

Astley himself has also been Rickrolled on several occasions. The meme has also extended to using the song's lyrics, or singing it, in unexpected contexts. When victims click on a seemingly unrelated link, the site with the music video loads instead of what was expected, and they have been " Rickrolled". The meme is a type of bait and switch, usually using a disguised hyperlink that leads to the music video. The aforementioned video has over 1.4 billion views on YouTube. Rickrolling or a Rickroll is an Internet meme involving the unexpected appearance of the music video for the 1987 song " Never Gonna Give You Up", performed by English singer Rick Astley. Problems playing this file? See media help.
