A damn fine song from a damn fine album; if you enjoy "Video Killed the Radio Star" but aren't familiar with any other songs by the Buggles, go pick up a copy of their album _The Age of Plastic_. You know you want to. (Alas, I'm still trying to find a copy of their other album, _Adventures in Modern Recording_.

Also, as far as covers go, there is an amazing cover of "Video Killed the Radio Star" by Lolita No. 18, an all-female Japanese punk band on the all-powerful Sister Records label. Blazing guitar-fu, some rather odd, rather high-pitched vocals, and a tremendous amount of energy make for one hell of a version of this song - and you can rock out to it! Even better is the video they made for it, available on the Lolita No. 18 10th Anniversary Video Collection. The Collection itself is a thing of joy, including a couple more covers (a joyful, blaring version of "Summertime Blues" and a hella-fun version of "Rockaway Beach", with help from their pal Joey Ramone!) to go along with some of their original songs (such as "Saloon", which combines particularly bouncy concert footage with shots of the band in frog masks bopping around a traditional Japanese village, all held together with a black and white, faux-scratches included short film of the band dressed as ninjas, fake moustaches included, and laying waste to a samurai, with silent film title cards thrown in.) However, as glorious as all this is, the highlight is definately the "Video Killed.." music video, which features the band members dancing about in red pajamas, nude stand-ins for the band rocking out, with IMacs for heads, random streams of information flying by, and plenty of psychadelic effects. It is a thing of perfect beauty. If at all possible, check it out.

FnordChan

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