#because he could've been way more dickish about his contract

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Once upon time in 1987...

#rick astley #1980s #1990s #1987 #80s #pete waterman #Never Gonna Give You Up #stock aitken waterman #the dance #jeff green #fi glover #video #bbc #whenever you need somebody #!! personal opinion incoming !! #Waterman has big ego but I don't think he ever wanted anything bad for Rick #because he could've been way more dickish about his contract #letting him go probably was hit for his ego and/or feelings #as in someone wants to part ways with them but also would have looked bad to keep him around to milk money out of #after all S/A/W did have bit of a hobby of flaunting how effortlessly they were able to do things despite being so small #and media had hobby of calling him their puppet (extra bad look when he had been sick of the limelight already) #buuut to be fair RCA “bought” Rick out of the contract so #its not like there wasnt money thrown around to every direction #...also notice how neither Aitken & Stock make cameo in this segment... #uk #chris cowey #quality is this crispy because its from my phone #which doesn't have lot of memory left #but you can also find this elsewhere (probably with better quality) if you're interested #bbc 2