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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 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 Bassist Phil Chen was the first non-white musician to appear on MTV [4] 4 "You Better You Bet" The Who: 1/5 5 "Little Suzi ...
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.
He had long-running tenures hosting several game shows. Woolery was the original host of the original daytime Wheel of Fortune from 1975 until 1981, when he was replaced by Pat Sajak . After leaving Wheel of Fortune , Woolery hosted a number of other game shows including Love Connection (1983–1994), Scrabble (1984–1990, 1993), Greed (1999 ...
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.
"Video Killed the Radio Star," the second track, refers to a period of technological change in the 1960s, the desire to remember the past and the disappointment that children of the current generation would not appreciate the past. [27] The fast-paced third song, "Kid Dynamo," is about the effects of media on a futuristic kid of the 1980s. [7]
Ultimately, the stunt was a reminder of the intimate magic of radio, the way that a listener is never in a one-way relationship with the show they listen to; that radios, unlike AI robots, aren ...
The screenshot does not show Hans Zimmer, ... 'In Australia, "Video Killed the Radio Star" reached number one, where it was the best-selling record for 27 years ...