Rick Astley

Released: November 30, 2020

Songwriter: Rick Astley

[Intro]
What do you want?
What would you like?
This Christmas
I said, what do you want?
What do you need?
This Christmas

[Verse 1]
What do you want?
What would you like?
For Christmas (Ooh, ooh, ooh)
What do you need?
What are you wishing for? (Oh, oh, oh)
You might want presents under the tree
Someone to hug, sat on your knee
But all we need is love
This Christmas

[Chorus]
We need love right now (We need love)
More than ever more (More than ever)
We need to be together somehow (Ooh)
Hanging out (Hanging)
Hanging decorations
On that Christmas tree

[Verse 2]
We all have hopes
And we all have dreams for Christmas (Ooh, ooh, ooh)
And my hope, and my dream
Is we all get our wish this year (Oh, oh, oh)
Someone to kiss under mistlеtoe
Sat by the fire in a warm wintеr glow
All we need is love
This Christmas

[Chorus]
We need love right now (We need love)
More than ever more (More than ever)
We need to be together somehow (Ooh)
Hanging out (Hanging)
Hanging decorations
On that Christmas tree

[Bridge]
Does anybody know what we really need for Christmas? (We need love, we need love)
Everybody knows what we really need for Christmas (We need love, we need love)
What have we done to deserve a beautiful Christmas? (Ooh, ooh, ooh)
What have we done to share peace and joy this year? (Oh, oh, oh)
If you're confused on what to do
Don't be, baby, you know it's the truth
We all need a little more love this Christmas

[Chorus]
We need love
Sweet, sweet love
More than ever (More than ever)
We need to be together this Christmas
Hanging out (Hanging)
Hanging decorations
On that Christmas tree

[Outro]
Oh, oh, oh
You might want presents under the tree
Someone to hug, sat on your knee
All we need is love (That's all we need)
All we need is love (That's all we need)
All we need is love
This Christmas

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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