Rick Astley

When we were out dancing the other night
You almost got me into another fight
You always want to prove you've got the touch, baby
To make all the other guys want you so much

But if you ever do that to me
Just one more time
I swear to you that I will blow
And baby that's

The bottom line
The bottom line

If you really love me like you say
Wouldn't keep on hurting me this way
You always turn away when I call your name
And baby things just stay the same

So if you ever do that to me
Just one more time
I swear to you that I will blow
And baby that's

The bottom line
The bottom line

Here we go

You've got to believe it's over
You've got to believe it's true
You've got to believe it's over
And we're through

You've got to believe it's over
You've got to believe it's true
You've got to believe it's over
And we're through

The bottom line
The bottom line
The bottom line

All that you have ever done for me
Is show just how rotten life can be
But this has taught me one thing that's for sure yeah
I'll never let that girl back through my door

And if she ever does that to me
Just one more time
I swear to you that I will blow
And baby that's

The bottom line
The bottom line

The bottom line
The bottom line

I'd like to thank you all for coming this evening
All you people all you people out there
You're all beautiful
I wanna take each and every one of you home with me tonight

Richard Paul Astley is a British entertainer, most known for his 1987 sensation “Never Gonna Give You Up” which was the subject of rick-rolling. He recieved a Brit Award for Best Single in 1988 for his hit and a “Best Act Ever” Award at the 2008 MTV EMAs upon its re-emergence into popularity.

Born in Newton-le-Willows, Lancashire on February 6, 1966, Astley’s first taste of music came at the age of 10 and he became known as a drummer throughout school before dropping out at age 16. He played for a local live act entitled “FBI” (with future Conservative Party politician David Morris as guitarist) that gained popularity around London. Astley, a huge admirer of Nat King Cole soon moved to lead vocalist by the time the group garnered the interest of Pete Waterman, a record executive and 1/3 of the Scott-Aitken-Waterman production trio. Waterman hired a 19 year-old Astley as a gofer (assistant) and Morris as a songwriter at his PWL (Pete Waterman, Limited) Studios. He used this time to pull Astley out of his ‘shyness’ and secured them both a contract with RCA Records.

“When You Gonna” with fellow PWL protégé Lisa Carter was his debut release, but it found little success and received no promotion; it was Lisa’s only official output. His first solo release, “Never Gonna Give You Up”, was dropped on July 28, 1987, and turned Astley into an international star. It topped 24 different charts and moved nearly 2 Million copies. Astley’s debut album Whenever You Need Somebody found similar success – it collected Gold or Platinum certifications in 10 different regions, including Platinum 4x in the United Kingdom.

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