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 too far

Oh-a-aho oh,

Oh-a-aho 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 , put the blame on VTR



You are a radio star 

You are a radio star 

Video killed the radio star 

Video killed the radio star 

Video killed the radio star 

Video killed the radio star 

repeat 

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