Never gonna give you up, redux: Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade gets Rickrolled
Categories: Music, Social Media, Television
Illustration by Jillian Tamaki
This is seriously one of the best things ever. The Cartoon Network's monstrously adorable Home for Imaginary Friends was a delightful float to begin with, but throw in Rick Astley and the whole shebang becomes a meta-pop cult moment for the ages.
Better even than the time MTV Europe got Rickrolled.
--Sarah Liss
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