IT WITH FIRE! @spicybaboon_official The ultimate Vday card doesn’t exci……… Link in bio. #Spicybaboon #vday #prank #lovers

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Music History 

The world’s greatest music video was released 35 years ago today

July 27, 2022July 27, 2022 Alan Cross 1 Comment Music Video, Never Gonna Give You Up, Rick Astley

It was on this day in 1985 that the world was first subjected to this. We’re now 1,255,948,148 views in.

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Recommended Music 

What if Rick Astley’s “Never Gonna Give You Up” had been written by Alice in Chains?

July 20, 2022July 20, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Alice in Chains, Mashup, Never Gonna Give You Up, Rick Astley

Then it might sound like this. (Via Metal Injection)

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Music News AJMT
Music News 

Random music news for Tuesday, July 19, 2022

July 19, 2022July 19, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments ACDC, Billy Corgan, Canadian Supreme Court, Commonwealth Games, Highland Park, Jack White, Que Sera Sera, Rick Astley, The Weeknd, UB40

The Wife is now really deep into F1 racing. The other week during the Austrian Grand Prix, she turned to

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Music News 

Random music news for Tuesday, June 28, 2022

June 28, 2022June 28, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Apple, Def Leppard, George Michael, QR Codes, Radio, Rick Astley, South Africa, Tool, Vinyl

Putin is calling up retired generals to help with his awful war in Ukraine–including this guy. Once you’re done scratching

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Music News 

Rick Astley’s “Never Gonna Give You Up” turns 35 with a new animated video

May 26, 2022May 26, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Music Video, Never Gonna Give You Up, Rick Astley

As of this morning, Rick Astley‘s “Never Gonna Give You Up” has been seen 1,219,210,331 times on YouTube, probably mostly

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Music News 

Random music news for Friday, May 13, 2022

May 13, 2022May 13, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments 2022, Adam Levine, BABYMETAL, Bob Dylan, Creamfields, Eurovision, Jane's Addiction, Kid Rock, Napster, Rick Astley, Smashing Pumpkins

If you need something to worry about today, how about this Planet of the Apes scenario? Maybe skip that and

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Music News 

Random music news for Wednesday, December 29, 2021

December 29, 2021December 29, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Adele, Bruce Dickinson, Idris Elba, Iron Maiden, Kanye West, Las Vegas, Lemmy, Rick Astley, Synthesizers, Tattoo, Travis Barker

Let’s begin with some science news for the ladies. Now let’s move to music news for December 29, 2021. How

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Music News 

“Never Gonna Give You Up” passes one billion YouTube views–but that doesn’t tell the real story.

July 30, 2021July 30, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Never Gonna Give You Up, Rick Astley, Rickrolling, YouTube

When Rick Astley released “Never Gonna Give You Up” on July 27, 1987, no one outside of a handful of

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Music News 

Random music news for Saturday, April 17, 2021

April 17, 2021April 17, 2021 Alan Cross 1 Comment Airpods, Alanis Morissette, Arcade Fire, Beacon Bloom, Beatles, Dolby ATMOS, Dr. Dre, Fast Radio Bursts, Fyre Festlval, Grega Van Fleet, Jon Schaffer, livestreaming, Mick Jagger, NFTs, Qobuz, R Kelly, Rick Astley, TikTok

Got my first vaccine shot yesterday. Do your work, Bill Gates nanobots! You know where I am. Moving to music

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Music News 

Random music news for Friday, April 2, 2021

April 2, 2021April 1, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Alex Van Halen, COVID-19, Doc Martens, Eddie Van Halen, Gene Simmons, Katy Perry, Mick Fleetwood, Paul Simon, Plagiarism, Puscifer, Rick Astley, TikTok, Vinyl Records, Vinyls

I’m not surprised at this. I already know people who are poisonous. As for music news for April 2, 2021…

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