I'm pretty sure that the reason that song was originally used for that purpose is because it was a massively popular hit which reached the top of many charts. That's basically the definition of popular, even if most people nowadays would consider it cheesy and dated.
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As much as I would adore to play Never Gonna Give You Up in Rock Band, I doubt that song will ever see the light of day.
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I don't doubt it will be on Rock Band someday. The likelihood of it coming out on the RBN is very slim though since the song was released under RCA.
Damn, that sucks.
I remember way back when, I think it was TheRollingBones who was making his RB3 prediction setlist, and he had Never Gonna Give You Up as a mystery song, which was unlocked when you played shuffle for the first time, and you unlocked an achievement/trophy for it.
Would've been a fantastic use of the license to use the song, haha.
I thought HMX finally resolved with RCA, or was it Warner Music Group they had issues with?
☐BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN
☐Trans-Siberian Orchestra
☐Gaslight Anthem
■Linkin Park
☐Flogging Molly (w/ PRO Guitar/Bass)
☐Barenaked Ladies
☐Jimmy Buffett
There were issues with Warner but those were put to rest back in like May of 2009.
I say that the song is unlikely because bigger labels don't seem all that keen on RBN still. EMI is the biggest label that has really been involved and their involvement has been extremely half-hearted and spread out.
Double Rainbow and Bed Intruder Song are gonna be amazing additions to RB
I assume harmonies will also be charted?
I thought the Bed Intruder song would be off limits, but you got it, so I might as well suggest a similar song that would be pretty great for RBN 2.0 with keyboards:
A Glorious Dawn (Symphony of Science)
I will contact them and see what happens. As I've said before though, I won't announce anything further unless I get a resounding NO or get a contract signed.
Speaking of things I can't talk about. OMGYOUTUBEGUITARPLAYERAWESOMENESSINCOMING! That's all I can say at the moment. Enjoy guessing.