The Swingers - Counting The Beat (1981)

[hirstey]

Great shirt Bones! So glad the oils found you.

[patmorac]

KMart destroyed this song in the 90s....I still think of their friggen ads when I hear this song!!!!

[AlexDhuna]

This was the biggest selling single in oz in '81

[Folkx7]

Love this beat.

[starkiller20293]

Pennywise sent me. 

[davidwatson]

Knighthood for Phil.

[Laras420]

ahh 81 you were a good year to be a teenager

[monjon868]

arrrrrhhh crap, here i was thinking they originated from australia ,only now to find out 30 years later that one of my favourite songs was performed by a bunch of sheep shaggers lol.  but thats OK I grew up surrounded by them (kiwis) and they are not that bad. I guess without them we wouldn,t have crowded house,split enz, dave dobin(slice of heaven) and omc (how bizzare) how bizzare indeed thanks for the video anyway

[bluefirekin]

@monjon868  PMSL!!

[martinrob66]

I'm English but went to Burnside High School (chch) in NZ early 80s - this brings memories flooding back man. Cheers for these great videos nzoz. I cant find 'Dont Fight it Marsha' by BLAM BLAM BLAM - I WOULD TRULY LOVE TO HEAR THAT AGAIN - i did have the 7" vinyl. I genuinely think it was a great period of nz and oz music. I am always playing old tunes to mates over here (Church,Hunters&Collectors,Hoo­dooGurus,Clean).

[nzoz1981]

@martinrob66 thanx for the comment... I'll see what I can do with the Blam track. Might take me sometime though. Keep playing those Aussie/Kiwi tracks!!

[truespyfan]

Still one of my all time favorite tunes! Such a catchy, and crisp sound. Also the typical high budget 80s music vid clip!!!!

Thanks NZOZ for another classic!

[AyushiAysegul]

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[RosalieGonsaless]

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[pmam1968]

Yes, after I posted my previous comment I remembered that Split Enz were *the* Art Rock band of the 70's. I'll check out The Gordons, DD Smash etc. Thanks!

[pmam1968]

Did NZ invent art rock? This seems like what Franz Ferdinand discovered over 20 years later.

[nzoz1981]

NZ tend to be a little more 'arty' with their approach to pop music. Singer Phil Judd is an ex-member of Split Enz. If you're not aware of the mid-seventies Split Enz; I advice to you go to my nzoz1975, nzoz1976 and nzoz1977 channels, and check out the Split Enz videos I've uploaded.

This 'art' tendency is heard through many NZ bands; particularly those who were signed to the Flying Nun label.

Check out bands like The Gordons, DD Smash and many others. You identified NZ rock to a T.

[just1117hx]

aaahhh I like it......why is it so dark lolllllll

[Houratsu]

The style of New Zealanders is to have almost no style. Then they just tweak it a little bit. So that it makes you uneasy. Sam Neill called it "cinema of unease" (google it). But you aren't even sure why it's so dark. This video is very NZ.

[zaniac100]

@Houratsu The video might be "very NZ" but it was filmed in Abinger Street, Richmond in Melbourne.

[kieran9093]

This vid is so Police-esque when you watch it.

[NewWaveFan1]

yeah the swingers.