Rick Astley brands his iconic 80s hit Never Gonna Give You up a 's*** song' and ... trends now

Rick Astley has branded his 80s hit Never Gonna Give You which catapulted him to overnight super stardom a 's*** song'.

The 1987 release reached number one in 25 countries before finding notoriety again as one of the earliest YouTube pranks for Rickrolling.

But while Rick, 58, isn't the tune's biggest fan he said performing it on stage at last year's Glastonbury Festival helped finally make it something special. 

Telling The Sun, ahead of the release of his new album, Are We There Yet?:  'Festivals – and Glastonbury in particularly – have an almost magical ability to elevate s* songs.'

Rick also revealed the most unlikely place he was spotted by fans during his pop heyday, which included huge arena concerts. 

Telling the publication: 'My most ridiculous moment of celebrity came when I was very high up a mountain in the Italian alps and two nuns asked me to sign their bibles'.

Last year Rick has filed a multimillion-dollar suit against Yung Gravy, saying that the rap artist was unauthorised in using an imitation of his vocals from the 1987song for the 2022 single Betty (Get Money).

He filed legal docs in Los Angeles that were reviewed by TMZ, saying Yung Gravy and his team had only licensed the instrumentals of the pop classic.

Rick's legal team told the court that the Rochester, Minnesota-born musical artist, 27, and his production team, including Dillon Francis, and impersonator Nick 'Popnick' Seeley were not authorized in reproducing the vocals of his hit.

The group 'conspired to include a deliberate and nearly indistinguishable imitation of Mr. Astley's voice throughout the song,' Rick's legal team told the court.

The British star said that Yung Gravy cost him

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