Wednesday, June 8, 2011

Video Killed The Radio Star —
Bruce Woolley & The Camera Club (1979)

"Video Killed The Radio Star" was written by Trevor Horn and Geoff Downes (of Buggles) and Bruce Woolley. Woolley recorded it in early 1979 with his band, The Camera Club - with Thomas Dolby on keyboards. Later that year "Buggles" would take it to #1 in UK and Australia. It peaked at #40 in the US.

Buggles video for the song is also notable as being the first shown on MTV when it launched in August of 1981.



Buggles (1979)

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