Surely if we think of memes, the rickroll is certainly one of the famous, but the most. But if you’ve lived in a cave for the last 20 years on the internet, and don’t know what the Rickroll is, don’t worry.
Rickrolling is a meme that refers to an old Rick Astley video clip. The prank consists of sending a trick link that, instead of containing relevant information, what it does is redirect to the video clip. The song is exactly Never Gonna Give You Up (Never give up).
The rickroll Not only is it a widely used meme in all kinds of communities, it has also made Rick Astley’s song one of the best known in the world. In addition, it has crossed the screens of the network, and has appeared in the film Wreck it Ralph or at the famous Macy’s Thanksgiving parade. This is the original video:
Either way, as much Never Gonna Give You Up like Rick Astley are part of internet culture and popular culture. For this reason, and also knowing that the singer himself knows what his famous video clip for the internet implieshas decided to honor himself.
rickroll: a meme that is renewed, at least partially
How? Recreating his own video clip, and incidentally, renewing the most famous meme on the internet. You will continue to receive links with the rickroll, but at least from now on you will be able to do it in the updated version. In 4K and good quality. Of course, do not think that the reason why Astley has renewed the clip has to do with winking at the community.
In reality, the renewed clip belongs to an advertisement for an insurance group. And it is not the complete song, much less, but a small fragment ideal to become a meme. Perhaps now it is an insurer that has sneaked the rickroll to everyone it was not exactly what we had in mind regarding internet memes, but less gives a stone.
Be that as it may, here is the new version of the rickrolling: