So, FARK and DIGG rallied their troops, and got 5 million people to vote for Rick Astley’s Never Gonna Give You Up in the team’s eighth-inning sing-a-long contest.
Instead of declaring Astley the winner, the team will hold a live, run-off vote.
Tomorrow, during the eighth inning, they’ll play Never Gonna Give You Up, followed by Living on a Prayer on Wednesday, I’m a Believer on Thursday, Movin’ Out on Friday, Sweet Caroline on Saturday and Build Me Up Buttercup on Sunday.
…i actually like this solution…instead of just ignoring the FARK.com results, which are very real, Rick Astley and their efforts are recognized…however, as it was explained to me by the team, knowing full well that only a small, small percentage of those 5 million votes came from actual Mets fans, by playing the top six songs at Shea, the team can now gauge how their own, real fan base takes to each tune based on audience participation, which will ultimately determine the stadium’s new sing-a-long song…
…the funniest part about this entire thing is that, i never, in a million years, thought i would dedicate this much time and space to Rick Astley on MetsBlog.com…and i laugh every time i write his name…well played, FARK…well played, indeed…this may be one of the biggest Rickrolls ever…
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Dang. No “Twist and Shout”
Dropping the ball here……it should be “Rockaway Beach” by the Ramones……..they are even form Queens……
how about Neil Diamond singing Meet the Mets…
crank that baby up and they’ll be throwin’ babies out da winda’s in Brooklyn….
CAN WE GET A WIN TODAY ?????
Yes we can!
Why even acknowledge the RickRoll thing? It’s not Met fans who chose it. I guess it doesn’t matter.
it’s all about having a sense of humor.
and it’s still better than sweet caroline
I’m strangely fine with Rick Astley being played every 8th inning.
Have to say… I think this is outstanding. This is just quirky and corny enough to be the perfect 8th inning song. I say do it! I mean… why not? A couple years ago people would have laughed at Sweet Caroline and would have called that a “Neil-roll”.
Never Gonna Give You Up!!!
I have a great idea…..
How about NO sing a long song in the 8th inning?
Sounds good to me
BTW… “Build Me Up Butter Cup” would be a disaster. Did anyone listen to these Lyrics before they made it a candidate? We’d be laughingstocks!
“Build me Up”?… “Just to Let me down”? Sound familiar!!??? Ugh.
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