"Bitter Heart" is a song by

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new wave duo

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, released as a single in 1983. It is a

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-style new wave pop song, sung by a then-unknown Ricky Gervais with synthesizers provided by Bill Macrae. The song peaked at No. 79 on the

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, and remained in the top 100 for 3 weeks.

Music video

A video was made in 1983. It has had considerable play in recent years on talk shows interviewing Gervais and has been played on "'80s flashback" shows. The plot of the video is a girl in a wedding dress who was about to get married and has just had her husband leave her, after which she becomes angry and destroys most of the objects in the room.

2012 cover version

In August 2012, British pop group Super 8 Cynics released a cover of the song through Manchester record label Longevity Records.

References

1983 songs 1983 singles Seona Dancing songs Songs written by Ricky Gervais London Records singles {{1980s-song-stub