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
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
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