Fun Fact: This was the very first song to air on Music Television (or MTV for short)!

@iiihhh7257

2 ай бұрын

Oh WHAT irony!

Ironic really, the song is about how real musical and vocal talent would be diluted and killed off by TV and video. Stars whose voices and talent were amazing , but the rise of television (and, by extension, music videos) would hurt the careers of those performers whose looks would not translate well to the new medium.. How right they were!

@TheItalianAtheist

2 жыл бұрын

You are right. I noticed that the vocalists of the pre-MTV era (let's say, MTV for the sake of discussion, to summarize the era of music on videoclips), especially the female ones, cared relatively little for their look or dress code even when they were singing on tv. And audience seemed to care more for the voice and skill of the vocalist rather than her look.

@labbaby189

2 жыл бұрын

The darker part of that irony is that it was the first video premiered on MTV.

@bkhi5075

2 жыл бұрын

@@labbaby189 Nope

@caesarin0

2 жыл бұрын

That.....isn't ironic?

@massimoboccalini2475

2 жыл бұрын

3minuti di 43443³³3minuti 33333³⅜il3MASCHIO 3 33333333333⅗di un ³³³33³3434

One of the best songs ever written, one of the best outros ever

I love this Song since 1979 till today. I can hear it again and again and never get tired of it.

@Ipsissimus

Жыл бұрын

Wanna bet?

@InterstellarKnowledge

3 ай бұрын

@@Ipsissimusnah

@ShiroColdkeyesTheHedgehog

2 ай бұрын

I heard this song in GTA Vice City and I love it

The first song MTV ever played. Remember when they actually played music?

@martinbuckenmaier4372

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, they seemed so powerful there. Then they started to do shows instead of music. The rest is history. The Radio Star is still there and MTV is like braindead.

@conner983

3 жыл бұрын

Remember when they had good and funny cartoons and not whiney celebrity fuckwit reality shows?

@alanramirez2211

3 жыл бұрын

August 1, 1981

@aaronvolbeda233

3 жыл бұрын

Yea. Makes it even harder when not much music of any real quality is being produced anymore.

@cunning-stunt

3 жыл бұрын

Ironic really, the song is about how real musical and vocal talent and would be diluted and killed off by TV and video. Stars whose voices and talent were amazing , but the rise of television (and, by extension, music videos) would hurt the careers of those performers whose looks would not translate well to the new medium.. How right they were!

That end piano bit always makes me tear up a little lol

@johnwick4106

Жыл бұрын

it sounds like a happy but sad farewell into the next life

@dont_follow5777

Жыл бұрын

Same

@plawson8577

Жыл бұрын

It sounds like Menu Music from a Dreamcast game!

Love the ending strings on the longer version here. Doesn't get as much airplay these days. My dad used to play this version when I was young so it takes me back when I hear those strings.

@epicterry6706

Жыл бұрын

Its the main version on Spotify dont worry people are listening to it

@davidlp3019

Жыл бұрын

@@epicterry6706 it is. That's how I actually remembered this version after not hearing it on the radio for years.

Video killed the radio Star but AI killed the video star

Happy 38th Anniversary MTV!!! Please get back to your glory days!!

@jasondudash5501

3 жыл бұрын

It was Happy 39th Anniversary. It'll be Happy 40th Anniversary on August 1st.

@arthurhogarthur4294

Жыл бұрын

I wouldn't hold my breath.

Arguably, one of the best music producers from the past 40+ years

Einer der besten Songs des letzten Jahrhunderts!🙏

Lyrics: I heard you on my wireless back in '52 Lying awake, intent at tuning in on you If I was young, it didn't stop you coming through Oh-a, oh-a 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-a I met your children Oh-a oh-a 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-a You were the first one Oh-a oh-a You are 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-aho oh Oh-a-aho 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 Video killed the radio star Video killed the radio star Video killed the radio star Video killed the radio star Video killed the radio star Video killed the radio star Video killed the radio star Video killed the radio star

@hubbsllc

2 жыл бұрын

If I may, I believe the last verse's last line is "Put the blame on V*T*R." When this song was written, VCRs hadn't quite hit yet and the abbreviation "VCR" wasn't in use (if anything, the term "Betamax" came first and persisted until VHS decks appeared and we needed a more generic appellation). But "VTR" had been a term of art in the television industry for years in the US and in the UK and it's pretty clear that the song is about video technology. I don't know for sure but I don't think even the advent of Sony U-Matic in the '70s had anyone in the biz ever calling them "VCRs."

@calvinmorgan6326

2 жыл бұрын

Iconic and forever linked to MTV

@stephenlancedennee513

2 жыл бұрын

Ironic for MTV to do so

@marzilyas

2 жыл бұрын

I heard you on the wireless back in '52 Lying awake, intently tuning in on you Fixed that for you

@butternutcrunch

9 ай бұрын

@@hubbsllc Spot on sir. You are correct. Thank you.

I honestly think this is one of the greatest songs ever written.

@guykouznetsov6123

4 ай бұрын

To be honest, you are absolutely right

It might not mean much to most people but that final piece from 3:23 is simply EXQUISITE!!. I first heard it walking through the English countryside many summers ago, sapphire blue skies, HEAT you could really feel and acres of land rolling for miles all around me.Summer was THERE and, as the saying goes, "God was in his Heaven".

@Freewheal

Жыл бұрын

The best outro ever!

@805031

8 ай бұрын

I was JUST about to comment on this part of the song and you quite literally couldn't have described the sensation better

@MohammedAli-go2uc

6 ай бұрын

most played part

***ONE OF THE BEST SONG OF THE 80 ⭐⭐❤⭐⭐***

@dutchvanderlindeplan

4 жыл бұрын

*1979 but close enough

@soyeduardogr

4 жыл бұрын

70's

@leaderx7547

4 жыл бұрын

@@dutchvanderlindeplan @Soy Eduardo GR It was released in 1980 in some countries.

@dutchvanderlindeplan

4 жыл бұрын

Leader X, ohh ok

@JustinTimeForParties

3 жыл бұрын

1978

This is the best song to come out of the 1970s

This song has something to say...reminds me of the 1920s..when silent films were gone just like that.

This is an amazing song. Great lyrics and a fantastic tune. I come back to it again and again.

It’s so amazing how a such a cheerful and upbeat song could have such depressing lyrics. The part that really hits it home is the ending, it sounds like something you’d hear while looking back at all your past childhood memories that you wish you could relive some day.

Wow cant believe this song gets me going after so many years.😎

Still an absolutely top-notch tune.

J adore toujours autant cette chanson , 😉....vive les années 80❤💙❤💙

When MTV at some point closes down - or at least changes name - this should be the very last song played. It would be one long loop.

final part 3:22 very nice, reminds me of the youth that runs away ...

@Theezakje2009

2 жыл бұрын

Me too. Everytime i listing gets me cry. So beauty

@Tornado1994

Жыл бұрын

It sounds like Music from a Dreamcast Game!

AMAZING SONG. GREAT ALBUM COVER. A WONDERFULL PIECE OF ARTWORK. THANKS.

I remember when MtV first aired...they played this song allnight till the morning...wish you could bring back the old stuff

I love this song so much its just so good to listen to

This was the very first song ever to play on MTV on August 1st 1981

What a wonderful song...

Still great song. Remember even the time when it was played here in Austria...and I ran and bought the record ...

@Lola-AreaCode212

Жыл бұрын

That's funny, I was in Austria too then. It was a huge hit here, yes. It brings back incredible memories; more than any other song of that time. 😢/😊

I heard you on the wireless back in fifty two Lying awake intent at 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 on 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 to far Oh-a-aho oh Oh-a-aho 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 down the blame on VCR Oh, you are a radio star You are a radio star Video killed the radio star Video killed the radio star Video killed the radio star Video killed the radio star Video killed the radio star Video killed the radio star Video killed the radio star Video killed the radio star

@joaquintorero7688

5 жыл бұрын

nice very nice xd}

EXCELENT ❤

One of the many great one-hit wonders of the era.

what a niceness song here in 2024 !! :) liked it

The quality is so fkin good on this.. Ever since they took down the live version of this.. I've been wanting to hear her voice as it was.. 2:28 So beautiful.. Thank you..

One the best song of the all time ...fabuleux

"The Age of Plastic" was the first ever vynyl record I bought aged 14. I heard it as test record for a turntable in an Hi-Fi store and I liked it soon, so I decided to purchase it. In hindsight was a prophetic album. I can't listen to it without a bit of nostalgia though, because especially "Video Killed the Radio Star" told the tale of a forever disappeared era.

The end bit conjures a vision of a broken earth, spinning unpopulated at some far future date, with rusted, idle machines and crumbling skeletons.

best version on YT! thank you!

Heard it in history class and now here i am listening for the fifteenth time

I like this version because it includes the coda, which is deleted from the official video. Beautiful song. Thanks for posting!

Ahhh !! MEMORIES !!

Awesome!

RADIO STAR

Au top C’est ma jeunesse des années 80 🌞

Grandiosa!

Boa Qualidade, Obrigado

Essa música me faz viaja no tempo passado

ty for good quality

Love it

If you take any good song, find out how many seconds it is, then divide the total seconds by 1.618 (Golden Ratio) you tend to find the Golden Moment in the song. Go to approximately the 2:59 minute mark. The Golden Ratio of the song is approximately 155.74 seconds in. Lackluster songs tend to not follow Fibonacci...

@ezrapetty9666

2 жыл бұрын

I did this for my favorite song, it landed on the chorus wtf

@the36lessons11

2 жыл бұрын

I think it's an inherit, subconscious quality "that just seems right" for most artists. But who knows? I might've spilled the beans on a banger...

@SoulsticeHiphopbeats

2 жыл бұрын

Yo this is really cool thanks for this

It's the amazing best song

I can just imagine if some of the great used this technology in the 50s like Andy Williams and Sinatra 😆

souvenir de belles soirees,,,annees 80

Toujours aussi bon, 40 ans plus tard, on invente rien.....................vive les années 80 !!!!!

Les belles annees 80 innoubliable 💃💋💕

Au top Ma jeunesse 😀😀😃😂

GOOD-MOOD ON! 😎❤

🎶 put the blame on VC ARRRRRRR 🎵 Absolute legendary track for us 70’s Kids!

i love this song reminds me of the 80s♦♠♠♥

1980 Classic.

@sayori-the-thing

3 жыл бұрын

*1979

@jasondudash5501

3 жыл бұрын

@@sayori-the-thing This song was released as a single in late 1979, and it's from the album, The Age Of Plastic. But The Age Of Plastic album wasn't released until early 1980. That's the only reason why I put 1980 Classic on there. I also have the album on CD and on vinyl. In fact, this song was the very first music video that was ever played on MTV. It happened on August 1, 1981. But when I saw this video on VH1's The Big 80's, it did show 1979. But I put 1980 Classic instead of 1979 Classic only because the album was released in early 1980 in which I believe this song became a big hit after it first entered into the Cash Box Charts. But I did put 1979 on the music video of this song on you tube only because it showed 1979 on VH1's The Big 80's in which The Big 80's have been off the air for over 20 years. And for the most part, I'm putting the years that I remember seeing on the VH1 music videos. Perhaps, you might be able to find the music video of this song on You Tube, and if you scroll down in the comments section, you might find my comment. The Buggles "Video Killed The Radio Star" The Age Of Plastic Island Records, 1979 I got this caption from VH1.

I always loved this song on GTA Vice City but I was scared my brother would make fun of me for liking it lol

Que bello tema

Number One the day I was born. Tune.

Tro cooooouuuuul😮

Pezzo geniale!

GTA Vice City, anyone?

@patrickchemoul7769

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for you tube it's magic a time

@fullalbumyoutubechannel

4 жыл бұрын

Yes! Flash FM 😍

@BigBudzGaming

4 жыл бұрын

Yes! Although interestingly this song wasn’t on the vice city soundtrack album CD

@nick74ish

3 жыл бұрын

GTA vice city is the greatest game ever made...and this song is the most addictive song ever made...love it.

*vibes in 80's music*

@MrSupercar55

3 ай бұрын

The 80’s was a golden era for music. As someone who’s 30 years of age, it was admittedly an entire decade before my time, but the songs from back then still sound amazing.

Que lindo canción para ser el primer video pasado en MTV en la historia de esta gran empresa

I heard you on the wireless back in fifty two Lying awake intent at 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 on 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 (ohh) We hear the playback and it seems so long ago And you remember the jingles used to go (ahh) 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 Video killed the radio star Video killed the radio star Video killed the radio star video killed the radio star Video killed the radio star (You are a radio star) video killed the radio star Video killed the radio star (You are a radio star) video killed the radio star Video killed the radio star

@cammeradethekidd3052

3 жыл бұрын

Who needs lyric videos when we have the ppl in the comments?

Still dancing. . 4/22/2022 ✌️🌎❤️

If I was young it didn't stop you coming through

I asked someone to play this in their house one messy night and everyone slated me! All of us were 70/71 born so from this era aged about 9/10/11! Killer track still and poignant

It’s crazy to think how a song from the 80’s is even more relevant in the modern era as video continues to kill the radio star, especially now we’ve got KZread and TikTok.

This weirdly sounds modern and not from the 80s

@eduardkalmanawardze

3 жыл бұрын

This feels 80's but the sound is just like it was released in '10's

@---bs8dp

3 жыл бұрын

Because it's from the 70s

@aydenator2770

2 жыл бұрын

@@---bs8dp false

@robertianhawdon

2 жыл бұрын

@@aydenator2770 both right and wrong. The song was recorded in 1979 but released in 1980. However this is a cover of Bruce Woolley who released his version in 1978

@sjappiyah4071

Жыл бұрын

Probably cause you’ve heard the modern remixes which are pretty good like Nikki Minaj “check it out”

this song rememmber 80 oldies forever song this time in mmy life sound music

Ladies and gentlemen, rock and roll. Welcome to MTV. The world's first Music Television.

why so few views? very good dound quality I always thought he said... "push down the play my VCR" 2:21 ty for good quality

@RiasatSalminSami

4 жыл бұрын

Jdawg Lengman good dound quality indeed.

@fc_hunter1365

4 жыл бұрын

@@RiasatSalminSami good dound qualitayyy

@theresatunna9859

4 жыл бұрын

Dound as a pound!!!

@hubbsllc

2 жыл бұрын

It's actually "Put the blame on V*T*R."

As it seems some people (Americans) were a little slow to catch on to this one and list it as 1980 it was in fact born to the world in the UK on 4th September 1979.Being a British song by a British group i think that's the date to base this song on and, in fact, The American arm of Island Records put it out in USA in October that same year.

The song made UK no.1 in October 1979 so its not 80's, its quite clearly the 70s

super cool continuez!!!!

@httzaed

Жыл бұрын

de ouf!!

The two girls singing the backing vocals ended up on pete townsend's wonder world. :)

They just came and broke your heart

Great classic it was United States 🇺🇸 that started discotec in 1979

My favourite song! Beautiful!

Silence is GOLDEN...Fake it till you make it kids...I think the children are still confused

j aime

Now we have to get a music called "IA killed the Video Star"

Née en 1976 ,et née avec the Buggles,the Beatles ... merci papa

Epico

♥️❤️♥️❤️♥️💯💯💯💯💯

❤💛💚🧡

Video Killed The Star

Vice City got me to like this song

@brunoribeiro163

Жыл бұрын

Me to

Streaming music and bots killed the video star and about 10 aspects of the music industry. Now they can take your music any time they want.

1:12 *LOAD “VICE CITY”* 😎

@DarkHungarian

Жыл бұрын

L LO LOA LOAD " LOAD "V LOAD "VI LOAD "VIC LOAD "VICE LOAD "VICE C LOAD "VICE CI LOAD "VICE CIT LOAD "VICE CITY LOAD "VICE CITY" *Rockstar preessed enter* Wait is that not GTA 6👀

Ça passe toujours en. 2022

This was the very first video played on MTV.

oh a oh a-----so old am I :O

Dieses Cover hat sich für immer in mein Hirn gebrannt. Ne 33ziger auf nem schwarzen Dual mit Chrom elemten unvergessen. (Das ne Nadel nicht Seite B gesehen hat... geradezu unheimlich)