The Fine Brothers, a popular YouTube duo, conducted an experiment on their guests, where they pretended to show them an internet video but instead played Rick Astley's song "Never Gonna Give You Up." The guests were initially confused and then embarrassed as they realized they had been "rickrolled." The Fine Brothers then had a discussion with their guests about the concept of rickrolling, its origins, and how it became a popular internet meme. They also talked about Rick Astley's reaction to the phenomenon and how he has profited from it. Throughout the video, the Fine Brothers continued to play the song and even pretended to show a news clip, only to rickroll their guests again. The video ended with the Fine Brothers asking their viewers to suggest future video ideas and thanking them for watching.
Here are the key facts extracted from the text:
1. The conversation is about Rick Astley's song "Never Gonna Give You Up" and the meme of "rickrolling" people.
2. Rickrolling involves tricking someone into watching Rick Astley's music video.
3. The Fine Brothers, a YouTube channel, created a video that rickrolled the participants.
4. Rick Astley's song was a huge hit in the 80s.
5. Rick Astley himself has said that he thinks the rickrolling meme is fun.
6. The participants in the video had been rickrolled before.
7. The conversation mentions that Rick Astley has only made $12 from YouTube views despite the song's popularity.
8. The participants discuss how the internet and memes can make something that was once serious become comedic over time.
9. The conversation mentions 4chan as the possible origin of the rickrolling meme.
10. Rick Astley performed at the Macy's Thanksgiving Parade a few years ago.
11. The participants joke about Rick Astley needing to buy a new trenchcoat.
12. The conversation mentions that life is not fair, and Rick Astley's situation is an example of that.
13. The participants discuss how the internet has changed the way we consume and interact with music and memes.
14. The conversation mentions that Rick Astley's contract did not include provisions for internet royalties.
15. The participants joke about being rickrolled again and again throughout the conversation.
16. The conversation ends with a joke about the Fine Brothers burning in hell.
17. The conversation took place in 2013.
18. The Fine Brothers created another episode of their show that includes a news report that is actually another rickroll.
19. The participants discuss how they were fooled into thinking they were watching a real news report.
20. The conversation ends with the participants laughing and joking about being rickrolled again.