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| '''Rickrolling''' is an ] typically involving the ] for the 1987 ] song "]". The meme is a ]: a person provides a Web link he claims is relevant to the topic at hand, but the link actually takes the user to the Astley video. The URL can be masked or obfuscated in some manner so that the user cannot determine the true source of the link without clicking. When a person clicks on the link given and is led to the web page he/she is said to have been '''"Rickrolled"''' (also spelled '''Rickroll'd'''). By extension, it can also mean playing the song loudly in public in order to be disruptive.<ref name="nussenbaum"/> | |||
| ==History== | |||
| ===Song=== | |||
| {{main|Never Gonna Give You Up}} | |||
| Astley recorded "Never Gonna Give You Up" on his 1987 album '']''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:difrxq95ldte |title=''Whenever You Need Somebody'' review |accessdate=2008-11-18 |last=Henderson |first=Alex |work=]}}</ref> The song, his debut single, was a Number One hit for him on the ] and ] charts, as well as several international charts. As a means of promoting the song, it was also made into Astley's first ], which features him performing the song while dancing.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://uk.reuters.com/article/internetNews/idUKN0421297720080405 |title='80s singer Rick Astley latest Web phenomenon |accessdate=2008-11-19 |last=Hasty |first=Katie |date=2008-04-05 |work=]}}</ref> | |||
| ===Origin of the term=== | |||
| The practice is said to have begun as a variant of an earlier prank from the ] ] known as ''duckrolling'',<ref name="hoaxonwheels">{{cite web |work=FOX News|publisher=]|date=2008-04-22|url=http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,352010,00.html |title=The Biggest Little Internet Hoax on Wheels Hits Mainstream |accessdate=2008-04-22}}</ref> in which a link to somewhere (such as a specific picture or news item) would instead lead to a thread or site containing an ] picture of a duck with wheels. The user at that point, is said to have been '''"duckrolled"'''. The first instance of Rickroll occurred in March 2007 on the site's ] board, where a link to the Rick Astley video was claimed to be a mirror of the first trailer for '']'' (which was unavailable due to heavy traffic). The joke was confined to 4chan for a very brief period.<ref name="hoaxonwheels"/> | |||
| By May 2008,<ref name="Date">{{cite web |url=http://www.google.com/trends?q=rick+astley%2C+rickroll%2C+rick+roll%2C+never+gonna+give+you+up&ctab=0&geo=all&date=ytd&sort=0|title=Rick Roll related Google Trends|publisher=]|work=]|accessdate=2008-04-03|language=English}}</ref> the practice had spread beyond 4chan and become an Internet phenomenon, eventually amassing some coverage in the mainstream media.<ref name="You've been tRicked">{{cite web | last =Williams | first =Andy | title =You've been tRicked | work =Wigan Today | publisher =Johnston Press Digital Publishing | date =2007-06-16 | url =http://www.wigantoday.net/the-goss/You39ve-been-tRicked.2959023.jp | accessdate = 2008-04-01}}</ref><ref name="takingtherick" /><ref name="nussenbaum" /> An April 2008 poll by ] estimated that at least 18 million American adults have been Rickrolled.<ref name="SurveyUSA">{{cite web | work=SurveyUSA | date=2008-04-09 | title=You Wouldn't Get This From Any Other Pollster | url=http://www.surveyusa.com/index.php/2008/04/09/you-wouldnt-get-this-from-any-other-pollster/ | accessdate = 2008-04-10}}</ref> | |||
| ==Examples== | |||
| {{worldwide}} | |||
| ===Scientology protests=== | |||
| In connection with the online meme, "Never Gonna Give You Up" was played and performed at some of the ] February 2008 protests against the ].<ref>{{cite news | last =Saunders | first =Terri | title =A real song and dance at church: Entertaining protest fails to amuse Ottawa Scientologists | work =] | publisher =] | date =2008-02-11}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | last =Kendrick | first =Mike | title = Cultura Obscura: Rickrolling | work =The Gateway | publisher =] | date =2008-03-13 | url =http://www.thegatewayonline.ca/cultura-obscura-rickrolling-20080313-2317.html | accessdate = 2008-03-20}}</ref> On February 10, 2008 protests in ], ], ], ], ] and ], protesters played the song through boomboxes and shouted the phrase ''"Never gonna let you down!"'', in what '']'' called "a live rick-rolling of the Church of Scientology".<ref name="takingtherick">{{cite web | last =Michaels | first =Sean | title =Taking the Rick: Twenty years after "Never Gonna Give You Up", Rick Astley became an Internet phenomenon - and an unlikely weapon against Scientology | work =] | publisher =Guardian News and Media Limited | date =2008-03-19 | url =http://music.guardian.co.uk/news/story/0,,2266526,00.html | accessdate = 2008-03-20}}</ref> In response to a Web site created by Scientologists showing an anti-] video, Project Chanology participants created a website with a similar domain name with a video displaying the music video to "Never Gonna Give You Up."<ref name="takingtherick" /> | |||
| ===EWU basketball games=== | |||
| ] were Rickrolled in March 2008,<ref name="nussenbaum" /><ref>{{cite web | last =Rose | first =Adam | title =College Basketball Game Rick Roll'd | work =LAist | publisher =] LLC | date =2008-03-19 | url =http://laist.com/2008/03/19/college_basketb.php | accessdate = 2008-04-01}}</ref> in the first photo, Davin Perry, dressed as the singer Rick Astley, performed before a basketball game. The games were not actually interrupted.]] | |||
| Four women's basketball games at ] (EWU) were Rickrolled during March 2008. Before the start of the games, "Never Gonna Give You Up" was played while a Rick Astley impersonator danced and ] to the music. A video containing footage of the pre-game Rickrollings, misleadingly combined with real game break footage, was later released on YouTube.<ref name="nussenbaum">{{cite web|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/24/business/media/24rick.html|title=The '80s Video That Pops Up, Online and Off|first=Evelyn|last=Nussenbaum|work=]|publisher=]|accessdate=2008-11-20|date=2008-03-24}}</ref><ref name="EWUstudentprankstheNewYorkTimes">{{cite web | last =Staff| title =EWU student pranks the New York Times| work =KHQ Right Now| publisher =WorldNow and KHQ| date =2008-03-27| url =http://www.khq.com/global/Story.asp?s=8063968| accessdate = 2008-04-01}}</ref> It even showed a fan with a "Scientology Kills" sign and the EWU mascot, Swoop, holding a "Xenu.net" sign, both references to the aforementioned Anonymous protests. | |||
| '']'' originally reported that a single game had actually been ''interrupted'' by the Rickrolling. On March 27, 2008 it issued a correction clarifying the situation, and saying that the ''interruption'' never took place, but was rather a hoax by Pawl Fisher, a student; Davin Perry, who shoots game videos for the university; and Dave Cook, the university's sports information director.<ref name="nussenbaum" /><ref name="EWUstudentprankstheNewYorkTimes" /><ref>{{cite web|title=New York Times owns up to EWU student prank|work =KHQ Right Now| publisher =WorldNow and KHQ|date=2008-03-27|url=http://www.khq.com/global/story.asp?s=8079367|accessdate=2008-04-01}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=New York Times Gets Rick Roll'd|publisher=]|last=Leahy|first=Brian|date=2008-03-28|url=http://www.g4tv.com/thefeed/blog/post/684031/New_York_Times_Gets_Rick_Rolld.html|accessdate = 2008-04-01}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=College Basketball Game Gets Rick Roll'd|publisher=PAWL TV|date=2008-03-16|url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EeuEMeg8eQE|accessdate=2008-04-01}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=New York Times Gets Pwnd by Fake 'Rickroll' Video|publisher=]|date=2008-03-26|last=Wortham|first=Jenna|url=http://blog.wired.com/underwire/2008/03/new-york-times.html|accessdate=2008-04-01}}</ref> | |||
| ===New York Mets=== | |||
| On April 4, 2008, many web communities, starting with ],<ref>{{cite web | last = Cerrone | first = Matthew | title = Note: Mets about to be Rickrolled | publisher=MetsBlog|url=http://www.metsblog.com/2008/04/04/note-mets-about-to-be-rickrolled/ |date=2008-04-04| accessdate = 2008-04-15}}</ref> urged their readers to vote "Never Gonna Give You Up" for the 8th inning sing-along at ] for the ] season. The Mets posted a web poll to select a song, and left a blank field for write-ins. The Mets organization announced On April 7, 2008 that "Never Gonna Give You Up" was the winner with more than five million votes.<ref>{{cite web | last = Cerrone | first = Matthew | publisher=MetsBlog|title = News: Rick Astely Wins, For One Day | url=http://www.metsblog.com/2008/04/07/news-rick-astely-wins-for-one-day/ |date=2008-04-07 | accessdate = 2008-04-15}}</ref> The Mets decided not to commit to using Astley's song and subsequently announced a run-off among six songs that would be played at Shea Stadium for the next six games, starting with "Never Gonna Give You Up" on April 8, 2008.<ref>{{cite web | last = Rubin | first = Adam | title = Runoff to determine Mets' new 8th inning song | publisher='']'' | url=http://www.nydailynews.com/blogs/mets/2008/04/runoff-to-determine-mets-new-8.html |date=2008-04-08 | accessdate = 2008-04-15}}</ref> | |||
| ] later reported on the game, claiming "Never Gonna Give You Up" was played as a "result of fans rigging the vote in favor of Astley, all part of a universal Internet phenomenon known as Rick Rolling." The song was played during the home opener and greeted with "a shower of boos."<ref>{{cite web | last = DiComo | first = Anthony | title =Controversy surrounds song choice: Initial online voting was rigged by fans to pick Rick Astley tune | publisher=] | url=http://newyork.mets.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080411&content_id=2515703&vkey=news_nym&fext=.jsp&c_id=nym |date=2008-04-11 | accessdate = 2008-04-15}}</ref> | |||
| ===April Fools' Day, 2008=== | |||
| <!-- Yes, this is an internet meme, but this is not the location to list every single instance of rickrolling that occurred on the internet on April Fools Day 2008. Examples should be sourced to reliable third party sources.--> | |||
| On ] and the following weeks, numerous seemingly uncoordinated instances of Rickrolling appeared on the internet, and ]. All of the featured videos on ]'s front page ]ed to the Rickroll. The prank began with ] YouTube portals before appearing on the main site.<ref>{{cite web | last =Arrington| first =Michael| authorlink=Michael Arrington|title =YouTube RickRolls Users| publisher =]| date =2008-03-31| url =http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/31/youtube-rickrolls-users/| accessdate = 2008-04-01}}</ref> | |||
| Social blog Web site ] announced on the same day that they would be adding a new member to their Advisory Board, linking members to the journal "rickastley", which contains a Rickroll.<ref>{{cite web | last =Feldblum | first =Eli | title =Risk Astley and More April Fools Day Goodness | work =Search Engine Watch | publisher =Incisive Interactive Marketing LLC | date =2008-04-01 | url =http://blog.searchenginewatch.com/blog/080401-053602 | accessdate = 2008-04-01}}</ref> | |||
| The website ] featured a link to a video claiming to be a blooper reel for the ] but instead linked to a video of ] performing Rick Astley's song (to a video of him originally performing "]" on '']'').<ref>{{cite web|url=http://forums.fark.com/cgi/fark/comments.pl?IDLink=3507883|title=Hilarious Muppets Blooper reel|publisher=]|date=2008-04-01|accessdate=2008-04-04}}</ref> Other social bookmarking sites such as ]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://digg.com/comedy/Lost_Muppets_Bloopers |publisher=Digg|title=Lost Muppets Bloopers|accessdate=2008-11-20}}</ref> and ]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://reddit.com/info/6e88u/comments/ |title=Were you a Muppets fan? |publisher=Reddit|accessdate=2008-11-20}}</ref> subsequently joined in linking the video. | |||
| The online Web store ] advertised on their front page a ] to ] converter device. In the product page a demonstration video was linked which was, in actuality, a Rickroll.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thinkgeek.com/stuff/41/betamaxhd.html|title=Think Geek Betamax to HD-DVD Converter|publisher=]|date=2008-04-06|accessdate=2008-04-06}}</ref> | |||
| The Rickroll-by-phone site PrankDialer.com claims to have made over 30,000 Rickroll phone calls on April first.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.prankdialer.com/faq.php|title=PrankDialer.com places over 30,000 Rickroll phone calls|Publisher=PrankDialer|date=2008-11-20-2008|accessdate=2008-11-20}}</ref> | |||
| ===Radio and television=== | |||
| A Rickroll occurred June 21, 2007 on the late-night talk show '']''. Carson claimed that he was going to show "a video of ] and ] making out" that he found on the Internet. Instead, a clip of the music video was played, and he declared the audience to have been Rickrolled.<ref>{{cite episode|title=Last Call with Carson Daly|episodelink=Last Call with Carson Daly|network=]|city=], ]|airdate=2007-06-21}}</ref> | |||
| Some radio stations, including Cincinnati's ]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kiss107.com/pages/rickroll.html|title= Rick Roll'd|publisher=]|date=2008-04-11|accessdate=2008-04-17}}</ref> got in on the Rickroll phenomenon by inserting the song or clips on radio stations that ordinarily would not have played the song. | |||
| At the end of a brief story on ] on the April 1, 2008 episode of ]'s '']'', the hosts were going to play a clip on what a Tasmanian devil sounds like. Instead, Astley's song played.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=89265946&ft=1&f=47 |title=Silicon Valley's 'Top-Less Rules for Meetings|publisher=]|date=April 1, 2008 |accessdate=2008-11-08}}</ref> | |||
| During the April 4, 2008 episode of ]'s '']'', an introduction to a clip from the season finale of '']'' led instead into a Rickroll.<ref>{{cite episode |title=The Soup |episodelink=The Soup |credits=] (Host) |network=] |airdate=2008-04-04}}</ref> | |||
| In a segue during the July 12-13, 2008 episode of ] on the national Australian broadcaster ] channel, ] ], after playing numerous punk music videos, solemnly introduced their next selected music video as being another classic and highly influential song for them, then sat calmly waiting for Astley's song to roll and every Rage viewer across Australia to realise they had been Rickrolled.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.abc.net.au/rage/archive/s2299831.htm |accessdate=2008-11-20|publisher=]|work=]|title=Pennywise|quote=...introduce internet memes to the broadcast airwaves.}}</ref> | |||
| On the July 14, 2008 episode of '']'', ] Rickrolled ] (through a pop-up window claiming to disclose Iran's nuclear plan) and proceeded to say, "You just got Rickrolled, Jon... all your coworkers will think you're a big, gay Rick Astley fan."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thedailyshow.com/video/index.jhtml?videoId=175244&title=photoshop-of-horrors |title=Photoshop of Horrors|publisher=]|date=2008-07-14|accessdate=2008-11-20}}</ref> | |||
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| Please do not add the Vince McMahon incident on WWE's Raw television program. See this article's talk page for discussion. | |||
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| ===xkcd=== | |||
| The ] '']'' has featured at least three references to the practice. In , "Trolling", two men are seen outside Astley's house, tapping into his cable line to be the first to successfully Rickroll the artist himself.<ref name="comic351">{{cite web|title=Trolling (#87)|work=]|last=Munroe|first=Randall|authorlink=Randall Munroe|url=http://xkcd.com/351/|accessdate=2008-04-02}}</ref> Additionally, on February 27, 2008, in , "Keeping Time", a musical score is seen at the top of the panel, to evoke music being played in a store. The music, if played, turns out to be the opening bars of "Never Gonna Give You Up".<ref name="comic389">{{cite web|title=Keeping Time |work=]|last=Munroe|first=Randall|authorlink=Randall Munroe|url=http://xkcd.com/389/|date=2008-02-27|accessdate=2008-04-02}}</ref><ref name="blag389">{{cite web|title=Keeping Time blag post|work=]|last=Munroe|first=Randall|authorlink=Randall Munroe|url= http://blag.xkcd.com/2008/02/27/keeping-time/|date=2008-02-27|accessdate=2008-04-03}}</ref> references uploading '']'''s ] to YouTube as an outlandish revenge for being Rickrolled.<ref name="comic396">{{cite web|title=The Ring |work=]|last=Munroe|first=Randall|authorlink=Randall Munroe|url=http://xkcd.com/396/|accessdate=2008-04-02}}</ref> | |||
| ===Dan Kaminsky=== | |||
| In April 2008, security expert ] demonstrated a serious security vulnerability by setting up Rick Rolls on ] and ].<ref name="Wired April08">{{cite web |first=Ryan |last=Singel |title=ISPs' Error Page Ads Let Hackers Hijack Entire Web, Researcher Discloses |url=http://blog.wired.com/27bstroke6/2008/04/isps-error-page.html |publisher=Wired |date=2008-04-19 |accessdate=2008-05-19 }}</ref> | |||
| ===Michelle Obama=== | |||
| On June 7, 2008, a number of political blogs, including ],<ref>{{cite web | last = Layne | first = Ken | title = Michelle Obama Shock Tape: 'God Damn You American Whitey' | publisher = ] | date =2008-05-08 | url =http://wonkette.com/400294/michelle-obama-shock-tape-god-damn-you-american-whitey | accessdate = 2008-05-08}}</ref> ],<ref>{{cite web | last = Sullivan | first = Andrew | title = The Whitey Tape | work = ] | publisher = ] | date =2008-05-08 | url =http://andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com/the_daily_dish/2008/06/the-whitey-tape.html | accessdate = 2008-05-08}}</ref> and Balloon Juice,<ref>{{cite web | last = Cole | first = John | title = The Whitey Tape | publisher = Balloon Juice | date =2008-05-08 | url =http://www.balloon-juice.com/?p=10570 | accessdate = 2008-05-08}}</ref> posted an article claiming to show ] going on a rant full of racist references to 'Whitey', but the video was actually a Rickroll. | |||
| ===Barack Roll=== | |||
| ]]] | |||
| ] created a popular ] parody video of the Rickrolling ] involving President-elect ], then the 2008 Democratic presidential candidate, entitled "Barack Roll", that has been watched over 4.5 million times since it's release.<ref>{{cite web|date=2008-08-09|last=Atkin|first=Hugh|publisher=YouTube|url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=65I0HNvTDH4|title= Barack Roll|accessdate=2008-08-15}}</ref> The video consists of clips of Obama speaking the words of Astley's song. A follow-up video shows Senator ] being "Barack Rolled" at the ]; though it never happened — the "Barack Roll" image was displayed on the giant blue sky background that was behind John McCain during his speech, and the video was pieced together from footage of the event.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Gawker|url=http://gawker.com/5046412/barack-roll-becomes-mccains-worst-nightmare|title=Barack Roll Becomes McCain's Worst Nightmare|date=2008-09-07|accessdate=2008-11-20|last=Spiegelman|first=Ian}}</ref> | |||
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| Please do not put the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade as its own header, instead put it under the Radio and Television header. | |||
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| ===2008 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade === | |||
| On November 27, 2008 Astley participated in a live RickRoll during the ] while the '']'' characters were singing "Best Friend," the theme from the 1970's TV series ''].'' Midway through the song, Astley himself emerged from the float and began to ] his signature hit. At the end of Astley's performance, Cheese (a character from ''Foster's'') shouted out "I like Rickrolling!"<ref>{{cite web| url=http://popwatch.ew.com/popwatch/2008/11/macys-thanksgiv.html| title=Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade: Best and worst moments| last=North| first=Jesse| date=2008-11-27| accessdate=2008-11-27}}</ref> | |||
| ===Others=== | |||
| A Rickroll ] took place on April 11, 2008 in London's ] with an estimated 300–400 people in attendance.<ref>{{cite web | title = Astley fans' rush hour 'flashmob' | publisher = '']'' | date =2008-04-11 | url =http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/7343833.stm | accessdate = 2008-04-15}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | last = Sanchez | first = Julian | title = The Dance, Dance Revolution will be televised after all | work = ] | publisher = Ars Technica, LLC | date =2008-04-14 | url =http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20080414-the-dance-dance-revolution-will-be-televised.html | accessdate = 2008-04-15}}</ref> When the flash mob finished the countdown, they started to sing from beginning to the end. One Web site, Prankdialer.com,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://prankdialer.com/|title=Prankdialer.com Go ahead... Pick up the phone | publisher=Über Systems | accessdate=2008-11-27}}</ref> offers a Rickroll-by-phone service, allowing visitors to enter a phone number to be called and have the song played to the answering party.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://media.www.crcconnection.com/media/storage/paper572/news/2008/04/17/Features/Clickworthy.Web.Sites-3329609.shtml |title=Clickworthy Web sites - Features |publisher=The Connection|date=2008-04-17 |accessdate=2008-11-08}}</ref> ] owner Brock Frazier "Rickrolled by Rickshaw" during the August 23, 2008 ] bicycle parade in ].<ref>YouTube (2008). . Retrieved August 29, 2008.</ref> During a game against the ], the ] played part of ] when they were supposed to play "]" by ].<ref>YouTube (2008). . Retrieved October 16, 2008.</ref> In the summer of 2008, during the WWE Million Dollar Giveaway, Vince McMahon called one participant to see if they would be a winner, and the ring back tone was Never Gonna Give You Up. McMahon, apparently not knowing that he was just Rickroll'd or what a ring back tone was, tried to have a conversation with the song. | |||
| ==Effects on Rick Astley and reaction== | |||
| In a March 2008 interview, Astley said that he found the Rickrolling of Scientology to be "hilarious"; he also said that he will not try to capitalize on the Rickroll phenomenon with a new recording or ] of his own, but that he'd be happy to have other artists remix it. Overall, Astley is fine with the phenomenon, stating that he finds it "bizarre and funny" and that his only concern is that his "daughter doesn't get embarrassed about it."<ref name="latimes">{{cite web|url=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/webscout/2008/03/rick-astley-kin.html|title=Web Scout exclusive! Rick Astley, king of the 'Rickroll,' talks about his song's second coming|work=Web Scout|publisher=]|last = Sarno | first = David| date = 2008-03-25|accessdate=2008-11-20}}</ref> A spokesperson for Astley's record label released a comment which showed that Astley's interest with the phenomenon had faded, as they stated "I'm sorry, but he's done talking about Rickrolling."<ref name="hoaxonwheels"/> | |||
| In November 2008, Rick Astley was nominated for Best Act Ever at the ] after the online nomination form was flooded with votes.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/7646807.stm|work= BBC News |date=2008-10-02|accessdate=2008-11-20|title=Astley shortlisted for MTV award}}</ref> The push to make Astley the winner of the award continued after the announcement, as well as efforts to encourage MTV to personally invite Astley to the awards ceremony.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bestactever.com/2008/10/10/wtf-mtv/ |title=WTF MTV?|publisher=Bestactever.com |date=2008-10-10|accessdate=2008-11-20}}</ref> On October 10, Astley's website confirmed that an invitation to the awards had been received. <ref>{{cite web|title=Rick Receives Invitation from MTV|url=http://www.rickastley.co.uk/news/news2008-10-10.html|publisher=Rickastley.com|date=2008-10-10|accessdate=2008-11-20}}</ref> | |||
| On November 6, 2008, just hours before the ceremony was due to air, it was reported that MTV Europe did not want to give Astley the award at the ceremony, instead wanting to present it at a later date.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bestactever.com/2008/11/06/democracy-is-dead-or-why-mtv-hates-you/ |title=Democracy is dead or why MTV hates you|publisher=Bestactever.com|date=2008-11-06|accessdate=2008-11-20}}</ref> However, during the actual show the presentation of the Best Act Ever category was treated as a joke, lacking the pre-announcement video montage other categories had. Many fans who voted for Rick objected to this treatment by MTV, and felt the awards ceremony failed to acknowledge him as a legitimate artist.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bestactever.com/2008/11/08/the-truth-will-out/ |title=The Truth Will Out|publisher=Bestactever.com|date=2008-11-08|accessdate=2008-11-20}}</ref> Astley himself stated in an interview that he felt the award was 'daft', but noted that he thought that "MTV were thoroughly rickrolled", and went on to thank everyone who voted for him.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/hi/entertainment/newsid_7715000/7715587.stm |title=Rick Brands MTV win 'Ridiculous'|date=2008-11-07|accessdate=2008-11-20|work=BBC News}}</ref> | |||
| ==See also== | |||
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| ==Further reading== | |||
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| * {{cite news | |||
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| | first =Katie | |||
| | title ='80s singer Rick Astley latest Web phenomenon | |||
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| | date =2008-04-05 | |||
| | url =http://uk.reuters.com/article/internetNews/idUKN0421297720080405 | |||
| | accessdate = 2008-04-05}} | |||
| * {{cite news | |||
| | last =Horowitz | |||
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| | title =Friday Picks: Wired on the gadget blog wars, Rick Astley on the 'Rickroll," church sign about Google | |||
| | work =OrlandoSentinel.com | |||
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| | date =2008-03-28 | |||
| | url =http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/etan_on_tech/2008/03/friday-picks-wi.html | |||
| | accessdate = 2008-04-01}} | |||
| * {{cite news | |||
| | last = Savage | |||
| | first = Marg | |||
| | title = Rickrolling and the league of web fame | |||
| | work = BBC News | |||
| | publisher =BBC News | |||
| | date =2008-04-01 | |||
| | url =http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/7325280.stm | |||
| | accessdate = 2008-04-22}} | |||
| * {{cite news | |||
| | last =Ingram | |||
| | first =Matthew | |||
| | title =Rick Astley, born again via YouTube | |||
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| | publisher =CTVglobemedia Publishing Inc. | |||
| | date =2008-03-31 | |||
| | url =http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20080331.WBmingram20080331120049/WBStory/WBmingram | |||
| | accessdate = 2008-04-01}} | |||
| * {{cite news | |||
| | last =Johnson | |||
| | first =Steve | |||
| | title =On the first day of April: Another Google prank and Rick, rolling along | |||
| | work =Hypertext - The wide world of the web | |||
| | publisher =] | |||
| | date =2008-04-01 | |||
| | url =http://featuresblogs.chicagotribune.com/technology_internetcritic/2008/04/on-the-first--1.html | |||
| | accessdate =2008-04-01}} | |||
| * {{cite news | |||
| | last =Leahy | |||
| | first =Brian | |||
| | title =New York Times Gets Rick Roll'd | |||
| | work =The Feed: The Only News You Need To Know | |||
| | publisher =] | |||
| | date =2008-03-28 | |||
| | url =http://www.g4tv.com/thefeed/blog/post/684031/New_York_Times_Gets_Rick_Rolld.html | |||
| | accessdate = 2008-04-01}} | |||
| * {{cite news | |||
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| | first =Caroline | |||
| | title ='Rickrolled basketball game' video is '80s pop fiction | |||
| | work =] | |||
| | publisher =CNET Networks, Inc. | |||
| | date =2008-03-26 | |||
| | url =http://www.news.com/8301-13577_3-9903727-36.html | |||
| | accessdate =2008-04-01}} | |||
| * {{cite news | |||
| | last =Newborn | |||
| | first =Andrew | |||
| | title = Dumb Internet memes are teh suck | |||
| | work =The Gateway | |||
| | publisher =] | |||
| | date =2008-04-01 | |||
| | url =http://www.thegatewayonline.ca/dumb-internet-memes-are-teh-suck-20080401-2464.html | |||
| | accessdate = 2008-04-01}} | |||
| * {{cite news | |||
| | last = Oliver | |||
| | first = Chantelle | |||
| | title = The Academic Rickroll | |||
| | work = Walrus Magazine | |||
| | date = 2008-03-31 | |||
| | url = http://www.walrusmagazine.com/blogs/2008/03/31/the-academic-rickroll/ | |||
| | accessdate = 2008-04-01}} | |||
| * {{cite news | |||
| | last =Pegoraro | |||
| | first =Rob | |||
| | title =April Foolin' | |||
| | work =Faster Forward | |||
| | publisher =] | |||
| | date =2008-04-01 | |||
| | url =http://blog.washingtonpost.com/fasterforward/2008/04/april_foolin.html | |||
| | accessdate =2008-04-01}} | |||
| * {{cite news | |||
| | last =Reynolds | |||
| | first =Simon | |||
| | title = Astley calls 'Rickrolling' craze 'brilliant' | |||
| | work =Digital Spy | |||
| | publisher =Digital Spy Limited | |||
| | date =2008-03-28 | |||
| | url =http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/a92482/astley-calls-rickrolling-craze-brilliant.html | |||
| | accessdate =2008-04-01}} | |||
| * {{cite news | |||
| | last =Savage | |||
| | first =Mark | |||
| | title = Rickrolling and the league of web fame: An estimated 13 million internet users have been tricked into watching the video for Rick Astley's Never Gonna Give You Up in the last couple of weeks. | |||
| | work =] | |||
| | publisher =] | |||
| | date =2008-04-01 | |||
| | url =http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/7325280.stm | |||
| | accessdate =2008-04-01}} | |||
| * {{cite news | |||
| | last =Sleiman | |||
| | first =Jad | |||
| | coauthors =Ben Penn | |||
| | title =Prank gives song new life | |||
| | work =Diamondback Online | |||
| | publisher =] | |||
| | date =2008-04-01 | |||
| | url =http://media.www.diamondbackonline.com/media/storage/paper873/news/2008/04/01/News/Prank.Gives.Song.New.Life-3294657.shtml | |||
| | accessdate = 2008-04-01}} | |||
| * {{cite news | |||
| | last =Staff | |||
| | title =Astley prank storms web: A new internet craze known as 'rickrolling' has thrust Newton-le-Willows' 1980s pop star Rick Astley back into the spotlight | |||
| | work =] | |||
| | publisher =] | |||
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| * {{cite news | |||
| | last =Staff | |||
| | title =Rick Astley 'Rick Roll' video prank becomes web phenomenon | |||
| | work =MSN Money UK | |||
| | publisher =] | |||
| | date =2008-03-28 | |||
| | url =http://entertainment.uk.msn.com/music/news/nme/article.aspx?cp-documentid=7914346 | |||
| | accessdate = 2008-04-01}} | |||
| * {{cite news | |||
| | last =Sternberg | |||
| | first =Andy | |||
| | title =Rick Astley Calls Rickroll 'Hilarious,' 'Bizarre'; Plans Arena Tour, But Can He Still Dance? | |||
| | work =LAist | |||
| | publisher =] LLC | |||
| | date =2008-03-25 | |||
| | url =http://laist.com/2008/03/25/rick_astley_cal.php | |||
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| * {{cite news | |||
| | last =Van Buskirk | |||
| | first =Eliot | |||
| | title =Rick Astley Addresses the Rickroll Phenomenon | |||
| | work =] | |||
| | publisher =] | |||
| | date =2008-03-26 | |||
| | url =http://blog.wired.com/music/2008/03/rick-astley-add.html | |||
| | accessdate = 2008-04-01}} | |||
| * {{cite news | |||
| | last =Wells | |||
| | first =Steven | |||
| | title =Opening Riff | |||
| | work =Philadelphia Weekly | |||
| | date =2008-04-09 | |||
| | url =http://www.philadelphiaweekly.com/articles/16809/music--opening-riff | |||
| | accessdate = 2008-04-10}} | |||
| * {{cite news | |||
| | last =Tossell | |||
| | first =Ivor | |||
| | title =They're never gonna give you up, Rick | |||
| | work =The Globe and Mail | |||
| | date =2008-04-17 | |||
| | url =http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20080417.wgtwebeven0417/BNStory/Technology/home | |||
| | accessdate = 2008-04-18}} | |||
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