I heard you on the wireless back in 52 Lying awake instead of tuning in on you If I was young it didn't stop you coming through Oh, oh, oh They took the credit for your second symphony Rewritten by machine on new technology And now I understand the problems you could see Oh, oh, oh I met your children Oh, 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 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, oh, oh You were the first one Oh, oh, 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 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 What's the blame on CCR? You are the radio star You are 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 the radio star Video killed the radio star Video killed the radio star