Trivia / The Buggles

• Breakup Breakout: Both Trevor Horn and Geoff Downes went on to have successful careers after the band broke up, with Horn becoming a highly prolific producer and Downes forming Prog Rock supergroup Asia and also rejoining Yes in 2011 where he's remained ever since.
• One-Hit Wonder: Technically they had a few, but "Video Killed the Radio Star" was by far the biggest and the only one anyone remembers (and nonetheless is only remembered for being the first video played on MTV).
• The Pete Best: Bruce Woolley, who was signed as a solo act at the same time as the rest of the band. Because he had co-written several of the band's songs, many of the same songs appeared on both acts' first albums.
• Promoted Fanboy: Both Horn and Downes were huge fans of Yes before they were tapped to replace Jon Anderson and Rick Wakeman since both bands happened to have the same manager.
• Short-Lived, Big Impact: These guys only put out two albums, but are regarded as one of the most influential New Wave acts ever. Trevor Horn would afterwards find massive success as a music producer, earning the nickname "The Man who Invented the 80's". Lampshaded by Todd in the Shadows when he covered "Video Killed the Radio Star" for his One Hit Wonderland series.
  Todd in the Shadows: I mean, I'm sure Trevor Horn isn't weeping that The Buggles weren't more successful as he sits on his pile of gold records.
• Technology Marches On: "Video Killed the Radio Star" is all about old forms of entertainment in favor of shiny new ones. Videotape would live on for another 30 or so years after the song was released before digital technology completely displaced it, though since "video" is still used to define short motion pictures, it's not as awkward as some examples.
• Word of God: "I Love You (Miss Robot)" reads like an ode to a sex robot, but the band said it was inspired by having meaningless sex on the road while one's partner waited at home by the phone.