Count V
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  • I was only 3 years old when this song was performed . I remember the mainstream adult population back then was still old school follow the man and a womans place was stay at home and take care of the kids .I can still hear my dad freaking out at the huge group of hippies that would congregate around the block from my home. My best friend had an older brother in college and hung out at that now silent park. They all where into the Frisco scene and driving around in beat up old 40s cars trippin

  • There's a Volkswagen Passat commercial airing at the moment the uses this same guitar rif. Hope these guys are getting some kind of royalty.

  • had to much to dream last night

  • aces!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!­!!!!!!!111

    

  • Gotta love that song and espicially those Go Go Girls.... thats hot and Im and listening this to 2011, too bad girls dont dress like that era anymore.

  • This. Is. Fvcking. BAD. ASS.

  • not bad for a bunch of talented collage kids...it would have been cool if they did this video in the pool with psychedelic dolphins.. notice the girls screamed right on cue.

  • I love those go-go girls!

  • I wish the video and audio quality in this clip was better since this song was one of the best examples of mid-to-late 1960's "garage rock".

    Was this clip from "Where The Action Is"??

  • @altfactor Thats what i was gona guess.... has the definite look of where the action is........great song

  • @altfactor Yes.

  • Way before lipsynch! The y don't even look like they're breaking a sweat! Did we really dance like that? Those were the days!

  • One of the best songs of all time

  • i feel depressed i feel so bad

    cause your the best girl that i ever had

    primitive teenage garage at its BEST !

  • TOO GROOVY BABY! :P

  • if this song were released today it would be number 1

  • I read an interview with John Byrne some years ago when he recalled the Count 5 winning a talent contest, and Stevie Nicks - then about 14 - finishing fourth

  • Americas answer to Mod.

  • in 1968, i was the flower girl in the wedding of drummer butch atkinson's sister karen. the count five was the wedding band. love this song~!!

  • YES!

  • From August 1966. Truly one of the most perfect records ever made!

  • This was innovative garage music from a banded headed by John Byrne (R.I.P.) from Ireland. Van Morrison and he were great Irish musicians who's legacy lives on. If you like this check out the "Outsiders classic Time Won't Let Me which is from that 1965'66 era.

  • This rules! I've loved this song since I can remember... and now this video is great to. haha

  • Go-go at his best.

  • Would be very easy to imagine either The Yardbirds or The Who performing this song.Same style of music.

  • A long time ago... the lead singer and drummer are dead now.

    I was a kid then listening to this #5 hit on the old AM stations in Nashville... WKDA and WMAK.

    At the time, no one knew they were listening to what was to become classics, For all we knew, we were listening to a kind of music was would be dead as dirt in a couple of years... like Disco.

    Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton and Jeff Beck were not gods then... just guitar players. No one dreamed we'd still say their names today.

  • To echo the words of the recently transitioned Sky Saxon: 'I don't believe in death, we're just leaving the body to go into another room.'

  • Listen to this before YouTube takes them down....

  • Just think a planet 40 light years away will just be picking this broadcast up. They will be too afraid to invade us.

  • Far out tune and video this is.

  • Great song.  Best dancing chick scenes at 0:33 and 1:20 and 1:36 of the video. Love those chicks.

  • I had the 45 gave it to my son who has a band Velvet Rut in Colorado Springs they learned it and the audience appeared to dig it....great tune...Tom Petty covered it he must have thought it was pretty hip too.....timeless

  • still have my ORIGINAL 45 of this one. there ya go, cant be bad!

  • Kenn Ellner is my uncle. :)

  • Hello, I loved their album cover taken at Winchester Mystery House. I worked as a guide there in 1978. The house got a make-over in 1980 and looks too modern, but that's the way it used to look.  San Joser

  • I came here to look at this Vid cause I heard a young band here in KC rip this song a new one (interpretation that is) this weekend. These guys would have been honored. I heard this so much and often on the radio throughout the 1970's and I relized I missed the tune. And...I really didn't know what these guys looked like. Cuties them are.

  • I love this band, they are so great. Psychotic Reaction and Contrast are my two favorites!

  • Still love this song!!!!

  • This one of the best 60's Psychedelic Garage Rock songs. I consider this one of the first punk songs along with Seven & Seven Is by Love and Pushin' Too Hard by The Seeds.

  • dude i just found out that john byrne was my great uncle and he just died.

  • hi, he was my great uncle too, where you from mate, america, ireland or england, i live in manchester, england

  • I just found out today that this was a San Jose band. I've always loved this song. Makes me proud to be born and raised here (San Jose) LOL

  • Do you still live in the area? My name is Tim, John Byrne was my father-in-law. We are throwing a tribute concert/ fundraiser in John's memory on Feb. 21 7PM at the Avalon Nightclub in Santa Clara, CA. Bands will include Syndicate of Sound, Chocolate Watch Band, and the rremaining members of Count V. It ought to be a fun night honoring the memory of John Byrne. He will be greatly missed.

  • Yep, didn't go far. I'm in Saratoga now and not too far from the Avalon Nightclub.

  • What's up Tim? I'm pals with your sister in law, I saw ya once out front o' th' bar. Th' Byrnes are so really cool cats I tell you what.

    This here song is an anthem to me.

  • You are so lucky you knew John's family. Did you know him as well? I've got the biggest crush on him, I wish I had a time machine, he would have been mine. :)

  • I still definitely would!

  • This is great, I was 13 when this came out on the radio. Its part of the soundtrack to my life, a real psychodelic relic. now its fun to play at jams. RIP John B. and thanks for what you gave us

  • The little Italian Chick with the Pony Tail WOW She is sure a fine dancer.

    Pure rhythm perfect sync.

    Does not dance like a slut like the dimbos on Hal-A-Ba-Lu. The Blond For-Get-About It She is pure style. What a time to be alive. 1965 The men were men and the Gals were out-of-sight

  • You're right. She is an outstanding dancer.

  • How do you know she's Italian?

  • god bless you R.I.P john. one of the best bands to come out of my home town san jose, ca

  • Indeed, Godspeed Sean. This local San Jose boy will be missed.

  • R.I.P. John Byrne.

  • Shit. I never heard about that. When did that happen?

  • @zbelm December 15, 2008

  • @zbelm john byrne was my dad.....i miss him very much

  • @heidibyrne74

    You have my sympathies Heidi. I think he must have been a great guy. Funny thing, I got thinking about him the other day, I happened to be listening to their recording of 'My Generation' - lots of fun! Wondering if he was doing the 'chk-chk' as usual (not for very long on that track) Meant to go back and listen again to try and hear if he's doing any more guitar on it, or is it all Jon Michalski.

    I always thought Ken Ellner sang everything, now I realise J Byrne was the man!

  • @heidibyrne74  ♥~♥~♥

  • the girls are hot.

  • Great San Jose band!

  • This video is a scream, and I absolutely went ape-shit over this song when it came out. Played the 45 to death. When I found it on iTunes a few months ago, I snatched it up right away & have been listening to it a lot ever since. Undoubtedly one of the catchiest, most hook-driven songs of the then-burgeoning psychedelic age. Fantastic!

  • And those girls were dancing seriously. That dance is usually done to joke around nowadays. That WAS the way to dance in the sixties. I LOVE IT.

  • Its called "The Pony" babeee!!

  • One of the most important one hit wonders of the 60s. I can honestly say I can listen to this song over and over again and never tire of it.

  • what blows ME away about this footage is that the drummer is playing while STANDING UP.. that couldn't have been easy. There was a pic of the band performing on TV on the back of their album; the drummer was standing then, too. I don't get it.

  • "I don't get it."

    Whats not to get they can't afford chairs obviously

  • love the funny guitar is using..they should have leaped into the pool after the song was finished!!! check out my nuggets playlist has clips of bands featured on LP

  • They were all about 17 and 18 years old

  • Forgot about this one!

    Brings back good memories!

  • I was 6 years old when this song came out--but I remember my big sisters dancing like this. This song and 'You're Gonna Miss Me' by the 13th Floor Elevators are the coolest songs. They both were played on 'Little Steven's Underground Garage' on the radio last night and I missed them. Bummer!

  • watch them girls dance! go baby go!!!!!!!!!

  • I like this song in BFV.

  • You're welcome - I hope my explanation was clear (if a bit lengthy).

    I forgot to say that the key to 'cross-harp' is that you don't blow quite as often as you draw - you're inhaling most of the time! You'll probably notice this anyway when you have a go. Blowing out gives you mainly 'passing' notes. Most of the notes you'll resolve with, or 'wail' on, will be the draw reeds and not the blow reeds.

  • @zbelm Forgive me for asking but I'm just a harmonica novice who's trying to learn this song....Above you mentioned the recording was in the key of B -is it B major, B minor, B flat or does it matter? Thanks for the help! :)

  • @ryanspeed - Definitely NOT B flat!!! A B Major harp is what you need, must be an ordinary diatonic one, which is what anything sold as a 'blues' harp will be, as will most any of the other harmonicas. Although, to be pedantic, I was explaining that the B major harp actually means blues riffs will be in F sharp, which is in fact the key the song is in (if I remember right!). It's all to do with the 'cross harp' playing approach - any online tutor should explain this better than I can here.

  • In brief: a harmonica in key B is what you need to play along with the recording. But it may be easier to use a harmonica in key C for a jam.

    And by 'normal harmonica', what I mean is the one you get if you ask for a simple 'diatonic' harmonica - any road, this is usually the kind you get anywhere if you don't ask for anything special.

    For 'cross-harp' (i.e. blues-derived) playing, you need to (ironically!) COUNT 4 up the scale, i.e. 1=G, therefore 4=C. Thus, a C harp plays blues in G.

  • I'm not too sure about tab, but I can tell you this:

    To play along with the recording, you'll need blues scales in F#, this requires you to play 'cross-harp' (otherwise known as 'second position') using a normal B harmonica (F#[1]>G#>A#>B[4]). As long as your harmonica is the right key and your ears work OK, you should figure it out OK.

    It seems that 'the 5' tuned down, so the guitar tab would actually be in the key of G - so if you get to play this one with a guitarist, maybe use a C harp.

  • bueno, buenísimo

  • love the harmonica sounds

  • One of my all-time favorites here without question. Thanks for the vid!

  • For some reason songs like this that came out when I was 10, 11, 12 years old were just the coolest records of all time. Peace.

  • How cool is this still after all these years !!!!1

  • Great early Count 5, before they enlisted the orchestra and recorded "Snow Falling on the Prime Meridian."

  • Danced my feet off to this great gem!! geri in detroit

  • I am in love at 00:33.

  • With which one? Both of the blondes are real cuties.

    Have you checked out any of the YouTube clips of Hollywood a Go-Go, featuring the Gazzarri dancers? Those babes were the best go-go dancers on 1960s television, bar none.

  • 60s=f-u-n

  • Back in the `60's hanging out at the T-Bowl in Wayne, NJ all day long this is the song Andy "HOCK" Newman would sing. Whoooo is `eeeeee?

  • Flashback

  • Nice, the 12 string is a Dan Electro Bellzouki!!! the Count 5 RULE!!!!

  • I listen to the Yardbirds "I'm a Man"

    Good - Real Good

    But this - This is a big step above

    Like a stage rocket

    The harmonica sound like a lonely freight train in a moonless night

    You just can't help being caught up in the hypnotic rhythm

  • This is one of the great lost gems in rock history. When was the last time you heard this song on an Oldies or Classic Rock sation? It's a beauty. And look the dancing chicks dig it. Peace.

  • Are you Kidding Me - You don't need to smoke or drink anything to enjoy this --- At clip 033 She is Super Fine. The guys do a great job - Lead singer is a character - sort of like John Lennon in his pre Yoko days Quirky and funny

  • doing time being a mouthpiece .common guys is that what listening to tunes does to you .smoke a gagger and relate to the music

  • Great One - Captures the time

    What Music

    What Sound

    What Style

    Those GoGo Girls

    Super Song - Thanks

  • Now That was Music -- Loved the GoGo Girls They could not Help it The music Moved them - They were Hot

  • For sure!

  • shake it girls...

  • Zipper like, Zipper like very much. ;)

  • Never bettered - a true classic!!!

  • check out the blues magoos too, for We Ain't Got Nuthin' Yet

  • it sounds like something , jimmy page or ted nuggent would do.

  • The dancers: what a bunch of hotties....

  • I am in love at 00:33.

  • Me too..... but she's 60 years old now :(

  • this rock in the 60-early 70s and still pulls now kooks...bands today are trying to fine a groove..good luck modern bands..

  • those dudes did a good song and rock on.

  • one cannot listen to it without moving his head or feet, it's so wildly infectious...

  • lol so true..i didnt even notice i was moving!

  • I heard Tom Petty do this once..great tune

  • they were so good

    thet are so good

  • i need to watch it once a day ... sure miss those days ... and as soon as i am done working out a few more kinks on my time machine , i;m going back ....

  • This song came out at the same time as The Yardbyrds "Over under Sideways Down" Question Mark and the Mysterians, Eletric Prunes, Blues Magoos, and the Stones'"Paint it Black", "Mother's Little Helper" aside from the Beatles and the Animals..Quite a fun time!!!!

  • im starting to really love 60's garage/r&b/soul/psychedelic rock!! great list

  • Wow! I never knew footage of these guys even existed! Probably one of the greatest rock 'n roll songs ever written. Great video. Thanks for posting it.

  • I worked for the Federal Bureau of prisons for 20 years. The fellow playing the harmonica was an inmate at one of the prisons I was a Lt. at Cocaine I believe. Very nice guy and fun to talk with.

  • The War on Drugs is more harmful to society than drug-use.

  • That is bullshit. Kenn Ellner has been an active attorney in CA since 1974, which would be impossible with a felony conviction. Don't be an idiot.

  • I have his autograph in one of my rock and rolkbooks sined at the prison camp in Pensacola fL.Now who is the idiot!By the way it was signed in the 1990s

  • Dude, I checked my facts before I posted. State Bar of California - still active, no disciplinary records since 1974. CA Dept of Real Estate - still licensed, no disciplinary records since 1985. One could not be an attorney nor a real estate broker in CA with any felony convictions in their past. So you are clearly mistaken. Maybe you met someone who falsely claimed to be him.

  • As a Lt. I had access to his records of criminal invovelement I also had a picture of him in a rock and roll book. This is what he autographed. He told me he was in the publishing end of the music business and had been since the group disbanded. I don't question your sincerity but its hard to be locked up in a federal prison without your identity being known. However you have peaked my interest so let me ask you did any of the group play harmonica on the recordings besides Ellner?

  • These guys had NO idea they would be rock legends, they just look so lost

  • the pride of san jose,ca

  • One of my all time favourite songs. Got this on my iPOD and listen to it all the way through every time. Classic stuff.

  • finest of early acid rock, these guys must have invented it, i think this was filmed at the yacht club, where is that kool aid

  • acid rock ???

  • John told me that it was in Dick Clark's back yard.

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