I don't know why so many took the piss out of him because of his looks. His msuic was fun and catchy. "never gonna give you up' was the jam! I guess he took himself out of the music industry after he blew up. aybe it was too overwhelming for him. is he the orional Clay Aiken?

AnckSuNamun said:

aw, come on, if people can listen to Clay Aiken why not Mr. Astley? he was way more talented.

he just seemed so cheesy....more so than Clay. imo

AnckSuNamun said:

he was chessy but in a cool way. you really think he's cheesier than Clay?

dancerella said:

He definitely had more soul than Clay Aiken. Plus, Rick sound and looked more manly than Clay Aiken hands down.

Hotlegs said:

oh hell yeah! clay aiken is one weird looking dude too.

He did perfectly enjoyable, harmless 80's pop songs and he was cute. I liked him. I found him far less uptight than Clay Aiken. But I think Clay is a better singer.

That dance he did was priceless.

OdysseyMiles said:

yo, he had some moves!

npgmaverick said:

i agree with everything you've said accept for the part about clay having a better voice. are you serious? why?

OdysseyMiles said:

I loved this video. This was another one of those videos that VH-1 wore out in 1988. I remember the set list being:
MJ "The Way You Make Me Feel"
Tracy Chapman "Fast Car"
Billy Joel "Uptown Girl"
Natalie Cole "I Live For Your Love"
Smokey Robinson "One Heartbeat"
Paul Simon "Call Me Al"
George Harrison "I Got My Mind Set On You"
Rick Astley "Never Gonna Give YOu Up"
George Michael "Faith"
Susan Vega "Luca"

I watched alot of VH-1 when I was a little kid.
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dancerella said:

Ok, "Never Gonna Give You Up" was great, but the rest of his output ... urm ...

Ah fuckit!

Here goes:

I don't care what he looks like. His voice was amazing and that album with SAW was very good. I would like to get a collection of his. I know that he recently released a new album and I think it's made up of dance music, but obiviously more modern than SAW.

dancerella said:

Just a matter of personal preference. I like Clay's voice better. But Rick had much better songs.

Rick Astley. My favourite song by him is "The Love Has Gone"...if ya haven't heard it; you should. He had/has a great voice. Some songs better than others, but the guy can sing. There was a joke going around that he and Kylie were really the same person. If you slowed down the vocals on KYLIE's album or speed up his, you'd not be able to tell who's who.

VinnyM27 said:

The SAW productions sound so dated now. My god, it really hasn't stood the test of time at all.

dancerella said:

I agree dancerella. You could be cheesy and cool back then though. It was okay.