Rick Astley Pays Tribute to New Best Friends - The Foo Fighters

By Francesco Albanese

We're no strangers to loving this news, and no, we're not trolling you. Rick Astley paid tribute to his "new best friends" in the Foo Fighters with a short cover of the Foo's classic hit, "Everlong" at the We Are Manchester benefit concert. 

Take a look for yourself right here!

Just watched @rickastley cover @foofighters in Manchester. Things I thought I'd never hear or see #WeAreManchester pic.twitter.com/JBNp3oHDXZ

— Gordon Smart (@gordonsmart) September 9, 2017

The newfound friendship stems from a prank the Foo's played on the Westboro Baptist Church at a planned protest where the band rented a loaded flatbed truck, rolled passed the protesters, and began to troll the protesters playing Astley's classic "Never Gonna Give You Up." 

Then as the stars and planets aligned, Astley got a chance to cross paths with the band in Japan at the Summer Sonic Festival and one lucky audience got a chance to hear music perfection; a mash-up of "Never Gonna Give You Up" and the chord progression of Nirvana's "Smells Like Teen Spirit." 

Give it a watch/listen here.  

Hopefully, if the stars align once again, we'll be witnessing more of this beautiful friendship blossom further.