Well, he’s done it again, 80’s Brit-pop icon Rick Astley has rick rolled us all and this time with the help of Toronto’s 200 person Choir! Choir! Choir!

They did an unforgettable rendition of “Never Gonna Give You Up” with 200 singers from Choir! Choir! Choir! — an open group founded by Toronto’s Daveed Goldman and Nobu Adilman that allows anyone to join in and sing.

The 200 singers and Astley all huddled in a basement  of a local pub to perform the music.  Rick fit the event while he was in Toronto for a scheduled show at the Opera House on Friday and even invited some of the choir singers to join him on stage for that show.

 

First formed in 2011, Choir! Choir! Choir! began as a one-off event at a birthday party for Canadian musician Matt Murphy, but soon grew to become one of Toronto’s most beloved groups.

They have received huge online audiences for their tributes to beloved musicians from David Bowie to Gord Downie; they performed a vigil for the victims of the Orlando nightclub shooting and raised funds for Syrian refugees; and they have opened for performers from Patti Smith to Jay Leno to Tegan and Sara.

 

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