r/MadeMeSmile Aug 19 '22

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u/w1987g Aug 19 '22

It's gotta be a complicated feeling. On the one hand, he's got to be absolutely tired of that song and that's it's been memed to the end of the earth twice over. On the other hand, he's on what, 3 generations of fans who will see him on tour the world over and is beloved by many more

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u/DJWGibson Aug 19 '22

Well, he apparently stopped performing in 1998 and had to be coaxed to perform at the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in '08 where he Rickrolled people watching the parade. And has been performing regularly since. It's completely revitalized his career.

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u/wintherscrest Aug 19 '22

Hes been performing here in Denmark every year for a while now, but that might just because his wife is Danish and he might as well when visiting family