Rick Astley

I wanna believe you when you say, love is here tonight
I wanna believe you when you say, that love is here
I wanna believe you when you say, good times are near tonight
I wanna believe you when you say, good times are near

And I do, I do, and it's you, it's you
And I feel so good I feel like I could fly
Will I wait I'll wait, will I stay, I'll stay
Cos it's only here with you that I get high

I wanna believe you, I wanna believe you, I wanna believe you
Believe in you
I wanna believe you, I wanna believe you, I wanna believe you
Believe in you

I wanna believe you when you say, love will find a way
I wanna believe you that love will find a way
I wanna believe you when you say, the sun will shine today
I wanna believe you when you say, the sun will shine

And it's you, yeah you, what you do, you do
And I wanna tell the world just how I feel
This is love, yeah love, good love, good love
And I wanna tell the world that this is real

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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