Seona Dancing

What's with the swimming goggles?

Seona Dancing was a 1980s British pop group best known for providing Ricky Gervais with his first taste of fame. The group was an obvious copy of Gervais' lifelong idol David Bowie.

The band was formed in 1982 by aspiring pop stars Bill Macrae and Ricky Gervais. Their single "More to Lose", released in 1983, only made it to number 70 on the UK charts, and the band quickly disbanded in 1984. A year later, in 1985, a DJ from 99.5 DWRT-FM in Manila in the Philippines started playing a song called "Fade" by Medium (also billed as "Medium" by Fade). It became a runaway hit, and the angsty theme song for many Filipino teenagers in the mid 1980s. Eventually, the identity of the song was revealed as "More to Lose" by Seona Dancing. Bill Macrae faded into obscurity, but years later Ricky Gervais found new fame as the co-writer and star of the hit BBC comedy The Office.

Discography

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  1. Bitter Heart
  B-side: Tell Her
  (7" and 12" singles)
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  2. More To Lose
  B-side: You're On My Side
  (7" and 12" singles)

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External links

• Seona Dancing fansite
• The Wily Filipino: Your favourite Song
• Seona Dancing entry at Everything2
• Seona Dancing on MySpace Music
• Video of "More to Lose" on YouTube