EPTRick Astley is back - Page 3
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Kleander
United States334 Posts
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Elegy
United States1629 Posts
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bearbuddy
3442 Posts
On September 03 2010 02:37 sob3k wrote: I always thought it was a bit lame that the internet decided to "bring back" Rick Astley and "make him a star". It was funny and cool at first, but then I looked him up....he's sold 40 MILLION records in his career. He was a huge deal in the '80 and absolutely raked in the cash.. Its like 20 years from now the internet seizing upon a song by Beyonce and feeling proud of themselves for making her popular again. Why can't we pick out some talented dude who didn't already become rich and famous and give them a taste of the good life... Except that really wasn't the intention to begin with. It's a trolling technique that went viral. We also have a hundred imitations of making unknowns into stars, e.g. American Idol. | ||
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KurtistheTurtle
United States1966 Posts
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sob3k
United States7572 Posts
On September 03 2010 03:58 Kleander wrote: Thats fucking awesome, how a one hit wonder can come back to fame strictly via the popularity of an on-going prank over the internet. except he's not a one hit wonder...he had 13 top30 singles worldwide....every one of his first 8 tracks made it into the top10 in the UK. 40 Million records sold. | ||
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Rinrun
Canada3509 Posts
Not bad, props to him for holding a guitar to make him seem more like a musician. | ||
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Psyonic_Reaver
United States4343 Posts
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57 Corvette
Canada5941 Posts
![[image loading]](http://static.funnyjunk.com/pictures/520128f6_ace8_00ee0.jpg) Sometimes i just dont understand 4chan... | ||
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Disregard
China10252 Posts
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Bereft
United States1007 Posts
 . i dont mind the song if im playing it in the background and not paying attn, but when i focus on it it's not great... | ||
infinitestory
United States4053 Posts
This song, also a new single from Rick Astley, is more recent (uploaded 3 days ago O_O), it's more like a ballad. I have to say, I like the song in the OP more though. | ||
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Biff The Understudy
France8202 Posts
The only reason why we see Rick Astley back is this internet meme, and that a producer thought that by resurecting him, he could make some money surfing on this unexpected renewed celebrity. Rickrolling trend was fun. This is just boring marketing. | ||
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Fumi
529 Posts
On September 03 2010 20:01 Biff The Understudy wrote: I will be pretty negative here, but the music is pretty banale and boring. The only reason why we see Rick Astley back is this internet meme, and that a producer thought that by resurecting him, he could make some money surfing on this unexpected renewed celebrity. Rickrolling trend was fun. This is just boring marketing. It's pretty generic, yes, but honestly, even though some producer thought he could be a golden mine, it's good to see the guy doing what he likes again. Besides, according to wiki, Lights Out only managed to hit #15 in the UK charts. | ||
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