April 6, 2008
Meet the Mets, Rickroll the Mets
Thousands of Internet denizens--including some Mets--don't want to ever give Rick Astley up, so they are attempting to rickroll the Amazin's by writing in Astley's "Never Gonna Give You Up" as the 8th Inning Sing-A-Long song at Shea.
Seriously--over 8000 people have Dugg it! It's so funny, we can already imagine Mr. Met getting down, although one Mets fan turned visibly pale at the prospect. [Via reader Jason - thanks!]
The Mets have asked fans to vote on the 8th Inning Sing-A-Long Song (voting ends tomorrow, Monday at noon), and the choices are pretty lame, reflecting a family-friendly vibe that doesn't really befit trying to cheer a team into victory (really, the Friends theme song?). The two most rocking songs are Bon Jovi's Livin' on a Prayer and Joan Jett and the Blackhearts' I Love Rock N' Roll.
Cast your vote, whether by picking what the Mets suggest or writing in "Never Gonna Give You Up-Rick Astley" in the "Other" line. The home opener is on Tuesday, against the Phillies.
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I did it. Better than another season of Sweet Caroline.
One of the songs on the list is actually rather ill-conceived, can you guess which one...details here.
(http://www.patricksauer.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=148&Itemid=1)
My Shea kingdom for Ace Frehley!
This song is already Ramon Castro's song when he's at bat:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yu_moia-oVI
Whoops, wrong link. This is the actual footage from one of Ramon's at bat's last season:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eBGIQ7ZuuiU&feature=related
Their song selections in the poll are horrendous.
You know the game and so do I
We've known each other for so long
Your heart's been aching but you're too shy to say it
Inside we both know what's been going on
We know the game and we're gonna play it
i'm in a gothamist post for the third time. they should make me an honorary editor.
Wow what a horrible choice of songs.
What's going on with this song? This is the third appearance it's made in my life in the past week.
#11
It's an Internet meme.
fakenewyorker:
it's not considered rick rolling when we're actually talking about the song.