the arrival of the 1980s as a novelty era of playful futurism". Chuck Eddy from Spin viewed the song title as a proof The Age of Plastic was "firmly in Kraftwerk's future-tech tradition". Live performances In September 2010, the song was performed live at Ladbroke Grove's Supperclub in Notting Hill, London, billed as "The Lost Gig". This saw the first live performances of all songs from The Age of Plastic. Personnel Geoff Downes – writer, producer, keyboards, drums, percussion, additional vocals Trevor Horn – writer, producer, vocals, bass guitar, guitar References 1980 songs The Buggles songs Songs written by Geoff Downes Songs written by Trevor Horn