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"Video Killed the Radio Star" is a song written by Trevor Horn, Geoff Downes and Bruce Woolley in 1979. It was recorded concurrently by Bruce Woolley and the Camera Club (with Thomas Dolby on keyboards) for their album English Garden and by British new wave/synth-pop group the Buggles, which consisted of Horn and Downes (and initially Woolley).
"Video Killed the Radio Star", the album's lead single, was released first in September 1979 to considerable commercial success, topping the chart in 16 countries. [16] Its music video, directed by Russell Mulcahy, was the first aired on MTV in the United States on 1 August 1981. [17] Film composer Hans Zimmer makes a brief appearance in the video.
The credits list Horn with co-production, lead vocals, guitar and bass. [citation needed] The Buggles' debut single, "Video Killed the Radio Star", was released in September 1979 and reached No. 1 in the UK, propelling Horn, aged 30, to fame. [1] [27] In August 1981, "Video Killed the Radio Star" became the first music video to air on MTV. [28]
Ober hosted four game shows over the course of his career. He received his break after appearing as a contestant on Star Search in 1984. [3] He was most widely known for the MTV game show Remote Control, [4] which he hosted for five seasons. That show also helped launch the careers of Adam Sandler, Denis Leary, Kari Wuhrer, Alicia Coppola and ...
Cherlynne Theresa Thigpen (December 22, 1948 – March 12, 2003) was an American actress of stage and screen. She was known for her role as "The Chief" of ACME Crimenet in the game show Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego? and various spinoffs, and for her role as "Luna" (The Moon) in the Playhouse Disney children's series Bear in the Big Blue House.
Bruce Martin Woolley (born 11 November 1953) is an English musician, singer, songwriter, and record producer. He wrote songs with artists such as the Buggles and Grace Jones, including "Video Killed the Radio Star" and "Slave to the Rhythm", and co-founded the Radio Science Orchestra.
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In "Radio Killed the Video Star", she is shown to be very forgiving, as after Sir Pentious enters the hotel and is exposed for being a spy for Vox, Charlie takes pity on him and gives him a second chance. In "Scrambled Eggs", she leads trust exercises and other activities in the hotel, much to the other patrons' annoyance.