Blog: Idolator

In the latest mission of his quest to milk the nostalgia of any group that has disposable income, Barry Manilow is releasing an all-covers album of songs from the 1980s next month. Manilow will take on "Careless Whisper," "Against All Odds (Take A Look At Me Now)," "Islands In The Stream" (with Reba McEntire), and... "Never Gonna Give You Up." Yes, that's right: We've evolved as a society in such a way that even Barry Freakin' Manilow has to pander to those people on the Internet who still think the phenomenon of "Rickrolling"—in which you make yourself laugh [...]