i have this mix cd that i got from kudos (the gronola bar or whatever company) a long time ago.
it has 'video killed the radio star' on it, by 'the presidents of the united states of america' but on ellen when they play web videos they play the song but it sounds totally different...?
2006-10-14 12:13:46 · 10 answers · asked by um yea hi 4 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Music
The Buggles. Its the first video that aired on MTV back on 8/1/81.
2006-10-14 12:14:56 · answer #1 · answered by Charles C 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
That's always how I'd viewed it. Reading Radio Waves answer, I sort of feel differently. I agree that MTV wasn't the only factor. I mean, most top bands in the past usually had at least a few very attractive people. But I think you could still make it, to a point, without looks. Maybe you couldn't achieve the type of popularity The Beatles did, but you could still be, say, Styx (who certainly didn't rely on looks). Now there really is no middle ground. There are bands that are hugely popular mainly because of their image, and bands that are either underground or marginally popular whose image has very little to do with their music. I think MTV was the biggest reason for this shift. People rarely even listen to the radio any more; it's all YouTube, which, for music, is basically just MTV on steroids. You really need image to make it big, and while this may have started as far back as the '50s, video is what really made image equal to, if not more important in some cases, than music. BQ: Well, I don't understand people's fear of any kind of mouse...
2016-05-22 02:14:55 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Buggles - Video Killed The Radio Star
2006-10-14 12:17:08 · answer #3 · answered by HighRoller20 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
released in 1979 by the British group The Buggles
2006-10-14 12:16:41 · answer #4 · answered by webwriter 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Buggles but the Bangles also redid the song later
2006-10-14 12:26:10 · answer #5 · answered by ? 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Buggles.
2006-10-14 12:15:18 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
I love that song! It's by the Buggles.
2006-10-14 13:00:05 · answer #7 · answered by crazy little thing called love 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
THE buggles
2006-10-14 12:20:45 · answer #8 · answered by maruchanin 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It was the first video on MTV, but it did not, long live XM!!!
2006-10-14 12:21:46 · answer #9 · answered by doggiebike 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
amber pacific did a cover of it
2006-10-14 12:15:59 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋