Rick Astley, Democracy Rejected by Mets

amplt1337 writes: "As per a number of sources, the New York Mets are looking for a new theme song for fans to sing along. As is only right, a good many Internet folk (many of them no doubt Mets fans) suggested the work of another underdog-becoming-popular, Rick Astley. Even though the song actually won, Mets management is committed to the virtues of corporate pop — and mainstream coverage is describing the whole Astley phenomenon as a "scam" run by "pranksters," since surely no one (and no real Mets fan) could actually like the song, natch. Speculations on the (de)merits of electronic voting and relevance of Boss Tweed quotes welcome."