Discussing Seona Dancing on ItAS

[@prodigalfan]

More to Lose inspired a generation of musicians in the Philippines, you should be proud of that song 🥺

[@H3mL0ck]

You didn't fail. You gave us great music as kids. And up until now, your music remains to make us smile and remember how great our childhood was.

[@triciabarreiro4206]

This is in my Top 3 favorite 80s songs. Love it. Yeah, someone mentioned in thread below, it was a HUUUUGE hit in the Philippines.

[@stoneroses13]

+Tricia Barreiro He should know that his band and the song "More to Lose" was very very popular in the Philippines

[@prettynina1000]

+stoneroses13 He knows that haha

[@dnamusicchallenge5995]

Aaaand yeah. Weve known Rich all this years ( pre comedy) because of the 80s new wave era.

[@intothe80s38]

99.5 rt Rhythm Of The City

[@mikesaludsong3403]

You have not failed Ricky somewhere out there the song "more to lose" have turned you into a LEGEND!

[@rp17rionda]

In the Philippines your Were heroes’ until now we play your songs

[@maval4537]

My favourite song was Bitter Heart, it was so much better than their main hit More To Lose, and Ricky looked absolutely fantastic in the video!!!

[@loonylinn8824]

More to Lose is an anthem to all new wave songs. Why are you ashamed of your own song??

[@chestercastaneda4920]

It wasn't a hit in the U.K. That's it.

[@josephdy9930]

Because the ph market is small. So financially its a failure. But a song is not a failure when a lot a people can relate to it

[@thannypadlan]

​@@josephdy9930 yes youre right...its actually not a hit in the phils financial wise...only 2 FM stations play that song regularly during its release...wxb 102 and 99.5 RT...sometimes WLS 97.1 during weekends and thats it...only the 7" version is released locally and only a handful has that 12" vinyl..im not sure but i might be correct that you cant find not more than 100 copies of that 12" vinyl in the phils during that time

[@renekenshin6573]

Don't say fail, your music lives on, More to Lose is my favorite.

[@t0nes0nTales]

way back in the 80ss here in the phil no party will be done without the "more to lose" anthem...corinthians, altitude 49etc...new wavers knew that..

[@belsdacumos]

we loved that song here in the Philippines, Ricky!

[@katchoo71]

More To Lose is an enduring anthem in the still thriving New Wave circuit here in the Philippines! Thank you, Ricky Gervais for such a masterpiece. Hope you can reprise this powerful song one day💖😎

[@serialclone]

I love Ricky Gervais, and even trying to be the most objective person I can be on the topic, Seona Dancing was really fucking good. And I'm very particular about 80s synthpop.

[@mattl7668]

I agree. Great songs, great voice. He looked cool 😎

[@andry.garrido]

You are very loved & an icon here in ph🇵🇭

[@LucasKingPiano]

I know what you mean. More to lose was a brilliant song.

[@mauleongson7482]

best New Wave song in Manila is More to Lose during the 80's!

[@83279061]

more to lose was BIG BIG in the philippines. bitter heart was fairly good. i love seona dancing.

[@angiebarclay3218]

Those songs were AMAZING! I don't know how they didn't do better.

[@fulsomekitten2585]

Still great songs in 2023!

[@JB-kc6bb]

I have the 3 versions of More to Lose in my playlist, the original, a 7 1/2 minute extended and a 10 minute extended version. Great song Mr Gervais, one of my favorites

[@AORCrazy]

Poor Ricky, he's ashamed of this band of his, he's lost, he should be proud of it cause he made fantastic music, he should get his confused head straight.

[@vinitkshirsagar6402]

Love Seona Dancing

[@SevenDeMagnus]

More to Lose was a hit in s.e. asia. God bless.

[@SilverBubbleGum]

Oh @rickygervais, you have no idea how famous More to Lose is here in the Philippines. Its such a good song. Brings back many childhood memories because my dad loves synthpop/new wave so I grew up loving that genre too!😊

[@vincegianni5384]

so sad they disbanded too soon 😢 Ricky shouldn't be ashamed of Seona Dancing.. the songs they have released were full of sense and emotions

[@awakespace11]

More to Lose was number one forever in the Philippines 🤣🤣🇵🇭

[@burnikshrapnel]

More To Lose is actually a New Wave anthem in the Philippines. They're popular there the same way The Smiths are loved in Mexico.

[@juchetony1910]

The Smiths in Mexico? You learn something new every day.

[@burnikshrapnel]

@@juchetony1910 well loved in mexico

[@HOMEBYENOON]

More To Lose is an absolutely 80s masterpiece. Ricky shouldn't be ashamed or embarrassed of it.

[@egnoggcruz8528]

You're not a failure Ricky,we love More to Lose actually, until now,2020.

[@starlineoperations7752]

he said he failed but he never failed our hearts

[@THEremiXFACTOR]

More To Lose, better than the majority of pop songs released today. Just shows how tough the competition was in the 80s.

[@iwanttheoneicanthave11578]

Daming Pinoy dito ah hehehe... Yup, Sir Ricky Gervais, Filipinos here in the comment were all right about More To Lose being one of the new wave anthem in the 80's here in the Philippines 🇵🇭. It was a biggie! Maraming salamat po sa napakagandang kanta.

[@kidrn4u]

It was called a Monster hit back in Manila. Yes, I grew up listening to this in Manila and this song is ETCHED in every Filipino 80's kid's play list of British New wave and pop songs.

[@mattl7668]

Bitter heart was my favourite. Ricky was so cool back then

[@miamitten1123]

0:55 that’s a very unique look that would good hard in todays music market.

[@albertsebastian4489]

He has absolutely no clue of the impact of More to Lose to us in the New Wave generation of 80s teens here in the Philippines. good times!

[@superjumpbros64]

Love more to lose!

[@estongbigboy6702]

More to lose is a hit in the Philippines

[@mocchakiss23]

That was a great song, man!!!

[@lordgalahad]

@ChristopherDone That song was a massive, MASSIVE hit here in the Philippines. It became an anthem of sorts during those years.

[@briandelgado4985]

Bitter heart is a banger

[@haaron3979]

How can i watcgthe full thing

[@bugsy101073]

MOre to Lose! great song

[@xraidedlok]

i love that song

[@anders0nish]

Wonder if he keeps in touch with the other lad in the group...

[@ketoasd]

What If James Gunn use this song in one of his movies?

[@Landofconfusion2008]

I have to say I would gladly listen to this pop group than most of the shit in the charts at the moment

[@KarlVeiga]

Really sad, strange mix of The Cure's sound and David Bowie's voice.

[@ginagalmenin7578]

Oh that's sad. Maybe the song, to him, didnt reach the potentials he expected it could reach. I still love that song, though. No matter what😊

[@zzzzxxxx341]

LOVE THAT SONG!! HIGH SCHOOL LIFE!!!

[@DarkShadowsMedia]

Failed miserably? Noh!!! If you only knew... More to lose was SOOO popular in the philippines back then. I think it is still today though!! When the DJ played this song, people went nuts!!

[@lanser87]

LOL! Gervais was quite a handsome young chap.

[@jamesadcock5235]

Wonder what happened to the other guy

[@kpskips]

Sad that Ricky considers it a failure. Even getting recognised in the music industry is incredibly tough.

[@joelgalvezparas]

More to lose is the best ONE HIT WONDER new wave song

[@prochoicenotantivax119]

Without actually being a hit 😂

[@rumblefish9]

I can attest to that. I still remember the lyrics to More to Lose haha

[@P.Whitestrake]

Jane Fallon, Ricky's gf, is such a loyal person. She's been there with him since he was young & sleek like David Bowie until now when he's old & chubby. I salute her loyalty.

[@jaimeigme7479]

I don't think seona dancing was all a failure in the philippines. More to loose is a pop culture music for new wavers. It made a generation feel good , to hope and more.

[@CrimsonKel]

Before roasting people dude is a singer😂😂

[@lonefoxproductions294]

Don’t forget “Your on my side” Personally my favourite of the music 😎

[@mattl7668]

And bitter heart 😎

[@jasmineblack9778]

It sounds good to me

[@CesMan83]

@SolitaryKnight2K9 I will vouch for that. I have so many pinsans over there that were nuts over that song back in the day, haha

[@ceased2care]

To be fair, 'bitter heart' is pretty good, and classic new romantic

[@vikingfortiesfaeroes]

I like the phonetic spelling in your channel name

[@brilliantmiami]

I think it was brilliant. As good as don't you want me by the human league

[@carnivalimusic]

Bitter Heart shoulda gone Top 10!!!

[@addicted2tha80s]

@Landofconfusion2008 What do you mean most of it? You could say all of it's shit a lot of the artists can't even sing and their vocals have been auto tuned. They didn't have that sort of technology back in the 80s. Well I don' think so anyway.

[@mr_reborn]

First song got to 116 and the second got to 79 ... how is that a failed pop career? It's a band gaining notoriety, they should've kept at it.

[@juchetony1910]

he wasn't that much worse than Heaven 17. Well he was, but at least he was in tune.

[@Adventurestud]

Ouch!

[@donice4835]

So, seonna dancing is a collaboration between ricky gervais and the lead singer of the 1975. Ok

[@prochoicenotantivax119]

Doubt he was even born when this came out

[@addicted2tha80s]

Fuck me!!!! Who'd have thought Ricky Gervais was an 80s popstar when he was in a band (well a duo) called Seona Dancing? People to this day still don't believe me when I tell them that Ricky was a popstar back in the 80s. Ahh well fuck 'em. If they don't believe me , they don't believe me. It's not my problem at the end of the day.

[@mattl7668]

Well there is proof and he was pretty decent. Great sound and look

[@sw7ng]

Looks alot like Hurts!

[@phoenix21studios]

They sound like The Church. /

[@ElijahsImpact]

@lanser87 He's still handsome my friend :-)

[@ElijahsImpact]

@dljc1979 Just as long as I can go second :-)

[@BanFamilyVlogging]

I wonder if he would be as insufferable today if he’d been a pop star instead of a comedian

[@prochoicenotantivax119]

Being a comedian actor isnt a proper job

[@azdgariarada]

LoL Young Ricky looks like a woman.

[@mattl7668]

Good looking guy

[@azdgariarada]

@@mattl7668 Wow, a comment from 2011. If only I'd known then the horrors in store for myself just a few short months after leaving this comment.

[@juchetony1910]

why? Did you accidentally sleep with a ladyboy?@@azdgariarada