ricky gervais 80s band seona dancing

[mancunianhardcore]

thing is, seona dancing are now more popular seeing as ricky decided to quit the group, so in a way, he never really escaped from it. i listen to them time to time, bitter heart is a sick song

[Gasten400]

looks alot like bowie

[niloh96]

Cringeworthy stuff!

[ChristopherDone]

Funny thing about all this is that I actually like that track. Gerv was the shit.

[jdfc5]

Be greatful and proud Mr. Ricky Gervais. Your former group created one of the most unforgettable Eighties/New Wave song (namely "More to loose") and still many Asians, mostly Filipinos, still adores until now. Sadly, almost all of the songs' popularity today don't last (perhaps 8 months in max) and the Eighties and before it still lives.

[UltimateVenom]

whoa, he used to be attractive

[madsketcher]

LOL

[Ariadarkholme]

he's hot now... :) at least I think so

[KittiMitties]

@Ariadarkholme Thank you! I knew I couldn't be the only one

[KittiMitties]

I actually really love that song and his look in the 80s, I don't know for the life of me why he was so embarrassed by it!

[kapitanyagit]

actually, seona dancing's song "more to lose" was a really big hit in the Philippines during the so called "new wave" era and is considered an anthem for a generation, alongside "I melt with you" by Modern English, "Love will tear us apart" by Joy Division, "Boys dont cry" by The Cure, "Seven Seas" by Echo and the Bunnymen etc etc. thank you very much.

[loro333]

making jokes since the 80's! what a prodigy!

[bubblepopeletric411]

that was great and he was

SO FUCKING HOT so was the other guy in it mmmmm:I

[jrenae75]

It's so weird how people age! Dayummmm....I would have been all over him in the 80s. Now? Euw.

[screamwriter1]

@jrenae75 Give him a break the guy is 50. He lost a ton of weight too and is in good shape now. Check out the picture of him in golden shorts tweeted by Ellen.

[screamwriter1]

@jrenae75 Sorry that was not supposed to be directed at you my bad. : )

[DanielBoa]

Gervais is Bowie.

[Krowded]

Wow he changed. Can't recognise him from back then.

[boshankers12]

He was actually quite good looking lol

[Brady2k10]

i like the song

[055697]

Rubbish.

[undisputedgreatest]

That was a pretty awesome song! He has nothing to be ashamed of at all!

[Rockart9]

nevermind the ridiculous hair and fashion... seona dancing were a good group. they had solid songs...

[youpromisedmepoems]

it looks NOTHING like him... not too bad singing either

[binarydivision]

Ricky Gervais rules

[ladylayla12]

try to imagine '84 rRicky laughing like he does now

[jdfc5]

The bad thing about Ricky Gervais' former group is their music video, just like the other Eighties videos. The good thing about Eighties songs is they are memorable until today that many movies make them as their soundtracks. Their songs even influenced many of today's bestselling hits and singers. The bad thing about today's song is its popularity fade quickly, unlike those of the Eighties.

[jameshawkins55]

I like this song

[pixytrix8]

he was extremely sexy....

[sexyEmma4u]

I think the keyboardist went on to form the band Earth Culture.

[cheapnonsmoker]

LOL it's hilarious, but mainly because of his reaction. Truth be known, for 80s standards, this is alright actually haha

[ChristineDaee26]

I don't understand his reaction. It's a great song.

[Stuart154]

I love how at 0:08 you can hear Ricky say "You F..."

[spicybackpain]

That was 26 years ago, I think he's allowed to age slightly since then.

[silvergooseman]

amazing how much he's changed, completely different person : o

[MissPressPlay]

@ooberjack that was a fictional band pertaining to the younger days of his fictional character David Brent

[qazitory]

@MissPressPlay No it wasn't lol it was real 

[MissPressPlay]

@qazitory i don't think so. it was the band David Brent used to be in, hence fictional. it was in the office and interview on inside the actors studio when he is in character as Brent. can u provide evidence otherwise??

[qazitory]

@MissPressPlay Look on ebay - You can buy the record from 1983 :)

[qazitory]

@MissPressPlay @MissPressPlay Look on ebay - You can buy the record from 1983 :)

[MissPressPlay]

@qazitory found 1 cd but not ricky gervais and not from 1983!

[screamwriter1]

@MissPressPlay There are lots of pictures of them from the 80s and you can tell its him RG.

[MissPressPlay]

@screamwriter1 why are u telling me that? i am a RG fan, i know his history. he was in a band called Seona Dancing (shown in the video), but some1 got confused and thought RG's character, Brent's old band mentioned in The Office, Foregone Conclusion, was real also. When I pointed it out, some1 else got confused and thought I thought Seona Dancing was fictional. I spent ages clearing that up, stop confusing everyone again! Go away.

[tj47moeller]

He looked a little bit gay.

[DontTouchMyVicodin]

@tj47moeller

Everybody did back then.

[tj47moeller]

@DontTouchMyVicodin Yeah pretty much.

[marburg6]

Ricky Gervais is my hero. Fuck Hollywood

[ringwormsnowy]

his guy is considered to be as about as smug and popular as gary glitter in england at the moment!

[MissPressPlay]

@ringwormsnowy is all u do, go round copying&pasting the same retarded comment on all RG videos? the man is as popular as ever. get over urself.

[lkcgartist]

So....Billy Mackenzie + David Sylvian = ......Ricky Gervais

[SquishyCandyftw]

holy shit he was good looking back then o_o

[ardahansakar]

i'm wondering where is the other guy now..

[KittiMitties]

@ardahansakar Apparently after Seona Dancing broke up Bill owned a small record shop for a while and then dropped off the face of the earth.

[ut2k4wikichici]

For once Rickey was made uncomfortable 

[SvenTviking]

If you were a New Romantic its prob best to keep it quiet. Charlie Higson was of course vocalist in "The Higsons".

[NaszaOjczyzna]

I wish I could get seona dancing CD or vinyl...sound good... gicky my hero. funniest man ever...greets from Poland

[IngaFrid]

GOSH HE USED TO BE HOOOT!!! 

[ChristineDaee26]

@IngaFrid Still is!!!

[MurrayHerts]

@IngaFrid he has really slimmed down now, if you see any resent videos of him he looks really good.

[awolfsmom]

@IngaFrid Used to be? I think he is still attractive!

[IngaFrid]

@awolfsmom Me too! He just used to be hotter! :)

[ElijahsImpact]

@IngaFrid Used? USED! Still is.

[carlo88moe]

@ElijahsImpact pfff even gervais wouldnt say that, and he's not exactly known for his humbleness

[ElijahsImpact]

@carlo88moe Yes, but I'm not talking about what Ricky would say. I'm talking about my personal opinion which is that he is hot.

[KittiMitties]

@ElijahsImpact Your personal opinion and the truth.

[Spaceboy2000]

I got Seona Dancing's 2 Singles on 12" Vinyl...More to lose and Bitter Heart...I wonder if I see Gervais if he would sign my records....Those 2 tracks are one of the best Tracks of the 80's

[KittiMitties]

@Spaceboy2000 You lucky bastard! I've been looking for them since I found out about Seona Dancing but have never been able to get ahold of them

[NZbroncos]

back when he used to wear suits to interviews instead of the same black t shirt

[daflsaurus]

HAHAHAHA i love ricky's "AWW GOD"

[SweetEllie95]

My mums name is Seona o.O except its pronounced like 'Shona'

Lol she told me about this but I didnt believe her xD

[greatestXhits]

wtf its david bowie

[STIFTESSER]

If you don't know me by now

[lifeofbob]

So the Office really WAS a documentary.

[jkarhu24]

I AM THE 1000TH LIKE!

[Ribavirin9]

At least as good as Flock of Seagulls

[NorthernStar50]

He shouldn't be embarrassed because of his 80's past. He should be embarrassed because now he's just a fat blob as opposed to his former trim beautiful self!

[AiR1890]

@NorthernStar50 Have you seen Ricky Gervais lately, didn't he lose a ton of weight or something? Still though, some people age well, some people don't.

[NorthernStar50]

@AiR1890 Did he? That's awesome! His Seona Dancing days - he was so beautiful and talented it hurt to see the way he was in The Office. Well, he's still talented. That cannot change, I guess.

[AiR1890]

@NorthernStar50 Heres a more recent video of Ricky Gervais, and you can see he has lost a good amount of weight. /watch?v=VpePyoqbtJ0

[EB88]

He was SO skinny 0.0

[honeyglamourdancehug]

fucking hot! i still would though, i love ricky :) x

[ska2808]

Forgone Conclusion.

[europatterson]

i didnt think he got embarresed till i saw this

[Scottishcarly]

:o verging on being properly beautiful !

[neomp5]

the melody to the chorus is actually not bad. a new arrangement could make it a decent song.

[djdennisdmenace]

he's Dr. McPhee in Adam Sandler's movie Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian.

[hebesphenomegacorona]

I'm not gonna lie, I'm finding it kind of depressing that he looked like that then and he looks like ricky gervais now

[MiniKirk]

@hebesphenomegacorona Yeah. Well age'll do that to ya. He still looked like him though, only thinner.

[psychoeightyeight]

Kind of Bauhausy too. I like it.

[destructionofcats]

Everybody gas to start somewhere - and the first go isn't always going to be a home run!

[marinos1977]

That's more embarrassing than the dance lol

[1Thompsonmusic]

Fans are deluded into thinking he is funny. They give the same reasons as they give for the equally talentless Russell Brand and James Corden: Oh, it's a new kind of comedy, you don't understand. I understand alright. I understand he's not funny. It doesn't matter what comes out of their mouth, they are either funny or not. He's not. He's a fake and a phony. If someone can inspire so much hatred and disgust, they should quit.

[DemiJack]

@1Thompsonmusic that is one opinion i however think he is really talented and don't think he should stop bringing joy to so many people because of one moaney ass person if you don't like him don't watch videos of him simple as

[BelfastAtheist]

@1Thompsonmusic

NOBODY cares.

[daxonemax]

trying to be david bowie ... gervais your a twat

[schnhn]

Who's that host! He's good!

[specialbeamcannon1]

@schnhn paul merton

[wownov83]

Pug nosed gimp.

[MattHunX]

I wonder if Karl had seen this video of Ricky. Wonder what his reaction would be or if he can recognize him at all.

[ChannelEden]

Very spandau ballet

[euginam91]

dude he's good!

[quantumdude]

Meh the 80's were embarassing for a shitload of people. Regardless, Ricky shouldnt feel embarased and Ill never hold grudges against him because of this as all the laughs he gave me over the years are greatly overshadowing this.

[Robmire]

trying to think of a thin, handsome David Brent makes my head explode...good thing he got chubby or i doubt we would have been fortunate to have the funny man and his shows in our lives

[FameMonsterGaga91]

He looks like David Bowie......

Actually he was pretty hot, but shhh! you didn't hear that from me! ;)

[SpoonsAtMidnight]

He's actually... pretty...

[JohnPurchaseArt]

chubby funster

[FrankieChessKaa]

Sexyy ;)

[Monoija]

I'd tap that. Twice.

[girlgamer100]

weird thing is that he's really good

[superfob54]

"Good-looking"? Lol, get your heads out of your asses and stop kidding yourselves. Ricky Gervais was fucking beautiful back then.

[FuryOfFirestorm]

He looks and sounds like a mix of David Bowie and Phil Oakey of the Human League.

[123backinyerface]

You could show basically any male pop group back then in the early 80's and they would have all looked and sounded like that.

Poor Ricky though.

[selj84]

id hit that

[tyu198]

he got fat.

[aliciaanne]

Ricky was freakin' ridiculously good looking!!!! Holy Hell. Hotter than Brad Pitt and Leo DiCaprio put together. Seriously. My Lord.

[ttiiyy]

No way!!!!!! He was fucking hot!!!!!!!!!!

[ChappyDee]

I can't ever figure out why Ricky is so critical of himself in this era... he was a good looking Bowie-esque kid and his music sounds great and catchy for the year 1983. He might not have made it as a pop star, but he definitely wasn't bad. I honestly can see him catching on; he just didn't get his big break.

But seriously, he always looks so ashamed. Why? Because it was 1983? It may look weird now, but everyone looked like that back then.

[petma]

@ChappyDee He said on something on the telly once (can't remember the programme) that he's ashamed by the way he looks now. How good he looked then reminds him of how he's changed and he hates it. He knows he looked good then. He's still a good looking fella though if he lost the weight.

[axemeths]

he was quite a looker back then wasn't he? :P

[lucylu26]

do you think jane feels like she's been short-changed?

[norge0209]

@lucylu26 I love when Karl asks Ricky that!!

[Rosvolainen]

It's not gay!

[CatAtomic99]

I'm Da-vid Bo-wie...

[JosephKemetmuller]

@CatAtomic99

zi-ggy and the fly-ing space spid-ers...

[NickyIckyPickySticky]

i like that song, I'd buy it now!

[CaptainPillowMusic]

LOL!!

That's great!!

[Isleofskye]

Paul Merton has one of the quickest, most imaginative and inventive minds in Comedy.

I would love Ricky and him to do something together!

No disrespect but most guys do not get this!

This clip has been shown on, at least, 5 different UK shows to Ricky, who is PRETENDING to be "embarassed"..lol

[Isleofskye]

@futboleddy

Nothing personal my friend but Paul Merton has been one of the funniest people alive for 25 years now. He is the host.

English Comedians are VERY different from "most" American comedians and have a very dry NON-SMILING delivery.

Paul is a classic comedian who loves "irpny" which most Americans do not "get" as they tend to take things at "face value" while Paul takes the pis...lol

[ChappyDee]

@Isleofskye That is exactly why I like British comedy over American comedy, despite being American. You shouldn't have to spell everything out literally. The delivery is 80% of what makes comedy for me.

[welshfilmbuff]

Can anyone make out what Ricky says at 0:08? It sounds like "You do...!"

[HellsHighwayTrooper]

LOL at ghis first laugh on the show. "ha ha ha".

[Saxonsoldiers]

oh my god people listen to that bass line....Its the same as the tune David Brent is humming when he does "THE Dance" in office lol

[ogfunk187]

@Saxonsoldiers. Disco Inferno? Nothing like it lol.

[WKaliberr]

Ricky was so hot I would suck his cock

[ifightbecauseilikeit]

I only knew Paul Merton from Whose Line is it Anyway, didn't know he had a show!

[ladytadpole]

@ifightbecauseilikeit

He also did a sketch show called 'Paul Merton the series' - check it out its really good :)

[MollySato]

Aaaww..

What a little tinkerbell! *heart*

Löööööv ya Ricky!

[dizzymabuk]

I watch Ricky so much that I'm starting to laugh a lot like him!

[animerox1995]

me too!!! and also he said that he does this fake cough when he can't find anything funny to say and i do that a lot!!!

[jaryd12345]

@dizzymabuk agreed

[pomegranateish]

Dude it's pronounced SHOW-NA dancing.

[rorrt]

no its not...

SEorNA dancing...

unless your america, and then the fact remains the same.

its like some americans pronounce Sonia.

SO-nia, but its son-ya.

[pomegranateish]

My name is Seona. They can pronounce their band name however they like, but it's not how the name is usually pronounced.

[citizenanna]

If you don't know me by now...you will never, never, never know me...

[animerox1995]

I love Ricky Gervais :3

[RATIO3533]

i think if we look at the video now we all know it is ricky gervais and can't help but laughing out loud... but if he was unknown, I think it is fairly good stuff and he looked the part of the new wave artist from the early 80s.

[Muserotic]

:DD

[alternativejoe]

Haha I fucking love Ricky's laugh

[ARecordMachine]

they aren't that bad!

[urlovedreamm]

Wow!! Deary me!! So he's really funny and charming, but he was handsome!!

How old was he back there?? I'm just 17 but I really like him in 1984!!!! My!!

[iwantorlando05]

Lmfao! I knew I wasn't crazy to think he was hot! He's sexy!

[shawnadancing]

lol! Not crazy at all.... He's delicious!

[CypherEcho]

@ ricky... i never thought that you are the one who made the voice of Seona Dancing ! wow, i am so surprised ! i saw some movies of you but wow your band is massive in the Philippines way back New Wave Years ! you are great ricky !

[hellsxrebellion]

Wow for an 80s band they weren't too bad lol

[briddocheez]

merton's a legend mate. we take the piss in this country!

[matteuklol]

man alive who would have thought

[LBJT100]

seriously, in 1984 I would have thought

he was cute.

[Yaddaer]

Wait a minute!?!?!?!?

[LeeeeeeeB]

Seona Dancing were massive in the Philippines back in the day! because of their song "More To Lose"!

[TroyDouglas917]

Christ, he was so thin back then. Very much in the Human League/David Bowie style.

[lamagamorgana]

i love the slimmer rickyu :D not so much into the 80s style tho

[rmr41971]

what???ricky gervais can be funny

[PresidentGackt]

No idea why people are laughing. He was very good in a band. It's not funny. People go for that look these days too.

[bladmiral]

Are you his mom?

[Seawaffle2021]

Don't be such a square, its funny because the 80's makes people laugh!

[saynotometro]

People laugh at whatever you tell them is funny.

I think Ricky Gervais is acting like that because he obviously put so much effort into it, but failed to chart. Now he pretends it was nothing and laughs it off.

[J4ff0rd]

@saynotometro one song only missed the charts by 30 spots....

[SenhorMaravilha]

I think that the only idea of Ricky Gervais (and all the characters that he made) dressed in leather, wearing eyeligth and singing 80´s songs about love, is just so hard to beleive that it is funny.

Although I actually like Seona Dancing

[Jaffthrash86]

i agree pretty good and gervais looked and sounded the part

[JustBecauz]

David Bowie...