The Swingers - Counting The Beat

I can honestly say there is not many songs I like from the 80's but this is definitely one of them !!

fav song:-D

such a great song, 

Ray Parker Jr. steal from this Song ? This is the Ghostbuster Theme

One of my favourite songs

Classic fun song.

Well, i'd like to listen to it all but i'm off to K-mart.

Love this! Cannot get it out of my head. Very catchy!

2018

His glasses get pulled off, just like his hair got pulled off his head in Split Enz video

Still brilliant.

New Zealand and Aussie bands from the 80’s where fucking stella¡!¡

Can someone please tell me what guitar he is using

Enzed, 1981. Good memories.

I'll never understand why this wasn't a hit in the U.S. it's so freakin good!

Phil Judd is an underappreciated musical genius.

This album needs a re-release on CD, or at least as download! My vinyl copy is unplayable after all these years.

Not a bad video considering NZ bands had zero $$ for videos.

Still lookin into that sunrise
in 2020 💗

love

RIP Bones

R.I.P. Bones Hillman 😢

R.I.P. Bones Hillman.

RIP Bones 😢

RIP Bones. Legend

RIP Bones.

So Sorry Bones RIP

RIP Bones Hillman...gone far too soon 😪

I hadn't heard this song in a long time. I came here to listen again because of the death of Bones Hillman. Does anyone know if its the same artist who did the animation in this video who also did the animation in Midnight Oil's The Dead Heart video? It looks like it to me.

What an odd journey to find this cool song. RIP Bones

I'm surprised there was never a remake of this song. It probably would have done very well in the Alternative Rock hey day of the early to mid 90's.

I still just love this song and aint what you dance. Two absolute go to gems!

La da dee dee.
La da dee da.
There ain't not drink better than L&P.
(Unless there's V.)

Always wanted to ask what the budget was on that video?

What a ton of fun that was! That video actually seemed ahead of it's time. Very well crafted and put together. It's a crying shame I grew up with MTV in the 80s and never saw this. The whole thing is pretty f***ing brilliant. Great classic music video and pop song. I put this up against anything else then, or today.

So much fun. What a great beat and fun song. This video was very different for a NZ band at the time, fun, good timing and light-hearted. The guitar swinging is iconic.

(Tunnels at North Head, Devonport which haven't changed, lol.)

I love at 30 seconds you can see the string attached to his glasses to pull them from his eyes. K-Mart need to take on this song again to promote their selves. Was a genius idea! and well remembered to this day

Ahhhhh.......1981. Lots of friends, weekends away no commitments. Before the weight of the world crushed my spirit.

Absolute iconic song. One of the best ever.

I always LOVED this song and video so much when I was a 14 year old kid. Phil Judd's unusual nervous energy and wacky spirit was/is incredibly appealing, he's like a less neurotic and more likeable David Byrne. Charisma like his is so rare.

love the running joke of shit randomly flying off his head on the first verse

I've seen these guys ,fucking brilliant

A few yrs between us Brother but we went to the same school... Hastings Boys High School, God Mr Crist was still in power LoL Now Covid is sorted get a few of the oldies together Talk to Noel C etc and see if he is keen , time for a re visiting of the old and a NZ tour , The Swingers and Snell F concert play that amp .. Good enough for Midnight Oil in 2022 , good enough to dig out some old Kiwi classics and have some fun and POGO DANCING jerking around like a mad mad and "Counting the Beat " pull finger buddy time is running wild.

That's still my haircut and in my mind the best kiwi song of the 80's.