Never Gonna Give
(Photo Compilation by Tim Fiorvanti)
If more than 8,000 Internet users get their way, Mets fans will be “Rickroll’d” at least 81 times this year.
They’re trying to turn Rick Astley’s “Never Gonna Give You Up” into the eighth-inning sign-along anthem that will be played at all Mets home games. Members of the Web site Digg, whose users drum up support for Web links by voting on them, are pushing the song as a write-in candidate on a Mets.com voting page.
“Rickrolling” happens when a link to a Web video, purportedly of another subject, actually plays Astley’s 1980s pop hit.
Other options for Mets fans include “Livin’ on a Prayer” by Bon Jovi and “Sweet Caroline” by Neil Diamond. Voting ends Monday at noon, so if your heart’s been achin’ for some Rick Astley, vote early and often.
The Mets home opener is Tuesday against the Phillies.
-- Tim Fiorvanti
