Wednesday, 21 October 2009

The First Music Video

One of the first ever music videos to be shown on MTV in North America was 'Video Killed the Radio Star' by a British band called the Buggles; The song was released on the 7th of September in 1979 by Island Records. The song celebrates the golden days of radio, describing a singer whose career is cut short by television.

The song topped several music charts, coming in at number one for a number of countries. The song has been covered by many recording artists, including The Feeling in 2007. It was the first music video shown on MTV in North America and has been widely parodied in popular media.


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