The Swingers - Counting The Beat (1981)

Music from Australia and New Zealand in the year 1981:

The Swingers' promo-video for the hit single 'Counting The Beat' (March, 1981), taken from the 1981 album 'Practical Jokers'.

Band Location: New Zealand
Track: Counting The Beat
Album: Practical Jokers
Composed By: Phil Judd
Produced By:
Label: Mushroom
Chart Position: # 1 (Australia) -- # 1 (New Zealand)
Release Date: March, 1981
Footage Information:
Links:
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Swingers
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Counting_the_Beat
- http://frenz.com/philjudd/bio-sw2.html

Line-up:

Phil Judd - Vocals, Guitar
[ Split Enz (1973-1976) -- Suburban Reptiles (1977-1978) - The Enemy (1978) - The Swingers (1977-1983)-- solo artist (1983) -- Schnell Fenster (1986-1992) --Mr Phudd and His Novelty Act (2006)-- Unth!nkables! (2008) ]

Ian Gilroy -- Drums
[ The Plague -- The Whizz Kids -- The Crocodiles-- The Swingers -- Fetus Productions ]

Wayne Stevens (aka Bones Hillman) -- Bass
[ The Masochists -- Suburban Reptiles -- The Rednecks -- The Swingers (1977-1983) -- Midnight Oil (1987-2002) ]

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NZOZ NZOZ1981 1981 New Zealand Early Eighties 1900's 1980s 80's 80s

Musical Terms: New Wave, Power Pop, Beat, Dance, Kiwi, Old New Zealand Band

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Swingers
• 1981
• New
• Zealand
• Early
• Eighties
• new wave
• Number
• One
• Hit

[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!!

[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.

[patmorac]

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

[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

[hirstey]

Great shirt Bones! So glad the oils found you.

[AlexDhuna]

This was the biggest selling single in oz in '81

[bluefirekin]

@monjon868  PMSL!!

[Folkx7]

Love this beat.

[starkiller20293]

Pennywise sent me.

[davidwatson]

Knighthood for Phil.

[zaniac100]

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