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Walk Off The Earth feat. Sarah Silverman: Video Killed The Radio Star

The pop pride of Burlington, ON, partners with a top US comedian for a refreshing new take on the 1979 Buggles hit.

Walk Off The Earth feat. Sarah Silverman: Video Killed The Radio Star

By Kerry Doole

Walk Off The Earth feat. Sarah Silverman: "Video Killed The Radio Star" (Walk off the Earth ENT.): On Friday, Juno-winning and platinum-selling popsters Walk Off The Earth released a new single, a cover of the 1979 hit “Video Killed The Radio Star,” featuring famed US comedian Sarah Silverman.


You could say the choice of song Buggles the mind. Of course, the band has become both radio and video stars with its effervescent brand of melodic pop, and this is no exception. The cover version is given a twist by having Silverman narrate/sing the lyrics, with Walk Off The Earth members Sarah Blackwood and Gianni Luminati adding backing vocals. The in the studio footage shows a real rapport between the group and their guest star.

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“We’ve always loved collaborating with different artists and met Sarah back in 2012. We talked about recording something fun together ever since and now the time has finally come," WOTE explains in a press release. 

Freshly re-interpreting outside material has been crucial to WOTE's career, beginning with their five-people-playing-one-guitar interpretation of Gotye's "Somebody That I Used to Know," one that exploded on YouTube, garnering over 180 million views. Since then, the band has released a string of successful original songs including, “Red Hands” (#1 at AAA), “Fire In My Soul” and “Rule The World” (multi-platinum in Canada); sold out notable venues across the globe, and collaborated with some huge artists (Keith Urban, Snoop Dogg, Nicky Romero, & Steve Aoki).

An international tour begins in Tulsa, OK, on April 26, and includes such notable venues as Red Rocks and Wembley. Dates here

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Publicity: Jillian Santella: Jillian@OneInAMillionMedia.com

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Music News Digest: Big Wreck Named 2025 Record Store Day Canada Ambassadors

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Big Wreck have been named 2025 Record Store Day Canada ambassadors. The Canadian rock band will also be releasing their 2012 album Albatross on vinyl for the first time in deluxe 2xLP limited-edition featuring live and unreleased music as a Record Store Day exclusive. The album was certified Gold and was their biggest hit since In Loving Memory Of… in 1997 and its big shiny rock radio staple "That Song." The title track of Albatross has also gone Platinum.

"It's a great honour for Big Wreck to be Record Store Day Ambassadors,” says Big Wreck leader Ian Thornley. "We grew up going to record stores and building our vinyl collections and it means a lot to us to continue the tradition. It’s especially exciting to be putting Albatross out into the world for the first time on vinyl. That record holds a special place."

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