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November 07, 2008

MTV Europe crowns Rick Astley 'Best Act Ever' after Rickrolling...

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Rickrolling’s apotheosis came on Thursday in Liverpool, when MTV Europe settled the electoral intrigue that has been plaguing the world, and its own servers, for weeks. It passed over confusing contenders like Britney Spears, U2 and, yes, Tokio Hotel and crowned Rick Astley its Best Act Ever.

Feel free to take this time to compose yourself.

No doubt the overwhelming cultural cachet swayed MTV Europe’s deranged mind. But it could also have been the online polls, which MTV Europe opened to the public to decide the winner.


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