35 Years Ago Today

[Brooklyn Bridge]

Rick Ashley released Never Gonna Give You Up, went to #1 in the US in March 1988 and has enjoyed success with a younger generation being Rickrolled.

 

[qtlaw]

The overcoat plus the hair, man....

 

[Songbird]

One of my first jobs was at Ross Dress for Less. This song played 28 times per shift.

 

[Shropshire Slasher]

The antidote.

 

[spikechiquet]

Who’s ‘Rick Ashley’?

 

[garrow]

1.2 billion views on YouTube, baby

 

[maumann]

Who’s ‘Rick Ashley’?

The guy who owns the furniture chain.

 

[cyclingwriter2]

The overcoat plus the hair, man....

As stated, I grew up in pennysyltucky where fashion took a holiday in the 1980s, but were overcoats considered a cool fashion choice? I remember a ton on MTV videos featuring lead singers in trench coats, but doubt I saw any out on the streets where I lived. Granted, small and unhip sample size.

 

[ChrisLong]

Rick Ashley released Never Gonna Give You Up, went to #1 in the US in March 1988 and has enjoyed success with a younger generation being Rickrolled.

The Ducks, during pregame warmups, show random shots of fans, with the obligatory arena rock music. But whenever they would show a fan wearing a jersey from neither of the competing teams, they would play this song while the fans laughed and booed.

 

[Brooklyn Bridge]

1.2 billion views on YouTube, baby

And he still tours!

 

[dixiehack]

Speaking of the history of the Great American Songbook, this interview was 11 years ago today.

 

[lakefront]

The overcoat plus the hair, man....

And he looks 14 and sounds 50.