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YouTube finally pulls the original Rickroll video
Ok, not really, it was pulled due to terms-of-use violations -- which probably won't come as a shock to most of our readers. User-uploaded music videos have always been a takedown target on YouTube, yet somehow the Rickroll clip managed to survive long enough to pull in over 30 million views. That's nearly double the number of albums Rick Astley sold in the 80s.
It probably won't be long before the same crafty types who brought you gems like Tayroll'd or Fresh Prince Roll'd resurrect the clip. You may not know when, you may not know how, but one day soon one of your jackassy friends will once again wield the Sword of Astley against you.
[via NeoWin]
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Subscribe to commentskingskidd268Feb 24th 2010 11:20AM
For android user can still see and download the video using android youtube downloader plus app. enjoy
haydenstreaterFeb 24th 2010 11:57AM
DEATH TO THE RICK ROLL. I hate the rick roll, i can't believe its over. I'm half convinced this blog artical will turn into Rick Astley.
michas_piFeb 24th 2010 12:12PM
And nothing of value was lost.
Jon H.Feb 24th 2010 1:21PM
"The reason: it's simply one of the most horrible abuses of the music video medium ever perpetrated."
Dude, I can think of at least a half-dozen worse music videos. It's a product of its time and at least what it did it did with class!
Also, I thought the RickRoll died in 2008, either when YouTube pulled their April Fools prank or when Astley got invited to the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.
Atanas BoevFeb 24th 2010 2:59PM
I don't get it. I searched for "Rick Astley" and found this
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oHg5SJYRHA0
which also has 30 million views. Are there two separate Rick Astley movies with 30M views each?
Nakul SharmaFeb 24th 2010 11:31PM
actually the video is back, neowin has posted that youtube brought the video back saying it was a mistake