Rick Astley

Songwriter: Rick Astley

I live in my apartment above a costume shop
At night I creep down
And try on everything they've got
'Cause I don't know who I am
I don't know who I am
Gotta find out who I am
I don't know who I am

Sometimes I'm a space man
Sometimes I'm Captain Hook
Sometimes I'm a rodeo rider
Or Chairman Mao with my little red book
'Cause I don't know who I am

I sit on my roof top
Looking for a shooting star
Baby dreams come true some times
'Cause there you are
But you don't know who I am
You don't know who I am
Gotta find out who I am
You don't know who I am

Sometimes I'm a space man
Sometimes I'm Captain Hook
Sometimes I'm a rodeo rider
Or Chairman Mao with my little red book
You could be my Wonder Woman
I could be your Superman

I don't know who I am
Anymore...
Anymore..

Sometimes I'm Spider Man
Trying to catch you in my web
Sometimes I'm rolling for cover
Under my bed
I had the moment
Well I don't know where it went
Baby I'm just Clark Kent

Sometimes I'm a space man
Sometimes I'm Captain Hook
Sometimes I'm a rodeo rider
Or Chairman Mao with my little red book
You could be my Wonder woman
I could be your Superman

I could be your Superman
I could be your Superman
I could be your Superman

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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