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* ShortLivedBigImpact: 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".
-->'''WebVideo/ToddInTheShadows:''' I mean, I'm sure Trevor Horn isn't weeping that [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o4YXtQf55nQ The Buggles]] weren't more successful as he sits on his pile of gold records.

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* ShortLivedBigImpact: 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".
-->'''WebVideo/ToddInTheShadows:''' I mean, I'm sure Trevor Horn isn't weeping that
80's". Lampshaded by WebVideo/ToddInTheShadows when he [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o4YXtQf55nQ covered]] "Video Killed the Radio Star" for his ''One Hit Wonderland'' series.
-->'''WebVideo/ToddInTheShadows:''' I mean, I'm sure Trevor Horn isn't weeping that
The Buggles]] Buggles weren't more successful as he sits on his pile of gold records.
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* PromotedFanboy: Both Horn and Downes were huge fans of Music/{{Yes}} before they were tapped to replace Jon Anderson and Rick Wakeman since both bands happened to have the same manager.
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* BreakupBreakout: Both Horn and Downes went on to have successful careers after the band broke up, with Horn becoming a highly prolific producer and Downes forming ProgRock supergroup Music/{{Asia}} and also rejoining Music/{{Yes}} in 2011 where he's remained ever since.

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* BreakupBreakout: Both Horn Music/TrevorHorn and Geoff Downes went on to have successful careers after the band broke up, with Horn becoming a highly prolific producer and Downes forming ProgRock supergroup Music/{{Asia}} and also rejoining Music/{{Yes}} in 2011 where he's remained ever since.
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* OneHitWonder: 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).

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* OneHitWonder: Technically they had a few, but "Video Killed The Radio Star" "Music/VideoKilledTheRadioStar" was by far the biggest and the only one anyone remembers (and nonetheless is only remembered for being the first video played on MTV).



* TechnologyMarchesOn: "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.

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* TechnologyMarchesOn: "Video Killed The Radio Star" "Music/VideoKilledTheRadioStar" 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.
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* TechnologyMarchesOn: "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 som examples.

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* TechnologyMarchesOn: "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 som some examples.
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* ThePeteBest: Bruce Wolley, 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.

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* ThePeteBest: Bruce Wolley, 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.
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* TechnologyMarchesOn: "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 som examples.
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-->'''WebVideo/ToddInTheShadows:''' I mean, I'm sure Trevor Horn isn't weeping that [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o4YXtQf55nQ The Buggles]] weren't more successful as he sits on his pile of gold records.

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-->'''WebVideo/ToddInTheShadows:''' I mean, I'm sure Trevor Horn isn't weeping that [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o4YXtQf55nQ The Buggles]] weren't more successful as he sits on his pile of gold records.records.
* WordOfGod: "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.
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* BreakupBreakout: Both Horn and Downes went on to have successful careers after the band broke up, with Horn becoming a highly prolific producer and Downes forming ProgRock supergroup Music/{{Asia}} and also rejoining Music/{{Yes}} in 2011 where he's remained ever since.
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-->'''WebVideo/ToddInTheShadows:''' 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.

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-->'''WebVideo/ToddInTheShadows:''' I mean, I'm sure Trevor Horn isn't weeping that [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o4YXtQf55nQ The Buggles Buggles]] weren't more successful as he sits on his pile of gold records.
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* ShortLivedBigImpact: 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".

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* ShortLivedBigImpact: 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".80's".
-->'''WebVideo/ToddInTheShadows:''' 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.
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* ShortLivedBigImpact: These guys only put out two albums, but are regarded as one of the most influential New Wave acts ever.

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* ShortLivedBigImpact: 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".
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* ThePeteBest: Bruce Wolley, 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.
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* HeyItsThatGuy: Both members are probably better remembered for their post-Buggles work. Downes became the keyboardist for Music/{{Asia}} and (briefly) for Music/{{Yes}}. Likewise, Horn was briefly the vocalist for Music/{{Yes}}, before going on to be an extremely prolific RecordProducer.
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* HeyItsThatGuy: Both members are probably better remembered for their post-Buggles work. Downes became the keyboardist for Music/{{Asia}} and (briefly) for Music/{{Yes}}. Likewise, Horn was briefly the vocalist for Music/{{Yes}}, before going on to be an extremely prolific RecordProducer

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* HeyItsThatGuy: Both members are probably better remembered for their post-Buggles work. Downes became the keyboardist for Music/{{Asia}} and (briefly) for Music/{{Yes}}. Likewise, Horn was briefly the vocalist for Music/{{Yes}}, before going on to be an extremely prolific RecordProducerRecordProducer.



* ShortLivedBigImpact: These guys only put out two albums, but are regarded as one of the most influential New Wave acts ever

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* ShortLivedBigImpact: These guys only put out two albums, but are regarded as one of the most influential New Wave acts everever.
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* OneHitWonder: 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).

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* OneHitWonder: 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).MTV).
* ShortLivedBigImpact: These guys only put out two albums, but are regarded as one of the most influential New Wave acts ever
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* HeyItsThatGuy: Both members are probably better remembered for their post-Buggles work. Downes became the keyboardist for Music/{{Asia}} and (briefly) for Music/{{Yes}}. Likewise, Horn was briefly the vocalist for Music/{{Yes}}, before going on to be an extremely prolific RecordProducer
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* OneHitWonder: Technically they had a few, but "Video Killed The Radio Star" was by far the biggest and the only one anyone remembers.

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* OneHitWonder: Technically they had a few, but "Video Killed The Radio Star" was by far the biggest and the only one anyone remembers.remembers (and nonetheless is only remembered for being the first video played on MTV).
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* OneHitWonder: Technically they had a few, but "Video Killed The Radio Star" was by far the biggest and the only one anyone remembers.

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