# Rick Astley is 60 today (2/6/2026) **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** music\ **Created:** [February 6, 2026, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rick-astley-is-60-today-2-6-2026/1027452 "2026-02-06T19:54:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![TroutMan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/troutman/32/6721_2.png) [@TroutMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroutMan)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2026, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rick-astley-is-60-today-2-6-2026/1027452/1 "2026-02-06T19:54:29Z")
Happy birthday to Rick Astley! [Here’s a link](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ) that explains who he is and why he is famous. ---
**Author:** ![pjd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pjd/32/3009_2.png) [@pjd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pjd)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2026, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rick-astley-is-60-today-2-6-2026/1027452/2 "2026-02-06T19:55:58Z")
Nice try. ---
**Author:** ![Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/left_hand_of_dorkness/32/7156_2.png) [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2026, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rick-astley-is-60-today-2-6-2026/1027452/3 "2026-02-06T19:56:02Z")
I swear to god I almost clicked on that link. ---
**Author:** ![TroutMan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/troutman/32/6721_2.png) [@TroutMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroutMan)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2026, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rick-astley-is-60-today-2-6-2026/1027452/4 "2026-02-06T19:59:36Z")
But it’s actually valid in this case! The one time that it isn’t a prank! ---
**Author:** ![Jaycat.again](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jaycat.again/32/11525_2.png) [@Jaycat.again](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jaycat.again)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2026, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rick-astley-is-60-today-2-6-2026/1027452/5 "2026-02-06T20:18:13Z")
“Do you remember Rick Astley? ”He had a big fat hit, it was ghastly.” –Nick Lowe. ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2026, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rick-astley-is-60-today-2-6-2026/1027452/6 "2026-02-06T20:19:15Z")
I didn’t click. I did laugh for real. So well done there anyhow @TroutMan ! ---
**Author:** ![WildaBeast](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wildabeast/32/6_2.png) [@WildaBeast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WildaBeast)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2026, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rick-astley-is-60-today-2-6-2026/1027452/7 "2026-02-06T21:08:16Z")
> [@TroutMan](#): > > [Here’s a link](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ) that explains who he is and why he is famous. Are we ever going to give that up? ---
**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2026, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rick-astley-is-60-today-2-6-2026/1027452/8 "2026-02-06T21:20:25Z")
Doing so wouldn’t make _me_ cry. ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2026, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rick-astley-is-60-today-2-6-2026/1027452/9 "2026-02-06T21:42:33Z")
As you’d expect, xkcd was all over this over a decade ago: [![](https://imgs.xkcd.com/comics/party.png) ](https://imgs.xkcd.com/comics/party.png) from **[xkcd: Party](https://xkcd.com/524/)** ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2026, 5:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rick-astley-is-60-today-2-6-2026/1027452/10 "2026-02-07T05:40:22Z")
The album he put out in 2023 has some surprisingly good gems on it. This one’s a blue-eyed soul number that sounds like something out of Motown. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/x0hD19bx5Pw/maxresdefault.jpg "Rick Astley - Maria Love (Official Audio)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x0hD19bx5Pw)