• Flying Squid@lemmy.world
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    10 months ago

    I guess we have different interpretations. It’s always seemed like it was “tricked you into listening to that awful song!” to me. But maybe I’m the outlier?

    • Lydia_K@startrek.websiteOP
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      10 months ago

      Even if that was the original intention, it turned out to be a great benefit to him personally, so if that’s what it was supposed to be, then I guess the jokes on them 😀

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        10 months ago

        I’m really impressed that, given the chance to cash in on weird internet meme fame, he turned around and put out a bunch of genuinely good music.

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      10 months ago

      Maybe it was originally but I kind of enjoy being rickrolled. I get to listen to a cool song.

    • lobut@lemmy.ca
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      10 months ago

      I genuinely didn’t get the meme at the beginning because I loved the song. I was like, “what’s the joke?” And would listen to the whole song.

      I think they’re making fun of Rick Astley and just perhaps how dated this once popular song is. But jokes on them! I’m into that shit!