THIS WAS COOL!| The Buggles - Video Killed The Radio Star REACTION

As others have mentioned when MTV came on the air in August 1981, this was the first music video they played and it changed the industry. The Buggles were basically a one hit wonder, but MTV became a phenomenon. Some bands/singers from the 70s who had radio hits now had to make cool music videos or they were kinda left behind. And then artists like Duran Duran, Billy Idol, Culture Club, Bowie, Hall and Oates, Journey, Huey Lewis and News, Pat Benatar, Michael, Joan Jett, the Police, Prince, Madonna and more became huge stars in the early to mid 80s because they had great visual offerings in the way of their videos to go along with the great songs. It was a killer combo. Now you can understand why hair metal bands became a thing shortly after because in some ways the 'look" became as important as the sound. I'm thankful I was kid during this time and got to witness how music video killed the radio star.

Fact, the keyboard player is none other the HANS ZIMMER who went on to become an Oscar winning composer of many movie scores.

This is one of the most historically significant songs ever. It changed the world of music forever and opened up a new era with an explosion of creativity never seen before.

Back in 2011, this band was invited to play at the Prince's Trust Concert for Charity. They managed to get everyone back together, and performed it flawlessly and to a standing ovation.

The importance of this song in music history can never be underestimated.

I’m shocked that Amber actually got the message of this song! Bravo! The very first music video to ever be shown on MTV was The Buggles' "Video Killed The Radio Star." MTV first premiered on August 1, 1981 and would forever change how music would be heard by a new generation. I loved being a 70’s kid. But I am even more grateful that I was alive as a teenager through the ever evolving 80’s that brought some of the most amazing sounds in music to date. Good times!!🥰🙌🏼

Trevor Horn who was the voice of Buggles went on to be the most influential music producer of the 80s , producing iconic albums for Frankie Goes to Hollywood, ABC, Pet Shop Boys and a whole host of other artists who made the 80s one of the most memorable decades music wise. He also co-produced one of the biggest selling albums of all time, Mike Oldfields Tubular Bells

You guys are really on a serious one hit wonder kick lately. All of us that grew up in the 80's remember this because it was the first video on MTV. "Pop Muzik" by M is kinda along the same lines!

Fun fact: the keyboardist who shows up near the end in the black shirt is composer Hans Zimmer, who does the film scores for major films like Man of Steel, The Dark Knight, Inception, Dune, etc.

The record was actually released in 1979 in the uk and got to number 1 in our charts. Some critics at the time viewed it as a bit "bubble gum pop" but over the years i think it has has deservedly gained respect as a great song that was ahead of it's time. Trevor Horn the lead singer is now one of the most respected men in the music industry. If anyone would like to hear an even better longer version of this , check out the Princes Trust concert from 2004. The great orchestra support and production makes it sound incredible. Thanks for the video guys , keep digging out these gems.

“It sounds like something our kids would listen to” It’s something your parents listened to😂

Change is usually so gradual that it goes completely unnoticed. The airing of "Video Killed the Radio Star" as the debut video by MTV was not only a brilliant choice; it was one of those rare watershed moments in history that those of us who were there can look back on and say, "That was THE moment things changed."

The guy with the glasses is Trevor Horn, one of the biggest producers ever. He produced Seal, ABC, Art of Noise whose cover of the Prince song, Kiss, with Tom Jones, is a must hear. He produced Grace Jones' Slave to the Rhythm, Frankie Goes to Hollywood's Relax, Tina Turner's album Wildest Dreams, albums by Jeff Beck, Pet Shop Boys, I could go on and on. Would love to hear your reaction to Kiss with Tom Jones and Art of Noise and the incredible Slave to the Rhythm please!!!

Amber you hit the nail on the head girl, it's exactly what it was. The first music video on MTV 1981. It was the change and progression in the music industry.

This song may be one of the most important video song on MTV PERIOD!!! First video!! Lyrics were so spot on!

One Night In Bangkok - Murray Head. Guys another one hit wonder that combines a little cadence with great instrumentation. Love to see you react to this one also!

Im 61 years old and remember back in 1981 wnen MTV first started- this was a huge beginning of music videos. Good times in my life!!

I don't think Millennials (or younger) in general have a concept of what MTV meant back in the 80's. It was a cosmic shift in the lives of everyone, caused by one TV channel. Whether you watched it or not, whether you even had cable or not, it changed you because it changed the entire music industry and all of pop culture. "The first video on MTV" means something to us Gen Xers but not much to these young whipper snappers.

Wow! Amber is sooo spot-on with her MTV remark! This was the very first video MTV had ever shown, in 1981! 😀 The song was already two years old by that time, though 🙂

I'm old enough that this makes me think of the first "talky" movies and what they did to the careers of many of the silent movie stars. "Pictures came and stole your heart." Obviously, this is the same thing, just with MTV and music videos in general. "We can't rewind, we've gone to far ..." is such a great line that applies to pretty much every technological advance ever.