Chapter Six. Video Killed the Radio Star: Video on Your iPod

Video Killed the Radio Star: Video on Your iPod

Okay, I admit the title for this chapter, a chapter on using video (TV shows, movies, and music videos) on your iPod, is just too obvious. But this song, lame as it was (is), has an important place in pop music history, for it was in fact this song that was the first video ever played on MTV. That’s right, when MTV first aired, they aired the music video for the Buggles’ “Video Killed the Radio Star.” Now, if you’ve never heard this song, it’s worth downloading from the iTunes Store and listening to (once) in iTunes. However, I don’t recommend listening to it while driving (if you have ...

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