Was Rick Astley always English, or have a slipped into a new dimension?

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[DoNotFeedTheSneed]

you can't hear his strong English accent in the song itself? NGMI

 

[Agent Abe Caprine]

I thought he was French. He did say he's no stranger to love. He knows the rules and so do they.

 

[Character from a movie]

you can't hear his strong English accent in the song itself? NGMI

Nevah gonna give you up
Nevah gonna le' you down
Nevah gonna run around and desah' you
Nevah gonna make you crah
Nevah gonna say goodbah
Nevah gonna tell a lah and heh' you