Video Killed the Radio Star (The Buggles cover)

The Presidents of the United States of America

I heard you on my wireless back in '52
Lyin' awake intent on tuning in on you
If I was young it didn't stop you coming through
oh a oh
They took the credit for your second symphony
Rewritten by machine on new technology
And now I understand the supernova scene
oh a oh
I met your children
oh-a-oh
What did you tell them?
Video killed the radio star
Video killed the radio star
Pictures came and broke your heart,
we can't rewind we've gone too far
Whoa!
Oh, aoh, oh, oh, oh
Oh, aoh, oh, oh, oh
And now we meet in an abandoned studio
You hear the playback and it seems so long ago
And you remember, the jingles used to go,
oh a oh
You were the first one
oh a oh
You were the last one
Video killed the radio star
Video killed the radio star
Pictures came and broke your heart,
we can't rewind we've gone too far
Too far!
Oh, aoh, oh, oh, oh
Oh, aoh, oh, oh, oh
Alright

Video killed the radio star
Video killed the radio star
Pictures came and broke your heart,
We can't rewind we've gone too far
Pictures came and broke your heart
Put all the blame on VCR
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
Video killed the radio star
Video killed the radio star
Video killed the radio star
Video killed that radio star, yes it did


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Video Killed the Radio Star Lyrics as written by Trevor Charles Horn Geoffrey Downes

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  • +1
    General Comment
    this version is great. i like it almost as much as i like the buggles version. wooooo!
    magicnudiesuiton December 13, 2001   Link
  • +1
    General Comment
    Yeah, too right. The backing noises are, in places, hilarious. Awahh-oh
    JamesDon April 18, 2002   Link
  • +1
    General Comment
    i agree with jimmer-the-great.. i've never really thought about what this song had meant until tonight.. I don't really have an idea myself.. but I figured it would be deeper than just talking about media. thats why i came to this site.... but i agree.. i like the pres. of the USA alot better than the bangles.
    mykonstantineon October 24, 2005   Link
  • +1
    General Comment
    This is a reeaaaally good cover. First heard it off the "wedding singer" soundtrack. The lyrics certainly,have slight mistakes. and the versions the people write in , get better, but the last one written still has some slight errors, like eg. "I heard you on MY wireless back in 52", "intent ON tuning in on you" "Rewritten by machine ON new technology". Other than these, they're great :) this song rocks totally
    deludedon August 19, 2006   Link
  • 0
    General Comment
    video killed the radio star...o ya!!
    Statbucksbabe28on May 25, 2002   Link
  • 0
    General Comment
    prsidents of the USA rock! hard to get holf of their stuff here in the UK tho
    propheton June 15, 2002   Link
  • 0
    General Comment
    It's the super nova scene, not the coola-shaker scene ^_^;;
    shamelesson June 19, 2002   Link
  • 0
    General Comment
    actually, a lot of these lyrics are messed up lol
    emmychloeon June 19, 2002   Link
  • 0
    General Comment
    true. Its "we cant rewind we've gone too far", not "watch your language"- where the hell did that come from??
    propheton July 02, 2002   Link
  • 0
    General Comment
    i like this song! but.. doesn't anyone wonder where they got "supernova scene"? and why they replaced "problems you could see" with it? i like it.. i think it is rather spiffy...
    tyler01durden0on March 07, 2003   Link

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