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i heard you on the wireless back in fifty two
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lying awake intent at tuning in on you .
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if i was young it didn’t stop you coming through .

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oh – a oh

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they took the credit for your second symphony .
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rewritten by machine and new technology ,
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and now i understand the problems you can see .

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oh – a oh
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i met your children
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oh – a oh
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what did you tell them?
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video killed the radio star .
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video killed the radio star .

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pictures came and broke your heart .
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oh – A – A – a oh

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you are A radio star
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you are A radio star