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 (2x).

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 wore the first one
Oh-a oh
You wore the last one.

Video killed the radio star (2x)
In my mind and in my car
We can't rewind we've gone to far
Oh-a-aho oh (2x).

Video killed the radio star (2x).

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 (2x)
Video killed the radio star (4x).

Video killed the radio star. (You are a radio star).