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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).
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.
Geoff Downes formed the Buggles in 1977 in Wimbledon, South West London with Trevor Horn and Bruce Woolley. [9] The trio had recorded rough demos of early compositions such as "Video Killed the Radio Star", "Clean, Clean" and "On TV", a track later included on their second album, Adventures in Modern Recording. [9]
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 ...
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]
"Whenever I hear the Buggles' 'Video Killed the Radio Star,' I get goosebumps. I practically want to cry, every time. Every. Single. Time."
9. MTV premieres with its first music video – “Video Killed the Radio Star,” 1981. 13. “Ellen” comes out, 1997. 19. “All in the Family” – Sammy Davis, Jr. kisses Archie on the ...
It was the only song that the Buggles fully wrote as a trio. "Video Killed the Radio Star" was also issued as a single by Woolley in 1979. [3] Both songs were included on the album English Garden, which was also issued under the title Bruce Woolley and the Camera Club. [4] [5]