Rick Astley

Released: June 10, 2016

Songwriter: Rick Astley

Producer: Rick Astley

[Verse 1]
God walks home through the local park
Meets the devil with a broken heart
He says
"I've been let down by the armies of darkness
Oh my whole life's a mess"
And God says

[Pre-Chorus]
"I got the cure
I'm holding on to something pure
I got the cure for you

[Chorus]
All you gotta do is dance
Pick your feet up
All you gotta do is dance
Feel the beat, love
All you've gotta do is dance
Dance with me"

[Verse 2]
Now the devil thanks God and he's on his way
Skip in his stride, what a beautiful day
And then along comes a slacker with some fun in his hand
Beelzebub knows he's got to save this man
And the devil says

[Pre-Chorus]
"I got the cure
I'm holding on to something pure
I got the cure for you

[Chorus]
All you gotta do is dance
Pick your feet up
All you gotta do is dance
Feel the beat, love
All you've gotta do is dance
Dance with me
All you gotta do is dance
Pick your feet up
All you gotta do is dance
Feel the beat, love
All you've gotta do is dance
Dance with me"

[Bridge]
The trees became a multitude of angels
Singing out like a gospel choir
And the benches in the park rose up
To become their chariots of fire
Oh fire, yeah
They rose up
They rose up
To become their chariots of fire
(And the benches in the park rose up
And they dance with God and Beelzebub)
God said

[Chorus]
"All you gotta do is dance
Pick your feet up
All you gotta do is dance
Feel the beat, love
All you've gotta do is dance
Dance with me
All you gotta do is dance
Pick your feet up
All you gotta do is dance
Feel the beat, love
All you've gotta do is dance
Dance with me
All you gotta do is dance
Pick your feet up
All you gotta do is dance
Feel the beat, love
All you've gotta do is dance
Dance with me"

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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