Reddit Rickrolls the real Rick Astley

For Gen Zers who were too young to be trolling online in the 2000s, Rickrolling was a very, very popular (Editor’s note: and very, very annoying) bait-and-switch prank that involved tricking people to click on disguised hyperlinks that would lead them to the music video for Rick Astley’s 1987 song “Never Gonna Give You Up.” It was such a phenomenon that Astley himself even knew about it and mentioned in a 2016 Rolling Stone article that it didn’t bother him because it introduced his music to a whole new generation — which is a sweet thought but more likely probably has a Pavlovian effect on the majority of millennials who cannot listen to the song without getting instantly annoyed.

Reddit Rickrolls the real Rick Astley

Someone Actually Managed To 'Rick Roll' Rick Astley Himself

Rick Astley Says 'Rickrolling' Helped Him Reconnect with “Never Gonna Give You Up” After 15 Years of Not Singing Song : r/Music

Did I finally find it? : r/fivenightsatfreddys

You can now Rickroll people who ask for your phone number

to not get rickrolled. Yes, I rickrolled Rick Astley himself. : r/therewasanattempt

Still Rickrolling – Grace & Gratitude

Rick Astley on X: My AMA is live on Reddit and I'll be answering questions today at 12pm ET / 5pm BST @reddit / X

Rickrolling - Wikipedia

What is RickRolling? A look back at the Rick Astley internet phenomenon that's still - Smooth

Rick Astley got Rickrolled on Reddit

Rick Astley Getting Rickrolled Was Reddit's Most Upvoted Post In 2020 : r/ThatsInsane

Somebody on Reddit Rickrolled Rick Astley – Brady Carlson

Student Rickrolls Teacher By Sneaking Rick Astley Lyrics into Quantum Physics Paper

He rick rolled the man who invented a rick roll : r/memes