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Payolas (stylized as Payola$) was a Canadian rock band that was most prominent in the 1980s. Evolving from a new wave sound toward mainstream pop rock , they were best known for the single "Eyes of a Stranger", from their 1982 album No Stranger to Danger , an album that won the band four Juno Awards .
Hammer on a Drum is the third album by the Payolas, released in 1983. [3] The title comes from a line in the song "Where Is This Love." The album is only available on vinyl and cassette; it has not been released on CD. The album was #26 for 5 weeks in the Canadian charts. [4]
The Kingston Trio recorded the song as "A Round About Christmas", on their album The Last Month of the Year released in 1960. [6] [16] [17] A calypso sounding version was featured on the 1979 album John Denver and the Muppets: A Christmas Together [18] and a loose, jazzy piano-based arrangement was featured in the musical score of A Charlie Brown Christmas.
In 1978 the two men formed the punk-influenced rock band Payolas and released their first single "China Boys" on their own Slophouse label the following year. [2] [7] The song, whose lyrics reference the westernization of China, attracted the attention of A&M Records. [8] Their four track EP Introducing Payola$ was released by A&M in 1980. [8]
The Boston Globe wrote: "Payolas are a solid, competent band whose hard-driving punkish pop and socially conscious lyrics recall music made three years ago by the Clash and the Boomtown Rats. Although they make a valiant attempt at becoming another major new wave voice, Payolas fall a bit short, mainly because they aren't quite as good as ...
Here's the World for Ya is the fourth album by Paul Hyde and the Payolas, the band previously known as Payolas. Released in 1985, the album is only available on vinyl and cassette; it has not been released on CD. The album was #26 in Canada for 2 weeks. [1]
No Stranger to Danger is the second album by Payolas, released in 1982. It contains the hit "Eyes of a Stranger". It contains the hit "Eyes of a Stranger". The album is only available on vinyl and cassette; it has not been released on CD or as a commercial digital download, although some tracks (notably "Romance" and "Eyes of a Stranger ...
Langford Part One is the seven-song CD EP released by the Payolas in 2007.. The album cover features a picture of the Belmont Secondary School which is the Langford, British Columbia high school that Bob Rock and Paul Hyde attended together.