I heard you on the wireless
back in fifty two
Lying awake intent at 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
and new technology
And now I understand
the problems you can see

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
Oh-a-a-a 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-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
In my mind and in my car
We can't rewind
We've gone to far
Oh-a-aho oh, oh-a-aho oh

간주

Video killed the radio star
Video killed the radio star
In my mind and in my car
We can't rewind
We've gone to far
Pictures came and broke your heart
Put the blame on VCR

You are a radio star
Video killed the radio star
You are a radio star