# 3 Songs That Are So Iconic You Might Have Forgotten the Bands Who Sing Them

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/3-songs-that-are-so-iconic-you-might-have-forgotten-the-bands-who-sing-them/
- Published: 2026-07-31T12:30:00+00:00
- Updated: 2026-07-31T13:15:09+00:00
- Original publisher: American Songwriter
- Original article: https://americansongwriter.com/3-songs-that-are-so-iconic-you-might-have-forgotten-the-bands-who-sing-them/
- Topics: Entertainment, Music

## Key points

- Familiar hits can eclipse the artists who originally recorded them.
- Dexys Midnight Runners topped three national charts with “Come On Eileen”.
- The Buggles’ hit became MTV’s first video.

## Summary

Three enduring hit songs have become so familiar that listeners may remember the track more readily than the band behind it.

- “Come On Eileen” made Dexys Midnight Runners internationally famous, reaching number one in the UK, US and Australia in 1982–83 and winning Best British Single at the 1983 Brit Awards.
- “I Love Rock ’n Roll” was originally released by London glam rock band The Arrows in 1975, before Joan Jett and the Blackhearts’ 1981 cover became the better-known version.
- “Video Killed the Radio Star” was The Buggles’ major hit, topping charts in 16 countries and becoming the first video shown on MTV; singer Trevor Horn said it reflected expectations that video technology would transform music and media.

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