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I heard you on the wireless back in '82: How video and radio star Trevor Horn created the sound of the '80s, from the Buggles to 'Buffalo Gals'
Horn made pop history when his Buggles were the first artist played on MTV, but his "Video Killed the Radio Star" prophecy came true as he produced artists who dominated the decade, like Frankie Goes to Hollywood, the Pet Shop Boys, ABC, Grace Jones, Spandau Ballet, and Yes.
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Oscar-Winning Composer Hans Zimmer Was in First Ever Video on MTV
Before he wrote the scores for movies including "Gladiator," "The Lion King," for which he won an Oscar, and most recently "Dunkirk," Hans Zimmer played the synthesizer for the Buggles. The Buggles' "Video Killed the Radio Star" happens to be the first video ever to play on MTV.