I heard you on the wireless back in fifty two
Lying awake intent at tuning in on you
If I was young it didn't stop you coming through
Oh-a oh
They took the credit for your second symphony
Rewritten by machine and new technology
And now I understand the problems you can see
Oh-a oh
I met your children
Oh-a oh
What did you tell them?
Video killed the radio star
Video killed the radio star
Pictures came and broke your heart
Oh-a-a-a oh
And now we meet in an abandoned studio
We hear the playback and it seems so long ago
And you remember the jingles used to go
Oh-a oh
You were the first one
Oh-a oh
You were the last one
Video killed the radio star
Video killed the radio star
In my mind and in my car
We can't rewind we've gone to far
Oh-a-aho oh
Oh-a-aho oh
Video killed the radio star
Video killed the radio star
In my mind and in my car
We can't rewind we've gone to far
Pictures came and broke your heart
Put the blame on VTR
You are a radio star
You are a radio star
Video killed the radio star
Video killed the radio star
Video killed the radio star
Video killed the radio star
Video killed the radio star
(You are a radio star)
Video killed the radio star
Video killed the radio star
(You are a radio star)
Oh-a oh
Oh-a oh
Oh-a oh
The Buggles - Video Killed the Radio Star Lyrics
The Buggles - Video Killed the Radio Star Lyrics
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I heard you on the wireless back in fifty two
Lying awake intent at tuning in on you
If I was young it didn't stop you coming through
Oh-a oh
They took the credit for your second symphony
Rewritten by machine and new technology
And now I understand the problems you can see
Oh-a oh
I met your children
Oh-a oh
What did you tell them?
Video killed the radio star
Video killed the radio star
Pictures came and broke your heart
Oh-a-a-a oh
And now we meet in an abandoned studio
We hear the playback and it seems so long ago
And you remember the jingles used to go
Oh-a oh
You were the first one
Oh-a oh
You were the last one
Video killed the radio star
Video killed the radio star
In my mind and in my car
We can't rewind we've gone to far
Oh-a-aho oh
Oh-a-aho oh
Video killed the radio star
Video killed the radio star
In my mind and in my car
We can't rewind we've gone to far
Pictures came and broke your heart
Put the blame on VTR
You are a radio star
You are a radio star
Video killed the radio star
Video killed the radio star
Video killed the radio star
Video killed the radio star
Video killed the radio star
(You are a radio star)
Video killed the radio star
Video killed the radio star
(You are a radio star)
Oh-a oh
Oh-a oh
Oh-a oh
Lying awake intent at tuning in on you
If I was young it didn't stop you coming through
Oh-a oh
They took the credit for your second symphony
Rewritten by machine and new technology
And now I understand the problems you can see
Oh-a oh
I met your children
Oh-a oh
What did you tell them?
Video killed the radio star
Video killed the radio star
Pictures came and broke your heart
Oh-a-a-a oh
And now we meet in an abandoned studio
We hear the playback and it seems so long ago
And you remember the jingles used to go
Oh-a oh
You were the first one
Oh-a oh
You were the last one
Video killed the radio star
Video killed the radio star
In my mind and in my car
We can't rewind we've gone to far
Oh-a-aho oh
Oh-a-aho oh
Video killed the radio star
Video killed the radio star
In my mind and in my car
We can't rewind we've gone to far
Pictures came and broke your heart
Put the blame on VTR
You are a radio star
You are a radio star
Video killed the radio star
Video killed the radio star
Video killed the radio star
Video killed the radio star
Video killed the radio star
(You are a radio star)
Video killed the radio star
Video killed the radio star
(You are a radio star)
Oh-a oh
Oh-a oh
Oh-a oh
Writer: Geoffrey Downes, Trevor Charles Horn, Bruce Woolley
Copyright: Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Round Hill Music Big Loud Songs, CARLIN AMERICA INC
Copyright: Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Round Hill Music Big Loud Songs, CARLIN AMERICA INC
• The song's music video became famous as the first music video shown on MTV (at 12:01am on August 1st, 1981)
• Trevor Horn (founding member and lead vocalist) said: "It came from this idea that technology was on the verge of changing everything ... It felt like radio was the past and video was the future."
• *VTR (Video Tape Recorders) were developed in the 1950's and were the precursor to the VCR (videocassette recorder)
Performed By:
The Buggles• Trevor Horn (founding member and lead vocalist) said: "It came from this idea that technology was on the verge of changing everything ... It felt like radio was the past and video was the future."
• *VTR (Video Tape Recorders) were developed in the 1950's and were the precursor to the VCR (videocassette recorder)
Written by: Geoffrey Downes, Trevor Charles Horn, Bruce Woolley
Released: September 7th, 1979
Year: 1979