A French 45 rpm release of VIDEO KILLED THE RADIO STAR - BUGGLES -Version Originale
I first discovered “Video” when I was exploring European pop (which I came to love) by listening to a Stuttgart, Germany radio station in the 1980s.
I immediately loved it, as I did the album when I finally tracked it down. I was astonished that someone actually wrote a poignant pop song about “Elstree,” the British film studio.
And of course the title of the album says it all.
“ O my, my, you are so sci-fi,
Please, will you let me ride? ”
JOHNNY ON THE MONORAIL
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THE AGE OF PLASTIC is the first album by the British synthpop/New Wave group The Buggles, which consisted of Trevor Horn and Geoff Downes, released on Island Records on 4 February 1980.
The album is a concept album, with themes of intense nostalgia and anxiety about the possible effects of modern technology.
It followed the success of their first single, "Video Killed the Radio Star", which had reached No. 1 in the UK singles chart in 1979. It celebrates the golden days of radio, describing a singer whose career is cut short by television.
The song was written by Horn, Geoff Downes and Bruce Woolley. Horn has claimed that Woolley was primarily responsible for the musical content, while Horn wrote most of the words. Woolley was responsible for the addition of the words 'put the blame on VTR'.
The music video for the song, helmed by the Australian director Russell Mulcahy, first released in 1979. Hans Zimmer can be seen playing a keyboard; Debi Doss and Linda Jardim, who provided the female vocals for the song, are also seen. It is best known as marking the debut of MTV, when the U.S. channel started broadcasting at 12:01 AM on 1 August 1981.
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A French 45 rpm release of VIDEO KILLED THE RADIO STAR - BUGGLES -Version Originale
I first discovered “Video” when I was exploring European pop (which I came to love) by listening to a Stuttgart, Germany radio station in the 1980s.
I immediately loved it, as I did the album when I finally tracked it down. I was astonished that someone actually wrote a poignant pop song about “Elstree,” the British film studio.
And of course the title of the album says it all.
“ O my, my, you are so sci-fi,
Please, will you let me ride? ”
JOHNNY ON THE MONORAIL
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OnLine Data:
THE AGE OF PLASTIC is the first album by the British synthpop/New Wave group The Buggles, which consisted of Trevor Horn and Geoff Downes, released on Island Records on 4 February 1980.
The album is a concept album, with themes of intense nostalgia and anxiety about the possible effects of modern technology.
It followed the success of their first single, "Video Killed the Radio Star", which had reached No. 1 in the UK singles chart in 1979. It celebrates the golden days of radio, describing a singer whose career is cut short by television.
The song was written by Horn, Geoff Downes and Bruce Woolley. Horn has claimed that Woolley was primarily responsible for the musical content, while Horn wrote most of the words. Woolley was responsible for the addition of the words 'put the blame on VTR'.
The music video for the song, helmed by the Australian director Russell Mulcahy, first released in 1979. Hans Zimmer can be seen playing a keyboard; Debi Doss and Linda Jardim, who provided the female vocals for the song, are also seen. It is best known as marking the debut of MTV, when the U.S. channel started broadcasting at 12:01 AM on 1 August 1981.
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