FeedBearforce1 Bear Band Breaks Up
Written by NetBear on November 12, 2009 – 5:40 pm -Today the management of Bearforce1 announced that the bear band has disbanded. The band’s web site reflected the news with the graphic below. It looks like this year won’t be a beary hairy Christmas.
Two years ago Bearforce1 set the blogosphere on fire with their “Bear Band” tribute to 80’s disco, spawning a new internet meme and thousands of Bearforce1 video parodies and imitators. Everybody was doing the Bearforce1 dance.
At a time where smooth boy band images were the norm, the Bearforce1 video was unapologetic about showing-off hairy, bearded band members shaking their moneymakers with their shirts off. The video began with a now clichéd woman announcer saying, “Viewers of a weak disposition might want to turn away now.”
Everyone around the world was doing the Bearforce1 dance.
And just in case you didn’t ever see the original Bearforce1 video, here it is memorialized for all to enjoy. HOO HA!
Here’s Bearforce1 doing Shake That Thing.
Last year’s Christmas Is Here was their last single.
Thanks for the fun, Bearforce1! We’ll miss you.
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26 Comments on “Bearforce1 Bear Band Breaks Up”
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By Chris on Nov 13, 2009 6:07:49 AM | Reply
THANK GOD!! They were such a joke in the US. They turned the bear community into a punchline of a bad joke. Good riddance to bad music and a stupid concept.
By Freddy on Nov 13, 2009 10:32:23 AM | Reply
I have to go with Chris on this one. I am sure personally they are good guys, but with so many real Bear identified musicians and songwriters out there, this just seemed like a marketing ploy by comparison and seemed to miss the point entirely
By CollaredCougar on Nov 13, 2009 3:36:06 PM | Reply
I’m a little upset. Yes, they were silly, but I felt that they were the Village People of the Bear community. Fun, but not dangerous.
By Mark on Nov 13, 2009 5:04:41 PM | Reply
WoW! Ya’ll missed the whole point of their antics. The vids were pure fun and an absolute hoot to watch.
Chris and Freddy need to step out into the real world to see what REAL men look like. I’ll take one of those bears any day over some little limp wristed, sunkissed boy-bitch.
By d0minick on Nov 13, 2009 5:47:08 PM | Reply
I LOVE these dudes. Sad to see them go tho. Only came overseas once as far as I know.
They will be missed.
By Peter Rivendell on Nov 14, 2009 3:46:18 PM | Reply
They were BAD.
By Marco on Nov 14, 2009 5:02:03 PM | Reply
Well Chris, better gonna watch Boyzone etc! Here in Amsterdam we are still PROUD of the guys!!!!
Guys, Thanks!!!
By Chris on Nov 15, 2009 10:44:42 AM | Reply
Amsterdam can have them.
By Chris on Nov 15, 2009 10:45:54 AM | Reply
Don’t get me wrong, several of them are hot, but I think the whole concept was LAME. Glad the group broke up.
By Dairyqueen on Nov 15, 2009 12:59:18 PM | Reply
Long live Stars on 45!
By Colicub on Nov 15, 2009 8:30:12 PM | Reply
Well, thank f*ck for that.
That was the worst practical joke played on the bear community that I can remember. May they go the way of all shitty aimless pop.
By Tomgemab on Nov 16, 2009 7:20:23 AM | Reply
A friend of mine once said about them: “I don´t see much bear and even less force”. I could never disagree with that.
They were playing at an event I was attending and actually made me leave. For all I know these guys are totally awesome human beings, but their music was simply embarassing. And none of them are hot. Not a combination that will get me to watch and listen.
By Ed C. on Nov 16, 2009 11:58:17 AM | Reply
I will always enjoy the campy videos! Anybody who took them seriously needs to get a sense of humour
By Sultmhoor on Nov 18, 2009 9:53:05 AM | Reply
lol eurotratsh
By Matt T on Dec 20, 2009 5:45:53 AM | Reply
Loved these guys! This is a sad day for the bear community
Hopefully another bear band will form soon and continue to break the tradition of twinks crowding the stage. And for all the nawsayers out there, they weren’t a joke. They were guys having fun and also really helped to expose the bear community to the rest of the world.
By PatPat on Dec 23, 2009 2:13:02 AM | Reply
That’s such a shame. Their songs are so entertaining.
They were guys having fun. For all the haters, you should get yourself sense of humour. and have a laugh. That what it’s all about!
By mg on Jan 27, 2010 4:33:40 PM | Reply
kamp is kamp More of this to get my mind of payments ore my car to be payed,
By keyth coleman on May 17, 2010 4:47:40 PM | Reply
i know robert, not well but i know him from the local bars. i am so proud of him,it was such a laugh,dont take it so seriously it is all fun!
By Maplestory mesos on May 21, 2010 1:32:53 AM | Reply
Thank you for your help!
By marcus on May 23, 2010 12:38:35 PM | Reply
whenever i watched them i could imagine them getting in catty fights and taking it very serious,then i would chuckle
By Ben on Jun 6, 2010 10:06:49 AM | Reply
I just discovered this group on YouTube and fell in love with them and their music. My excitement was short-lived as I learned of their demise just now. It’s like falling in love with the Beatles 6 months after they broke up. What a bittersweet discovery. For the haters who posted negative comments about the group here, go F yourselves. Bearforce1 was meant to be pure unapologetic entertainment and their music was catchy. No different from the Village People.
By Ryan on Jun 28, 2010 2:10:31 AM | Reply
I cant believe you guys that are hateing these guys were a great bunch of guys who sang not to make money, but because they were passionate about singing and aboit being bears(sexy bears might i add) so for all you serious people untie your vag. And amsterdamn your a damn lucky group of people both because of where you live and because Bearforce1 kicks ass. Plus the brought pastels back!
By Ryan on Jun 28, 2010 2:13:54 AM | Reply
Ben i just discovered them too and was very distraught to just discover they broke up. i cant begin to explain to you my frustration, but then again you already know. O well they were great while they lasted
By Ben on Jul 2, 2010 7:41:00 PM | Reply
Hey Ryan,
Glad I’m not the only one in mourning (misery loves company, you know!). LOL Who knows, maybe they will reunite and we can watch the fur fly again!
Ben
By Furrific on Aug 13, 2010 7:40:02 AM | Reply
Sounds like a lot of haters on this topic are just a bunch of snippy queens who are jealous that their fat a$$e$ weren’t one of BF1’s bois. At least they didn’t use the word “woof”. So f’in’ lame… They were hot, fun and colourful. Bouncy beats. Pure ear candy and eye candy. Nuffin’ wrong with that! They promoted fun, frolic and fur and gay. 50 years ago you would be aching for some representation of this sort! Suck it up, haters! Now like mah boot with some BF1 playing in the backgroud. Ha!