Episode 2: Rick Astley: "The songs are bigger than you"

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He gave the world one of the most recognisable pop songs of all time — and then walked away from fame at its peak.

And today, Rick Astley turns 60 after conquering the charts, surviving the pop machine, and finding a second life - decades after the song that took over the airwaves.

HOT1027’s Tara Penny takes a look...
6 Feb English South Africa Entertainment News · Documentary

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