I heard you on the wireless
back in fifty-two
Lying awake intently tuning in on you
If I was young it didn't stop
you comin' through
(Oh, 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, oh)
I met your children
(Oh, oh)
What did you tell them?
(Video killed the radio star
Video killed the radio star)
Pictures came and broke your heart
(Oh, oh-oh-oh-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, oh)
You were the first one
(Oh, 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, oh-oh-oh-oh
Oh, oh-oh-oh-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
V C R
(You're my radio star
You're my radio star)
(Video killed the radio star
Video killed the radio star)
(Video killed the radio star
Video killed the radio star)
(You're)
(Video killed the radio star)
(My radio star)
(Video killed the radio star)
(You're)
(Video killed the radio star)
(My radio star)
(Video killed the radio star)
(You're)
(Video killed the radio star)
(My radio star)
(Video killed the radio star…)