Seona Dancing
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Seona Dancing (pronounced 'Shawna Dancing') was a 1980s British pop group best known for providing Ricky Gervais with his first taste of fame.
The band was formed in 1982 by aspiring pop stars Bill Macrae and Ricky Gervais. They were signed to London Records. Their single "More to Lose," released in 1983, only made it to number 70 on the UK charts, follow up "Bitter Heart" reached number 79 in 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.[1] 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, and follow up Extras.
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[edit] Discography
- "More to Lose" b/w "You're On My Side" (7" and 12" singles)
- "Bitter Heart" b/w "Tell Her" (7" and 12" singles)
[edit] Trivia
Former members of Filipino New Wave / Alternative Rock band Half Life Half Death, aLfie vera mella (on vocals and keyboards) and Rain Paggao (on guitar) collaborated in 2006 and recorded their version of "More to Lose." Perhaps one of, if not the only Seona Dancing cover to be recorded, the piece is included in Paggao's project, an album entitled Songs for Moonlit Nights by The Rain (2006, Independent).
