Cover art for Video Killed the Radio Star by Morgan Harper-Jones
Sep. 15, 20231 viewer

Video Killed the Radio Star Lyrics

[Verse 1]
I heard you on the wireless back in '52
Lying awake, intently tuning in on you
If I was young, it didn't stop you coming through
They took the credit for your second symphony
Rewritten by machine on new technology
And now I understand the problems you could see

[Pre-Chorus]
I met your children
What did you tell them?

[Chorus]
Video killed the radio star
Video killed the radio star
Pictures came and broke your heart
Oh, ah-ah-ah, oh

[Verse 2]
And now we meet in an abandoned studio
We hear the playback and it seems so long ago
Do you remember the jingles usеd to go

[Pre-Chorus]
(Oh, ah, oh)
You were the first onе (Oh, ah, oh)
You were the last one
[Chorus]
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, ah-ah-ah, oh
Oh, ah-ah-ah, oh

[Interlude]
Do-do, do-do, do, do, do, do
Do-do, do-do, do, do, do, do
Do-do, do-do, do, do, do, do

[Chorus]
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

[Outro]
You are a radio star (Are, star)
You are a radio star (Are, star)
Video killed the radio star (Star)
Video killed the radio star
Video killed the radio star (Star)
Video killed the radio star

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