A friend was lamenting the end of MTV when I said "Streaming killed the video star." She suggested we write the song for it.

CHALLENGE ACCEPTED:

I heard you on the cable back in '82
Lying awake intently tuning in on you
If I was young it didn't stop you coming through
Oh-a-oh

They took the credit for your new wave melodies
Encoded by machine on new technology
And now I understand the problems you can see

Oh-a-oh
I met your children
Oh-a-oh
What did you tell them?

Streaming vids killed the video star
Streaming vids killed the radio star
Downloads came and broke your heart
Oh-a-a-a oh

And now we meet in an abandoned studio
We hear the VJs and it seems so long ago
And you remember the jingles used to go:

Oh-a-oh
You were the fun one
Oh-a-oh
You were the last one

Streaming vids killed the video star
Streaming vids killed the video star
In my mind and on YouTube
We can't unplug, we've gone too far
Streaming came and broke your heart
Put all the blame on scrolling bars...

You are the video star
You are the video star
Streaming vids killed the video star
Streaming vids killed the video star
Streaming vids killed the video star
Streaming vids killed the video star
You are the video star
Streaming vids killed the video star
Streaming vids killed the video star
You are the video star
Streaming vids killed the video star
Streaming vids killed the video star
You are the video star
Streaming vids killed the video star
Streaming vids killed the video star
You are the video star

Oh-a-oh, oh-a-oh...