‘Never Gonna Give You Up’ was written by the British production powerhouse team of Stock, Aitken, and Waterman who had already scored huge hits including ‘Respectable’ by Mel & Kim and ‘I Should Be So Lucky’ by Kylie Minogue. The track was inspired by a woman Pete Waterman had been seeing for three years, with Rick Astley confiding “You’re never gonna give her up” after overhearing a three-hour phone conversation between the two. Aitken and Waterman shifted around the characters in the story to make the narrator, Astley, the vulnerable character, and a hit was born. Released in 1987, it was a stratospheric success despite being Rick’s debut single as a 21-year old singer, going on to top the charts in 25 different countries, including the UK and the US.
Kevin Harvey and Singers
Daniel Lamboley, Arranger
Recorded Live at the Roswell Cultural Arts Center, April 20th, 2024
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2 май 2024
