I was amazed at the response on Reddit and UA-cam to the cover of Everlong and all the requests to release it! So here you have it, hope you enjoy it as much as I love singing it ! Rick X ditto.fm/rickastleyeverlong
Not caring for Rick in HS seems to be odd. Im 50 now and i knew Rick was an awesome performer. Thats why its kind of dumb when they started mocking him with the Rick Rolling thing🥱
No one deserves to have a resurrection of fame more than Rick Astley. A talented and terribly dismissed and underrated artist in his time he's matured into an excellent all-around singer and songwriter. He's handled his newer fame with patience, class, grace and good humor. Seems like a decent family man in his personal life as well.
Agreed. He took time off from what could have been a huge career in music to be with his family, and he really genuinely enjoys the popularity of the Rickroll phenomenon. Very good guy all the way around. I hope he gets bigger now than ever. He deserves it.
Rick, I’m sorry that UA-cam - in its infinite wisdom - never suggested this video before today. You definitely did right by the Fighters of Foo. Excellent job, mate.
Which gained because rick rolling put him back in the spotlight, and instead of hiding away or trying to claim copyright on meme videos, he embraced the new found popularity allowing this jam to happen.
@@Pattomir1 exactly! He's profited in multiple avenues due to the meme. I'm sure not *all* the attention is wholesome but I'm sure most is beneficial since a ton of people respect him and his songs. I never considered it a bad song but maybe younger people who *only* know it through the Rick Roll have another impression. Also, to have the internet as a whole to kind of adopt your song is pretty cool. New people are exposed to it daily
As this being my second favorite song of all time, specially the acoustic Version the vocal completely shocked Me and were amazing the only bad thing is the guitar playing but that fine that not his strong suit
It's probably hard for him to monetize someone else's song. The ad money would go to the owners of the song he's covering, so it makes sense to not run ads.
How am I just seeing this now, four years later? This is fantastic. I grew up in the 80s and 90s and I really just thought Rick Astley was a made up character. This dude is a phenomenal musician. It was a pleasure to have this fed to me by UA-cam.
After in 2020.... Neil Cicierega mixes Never Gonna with Hurt by Johnny cash, which is a cover of NIN on the same album that mixes Closer of NIN with Fireflies and "Everlong" with Aerosmith and Aerosmith with Greenday. Next step: Green day covers Fireflies ... or else an All Star cover from Smash Mouth.
You may have started something... a proper passing of the meme torch to someone worthy. Until then, Rick astley will hold his place as one of the original memes
Its not that i forgot, Im just 23. As far as I remember, he has always been the rick roll. Popular culture did a bad job at showing he was more than just a meme, and my own failure to do further research until now is slightly regretable. But he clearly isnt torn up about it lol.
@@rickdaniels1000 Definitely gotta disagree there. Weird phrasing choices at times, wrong lyrics, wrong chords on guitar and mistakes playing. You're entitled to your subjective opinion. All art and music is subjective. I just find it a bit disrespectful to Dave to suggest this is better than his original. I think even Dave's modern live performances are better than this. But maybe as a musician myself I just hear things differently than the average non musician listener.
People who got famous in the 90’s are covering songs from the 80’s and people who got famous in the 80’s are covering songs from the 90’s. What a time to be alive.
The fact that Rick is back in my suggestions after all these years, makes me happy to see he's still going as a singer and artist alike. *'Cause he never let us down or deserted us*
Are you kidding me?????? That voice from the 80's... And one of the greatest numbers of all times.... Didn't think you could pull that of.... But you did..... Respect to you Rick.
O my god do u not know who he is h has a music career he is famous for his song never gonna gove u up in my country and generation coz its a meme still😂😂😂
This was so good, sitting on my back porch in rural Queensland Australia at twilight, watching hundreds of flying foxes flying overhead. Just thought I’d share that. Thank you! 🙏
Super nice guy, too. I was a bouncer at Webster Hall, a club in NYC, and he actually came over to me and shook my hand, thanked me, and wished me a goodnight.
@@cmcc3721 That's a pretty negative way to look at it. I mean, perhaps respect and kindness can be considered a brand image, but I chose to believe Dave doesn't just do it for the image and all its benefits, but it's truly his personality. I guess we'll never know for sure, so you may be right and you are of course entitled to your opinion.
@@cmcc3721for some musicians I would say yes but for Dave it’s always for the love of music. All you have to do is watch any interview or special on him to see. He’s genuinely a nice guy who is very, very talented. He gets paid cause he is that good!
Rick Astley's voice is great. I had no doubt it would be, but I was so impressed by his guitar skill while singing. So well done. I hope Dave got to see it. RIP Taylor...
Nothing better than a cover that sticks to the original but ALSO changes it up just enough to make it feel unique. The pacing and extra notes on the ends of the lines in the chorus are sososo...damn...good.
I saw an interview where he said that he is just famous enough to still make a good living doing music without constantly getting bombarded by fans on the street. I think that he may have found the sweet spot.
@Tyler Mod nah hes just got a lot of reverb in the mic to try and mimic everlongs disticnt tone. If it were autotune, you would be able to hear the words distort a little bit on pitch correction. In fact, there are multiple points in the song where he either messes up or deliberately changed the notes.
I'm coming back to this video after 4 hard years of grinding to put my life back together after covid and it's fallout. I'm better, happy, and at peace. Thanks for the awesome cover, and great memory in a trying time.
Can we appreciate that Rick is such a cool and down to earth guy. He doesn’t mind the rickroll meme nor even capitalized on it and for that I have so much respect for him. His voice is also so fucking good.
Man, this guy is so cool. He could have taken the whole meme thing the wrong way and grown bitter, but instead he embraces everything and comes out the other side looking like a million bucks.
I have such massive respect for Rick Astley- proper talented musician which I didn't realise until recently. The Glastonbury Smiths was amazing- but this is bloody amazing and the 'Never gonna give you up' he does live with the Foo Fighters live blew me away. Legend!
it actually makes me really happy that this guy is still living a wonderful life to this day, a lot of times it seems that famous people always get wrapped up in stuff they shouldn't be involved with, but rick's just kinda at his little home vibing to his favorite tunes. much love, rick!
Just seen this for the first time. Makes you remember that Rick isn't just that guy who will never let you down and never give you up but that he is actually a Musician. Lovely cover
Not that it matters at this point, given how late my response is, but this presentation truly shows a few things to me. One, a MUSICIAN truly dedicated to his craft,, with all the complexities therein, given the technical nonsense that was all the shifts in online, well, EVERYTHING at that time; Two, an individual willing to incorporate other genres into his repertoire and do it well, especially with an instrument that many younger fans (and even me, I admit) had never seen him use (whether that was calculated or not, I'll leave to my latent nightmares of cynicism about the music industry); Three, a person willing to forgo the polished nonsense of MTV ( and related pastiche nonsense) and just present one's self with all flaws and strengths with PASSION. Dude rocks it: much love🙂
This guy did things the right way: got out of the business early with some cash and his sanity, and now does whatever the hell he wants. Good job on a great song too! Thanks Rick.
Thanks for making this man and not hiding post-15 min-fame. You are showing yourself as a musician and its appreciated. It's clearly who you are. And by the way, subscribed. I can't believe it took 4 years for this to reach me on youtube.
A lot of people thought that he was a fake singer and that he was lip synching. They thought the real singer was an older larger man because they didn't believe such a young thin white guy could have such a deep voice.
He really is. He's so damn famous and such a staple of the internet that I was almost shocked that he's not only still alive, but very much still young.
As a Gen-X who has lived through all the Rick-Rolled years, but also lived through the ACTUAL Rick Astley years, I can tell you right now, this video just earned Rick a Sub.
Dude, what are you talking about? Nobody thinks that something that specific is gonna happen. Like _"Hmm, I'm guessing probably today Rick Astley is gonna upload a cover of Everlong"_
I was amazed at the response on Reddit and UA-cam to the cover of Everlong and all the requests to release it! So here you have it, hope you enjoy it as much as I love singing it ! Rick X
ditto.fm/rickastleyeverlong
Great Cover Just Love it you deserve a great response to it you nailed it. Ain't no Sunshine was Fantastic too i got goosbumps.x
king
I clicked on the link hoping to get rickrolled
Thank you!!
You nailed it, man!
Every now and again I'm reminded that Rick is a phenomenal musician and not just someone who will never give me up.
epic
or let you down
or turn around and dessert you
Or say goodbye, or tell a lie
You know the rules.
this dude aged like the finest wine ever
And not dryaged)))
He didn't take the adrenachrome or other hollyweird favorite drugs
@@albumreviews11 the funny thing is people like you are the exact kind of people Dave Grohl never wants as fans.
@KMFDM_Kid2000 People who don't like Hollywood? He must hate System of a Down.
because he criticized hollywood? what?@@KMFDM_Kid2000
This man is timeless, he's not lost his touch one bit
No I am timeless
Amen to that.
He looks great for his age
Are u a bot lol
Timeless r/technologythetruth
I don’t know what I was expecting, but Rick can really sing
He always could )))
Best of both worlds!
@@sergiogonzalesYT yeah Rick has a lovely voice that is smooth and differnt that most "pop or rock" singers today
@@TNJenni42Here we go
You may have doubted but Rick was never gonna give you up
The raspiness his voice developed over time is insanely good.
He's got much more depth now than in his MTV days. I hope he shares more music with us.
@@jbetnarno way this is just a cover like any kariaje night at some philipino bar . 80's stuff had more authenticity
@@humanactivated1017 He has his own new original songs you can listen to, too. This is lockdown stuff.
@@humanactivated1017 filipino bar? why so specific lmao
@@michael171 filip or philip
Alone in his home in London, Rick puts out a performance just like he would in front of a crowd of thousands.
Hes one of the best. And he will also never give you up...
Actually he is in front of thousands and thousands, there's just a screen in the middle. Go Rick!!!
Daniel Johnson Daniel Johnson he’ll also never let you down...😬
Well he's in front of millions now.
i do that too in my bed at 3:24 am
He promised that he would never let us down. Rick keeps his word.
Lol!!! 😆😆😆
Never gonna hurt you
True statement
Nice!
Never gonna give it up 💪😎
Didn’t care for Rick as a kid in the 80s. I’m almost 50 now and LOVE THIS! Much love and respect now. Great voice.
We all knew the 'one' song. Saw Rick live in 2022 and was blown away. Seeing him again in Birmingham in 2 weeks x
That's why I don't make up my mind until after 2 or 3 songs from that artist.
thank you for the brutal honesty
Not caring for Rick in HS seems to be odd. Im 50 now and i knew Rick was an awesome performer. Thats why its kind of dumb when they started mocking him with the Rick Rolling thing🥱
People acting surprised about how good this is.
Did this man not make it abundantly clear he would never let you down?
well played sir
😂
This, is how one wins the Internet for the day. Cheers!
😤
He will never turn around and hurt you either. Just and all around nice guy, lol.
No one deserves to have a resurrection of fame more than Rick Astley. A talented and terribly dismissed and underrated artist in his time he's matured into an excellent all-around singer and songwriter. He's handled his newer fame with patience, class, grace and good humor. Seems like a decent family man in his personal life as well.
Agreed. He took time off from what could have been a huge career in music to be with his family, and he really genuinely enjoys the popularity of the Rickroll phenomenon. Very good guy all the way around. I hope he gets bigger now than ever. He deserves it.
He has 8 top ten songs. He was never underrated.
Rick, I’m sorry that UA-cam - in its infinite wisdom - never suggested this video before today. You definitely did right by the Fighters of Foo. Excellent job, mate.
We on that same boat! Mind blown! Dude is bloody great
@@Ambarthetravellingchef guess what same boat lmao
Same 🤯 like wow he killed it.
Same boat. Why just now am I hearing this? Very nice!
Same, awesome to hear it now, but would have loved it 2 years ago!
He has the lines and features of an older man but a passion of a younger man. It's spectacular and I'm so happy that this appeared on my page
Rick had aged well. Looks and sounds great!
Rick Astley was THE man in 1987 England.
Somehow Rick Astley has only aged 10 years the past 33 years.
Wait, 33 years? How old is he now? He still looks almost the same? What?
@@shshu1shcj132 He's 54, and I would like to know his secret.
@@Jayce_Alexander We need to know Paul Rudds secret
He Looks 44
Being rich and I universally loved will do that
God now I feel bad that we've ridden on Rick Rolling for so long that we missed the part where Rick Astley is actually a badass musician...
Which gained because rick rolling put him back in the spotlight, and instead of hiding away or trying to claim copyright on meme videos, he embraced the new found popularity allowing this jam to happen.
@@Pattomir1 exactly! He's profited in multiple avenues due to the meme. I'm sure not *all* the attention is wholesome but I'm sure most is beneficial since a ton of people respect him and his songs. I never considered it a bad song but maybe younger people who *only* know it through the Rick Roll have another impression.
Also, to have the internet as a whole to kind of adopt your song is pretty cool. New people are exposed to it daily
Maybe you and some others might've missed that fact but I'm certain many others didn't!
@@whitestguyuknow the song was baaaad. but a LOT, perhaps most, 80's songs were, so...
@@Artcore103 bru I know the fellow artcore fan isn't talking shit about 80s music... now this is just disappointing
I didn’t even realize that Rick played guitar. This is amazing.
Hes never gonna give it up
@@m1j4s LOL
And drums! He was a drummer before he ever picked up a mic.
Played drums at Glastonbury, highway to hell
Rick can "play" several instruments, and plays all on his album '50'.
Rick just keeps getting cooler. What a fine wine.
The ball is in Grohl's court to cover "Never Gonna Give You Up" now
He has
They did ! Rick was invited on stage with the foo fighters to play it. It's the reason he made this video I assume
They did in 2017
But it would be cool if Dave sang it.
@@teejaysalgado9819 and that would fit his style very well imo ! Like the way he sings in "walk" or "best of you"
As a huge Foo Fighters fan, all i can say is this cover didn't let me down.
I get it
Never gonna give this up
Trust me, its NEVER gonna let you down!
As this being my second favorite song of all time, specially the acoustic Version the vocal completely shocked Me and were amazing the only bad thing is the guitar playing but that fine that not his strong suit
Im just glad you never gave up!
This man is a legend. Not only because of the rick roll, but because of no ads in this vid. Congrats rick
I wouldn't complain if he had ads in his songs. Everyone needs to bring food to the table.
Ads are getting out of control for sure
It's probably hard for him to monetize someone else's song. The ad money would go to the owners of the song he's covering, so it makes sense to not run ads.
Wouldn't be allowed to collect any revenue even if he wanted
Bruh because u know his meme
Tomorrow is 2024...and i appreciate that you never gave me up till now Rick!!! Thank you for this awesome cover!
I wonder if you knew he was gonna send us into 2024 when you wrote this
I’m glad he’s never given up. This did not let me down.
And I’m neva gonna desert you
@@vlxyal and I'm never gonna make you cry
@@aidensalvi2969 I cried... Tears if happiness
@@erikfinkel2717 don't worry, We're never gonna say goodbye
I think Rick's probably real tired of this, and if nothing else, you hurt me.
Rick astley: quits music
Also rick astley: becomes even more famous
*they called me a madman*
He's just crazy enough to work
@@justiceforjoggers2897 i got rickrolledua-cam.com/video/sdo5p3NbVZM/v-deo.html
@@justiceforjoggers2897 I gave you a thumbs up for the name alone.
@@MastodonComicsMusic well well well, there are more powerful names
So, basically the Jesus of music?
I like how his voice now sounds like it's half his age and back when he sang Never Gonna Give You Up it sounded twice his age.
That is spot on. Brilliant!
Hahaha! That's actually true!
He sounds a bit like Kurt Cobain.
it's aged well
I believe it's a conscious change in his vocal style - soundscapes have changed since the 80's.
How am I just seeing this now, four years later? This is fantastic. I grew up in the 80s and 90s and I really just thought Rick Astley was a made up character. This dude is a phenomenal musician. It was a pleasure to have this fed to me by UA-cam.
type in his name and The smiths in the search bar and you'll be flabbergasted
Same!
Reasons why UA-cam is better than Spotify:
1)It has Rick Astley singing Everlong.
Heck yeah now I wanna here monkey wrench
I love all the adverts...
Spotify now indeed has rick astley singing everlong
Rick Astley actually added this onto his Spotify, I was so happy I added it to my playlist
I want to like the comment, but it is at 420 likes :c
Came into see how many “Rick-Grohl” gags would be here. No shortage.
EEEEEEEua-cam.com/video/sdo5p3NbVZM/v-deo.html
@@iykigugu6798 No, I don't think so.
“The only thing I’ve ever asked of you is you gotta promise not to stop when I say when” may be one of the greatest lyrics of all time.
It's so weird seeing him play this.
You wouldn't get this from any other guuuuy
hahah i see what you did there ...
😂🙈
best comment I’ve seen in a while
Haaa.. that actually had me geeking!! 😂
Johnny cash is hurt by your opinion
rick astley has got what it takes to start a new career as a rocksinger.
and he's never gonna give you up... or let you down...
i wonder if he was actually pissed off at conan o'brien over the rickroll.
But not a guitarist
2019: Foo Fighters cover Never Gonna Give You up
2020: Rick Astley covers Everlong
*The cycle is complete*
Perfectly balanced... as all things should be.
Thanks for introducing me to it :)
After in 2020....
Neil Cicierega mixes Never Gonna with Hurt by Johnny cash, which is a cover of NIN on the same album that mixes Closer of NIN with Fireflies and "Everlong" with Aerosmith and Aerosmith with Greenday.
Next step: Green day covers Fireflies ... or else an All Star cover from Smash Mouth.
"ᴵ ᵈᵒⁿ'ᵗ ᵏⁿᵒʷ"
Rick covered Everlong live already in 2017
This is the best cover I've ever heard of Everlong. Rick's voice is so powerful and deeply underrated.
I came here to get Rick Rolled, but ended up getting Dave Grohled
Ha! YESSSS.
You got Rick Grohled
You may have started something... a proper passing of the meme torch to someone worthy. Until then, Rick astley will hold his place as one of the original memes
Well done!
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Sometimes you forget he’s an actual musician
For real man, we all remember him for the meme he's become but he has genuine talent and it's a treat to listen to his other musical works.
Its not that i forgot, Im just 23. As far as I remember, he has always been the rick roll. Popular culture did a bad job at showing he was more than just a meme, and my own failure to do further research until now is slightly regretable. But he clearly isnt torn up about it lol.
Lol and probably does this better than the original
@@rickdaniels1000ah i still prefer the original, but this one is still amazing. But that is my opinion
@@rickdaniels1000 Definitely gotta disagree there. Weird phrasing choices at times, wrong lyrics, wrong chords on guitar and mistakes playing. You're entitled to your subjective opinion. All art and music is subjective. I just find it a bit disrespectful to Dave to suggest this is better than his original. I think even Dave's modern live performances are better than this. But maybe as a musician myself I just hear things differently than the average non musician listener.
Excellent cover. Awesome to hear him sing a great Foo Fighter song. What a voice! He could have been the front man to any top rock bands.
Yeah he’s a great singer he should really release some songs they might be so good that they are still known 40 years from now
People who got famous in the 90’s are covering songs from the 80’s and people who got famous in the 80’s are covering songs from the 90’s. What a time to be alive.
Yeah, during a pandemic 🙄
@@AI2789crg Hey man it can always be worse. Imagine living in the time of the black plague or some shit. Now that sucks.
Awesome bud
Yes. ❤
@Steven Lindsey I've never heard of a pandemic level death rate. Lol Pandemic means global and globally the death rate has been rising again.
This is the point where Rick Astley single handedly turns 2020 around
between rick astley and pewdiepie, 2020 could still come round ;)
God we can only hope
Rick Astley Rick Rolls 2020 into balance.
I'm still hoping for an alien invasion before the end of summer :)
The fact that Rick is back in my suggestions after all these years, makes me happy to see he's still going as a singer and artist alike.
*'Cause he never let us down or deserted us*
He never gave us up, and never let us down.
Tanner Raine lol
He has know us for so long...
this man is the reason of why I never give up, I don't wanna let him down.
2020 is super weird. I now unironically love Rick Astley.
I'm never gonna give him up
T R I’m never gonna let him down
Never gonna run around and desert him.
@@MichaelF I'm never gonna make him cry....
Sujal Gurung or desert him
Are you kidding me?????? That voice from the 80's... And one of the greatest numbers of all times.... Didn't think you could pull that of.... But you did..... Respect to you Rick.
Can't believe Rick grohlrolled us all.
Serious talk, this is great. Is my favorite Everlong cover now.
He... Rick Ghrol’d us?
😃😃😄😄😅
👏😆 & @lalumpala too! 🤣
Rick is like the Proclaimers. Never, EVER pass up an opportunity to see him live. He's everything that live music is about.
Why does Rick Astley have such a good grunge voice.
Because he just has a great voice!
He's black so...
He really does.
What’s crazy is that he sounds like Dave Grohl in certain parts.
Because there's no such thing as a grunge voice
Man this guy never lets me down.
I see what you did there
Never gonna let you down
@@cintraz never gonna give you up
@@sandwichreveiwer7078 never gonna run around and desert you
never gonna ..be this real forever
All the years of being rick rolled we forget that he's actually a really good singer haha 😄
I never forgot
well, he was a teenager back then anyways :P
I never forgot
speak for yourself, I've never forgotten about his talents
Hobo Huan Gwenobi ahahahahahaha
Holy smokes! Rick sounds fantastic and this was 100% awesome.
This guy sounds great. He should consider a career in music.
I can't tell if this is satire or not.
I would never give him up...or let him down
O my god do u not know who he is h has a music career he is famous for his song never gonna gove u up in my country and generation coz its a meme still😂😂😂
Rio chinichi hes obviously joking
@@ri_ri9484 r/woooosh
Seeing Rick Astley on trending makes me think that maybe we're NOT in the worst timeline.
is this a community reference?
ROXANNE
I was going to try and put some kind of negative twist to this but remembered it was 2020 and didn't want to give any ideas
I almost didn't click it... thought he was gonna him roll us all.
you Britta’d it.
So Rick Astley isn’t a gimmick ... he’s actually super freaking dope and a REALLY solid guitar player
He plays drums too lol. I think he covered thunderstruck awhile back if I'm not mistaken
No shit where have you been
For real man. That's good stuff.
Uh doy
@Steve Lauria i dont think so either man. I love his singing on that. And the family guy episode with it is great too!
This was so good, sitting on my back porch in rural Queensland Australia at twilight, watching hundreds of flying foxes flying overhead. Just thought I’d share that. Thank you! 🙏
Setting aside the memes, Rick Astley is actually a VERY talented musician!
yeah. i actually enjoy listening to never gonna give you up. and his voice is amazing.
When he whispered "I said" the first time...I got wet and I’m a guy
@@josequintero7250 😁😂
ik he's one of the only people that can actually sing and doesn't need autotune
Super nice guy, too. I was a bouncer at Webster Hall, a club in NYC, and he actually came over to me and shook my hand, thanked me, and wished me a goodnight.
I like this, guy's got a good voice, hope he makes it.
...he did make it. Back in the 80s.
Is this another one of those Kanye/McCartney situations?
@@ChangoFrett I think you missed the joke buddy
💀
@Herbie Versailles You seem fairly invested, I hope he never lets you down.
Herbie Versailles Yeh i also hope this man never runs around and deserts you 🙏🏿
Anyone else sing out loud with him when he asked the audience to help him out?
Dude still working a non-existent crowd like a pro. Fantastic.
Sounds like he’s got a crowd of at least two here. : ) Couldn’t help but give him that chorus as well.
“The only thing I’ll ever ask of you: you gotta promise not to stop when I say when!” She sang!
Yeah but then I remembered I was at work.
bc he is a fucking pro!
So beautiful RICK. Well done. Amazing. Awesome one.
Now *Dave* cover "Never gonna give you up."
technically, they did. rick was there himself
we have to make this real
ah shit I gave this comment its 70th like
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@@jwest4819 I meant an acoustic solo version, like Rick did.
Love the respect between Rick and the Foo Fighters. Dave Grohl is such a good guy!
It's hardly a charitable act. I mean, Dave Grohl knows the value of this guy.....and they're all out to make some money.
@@cmcc3721 That's a pretty negative way to look at it. I mean, perhaps respect and kindness can be considered a brand image, but I chose to believe Dave doesn't just do it for the image and all its benefits, but it's truly his personality. I guess we'll never know for sure, so you may be right and you are of course entitled to your opinion.
And a KFC lover, apparently
@@cmcc3721for some musicians I would say yes but for Dave it’s always for the love of music. All you have to do is watch any interview or special on him to see. He’s genuinely a nice guy who is very, very talented. He gets paid cause he is that good!
@@cmcc3721 Dave isnt exactly out for the money though, hes genuinely a kind guy
Rick Astley's voice is great. I had no doubt it would be, but I was so impressed by his guitar skill while singing. So well done. I hope Dave got to see it. RIP Taylor...
Rest in peace Taylor Hawkins 🙏🏻🕊️
Nothing better than a cover that sticks to the original but ALSO changes it up just enough to make it feel unique.
The pacing and extra notes on the ends of the lines in the chorus are sososo...damn...good.
Rick Astley just raised the bar on performing Everlong solo on acoustic
Playing the shit out of that guitar
so well said. Love it!
y'all ever hear Dave play it acoustic? It's dope. This is dope too.
raised the bar? I don't think so
@@wallywalpamur4960 I like Dave Grohl and I recognize he wrote this great song, but lets be real, Rick Astley vocally crushes Grohl here
Jokes and memes aside, this is a really, really damn good cover.
Huge respect to Rick Astley, he’s so cool man.
Tyler Mod we don’t care
I saw an interview where he said that he is just famous enough to still make a good living doing music without constantly getting bombarded by fans on the street. I think that he may have found the sweet spot.
Tyler Mod No he’s not?
@Tyler Mod that's reverb on the mic lad.
At least I think it is.
@Tyler Mod nah hes just got a lot of reverb in the mic to try and mimic everlongs disticnt tone. If it were autotune, you would be able to hear the words distort a little bit on pitch correction. In fact, there are multiple points in the song where he either messes up or deliberately changed the notes.
Holy shit. Never thought I'd see the day I was Rick Grohled.
Do it again.
Underrated Comment 😂😂😂
And i wonder...
@@sultaa86 I WA Wa wa wa wonderrrrrrrr... why.
WHY Why whywhywhy
@@sultaa86 WHEN I SING ALING WITH YOU
ua-cam.com/video/3GE0AiC-mi8/v-deo.html
so now you can be Dave Rolled
My smile never left my face throughout this. You looked so happy to play this. Thank you Rick. Thank you
Even in 2020, Rick Astley is still not letting us down...
For real!
and he is never gonna!
Nailed!!!! Hahhahahahah
It's almost a shame that he's known primarily for the greatest meme of all time, he's a really good musician.
There's worse fates, he's rolling with it, (pun intended)
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To be fair, of all the memes, his has stood the test of time, where so many others have faded into obscurity
That meme is pretty good too..
*almost
80's Rick Astley is kicking ass!
2020's Rick Astley still kicks ass!!
I'm coming back to this video after 4 hard years of grinding to put my life back together after covid and it's fallout. I'm better, happy, and at peace. Thanks for the awesome cover, and great memory in a trying time.
Can we appreciate that Rick is such a cool and down to earth guy. He doesn’t mind the rickroll meme nor even capitalized on it and for that I have so much respect for him. His voice is also so fucking good.
Seeing him come out and scream "come on motherfuckers!" was a great moment
One wonders if without the memes, would he be as popular as he is today?
@@stoojinator obviously he wouldn't.
Man, this guy is so cool. He could have taken the whole meme thing the wrong way and grown bitter, but instead he embraces everything and comes out the other side looking like a million bucks.
It also doesn't hurt dude's a legit good goddamn musician when he's allowed to exercise a little artistic freedom.
A million bucks will do that to you
It's not what happens to you, it's how you react to it that matters.
@@fitter70 that's very,very true. Wish I'd learn that when younger.
and literally will make millions without even claiming copyright
Tbh I could listen to a whole album of Rick Astley doing grunge covers
damn, me too. he's got a cool voice!
Rick, if you ever read this. Please do it. pure gold. The world needs this. I need this mostly. :D
Easy task! That would be a real pleasure for sure.
This isn't grunge
@@andrewoid4711 no one said it was
I have such massive respect for Rick Astley- proper talented musician which I didn't realise until recently. The Glastonbury Smiths was amazing- but this is bloody amazing and the 'Never gonna give you up' he does live with the Foo Fighters live blew me away. Legend!
This is a perfect example of "a guy and a guitar"
Love it so much
Isn’t that called ‘singer songwriter’?
@@SirQuack-mi9sz ....no
@@SirQuack-mi9sz yeah Atlas is correct... that's not at all the same thing. But I understand the confusion in terminology.
yep, if you wanna see another example look at “We’re going to be friends” by The White Stripes
and a microphone and reverb
Welcome everyone. This is now henceforth going to be known as Rick-Grohling.
Brilliant.
That's great! You're a gem 👍
Nailed it
Or is it Grohl Rolled?
😂
Was I the only one expecting to get Rick-rolled and was really surprised how good his cover of Everlong is?
Why do y'all expect the guy who's probably 100% sick of Rick rolling to Rick roll you?
@@MalloryGrahamSlams lol ikr
I was seriously blown away!
Amazing.
2017: The Foo Fighters do a live performance of Never Gonna Give You Up
2020: Rick Astley performs a cover of Everlong
WE HAVE COME FULL CIRCLE
Yes... That's all you need. Just yes
They need to join him in the and lol it was good and honestly the two of them could harmonize well tbh
Así llegue yo a este cover jajajaaj
Much wow
This has got 666 likes now...
I WAS SO CONFUSED AT THE TITLE I FORGO RICK ASTLEY IS ACTULLY A PERSON AND NOT JUST A MEME
it actually makes me really happy that this guy is still living a wonderful life to this day, a lot of times it seems that famous people always get wrapped up in stuff they shouldn't be involved with, but rick's just kinda at his little home vibing to his favorite tunes. much love, rick!
He got out at the right time.
He makes money every time someone plays his videos. Source: ua-cam.com/video/dQw4w9WgXcQ/v-deo.html
He never gave up
He got his while the gettin' was good, I can appreciate it.
@@rhino202 nice try bud, I memorized the link :)
An unlikely hero has emerged.
A legend covering a legend.
When someone actually does a cover that feels the music.
I really shouldn’t be surprised at this point, dude can still sing and is multitalented. What a great cover!
EEEEE kombatrolledua-cam.com/video/sdo5p3NbVZM/v-deo.html
I think it’s only fair for Dave Grohl to cover “Never Gonna Give You Up” now.
ua-cam.com/video/IdkCEioCp24/v-deo.html
Scott Summers Did not know this existed. Thanks for the link man!
Ya thanks, wow..
I watched that live in 2019! It was absolutely amazing
Yes please
Well, he never gave up and would never let us down. This is gold.
Kombatroll broua-cam.com/video/sdo5p3NbVZM/v-deo.html
@@silveraxe301 LoL nice
Just seen this for the first time. Makes you remember that Rick isn't just that guy who will never let you down and never give you up but that he is actually a Musician. Lovely cover
now we need Foo Fighters to cover "Never Gonna Give You Up!"
GhostfromTexas they had Rick at a concert and played it!
They did
Oh man do I know a UA-cam video you'll enjoy
ua-cam.com/video/IdkCEioCp24/v-deo.html (Rick and The Foo)
ua-cam.com/video/5Xe0Qd6bUFo/v-deo.html
Go to 10:30
2 yrs later, and I just can't get enough of this version 😍
I know, right? So underrated.
There aren't many covers as good as the original.. but this is one of em in my books 💪
depeche mode - i just cant get enough
you're never gonna give it up.
Not that it matters at this point, given how late my response is, but this presentation truly shows a few things to me.
One, a MUSICIAN truly dedicated to his craft,, with all the complexities therein, given the technical nonsense that was all the shifts in online, well, EVERYTHING at that time;
Two, an individual willing to incorporate other genres into his repertoire and do it well, especially with an instrument that many younger fans (and even me, I admit) had never seen him use (whether that was calculated or not, I'll leave to my latent nightmares of cynicism about the music industry);
Three, a person willing to forgo the polished nonsense of MTV ( and related pastiche nonsense) and just present one's self with all flaws and strengths with PASSION.
Dude rocks it: much love🙂
This guy did things the right way: got out of the business early with some cash and his sanity, and now does whatever the hell he wants. Good job on a great song too! Thanks Rick.
I just got EVERLONGED by Rick Astley and I loved it.
rick-grohled
@@99gimlis winner winner Rickrolled dinner.
THE BEST THE BEST THE BEST THE BEST THE BEST rolling
Ok now I'm waiting for Foo Fighters' Never Gonna Give You Up cover
that's what she said
He didnt give up music, he didnt let us down.
@@imran5373 he never ran around or hurt me
@@nubsmcthiccc he never made us cry
he always touche muh pe pe
@@driftadvocate1839 😳
@@driftadvocate1839 yoooo waht
Thanks for making this man and not hiding post-15 min-fame. You are showing yourself as a musician and its appreciated. It's clearly who you are. And by the way, subscribed. I can't believe it took 4 years for this to reach me on youtube.
The only thing that will save 2020: Rick Astley comes out with a cover album of Foo Fighter songs.
Agreed. Everything's gonna be okay now
Drums provided by Nandi
As long as he does a Remake of the Learn To Fly video
Weezer is probably working on that already
Not surprised he's a fan, he's been on stage with them before. This is a great cover.
And he Rickrolled everybody there
To think Dave Grohl didn't want Bob Dylan to play Everlong when Foo Fighters toured with him. 🤣
We got Rickrolled at Reading last year, was one of the greatest moments of my life
@@hughmoore963 yoooo I was there it's was funny as fuck
Andrew Jackson you were a bad president
Maybe we could call this “Rick-Grohlling”?
We need more likes on this comment ASAP
This made my day
PERFECT.
Oh, now I remember why I despise the existence of humanity
All of the internet’s to you fellow human!
You can tell Rick really loves this song. I appreciate his covers, hes got an incredible voice and hope he keeps pumping more of these covers out!
People gotta put more respect on Rick Astley's name, all memes and jokes aside, he's a really talented and under-appreciated musician.
Absolutely. I'm a metal guy through and through but I've always thought he has an amazing voice. He nailed this
All these years later, getting rick rolled still makes me smile. Not a bad legacy. Making people happy is very under rated.
He has an awesome voice. He is a great artist
Correct. Under rated singer.
Top voice he has.
I’m old enough to remember when his single was popular. Then the birth of Rickrolling. Now this.
It's come full circle.
We've seen some pretty major history!
A lot of people thought that he was a fake singer and that he was lip synching. They thought the real singer was an older larger man because they didn't believe such a young thin white guy could have such a deep voice.
@@harizotoh7 ...I remember back in the day people thought it was Luther Vandross.
Not to mention their dual performances.
This is what the internet needs now for world peace. Rick Astley is treasure.
He really is. He's so damn famous and such a staple of the internet that I was almost shocked that he's not only still alive, but very much still young.
Rick astley has a really nice voice and people only know him for Never Gonna Give You Up
You need Trump
He’s white, so it’s not gonna take
As a Gen-X who has lived through all the Rick-Rolled years, but also lived through the ACTUAL Rick Astley years, I can tell you right now, this video just earned Rick a Sub.
Don't lie to me, you didn't wake up this morning thinking you would find this.
Dude, what are you talking about? Nobody thinks that something that specific is gonna happen. Like _"Hmm, I'm guessing probably today Rick Astley is gonna upload a cover of Everlong"_
I'm so happy I did, though
I actually found it last night and it got on my recommended today but yesterday, yes
I didn’t, but dang if if this isn’t a welcome surprise
If my head was stapled to the carpet i wouldn't be more surprised.