Rick Astley

Day and night I wonder how you're feeling
I wonder if you'll ever change your mind
I don't know just what it is you're dealing
But I know you've got me in a bind

Day and night I wonder how you do it
Put me in this awful state of mind
How on earth can you be so unfeeling
How on earth can you be so unkind

Well I'll be fine with you in the morning
If you'll be good to me tonight
I'll be fine with you in the morning
If you'll be good to me tonight

You never want to sit and talk it over
You always want to run right out the door
Come and sit right down here on the sofa
Tell me baby right now what's the score

Don't you tell me there ain't nothing doing
There ain't nothing else that's true to say
I just wanna hear my baby cooing
I don't wanna hear our love is dead

I will be fine with you if you be good to me

I'll be fine with you in the morning
If you'll be good to me tonight
I'll be fine with you in the morning
If you'll be good to me tonight

If you'll be good to me, I'll be fine with you
If you'll be good to me then we just can't lose
If you'll be good to me, I'll be happy for all of my days

Day and night I wonder how you're feeling
I wonder if you'll ever change your mind
I don't know just what it is you're dealing
But I know you've got me in a bind

Day and night I wonder how you do it
Put me in this awful state of mind
How on earth can you be so unfeeling
How on earth can you be so unkind

Well I'll be fine with you in the morning
If you'll be good to me tonight
I'll be fine with you in the morning
If you'll be good to me tonight

I'll be fine with you in the morning
If you'll be good to me tonight
I'll be fine with you in the morning
If you'll be good to 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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