Can you hear the difference? Rick Astley has re-recorded his biggest hit - but with a subtle twist.
The 80s icon has gone into the studio to tweak his iconic anthem ‘Never Gonna Give You Up’ with a few changes to lyrics which have been commonly misheard for decades.
In the new version of the track, Astley now sings about “dessert spoons”, instead of “desert you”, and replaced “your heart's been aching” with the line “your aunt’s been naked”.
As well as this, the music legend can now be heard singing about “broken mittens” and “seeds” at various points in the track.
The 80s icon has gone into the studio to tweak his iconic anthem ‘Never Gonna Give You Up’ with a few changes to lyrics which have been commonly misheard for decades.
In the new version of the track, Astley now sings about “dessert spoons”, instead of “desert you”, and replaced “your heart's been aching” with the line “your aunt’s been naked”.
As well as this, the music legend can now be heard singing about “broken mittens” and “seeds” at various points in the track.
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00:00 (clicking)
00:02 (upbeat music)
00:04 ♪ And I'm gonna give you up ♪
00:08 ♪ And I'm gonna let you down ♪
00:11 ♪ And I'm gonna run around with dessert spoons ♪
00:15 - My name's Rick Astley.
00:16 I've been making music all my life.
00:18 And today we're here in the studio with Specsavers
00:21 to talk about issues to do with people having hearing loss.
00:24 Hearing loss feels like a scary subject,
00:26 but mishearing things is so common and everyday.
00:30 For example, millions of people
00:31 mishear famous song lyrics all the time.
00:34 So that's why I'm teaming up with Specsavers
00:36 to make a misheard version of my hit,
00:39 Never Gonna Give You Up.
00:41 ♪ And I'm gonna give you up ♪
00:43 ♪ And I'm gonna let you down ♪
00:45 ♪ And I'm gonna run around with dessert spoons ♪
00:49 - Dessert spoons, who would have thought it?
00:51 (upbeat music)
00:55 - How did you find recording that?
00:57 - To find out that people have misheard the words
00:59 and then to actually go and re-sing it
01:01 and sing different words to it
01:03 was pretty weird to be honest.
01:04 But I do it myself.
01:05 I've been in the car and I've been singing along
01:08 to something and someone said,
01:09 "You do realize that's not me?"
01:10 - Yeah. (laughing)
01:12 ♪ You know the rules ♪
01:14 ♪ And so do I ♪
01:16 ♪ I've broken mittens while I'm thinking ♪
01:19 - A broken mitten.
01:21 - Broken mittens, they're very important.
01:22 - A broken mitten.
01:23 - I had a hearing test recently
01:25 and pretty much to my surprise,
01:28 it turns out that I have lost some of the hearing.
01:30 So how do you think that's possible
01:32 that I've gone through daily life
01:34 and not realized that I actually need hearing aids?
01:36 - It can take anyone up to 10 years on average
01:39 to realize that they have a hearing loss.
01:40 - Wow, okay.
01:41 - However, it could be their friends and family
01:42 that have realized it before that.
01:44 And they've mentioned, you know,
01:46 you're turning the TV up,
01:47 you're asking me to repeat myself, things like that.
01:50 ♪ I've broken mittens while I'm thinking of ♪
01:54 ♪ You wouldn't get this from any other guy ♪
01:57 - It's not just about being around loud music.
02:00 I think it's also an age thing as well.
02:01 My hearing has started to go a little bit.
02:03 I think a lot of people who probably need it,
02:06 their hearing checked,
02:07 are still shying away from it for the wrong reasons.
02:09 At some point you have to arrest that
02:11 and sort of say, "Right, let's look at this and say,
02:13 you know, can I be helped in some way
02:15 to live a more full life?"
02:17 ♪ We've known each other for so long ♪
02:21 ♪ Your hands been naked but your blue shirt is singin' ♪
02:25 ♪ Inside we both know what's been ♪