I heard you on the wireless back in '52
Lying awake intent on 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 k**ed the radio star
Video k**ed 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 k**ed the radio star
Video k**ed the radio star
In my mind and in my car
We can't rewind we've gone to far
Oh-a-a-a oh
Oh-a-a-a oh Video k**ed the radio star
Video k**ed 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
You are a radio star
Video k**ed the radio star
Video k**ed the radio star
Video k**ed the radio star
Video k**ed the radio star
Video k**ed the radio star
Video k**ed the radio star
Video k**ed the radio star
Video k**ed the radio star