English singer Rick Astley has breathed new life into the music video for his iconic tune Never Gonna Give You Up (1987).
The 56-year-old just lately appeared in an commercial for CSAA Insurance Group and recreated virtually the identical scenes from the unique video which launched 35 years in the past.
He wore related outfits, together with a striped shirt beneath a black blazer, that replicated his clothes within the authentic video.He was additionally pictured in related settings.
And the commercial featured dancers carrying the shirts of the insurance coverage agency.
One dancer performed on the lyrics of his tune by checking off an inventory of issues the insurance coverage agency wouldn’t do – by no means provide you with up, by no means allow you to down, by no means run round and desert you, and by no means say goodbye.
In a nod to pandemic occasions, the commercial even confirmed Astley in three totally different settings in a Zoom assembly, as he requested his clones: “Is this nonetheless a factor?”
Astley mentioned in a press release that paying homage to his video “has been an incredible journey down reminiscence lane”.
“The tune has been so good to me, and I’m thrilled to be working with one other iconic model that has definitely stood the check of time,” he mentioned.
Astley launched Never Gonna Give You Up on July 27, 1987 when he was 21.
He marked the thirty fifth anniversary of the tune this yr when he wrote on social media on July 27: “Never Gonna Give You Up is 35 years outdated at present! If it was an individual it could be sufficiently old to be President based on US legislation!”
Astley mentioned he appreciated the love, enjoyable and laughter that surrounded the tune and added: “Here’s to the following 35!” – The Straits Times/Asia (*35*) Network
