Foo Fighters & Rick Astley, Never Gonna Give You Up, Multi-camera, Tokyo, 20.8.17

[@unLUCKY95]

The most legendary Rick-roll of all time.

[@rarapas]

Rick Rock and Roll baby!!! :D

[@catiscray4133]

💯👍

[@jordangeer8964]

The Rick Grohl

[@fdfsdfsvsfgsg4888]

It's so sad that you think that's what this is about. Decent music is lost on dickhead children like you.

[@jesselopez4218]

@@fdfsdfsvsfgsg4888 more sad to assume what people are thinking isnt it? Doesnt really sound like he was trying to make a point.

[@mitchtube3]

Just listened to Dave talk about this in his audiobook, The Storyteller. The band had to figure out a cover song for the BBC which needed to be doable in a short space of time when they returned home. Like half an hour before this show they were messing about in the warm up room jamming ideas and Dave noticed Rick Astley was on the lineup. So they tried Never Gonna Give You Up. Realised it perfectly merged with Smells Like Teen Spirit and found it so funny they played it over and over. Whilst they were playing the gig, Dave noticed Rick rocking out side stage watching the band. During a keyboard solo, he walked over to Rick and shouted "we just learned Never Gonna Give You Up half an hour ago, wanna do it with us?" to which Rick replied "FUCK YES". Then this happened.

[@b9y]

What show was this?

[@atis23]

@@b9y some festival in Japan, I think.

[@afonsolimao]

That's the best story I've ever heard

[@martmeliJMJT]

Yep I’m on this right now in the book! This is awesome.

[@JasonMoffatt]

Just heard it today myself and here I am. Then heard the news about Taylor an hour later. :(

[@HiimAbyss]

Rick Astley's voice is insane.

[@jokabjo1694]

He really have the voice.

[@Most0riginalUsername]

Has anyone managed to watch this without grinning like an idiot? I know i haven't

[@mrk2K10]

That is so true !!

[@TVoltG]

Yes!!

[@TumpalManurung]

Ear to ear

[@rulegm147]

Fuuuuck! lol!!

[@seanbryan4833]

Not me

[@notnownorman]

I don’t think people realise how difficult performing having a guest singer without practicing or even knowing each other actually is. This is amazing!

[@mrsully8333]

Absolutely! Stern said it best in an interview w/ Grohl about this particular jam, "That's what separates the men from the boys."

[@Tvuvtctoj46fck]

They did it more than once....

[@samsambanana]

​@@Tvuvtctoj46fck They did, but THIS was the first time.

[@Tvuvtctoj46fck]

@@samsambanana didn't know that

[@StratsRUs]

Who cares.It's Rick Astley

[@NorthernPerformanceGroup]

His voice is actually really good for rock

[@Lucifronz]

Yeah, that bit at about 2:40 was great.

[@benjimartinnc]

Agreed!

[@jephwahlretrogames9245]

Look up Rick Astley doing Highway to Hell.

[@NorthernPerformanceGroup]

Jeph Wahl just watched it not easy to singing and playing the drums But overall his vocals was lacking he just doesn’t have enough gravely tone in his voice and it didn’t attack it as hard as he should have he was much better in on this performance overall

[@fullmetal_3961]

@@NorthernPerformanceGroup this just in, not everyone can sing every song. Have you listened to Steven Tyler try to sing You Shook Me All Night Long? It's fucking awful, but he's still got a voice for rock.

[@maninthecrowd5076]

It feels strange that a person who sang such a pop song perfectly understands and adapts to the rock atmosphere of a foo fighter concert. This felt good.

[@javigd96]

I'M FEELING FUCKING MARVELOUS

[@chuckHart70]

Its Rick FKN Astley man. They guy can wail.

[@Auron710]

tbh he needs to start opening for the foos arena tours

[@flor9389]

He covers Everlong and has covered AC/DC while playing drums

[@nicholasvredenburg6154]

It's a man who understands music. A talented one

[@ricksuarez2357]

I just realized its a "smells like teen spirit" version of this song. Fucking AMAZING.

[@tdark987]

Rick Suarez Not only that, but I’m pretty sure they got the idea from a mashup of these two songs that’s been on YT for years now. In part because it’s such a random and batshit insane combo that I can’t think of how else they thought of doing it, and in part also because the mashup in question suddenly started showing up in “related” and “recommended” vids for many KZbin users since this concert was aired (despite being almost a decade old at the time - something a lot of people have expressed puzzlement about over in that vid’s comments).

[@roykentseyebrows4196]

Just listened to a Dave Grohl interview, and the band decided to learn the song when they saw Rick Astley was at the show. In breaking it down, they realized it has exactly the same arrangement as SLTS: Intro, drum break, verse, re-intro, riff... It was the same, so they just adapted the SLTS instrumentation to Never Gonna Give You Up. During the Foos concert, Dave saw that Astley was off-stage and during a break, asked him if he wanted to perform the song.

[@dinoso]

@@roykentseyebrows4196 yep, just came here because I saw the interview

[@MasterChief37]

@@dinoso same here

[@KahurangiSteez]

@@tdark987 There's a new interview from Grohl that came out today (that's why I'm here) and he says they figured out the connection by themselves.

[@thecrudesamoan]

I love that they never rehearsed this with Rick. Literally happened after Dave and Pat thought it was hilarious that it was almost the same as "Smells Like Teen Spirit" and practiced it for 20 minutes back stage. Haha

[@TaylorTrask]

The best things in life are often spontaneous.

[@mooniejohnson]

God damn. I swear they could have turned off his mic and the whole crowd would STILL have heard him... that's a powerful voice.

[@smoog]

Rick was from an era where singers, even one-hit wonders of easy listening pop, still needed the ability to actually sing.

[@PhilipWester]

Nah. Rick is from the same era as Madonna and it's ko secret Madonna's never been a particularly strong vocalist.

[@damianmorrison209]

Rick Astley have a very powerful baritone voice

[@vaatc]

Same era as Mike Patton who, arguably so, has one of the strongest and most dynamic voices across numerous genres and decades.

[@robertfinch6602]

U shouldn’t say that..

[@CourtyardPigeon]

I wasn't expecting his voice to be this good after all the years of singing

[@enjoi62137]

Singing for years doesn't damage your throat or anything though...

[@alaingiguere9197]

He’s been resting his voice for 34 years.

[@warrenmichael918]

@@alaingiguere9197 LOL funny but he is still out there singing and has a pretty good voice too. He did awesome with this one i think

[@beth12svist]

@@alaingiguere9197 A LOT shorter than that. I was surprised to find out on his Wiki page that he was "retired" only for about six years, which was even shorter than I had thought (and I had already known it had not been all the way since 1987). ETA: If I remember correctly, he decided to focus on his family in 1993, did the occasional gig for friends, and then started making music professionally again in the early 2000s.

[@shroudedinshout]

@@enjoi62137it does, vocal cord is the only muscle in the human body that wears off with use, especially intense use and an exaggerated one on top of that. singers/vocalists are trained to not strain their voice is exactly for this reason, and it's also the reason why a lot of rock and metal band loses intensity in their voice as they grow old. granted all other muscles also wear off as people grow old, but they can be trained to be stronger even when you're old, with vocal cord you can't.

[@Ash-Dexter]

This is one of the most phenomenal moments in our planet's history.

[@bidobscene]

You can tell by the smile on the drummer's face that he just had the best time of his life!

[@kooskansloos4834]

They should record a studio version of this!

[@haukebrien1500]

Definitely

[@TVoltG]

Yes!!

[@andrewmackie5489]

no, this is as perfect as you can get

[@richkellett2418]

They should just make him a permanent member of the band.

[@kooskansloos4834]

@@richkellett2418 The should replace Dave for Rick.

[@philippecote8571]

And they said Infinity Wars was the most ambitious crossover. We need more rock/alternative remixes of undeniably great pop songs!

[@jimhooligan3263]

"I'm feeling fucking marvelous"... Us too Ricky us too..

[@ollieahokas9179]

I love how this version turned out, they should record this. And Rick seemed to absolutely love this!!!! Rock on Rick!!!!!

[@vaatc]

Rick looked like one of the World's greatest stage-hype men of all time at the beginning 🤣

[@esanch4918]

It sounds kinda like when Scott Reynolds sang for ALL. My mind kept thinking of “She’s My Ex”.

[@inspiredtiny]

Never Gonna Smells Like Teen Spirit!!! Awesome!!!

[@NeverDieAloneMusic]

Smells Like Rick Roll

[@jasonfenter6424]

I can't believe this has existed for 4 years and I've never seen it before. Can't stop smiling at this!!! :) :) :) "I'M FEELING FUCKIN MARVELOUS!!!!"

[@CC_Babblecock]

Finally Rick got rolled 🙌 What a legend, for no rehearsal, no in-ears, no mic check, and probably why he sounded even better than usual, singing louder because of it and showing just how good his voice is. 👏

[@LesSmith45]

What blows me away is that those guys just met Rick 10 mins ago and then can just rock out that pop song musically and make it sound awesome.

[@RDYC]

And Rick doesn't even know what key he'll be doing it in, presumably. But he could cut it in any key.

[@radzsing]

that's something only real singers and professionals musicians can pull off.

[@billyjbryant]

They had been asked by the BBC to do a cover song for a performance, and they decided to learn Never Gonna Give You Up, so they decided when they found out he was going to be at the show that night to pull him up on stage and ask him to perform with them.

[@KD-hr3iq]

Mad respect for rick adapting this well to an impromptu performance.

[@paulbadoo9326]

That Rick Astley album is no longer a "guilty pleasure". It's f ing brilliant. Period.

[@marielbuenaventura0211]

This was where I first noticed Taylor, he was so fun to watch. He was really enjoying their performance.

[@blakfloyd]

Man, Rick sounds fucking perfect. Simply amazing after all these years.

[@skicarNR]

The "I'M FEELINF FOOCKING MARVELOUS!" will never cease to put a smile on my face!

[@robertgibson1156]

The absolute joy on all of the Foo Fighters' faces is amazing

[@brodymcbrayer650]

Feel good moment. 2 totally different artists actually breaking 4th wall and enjoying it. Dude's voice could bust a speaker. I respect the hell outta the moment where Dave signals to keep moving through the jam and everyone including Rick are in sync.

[@kaleblundberg7479]

4th wall? Rick Astley is a fictional character? Clumsy metaphor

[@VirtuellJo]

Now _this_ is the style his voice is made for!

[@Antmatarelako]

Best crossover ever

[@ricksuarez2357]

You beat me to it

[@radzsing]

The absolute joy on the guys faces as they played this song... just a group of guys sharing an inside joke and enjoying the heck out of what they do. Anybody else think Kurt would have loved this?

[@Danfunnyman1234]

Videos like this give me hope for humanity

[@RedCloudfield]

i got caught off guard with rick screaming "MOTHERFUCKERS"

[@TILLEYJS]

Feels like the rockers should be like..... Watch your damned mouth.... Rick doesn't curse!?

[@mrmikehilliard9550]

I'm hear from the Bill Simmons podcast! Great interview with Dave!

[@natefuller4039]

Lol dude same

[@NotoriousSIG1855]

Same

[@DennyFatKid]

same

[@electricedits2046]

Mr Mike Hilliard same

[@angelladavis8888]

you can tell he was waiting for this day to rock this song OUT!!!

[@JF-kv1gm]

Hearing him chat to Chris Evans, Rick said he was jet-lagged but the adrenaline kicked in and he's " feelin' f%%kin' marvellous"!!!😝 Rick has just earned the title of "best crowd pleaser at Glasto" this year. Bless him. Didn't rate him much in the 80s (I was too "superior" 😂) but I'd definitely go to see him live these days..

[@watersfan]

True musicianship, never met each other and can pull that off. Hats off.

[@MarcioHuser]

That voice, even after 30 years, is incredible

[@writerb5001]

I respect just how much better of a singer Rick has gotten over time.

[@CourtyardPigeon]

Dave talked about this in an interview I watched recently and he said that Rick has the most powerful voice he's ever heard in his life.....I believe it after seeing this

[@rustyshack122]

Total pros, man. He knew the key to come in on (maybe they told him). Knew with one gesture to repeat the chorus and one point at the guitar to know a solo was coming

[@sherryallen2572]

How could anyone thumbs down this!!!??????? Gold!!!!

[@mikeobrien6704]

This is pure gold. Dave described how the Foos were basically playing Smells Like Teen Spirit and Rick sang his own lyrics over it. Amazing.

[@jupitorman]

Yea thay pulled Rick out the crowd no rehearsing just done it amazing

[@stevebrien1041]

This is so cool Shows the vocal power Rick Astley really has AND how cool he is. Great job as always by Dave and the Foo Fighters

[@1251wire]

The rock metal community LOVES you Rick ! Great job ! Didn't make it about you like other pop artist usually do. Well done !

[@pricewern]

Foo fighters arnt metal !

[@isaiah1660]

@@pricewern he said rock/metal. Plus I would love if you actually defined metal lmao. Typical poser elitist.

[@enjoi62137]

@@isaiah1660 Kind of far to go that into an insult over something correct. I've listened to all types of rock for over 25 years and I've known the FF for a long ass time. Not metal though. They never tried to be either, so I don't get the hate for that comment.

[@alyzu4755]

When Rick Astley screamed "It's fookin' mahvelous" my brain exploded from sheer joy. This whole thing is just amazing!!!!! 🥰❤️😻😍💗💋💓😋💕🎈🎉🧁🥰😍🤩🥳

[@ShahollyAyers]

This makes me happy in so many ways. The mashup I never knew I needed

[@EASYANSWERS]

So wholesome. You love to see rockers not to be “too cool” for pop like this.

[@dakinikiss]

agreed. Great songs are just great songs. There's a cute video of Vince Neil from Motley Crue being interviewed in Las Vegas while he waits for a valet to bring his car around. The guy asking him questions asks "What is your favorite show in Vegas?". Vince doesn't hesitate. He just goes "Manilow" :)

[@EASYANSWERS]

@@dakinikiss that’s so sweet!!

[@darrenwalshe]

l was there.Dave mentions this performance in his new book.Thanks for putting this together.l was there with my six year old.Her first ever gig.

[@ashnel88]

I never knew I needed a rock version of this song until now. SO AMAZING!!!

[@evilazulan]

Begging them to make a studio version of this! It's unbelievably good

[@notnownorman5410]

I didn’t want to like this. I really didn’t. But this is the best thing I’ve ever heard

[@julianleguizamon1543]

ahahahha Same

[@Thx4theburritos]

This gets more and more awesome every time I go back to watch it

[@carlosfalcon2099]

Wow this is surreal ..two styles of genres collaborating and having a good time..amazing

[@alondra2190]

How when a whole audience got a Rick-roll thanks to a very hilarious combination. That was very cool!!

[@TJScruggs]

The musicianship of everybody on that stage is IMPECCABLE!! Not every musician or singer could do that. This makes me so happy!!!

[@ramoduff9399]

I love this mashup!

[@talkingsportsinc]

This is the single greatest piece of content on the internet.

[@cindywelch2108]

Great job Rick! You rocked that!

[@maddogsportzjh]

Taylor Hawkins’ on stage performances were fun as hell. High energy and smiles. Nothing but good times with the Foo Fighters. Fly High And Above TH 🙏

[@chrishowe2935]

So awesome! He just slipped in as though they’d been playing it together for ages, no rehearsal, warm up or nothin!

[@felicianszarka3723]

Imagine going to see your favorite band and getting rickrolled in real life

[@flor9389]

I only found this a couple weeks ago. Now I wonder how I can live without it.

[@VannaWhiteboard]

It gets better each time I watch.

[@weebarry668]

The energy we need right now.

[@lundahl1972]

If Rick Astley is not cool there, then nobody is cool. I just love it! (Big Foo Fighters fan!) :-D

[@ferret9263]

Never did I think people would head bang for Rick Astley

[@lucybundy-renata1379]

Had to stop Dave's audible book to check this out. Soooo good. Nice one Rick. Not so innocent after all. Love it.

[@Lifeinthe808]

Rick has that unique voice that you can't get out of your head. doesn't matter how many times he sings it, it is the same but different, this is one of those moments.

[@j.b.1897]

Some live songs are incredible.... This is one of those.

[@ishko108]

I've never been so glad to be Rick Rolled. And I wish all memes were like that - not hurting anyone, everyone smiling and laughing, no one offended... alas, it's not possible. But this was great fun.

[@frankwong294]

So I just came across this watching other Foo Fighters Vids... Man this is absolutely amazing! I never really got into this song in '87 but This version is 1000x's better than the original and needs to be recorded and released!!!! Love it!

[@milenariarr8329]

¡Sublime! ... Y cuando todos creyeron que iban a versionar a Nirvana; empieza "Never gonna give you up" Quién hubiese podido estar ahí... AMO al señor Rick Astley y porsupuesto a los Foo Fighters. ¡Larga vida a la buena música! ♥️✨🍷

[@xcoolthefoolx]

Rick was so fired up you can tell he loves to rock!

[@arthurpewtey8999]

Made me grin more than anything else this year

[@durkbrown4048]

im telling you that seeing rick sing this during the New Kids On The Block Tour last year was a dream. the even had him sing it again to close the show. He is so humble

[@gordinistanopolis]

Dave is like a conductor tells Taylor to go round again then warns Rick that Shiffy will solo the next section such an awesome generous person

[@Gitarrenheld1]

True Pro´s. Never judge a book by the cover.

[@papaonic2545]

The Bill Simmons Podcast brought me here.. the backstory and the performance itself are both amazing. WOW!

[@angelamason9840]

I have not only heard this awesome rock version of this, I heard a vocal version. Im convinced I could love this song anyway it could be sung. 🕺🏽🕺🏽🕺🏽

[@AmandaLaggan]

Can't believe I'm just witnessing this utter greatness.

[@luco-games]

Can't stop listening! Amazing!

[@HolyFoxxUK]

Absolute legends!

[@n3qdz]

had he originally recorded like that it would have been cool! I worked in a record store when that song was released OMG you could not get away from it. just horrid bubble gum music by a pastie red head. BRAVO BRAVO BRAVO Rick an Dave for grooving with a 80"s star! Great going Rick for killing it!

[@hm4steve]

Color me impressed! Viva Rick Astley and the Foo Fighters!

[@fmxmatt]

I love how Dave just has to points to the crew to let them know whats happening!

[@creamcity8746]

Laughing cuz they arranged it like teen spirit...-well done lads 👏

[@djjustdave]

“I’M FEELING FUCKING MARVELOUS!”

[@lorigibbs2379]

this is literally one of the best things I have ever seen.. omgosh!

[@amymac1030]

I just listened to this today and I can't help but give it another listen!! I'm hooked!! Great collaboration!

[@RFerreira2009]

Rick is a real singer and it shows. What a boss!

[@pascale_eagles]

I grew up hating this song when it was released and now ... 40 years later ?! I have a huge smile. Thanks Dave and FF and Rick of course

[@heidibaltom8138]

Hang on I literally have just realised after watching this a load of times the begining of it. They play it exactly like Smells like teen spirit.

[@CorvusRedd]

This looks like so much fun to perform!

[@darrkstarg]

This is great. Rick Asley seems like a really cool guy after seeing him doing stuff on his own youtube channel. Of course everybody already knows Dave is a really cool guy and proves it yet again with this performance.

[@Thx4theburritos]

I’ve heard this song a million times... and only with this version do I now fully understand the lyrics. “...we’ve known each other for so long.. your hearts been aching but you’re too shy to say it......You wouldn’t get this from any other guy..” uhhh WOW

[@dakinikiss]

I am speechless. This is so freaking good! The fact that this was un-rehearsed is just ridiculous. RA is a total badass and DG and the FFs are too. I would have killed to have been there. Thank God for the internet.

[@kalenegopaulchand9072]

I need a studio version of this. Everybody adapted perfectly to this.

[@stekam]

This is so great. Just heard the Dave Grohl-interview in The Bill Simmons podcast. Now I NEED to find Rick Astley's comment on the collaboration somewhere :)

[@element4studios]

www.reddit.com/r/OldSchoolCool/comments/haw32j/ive_found_a_few_funny_memories_during_lockdown/

[@radzsing]

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