Monday, April 7, 2008

Mets are this much closer to getting RickRoll'd all season long

Due to an onslaught of votes for write-in candidate: Never Gonna Give You Up is among the top six songs to be the new eighth inning song for the New York Mets. It actually "won" the vote, but the vote was never going to decide the song, just weed out the bad ones, says the Mets.

From Adam Rubin:
Rather than commit to that as the new eighth-inning tune since it probably doesn’t reflect the fan base’s wishes, the Mets will play the top six selections once apiece during the first six games of their home stand. The one that draws the largest crowd response will stick.

The other songs that made the cut, in descending order: Livin’ on a Prayer, Bon Jovi; I’m a Believer, The Monkees; Movin’ Out, Billy Joel; Sweet Caroline, Neil Diamond; and Build Me Up Buttercup, The Foundations.

The Mets suggested the Fark tune winning didn’t necessarily result in the runoff, saying the contest rules stipulated Internet voters would “help decide” the outcome.

I want Astley to win, without a doubt. It's an amazing song and it holds my sentiments about the Mets. Through thick or thin, I'm never going to give them up. (I can't believe I just wrote that.)

Check out the old-school Pop Up Video...

8 comments:

  1. This was a great song back in my day. I remember going to discotheques and dancing to this with voluptuous co-eds.

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  2. this... better... happen... we should buy out the stadium and give tickets out to digg users in the area so we can win it. andrew you should go and dress up as rick astley and dance. then we shall triumph!

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  3. Hahahahaha
    You're just chock full of good ideas Doug.

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  4. you can give thanks to the rivals.com mainboard and supercity's army. it was their idea and they executed it to perfection.

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  5. The Mets really need to go with Rick Astley on this one. He is never going to give you up, let you down, turn around and desert you. He is also never gonna make you cry, say goodbye, tell a lie and hurt you.

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  6. I'm with you guys 100%.

    This needs to happen.

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  7. if you buy me a ticket, ill fly out there and ill dance with you. hows that? i think keith would approve.

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  8. I don't even have a ticket to one game this year. :(

    Of course he would. He'd dance too.

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