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Year: 1995

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Rhythm	9.1
Melody	9.0
Instruments	9.0
Lyrics	8.9
Vocal	9.0
This song has been reviewed 21 times. Overall score for this song, 9.0.

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Buggles - Video Killed The Radio Star Lyrics

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Song details
Title	Video Killed The Radio Star
Artist	Buggles
Movie	Empire Records
Album	The Age Of Plastic (1980) , Track 2 , Actual Movie Music Credits (1995) , Track 4

Song lyrics

Send "Video Killed The Radio Star" ringtones to your cell

I heard you on the wireless back in Fifty Two.
Lying awake intent and 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 too far
Oh-a-a-a oh
Oh-a-a-a 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 too far,
Pictures came and broke your heart,
Put the blame on VCR
You are a radio star
You are a radio star
Video killed the radio star.(x10 fade out)
(after 4x) You are the radio star (x5 fade out)

Oh-a oh (x6 fade out)

Send "Video Killed The Radio Star" ringtones to your cell

lyrics corrected on 14-11-2009

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12-05-2004 16:02 Coombes
1,334 posts	first video ever played on mtv too apparently.
12-05-2004 16:13 SteelersFan77
1,656 posts	The song is from 1979, but the video was the first video ever played on mtv in 1981.
12-05-2004 16:36 danastasia
19,287 posts	i may be wrong, but wasn't it also the first colour thing shown? i mite b makin this up, im not sure anyway, i love this song!
30-05-2004 23:35 Ataris11
197 posts	hmm....this song always reminded me of Kermit the frog. hehe. But I definitly like it.
12-06-2004 02:47 thenextjosswhee
4 posts	This song is so awsome and I always have sung it at my school. My friends sing it all the time and it stays in your head 4-ev-er . I and my clan of puppets WORSHIP this song.
05-07-2004 16:06 angle9
34 posts	I love this song, escpecially the Oh-A-Oh part.
11-07-2004 02:57 SHYGUY86
45 posts	rhythm melody instruments lyrics vocal This song is awesome. I first heard it in my all-time favorite movie "Empire Records".It's an 80's movie. 80'S RULE
03-09-2004 01:06 Swuzzy929
127 posts	rhythm melody instruments lyrics vocal awesome song! it was the 1st music video on MTV and i thought it was from 1982(?) but most of u say 1979 so i guess ur right i love the "Oh-a oh" part! -xoxo-
05-10-2004 08:24 adiga
2 posts	rhythm melody instruments lyrics vocal nice one,once i hear it i can't stop singin' it. i like the video,so colorfull,and his glasses are kooooooooool
08-10-2004 19:02 Janeymac
602 posts	rhythm melody instruments lyrics vocal Lmao..i love this song
04-11-2004 03:06 Mien
1,324 posts	rhythm melody instruments lyrics vocal Postmodern technological groove!
11-12-2004 14:58 Oo__duckie__oO
29 posts	rhythm melody instruments lyrics vocal This is such an awesome song. It has such a good beat ! Ha ha, it's awesome
31-01-2005 20:58 Buggles_Boy
2 posts	HONEST TO GOD! This song is possibly one of the best every writen, probably thee best! close competition for bohemian rhapsody! PRAISE BE TO BUGGLES!!!
31-01-2005 20:59 chloya
18,104 posts	rhythm melody instruments lyrics vocal Oooh this song is on my Dance Mat game lol. The steps are too easy though
06-02-2005 11:25 unwanted_
20 posts	rhythm melody instruments lyrics vocal This is such a good song, this is on the Sing Star Party and I just love singing this .
20-02-2005 23:12 Saphire4Fizzle
1,946 posts	rhythm melody instruments lyrics vocal This song was stuck in my head all day so I asked my dad who did it and I laughed at who it told me it was. The word Buggle is funny to me. I like this song it is cute.
25-03-2005 15:05 MikeRotch
18 posts	Heh heh, I love this song. It's so catchy and it sounds brilliant. I'll be singing it all day now.
28-04-2005 04:34 daveywonder
295 posts	rhythm melody instruments lyrics vocal the greatest one hit wonder ever! coincincidently it is also the song that i have scored highest in in singstar
15-06-2005 02:51 KaranotCara
72 posts	rhythm melody instruments lyrics vocal As a young child my dad introduced me to this song and I loved it...now as a teenager I still love it. It brings back memories and its just fun...
21-06-2005 18:54 Chahoso
1,857 posts	rhythm melody instruments lyrics vocal hreat song by a great group. keep it real -Alex
20-08-2005 11:30 bluechacheese
184 posts	this song is extremely addictive. in a good way. but i prefer the presidents of the united states of america's version
27-08-2005 21:46 jamesey
11,431 posts	rhythm melody instruments lyrics vocal GREAT SONG
24-09-2005 15:53 BecciDonnelly
2,818 posts	rhythm melody instruments lyrics vocal It's certainly different!
29-10-2005 23:11 paynie
5,664 posts	This is on the Dance Machine like at the Amusements and Arcades quite catchy!
06-01-2006 13:25 matydefay
17 posts	rhythm melody instruments lyrics vocal I do love this song. Maybe the video is not the big deal but it was the first one to appear in MTV and its amazing.