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The accompanying music video was written, directed, and edited by Russell Mulcahy. It was the first music video shown on MTV in the US, airing at 12:01 a.m. on 1 August 1981, and the first video shown on MTV Classic in the UK on 1 March 2010. The song has received several critical accolades, such as being ranked number 40 on VH1's "100 Greatest ...
The Buggles are an English new wave band formed in London in 1977 by singer and bassist Trevor Horn and keyboardist Geoff Downes.They are best known for their 1979 debut single "Video Killed the Radio Star", which topped the UK singles chart and reached number one in 15 other countries and was chosen as the song to launch MTV in 1981.
First music videos aired on MTV Number Song Artist Appearance [a] Notes 1 "Video Killed the Radio Star" The Buggles: 1/2 First music video ever aired on MTV 2 "You Better Run" Pat Benatar: 1/2 First female artist and first lead guitarist (Neil Giraldo) 3 "She Won't Dance With Me" Rod Stewart: 1/2
Horn made pop history when his Buggles were the first artist played on MTV, but his "Video Killed the Radio Star" prophecy came true as he produced artists who dominated the decade, like Frankie ...
Horn gained fame in 1979 as a member of the Buggles, who achieved a hit single with "Video Killed the Radio Star". He was invited to join the progressive rock band Yes , becoming their lead singer. In 1981, Horn became a full-time producer, working on successful songs and albums for acts including Yes, Dollar , ABC , Malcolm McLaren , Grace ...
Doss sang on "Video Killed the Radio Star", which reached number one on the UK charts. She was on tour with Hot Chocolate when the song reached number one, and Errol Brown gave her a bottle of champagne, as well as the day off, which allowed her to travel to London to perform on Top of the Pops alongside The Buggles. [4]
The original line-up (L-R; Creme (out-of-shot), Soan (drums), Horn, Lipson and Braide) performing at the Camden Barfly. The concept for the band was conceived as a mutual means for the ZTT music producer partners Trevor Horn (formerly of The Buggles, Yes and Art of Noise) and Steve Lipson (session guitarist for a number of acts) to take a break from their work in the studio and play their ...
In 1979, Hey appeared in live TV performances with The Buggles for their song "Video Killed the Radio Star", including on the BBC's Top of the Pops and on German television. [3] [4] However, she does not appear in the official music video. (The official video for the same song is remembered best for being the first music video broadcast on MTV in