Trivia: Which singer is “never gonna give you up”?
Bryan Adams
George Michael
Rick Astley
John Mellencamp
The correct answer is Rick Astley
So why is this answer correct? : “Never Gonna Give You Up” was Rick Astley’s debut single off his 1987 debut album, “Whenever You Need Somebody.” The catchy tune has a famous music video that features Astley singing throughout London, although Astley reportedly never wanted to make a video in the first place. Today, the video has more than 1 billion views on YouTube. Many of these views come from the viral phenomenon of “Rickrolling” — a sort of bait-and-switch prank that began in 2007 and sends unexpected internet users to the music video instead of their intended link.