Vol. 07 · Misheard ·1979
"Video killed the radiator."
That isn't the lyric.
What you hear
"Video killed the radiator."
What's actually sung
"Video killed the radio star." Video Killed the Radio Star — The Buggles (1979)
Why the ear defaults
The "-o star" ending compresses in singing to "-ator." Common among young listeners who haven't yet encountered the concept of a "radio star."
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