Video Killed The Radio Star

Artist: Woolley And Camera Club

Album: English Garden

Year: 1979

Lyrics:

I heard you on the wireless back in 52

Lying awake intent at tuning in on you. 

If I was young it didn't stop you coming through. 

They took the credit for your second symphony. 

Rewritten by machine and new technology, 

and now I understand the problems you can see. 

I met your children 

What did you tell them? 

Video killed the radio star.  (2)

Pictures came and broke your heart. 

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. 

You were the first one. 

You were the last one. 

Video killed the radio star.  (2)

In my mind and in my car, we can't rewind we've gone to far 

Video killed the radio star.  (2)

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 VCR.

You are a radio star. (2)

Video killed the radio star...

You killed the radio star- yes it did.

Trivia:

This is a song by the British New Wave group. It celebrates the golden days of the radio, describing a singer whose career is cut short by television. This song topped several music charts and has been covered by many recording artists. It was the first music video shown on MTV in North America and has been widely parodied in popular media.