"Never Gonna Give You Up" by Rick Astley + Foolish Mix, Friday, April 1, 2022

I could have announced that today there would be some awesome secret song of the day, but rather than announcing what it was, I'd make you click a link to a YouTube video, and ultimately you'd be Rickrolled, but I thought that wouldn't quite work for my playlist format for my April Mix. Instead, I decided to present an additional playlist celebrating the whimsical day that is April Fools. I chose meme-able songs, some quirky tunes, and a few songs about being hurt by lying. I realized when I was preparing this list that I often take my playlist quite seriously and my song choice leaves little room for comedy. So today, let's have a light-hearted day. Enjoy this kitsch offering a happy  April Fools! 
 


Tracklist:

1. "Never Gonna Give You Up" by Rick Astley, today's song.
2. "This Town Ain't Big Enough for the Both of Us" by Sparks. I Discovered this song on Song Exploder. What a great Queen contemporary.
3. "Big Enough" by Kirin J. Callinan ft. Alex Cameron, Molly Lewis & Jimmy Barnes
4. “Can’t Hug Every Cat” by The Gregory Brothers ft. Cara Hartmann
5. “Whatever You Like” by Weird Al
6. “Careless Bork” by Arf a ridiculous YouTube meme.
7. “Blinding Lights” Cat Cover 
9. “Somebody That I Used to Know” (Bardcore Version) by Hildegard von Bingin’
10. “What a Fool Believes” by The Doobie Brothers
11. “I Believe in a Thing Called Love” by The Darkness
12. “Prejudice” by Tim Minchin …umm…yeah
13. “ Kountry Gentleman” by Family Force 5. By no means good, but a nostalgic laugh?
14. “Don’t Fear the Reaper” SNL sketch
15. “Bicycle Race” by Queen. Finishing the list is the queen of avant-garde rock!


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