Thread: Did video really kill the radio star?
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Old 09-19-2005, 11:16 AM   #5
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"Video Killed the Radio Star" was about the switch form radio to television in the early days of TV. IT's literally true. Many people simply couldn't make the jump or transition. Television has always been somewhat about image, whether subtly or overt.

Cue MTV.

Music videos were about images even as far back as Elvis and the Beatles. Hell, Elvis' comeback special doubtlessly influenced the videos of the great Michael Jackson. Modern videos only really showed up in the late 70s (Though previous people did do similar things), and without access to MTV, it seems unlikely they had the influence for video to kill radio yet again. Nowadays, though, there's no doubt. Image pushes products.
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