The Buggles ~ Video Killed The Radio Star 1979 Disco Purrfection Version

“Video Killed The Radio Star“ is my favorite single of 1979. It entered the chart on November 10, 1979 and instantly fell in love with it. I was out at the club when this was teased with the “oh a oh“ over The Flying Lizard’s “Money“ break to let me know it was coming up. I wondered what the hell it was, cos it was so bright and unexpected! The next thing I know the Lizards faded out quickly as the piano riff for “Video“ opened up and the club went dark with a little white light ray blinked around the floor and then went full on after the piano and vocal led into the booming disco beat and I was in heaven! Gawd it was almost an out of body experience. I heard it so many times over that Christmas break and played the crap out of the single. It is a new wave song that topped the charts around the world and has become an anthem since then. Geoff Downes and Trevor Horn formed the band in London during 1977. This was their debut single for the album that was rel