Band go viral for cover of Wheatus’ ‘Teenage Dirtbag’ in the style of Rick Astley

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Wheatus’ hit ‘Teenage Dirtbag’ in the style of Rick Astley. Check it out below.The unusual mash-up was shared by a band called Deco, who took to Instagram to share the clip earlier this week (February 26).In the video, the frontman is seen dressed as Rick Astley as seen in the music video for his now-iconic 1987 song ‘Never Gonna Give You Up’, sporting the same blazer and striped t-shirt underneath.

A green-screen background was also added to create the same backdrop as in the original video.Once the instrumentals kick in for the ‘80s classic, the singer then does a surprisingly accurate impression of Astley, capturing his moves and mannerisms, but replacing the original lyrics of the song with those of the ‘00s hit ‘Teenage Dirtbag’.Check it out below.A post shared by Deco (@decoband)Following the clip being shared on the band’s social media pages, fans were quick to spread the video to all corners of the internet and share their thoughts on the unconventional hybrid.“I’m disgusted with how well this goes together!!

I’m in utter shock,” one viewer wrote in the comment section, while another described it as “ a mix I didn’t know I needed until now.”“After that I don’t remember the original anymore,” a third stated, while others called for Deco to organise a collaboration with Astley himself and share the full version of the mash-up as an official release.This isn’t the first time that the band have made waves online for covering an artist in the style of someone else.

Earlier this month, the members asked how Coldplay would sound if they emerged in the ‘80s, and dropped a cover of their track ‘Yellow’ in the style of Erasure.Elsewhere, they also jumped on the sudden resurgence of Sophie Ellis-Bextor’s 2002 hit ‘Murder On.