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.

Rick Astley Just Got Rickrolled on Reddit

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

A short history of the rickroll: Why we never gave up on Never Gonna Give You Up

Cleaning the house has its perks : r/memes

The ultimate rickroll? Rick Astley's friend got him — again and again

Rick Astley reflects on Never Gonna Give You Up and Rickrolling

Rick Astley had a relatable first reaction to Rickrolling - CNET

Just got Rick Roll'd by a ad : r/

Singer Rick Astley Gets 'Rickrolled' on Reddit in Ultimate Meme Prank

Somebody on Reddit Rickrolled Rick Astley – Brady Carlson

Rick Astley Talks TikTok and the Infamous Rickrolling Meme: 'I Don't Click

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

Reddit Rickrolls the real Rick Astley

some madlad paid to rick roll people who watch the ads : r/madlads