video killed the radio star (b/w kid dynamo) released as a single sep. 7 1979

trevor horn / geoff downes / bruce woolley
i heard you on the wireless back in '52 lying awake intently tuning in on you
if i was young it didn't stop you coming through
they took the credit for your second symphony rewritten by machine on new technology
and now i understand the problems you could see
i met your children what did you tell them
video killed the radio star video killed the radio star
pictures came and broke your heart
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
you were the first one you were the last one
video killed the radio star video killed the radio star
in my mind and in my car we cant rewind we've gone too far
video killed the radio star video killed the radio star
in my mind and in my car we cant rewind we've gone too far
pictures came and broke your heart put the flame 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
(you are) video killed the radio star (a radio star) video killed the radio star
(you are) video killed the radio star (a radio star) video killed the radio star
(you are) video killed the radio star (a radio star) video killed the radio star

FLIP
though today you might be riding the engines of progress
working in the media factory
call me if you ever feel like letting go and we'll remember the days of
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swimming in the soundwaves of the playback from the eight-tracks
i think your mind was born with water wings
and now when i see you on a generations screens
i remember the dreams of
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kid dynamo (i remember you) kid dynamo (the hours i spent with you) kid dynamo (cause i invented you)
all that was said of how the media builds stars and our minds won't change only our cars
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kid dynamo (i remember you) kid dynamo (the hours i spent with you) kid dynamo (cause i invented you)
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