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Count Me In

And it was The Clash,credit must be given, who first had the inkling of an idea. "Hey, why...

And it was The Clash,
credit must be given, who first had the inkling of an idea. "Hey, why don't us white boys
try to play some of that?" [Perkins] And as the things progressed
and the music started to get a little more dynamic, you really heard
the drummer become more aware of this Jamaican, African drumbeats
that he was throwing in

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And it was The Clash, credit must be given,
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who first had the inkling of an idea.
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"Hey, why don't us white boys try to play some of that?"
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[Perkins] And as the things progressed and the music started to get
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a little more dynamic, you really heard the drummer become more aware
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of this Jamaican, African drumbeats that he was throwing in.
Duration
24 seconds
Views
27
Timestamp in Movie
00:45:39
Uploaded
May 08, 2025
Genres
documentary, music
Production
Split Prism Media,Great Point Media

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Movie Summary

You can have rhythm without music but you can't have music without rhythm.
It was organic. Nothing was… - Count Me In 00:05
It was organic. Nothing was…
As I played with the group and we started rehearsing - Count Me In 00:07
As I played with the group and we started rehearsing
Er… "(White Man) In Hammersmith Palais." [mimics beat] Came in as a fill. - Count Me In 00:05
Er… "(White Man) In Hammersmith Palais." [mimics b...
A few other bits and pieces. We went and saw Taj Mahal at the… - Count Me In 00:08
A few other bits and pieces. We went and saw Taj Mahal at th...
And I nicked a few bits off Taj Mahal. It just became like a melting pot. - Count Me In 00:05
And I nicked a few bits off Taj Mahal. It just became like a...
Like, my philosophy of drumming became the philosophy, - Count Me In 00:06
Like, my philosophy of drumming became the philosophy,
I had been listening to a lot of reggae anyway, - Count Me In 00:09
I had been listening to a lot of reggae anyway,
And so figuring out that you play the backbeat - Count Me In 00:10
And so figuring out that you play the backbeat
And it's hard to do on your own because it doesn't work, - Count Me In 00:05
And it's hard to do on your own because it doesn't...
You know, it's very much his personality, and then there's a great unconventionality - Count Me In 00:12
You know, it's very much his personality, and then ther...
You can hear the areas that he grew up in - Count Me In 00:13
You can hear the areas that he grew up in
And I think, again, it's inspired by the melody - Count Me In 00:06
And I think, again, it's inspired by the melody
And he's… You can tell he's equal with the variations - Count Me In 00:08
And he's… You can tell he's equal with the variati...
And he was always just turning the beat around, - Count Me In 00:11
And he was always just turning the beat around,
You hear 'em - Count Me In 00:07
You hear 'em
And then they blow. And then another one blows - Count Me In 00:05
And then they blow. And then another one blows
And that's really hard - Count Me In 00:23
And that's really hard
Keith Moon has many events in his playing, - Count Me In 00:08
Keith Moon has many events in his playing,
And so he is this orchestral drummer with great chops, - Count Me In 00:08
And so he is this orchestral drummer with great chops,
And people, when they hear Moon, - Count Me In 00:06
And people, when they hear Moon,