Lyrics for Never Gonna Give You Up as interpreted by magicnudiesuit

Never Gonna Give You Up Lyrics
We're no strangers to love
You know the rules and so do I
A full commitment's what I'm thinking of
You wouldn't get this from any other guy

I just want to tell you how I'm feeling
Gotta make you understand

[Chorus:]
Never gonna give you up, never gonna let you down
Never gonna run around and desert you
Never gonna make you cry, never gonna say goodbye
Never gonna tell a lie and hurt you

We've known each other for so long
Your heart's been aching but you're too shy to say it
Inside we both know what's been going on
We know the game and we're gonna play it

And if you ask me how I'm feeling
Don't tell me you're too blind to see

[Chorus x2]

(Ooh give you up)
(Ooh give you up)
(Ooh) Never gonna give, never gonna give (give you up)
(Ooh) Never gonna give, never gonna give (give you up)

We've known each other for so long
Your heart's been aching but you're too shy to say it
Inside we both know what's been going on
We know the game and we're gonna play it

I just want to tell you how I'm feeling
Gotta make you understand

[Chorus]
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"Never Gonna Give You Up" as written by Matt Aitken, Pete Waterman, Michael Stock, Pablo Manavello
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.
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Kill_Avril_41
04-05-2003

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i think this song is great. the way i was told was that when people heard it on the radio in 88, everyone thought how wonderful this african-american artist was. then they found out he looked like howdie-doodie. aparently his career ended around there. i still think, that even thought his voice didnt match his look, that he was a great artist and deserved at least some recognition for this great song.

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DrFeelgood03
06-29-2003

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Someone (Kill Avril 41) has been watching I Love the 80s on VH1. It's alright, more people should comment on this song.

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sprinkles
10-23-2004

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rick astley is such a lovable nerd

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quiffporn
12-16-2005

 Rated  -3 
Proof (if any was needed) that pop music has always sucked ass.

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kmk_natasha
02-13-2006

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He's got a good voice, but yeah it doesn't match his look.

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nganphan
02-28-2006

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rick astley is not african american. he is a british pop singer. he career didnt end there. he has recently released an album called "potrait" Quoting kill avril41:i still think, that even thought his voice didnt match his look, that he was a great artist and deserved at least some recognition for this great song. he IS still a great artist, who had a baby face with a baritone rich voice.

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nganphan
02-28-2006

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perhap you should visit his website and forum to see how well known he is www.rickastley.co.uk and http://www.rickastley.net/cgi-bin/yabb2/YaBB.pl

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Ninji-X
05-17-2007

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I love this song. I've been Rickroll'd and I love it!

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arte
05-22-2007

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FUCK ME I JUST GOT RICK ROLLED

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imma_sheep
05-31-2007

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i got rick roll'd!
and i can't stop listening to this song now!
it's awesome. haha.

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KurupT
06-02-2007

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you got rick roll'd

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GrtOne41
06-06-2007

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LMAO, every time I see this in a forum I know where the link is going but I can't not click it.

I have been rick roll'd.

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bugoff
06-18-2007

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I just got rick rolled thinking this was the lyrics to some other song.

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Altoidman
12-15-2007

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i herd u leik mudkips amirite

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ShakerMaker1994
01-28-2008

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Damn it, RickRolled in text.

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TheDirge
02-02-2008

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Yeah, Rick has released 13 albums and 18 singles to date. I loved this song the day it was released, lyrics/rythym/melody perfect.

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VeggiexDawg
03-27-2008

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Just got rick rolled.
Damn you Perez ..

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modestmaus
03-31-2008

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ashowofhands: 3/10 lern 2 troll

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underaglassmoon27
04-02-2008

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He's been revived from his moment of fame. He now lives in our hearts as that kickass song that was supposed to be a bunny eating a banana. Slightly disappointing, yet all the while so damn epic.

Rick, keep on rollin'.

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JeffMan1989
04-04-2008

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I have nightmares about this song. Especially after that internetisseriousbusiness.com thing. I got trapped into that about 100 times.

Remember when they did this on Family Guy?

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12122121
04-05-2008

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It's one of those terrible songs that get stuck in your head forever. That said, it's fun if you don't take it seriously. I mean that's what getting rickrolled is all about. showofhands, I think you give a bit too much credit to the /b/tards out there. They didn't make Rick Astley, he was a legitimate one-hit-wonder in his day. He was famous for that one moment in time so it's not like /b/ created his fame out of nothing. I would say it's been more just revived and kept for its camp value.

I'm gonna take a shot at the meaning though: A guy's talking to a girl, and he wants to let her know that he's never gonna give her up, let her down, run around, or desert her. I don't think he'd make her cry, say goodbye, tell a lie, or hurt her either.

Whew, real tough one. Gotta dig real deep to get the meaning.

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modestmaus
04-06-2008

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The funny thing is Rickrolling originated from /v/ not /b/

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UrAbsolutlyRight
04-08-2008

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I can't believe anyone can make such a terrible song famous.

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Baron Nocturnus
04-19-2008

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You know, it's the funniest thing. This song has lyrics that are so sugary sweet and horrible for you that it just makes your teeth rot directly out of your head (much like the beloved Charleston Chew). The beats and synths (not to mention the chorus of black women in the background) make this tune a generic recycling of eighties pop that could never stand the test of time in the gauntlet of teenage musical enthusiasts.

That being said: I love Rick Astley. For all the guff that the man gets, he was way ahead of his time in his frame of mind. Back in the 1980's, Rick put out several records that never so much as saw air time on the radio, never mind MTV video circulation. Left and right he had people telling him what to do, how to dress, how to act, and what songs to sing, but to little avail. So what did he do? He dropped his record company, got himself a freelance agent and started writing his own tunes.

Now, as I said, "Never Gonna Give You Up" is not exactly poetry, but if you actually break the instrumentals of the song down, you can find some composition that is quite complex and intriguing beneath all of that synth pop.

So I raise my glass to Mr. Astley and thank him for giving us a fantastic internet meme that we (and the other 18 million Americans who have been Rickrolled thus far) can laugh about for many months to come, until we latch onto the next hilarious icon. But beware... it's surely to have a power level of over....




Nine thousand.

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wee yin
04-19-2008

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well said Baron Nocturnus, well said!

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