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 I saw your picture in the magazines I read Imagined footlights on the wooden fence ahead Sometimes I thought you were controlling me instead I met your children What did you tell them? Video killed the radio star Video killed the radio star Pictures came and took your heart Mmm, yeah And now we meet in an abandoned studio We hear the playback and it seems so long ago And you remember how the jingles used to go You were the first one 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 yeah 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 took your heart Put the blame on VCR Video killed the radio star Video killed the radio star Video killed the radio star Video killed the radio star