Rick Astley

Released: October 7, 2016

Songwriter: Rick Astley

Producer: Rick Astley

Driving all night
Hypnotized by the city lights
Sleeping all day
Buried in the covers to hide the world away

Digital emotion is so remote
Can't feel no love in the ones and zero's you wrote

Maybe you'll just send me a letter
Let me know when things are better
Maybe you'll stop the car and write a post card
Maybe you'll just send me a letter
Maybe you won't you'll drive forever
Maybe you'll stop the car and white a post card

Maybe you'll write a letter
Maybe you'll write a letter

Route 101
Journeys end to a setting sun
A map of the stars
Driving round in circles don't know where you are

I only want to know that you're all right
I only want to know that you're safe tonight

Maybe you'll just send me a letter
Let me know when things are better
Maybe you'll stop the car and write a post card
Maybe you'll just send me a letter
Maybe you won't you'll drive forever
Maybe you'll stop the car and write a post card

Maybe you'll write a letter
Maybe you'll write a letter
Maybe you'll write a letter
Maybe you'll write a letter

Doesn't need to be Edgar Allen Poe
Come on help me out I just need to know you're
Alright
Doesn't have to be a Shakespeare sonnet
Just write me something and put your name
Upon it
Maybe you'll just send me a letter
Let me know when things are better
Maybe you'll stop the car and write a post card
Maybe you'll just send me a letter
Let me know you'll drive forever
Maybe you'll stop the car and write a post card

Maybe you'll write a letter
Maybe you'll write a letter
Maybe you'll write a letter
Maybe you'll write a letter

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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