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The second song in your Glastonbury solo set, 2016 ’s Keep Singing , talked about your tough childhood [Astley’s parents divorced when he was five ; he then lived with his father but estranged himself from him as an adult ]. How do you handle those memories? His seventh studio album, 50, was released in June 2016. The album peaked at number 1 on the UK Albums Chart, becoming Astley's first number-one album since his 1987 debut album, Whenever You Need Somebody. " Keep Singing" was released as the lead single from the album on 6 April 2016, peaking to number 127 on the UK Singles Chart. " Angels on My Side" was released as the second single from the album on 13 May 2016.

Hold Me in Your Arms" (single) (ARIA) peak: "Chartifacts – Week Ending: 10 February 1991 (from The ARIA Report Issue No. 55)". ARIA . Retrieved 21 April 2016– via Imgur.com. [ bettersourceneeded] a b c d e "BPI Searchable Database". British Phonographic Industry. Archived from the original on 17 January 2010 . Retrieved 27 June 2011. For "Can You Feel the Love Tonight": "Chart Archive > 17 July 1994 – 23 July 1994". Official Charts Company. What’s really amazing, after a couple solid decades of Morrissey popping off the worst possible takes about immigration and Brexit and more, is hearing those classic songs being sung by someone likable. Astley is more diplomatic: “It's a well turned phrase, but you have to separate the art from the artist. A lot of the great painters were not the nicest people in the world. Sometimes you just have to say what they produced was amazing, but I just don't want to know anything about their politics or their feelings about humanity because that's something else.” Still, going forward, I will gladly take my Smiths without the Morrissey, thank you. The southern soul of ‘Dippin’ My Feet’ and the sweaty, brass-driven ‘Maria Love’ are a million miles away from the shiny synth-driven pop he made his name with. ‘Never Gonna Stop’ and ‘Waterfall’ (not a Stone Roses cover, sadly) see him employing a gospel groove, while the closing ‘Blue Sky’ adds some Americana to proceedings, the former pin-up sounding world-weary, as he admits, “I’m a man of steel and rust, my concrete heart is crumbling to dust”.His eighth studio album, Beautiful Life, was released in July 2018. The album peaked at number 6 on the UK Albums Chart, becoming Astley's fifth top ten album in the United Kingdom. The album includes the singles " Beautiful Life" and "Empty Heart". This is simple, love song writing, about when you let someone down and they’re never going to forget it. I don’t think that’s relatable to me, necessarily. I do let my wife down sometimes, that’s for sure. I love the opening because it reminds me of Motown. Sometimes I just want to write a song somebody can dance to and sing along to.”

I’m a bit of a snob with wine these days. Not super-expensive stuff – only at Christmas or something – but I like a Chilean chardonnay or a posh white burgundy. My Danish friends have this joke where they sniff any wine I’ve brought and say “buttery”, as that’s apparently what I do. I’m not sure why it came when it did, but that first line – “When I was a boy/ I saw my daddy crying at the steering wheel” – fell out of me. It’s a true memory. That was a different era, when boys looked up to their dads as strong, silent types, and it frightened me. Joining a choir, and then teenage bands, got me out of the house, and singing made me feel other emotions, like joy. Some people think it’s a bit strong when they hear someone saying music saved my life, but for me there’s definitely something in that. Move Right Out" and "The Ones You Love" (ARIA) peaks: "Response from ARIA re: chart inquiry, received 15 July 2015". Imgur.com. Archived from the original on 16 July 2015 . Retrieved 15 September 2015. [ bettersourceneeded]For "Can You Feel the Love Tonight": "Elton John – Can You Feel The Love Tonight". offiziellecharts.de. Never Gonna Give You Up" (Australian Music Report) peak: "Australian ARIA Top 50 Singles Chart – Week Ending 13th December 1987". ARIA . Retrieved 13 October 2020– via Imgur.com. [ bettersourceneeded] a b "RIAA – Recording Industry Association of America – Searchable Database". Recording Industry Association of America . Retrieved 27 June 2011.