Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade Gets Rickrolled
Is this the first nation-wide Rickroll? Never let it be said again that the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade is out of touch — this morning the Foster’s Home for Imaginary Friends float surprised, well, the entire nation with Never Gonna Give You Up and the ACTUAL Rick Astley, for the first time (as far as I know) complicit in a live Rickroll. Watch below:
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Never will I say an unkind word about Foster’s Home again…or at least, I will try not to. I’m so proud of them and of Rick!
MiniMage on November 27th, 2008 at 12:29 pm - Permalink
Here’s a question: if you’re going to lipsync, and it’s obvious you’re lipsyncing, and everyone knows you’re lipsyncing, why bother with the mic? This isn’t just a question for Rick but for most of these parade float “singers”.
Anthony on November 27th, 2008 at 3:26 pm - Permalink
What a scoop, Liz Shannon Miller!!!
Richard Walker on November 28th, 2008 at 7:30 pm - Permalink
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