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| Man's four-day 'Rickroll' charity lock-in challenge | Man's four-day 'Rickroll' charity lock-in challenge |
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| A choir master is set to spend four days locked in a hotel room listening to nothing but Rick Astley's 1980s hit Never Gonna Give You Up. | |
| Jack White, 23, will hear the song, which famously became the focus of an internet prank, 2,500 times on repeat. | Jack White, 23, will hear the song, which famously became the focus of an internet prank, 2,500 times on repeat. |
| He starts at midday, and is set to finish 75 hours later at 15:00 BST on Monday. | He starts at midday, and is set to finish 75 hours later at 15:00 BST on Monday. |
| "I'm not really much of a Rick Astley fan and I definitely won't be after Monday," said Mr White, of Southampton. | "I'm not really much of a Rick Astley fan and I definitely won't be after Monday," said Mr White, of Southampton. |
| Mr White, who has vowed not to desert his task, is taking on the charity challenge in support of his nephew, who has type 1 diabetes. | Mr White, who has vowed not to desert his task, is taking on the charity challenge in support of his nephew, who has type 1 diabetes. |
| The rules require the self-confessed chatty man to say goodbye to speaking and humming for the duration of the task. | The rules require the self-confessed chatty man to say goodbye to speaking and humming for the duration of the task. |
| He will also live on a diet of porridge, rice and water during the ordeal, which will be streamed live on YouTube. | He will also live on a diet of porridge, rice and water during the ordeal, which will be streamed live on YouTube. |
| Supporters of Mr White selected Astley's trademark hit via an online poll of the "three most annoying songs in the world" - the other contenders were Let It Go from the film Frozen and viral sensation Trololo by Eduard Khil. | Supporters of Mr White selected Astley's trademark hit via an online poll of the "three most annoying songs in the world" - the other contenders were Let It Go from the film Frozen and viral sensation Trololo by Eduard Khil. |
| The singer's 1987 opus was part the "rickrolling" phenomenon, where millions of people were duped into clicking on a web link directing them to a video of the song. | The singer's 1987 opus was part the "rickrolling" phenomenon, where millions of people were duped into clicking on a web link directing them to a video of the song. |
| Mr White will be spending four days in a room at Highfield House hotel hoping to raise £2,000 for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation. | Mr White will be spending four days in a room at Highfield House hotel hoping to raise £2,000 for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation. |
| He said: "I've worked really closely with a psychotherapist who donated her time and it has helped me to know how to be still, because I don't know how to do that - I'm always doing something and always talking." | He said: "I've worked really closely with a psychotherapist who donated her time and it has helped me to know how to be still, because I don't know how to do that - I'm always doing something and always talking." |
| "Rick Astley is probably not going to be my best friend by Monday afternoon," he added. | "Rick Astley is probably not going to be my best friend by Monday afternoon," he added. |