Buggles, (The): Video Killed The Radio Star

Okay, let me introduce Trevor Horn. Trevor was a struggling U.K. record producer, the cut-price kind you find in the yellow pages. His artists included broke, moody Punk hopefuls, eager to become the next Ramones. Of the 4 years spent on these miscreants he said “Eventually I got so fed up…I decided that if I couldn't find a good artist and a good song then I'd write it myself and become the artist.” So he wrote 'Video Killed The Radio Star' with New Wave producer Bruce Wooley (The Camera Club).

‘The Age of Plastic’ hit shelves in the U.K. in ’79 with ‘Video Killed The Radio Star’ going all the way to #1. Trevor’s since admitted he regrets calling himself ‘Buggles.’ Aussie Duran Duran video man Russell Mulcahy pulled out a slick pop video which, poignantly, was the first video to air on MTV (b. 01/08/1981). It was a good thing too, as U.S. radio stations ignored the single, and any sales they enjoyed were solely due to MTV’s ability to sell records.