Hey all – Steve here. This is obviously thanks to the Rickroll, but pretty incredible no matter what. DO you have a favorite?
The official video for Rick Astley’s 1987 hit “Never Gonna Give You Up” has surpassed 1 billion plays on YouTube. The song became a lasting part of internet culture thanks to the Rickroll meme and reached the impressive milestone a couple days ago. Astley took to the video’s comments to share his gratitude, saying “amazing, crazy, wonderful!” In a video posted to Instagram, he added “the world is a wonderful and beautiful place, and I am very lucky.”
In case you missed one of the biggest internet sensations ever, I have made it easy for you…here you go!