Payola$ - Eyes Of A Stranger

[whiskeyify]

I went to a club where they had dancers, there was a really beautiful girl dancing to this music. She had such beautiful eyes and they were the eyes of danger. Sometimes she could be so nice and other times very moody. One time she told me she had slashed the tires on her ex-boyfriend's car.

[SoCalWhiteboyXx]

@whiskeyify bipolar stay away from her

[indianwomen567]

Will Love this song 4 Eva!!!!

[SuperIRONMAN66]

Rock&Roll Rebels...

jnf

[Djcandii12]

I may be young but ik so much better music in the 80s then now! Classics will go down in ages...the music now can just go down the tolet

[Dracopol]

Lovely complex reggae-clockwork sound, well done. Their band was named after the "Payola" scandal in the 1950's America, where music producers bribed radio jockeys to give songs more play.

[FARIESWAREBOOTS]

i love this song ........;)

[livininomaha]

1982. Sophomore year of high school. Killer tune. What a great time to come of age. No internet, no smart phones, no iPods. Just cassettes and great music. I feel sorry for the youngsters today.

[stills4589]

yeah, i definitely heard The Cure/The Police...it's still the shiznit, if i may.......

[skippypaccino]

Total police rip off but still totally awsome. Lol

[r11j21s71]

New..Wave..during the mainstream days. Great memories of those days!!

[skanemermaid]

YOU'VE GOT THE EYES OF A CHRIST CHILD.

[316619nick]

Wow im 18 and i just heard this for the first time at work on the radio :O, I appreciate music alot more now

[forrester05]

@316619nick LOL I'm 18 and that's exactly how I got to this song haha

[63afro]

mitica..............

[laangles2002]

WENDY!

[VCSRT]

Miami Vice - Badger of Dishonor

[jcbii2]

I always thought this was a song from "The Cure", until I did a search.

[mngump]

cant find this or the payolas on itunes

[macedonia4eva1]

Great song to dance to back in 1983/1984. Heard this song for the first on the college radio station WPBX at Southampton College, NY...when it rocked the Hampton New Wave/Punk scene.

[yankeedvl1]

cannot find the valley girl album , been maually downloading each song

[KushCashis]

Valley girl -kush

[cutemimi25]

They had to use this song in Smashing Stuff (Search Smashing Dreamcast and you'll see the video and hear this song).

[MarianneLuluette]

nice nice

[1teedie]

Like Totally Tripindicular!! OmG Valley Girl 1983. Okaay

[Radagis2]

5 have no good music taste.

[ris4radgirl]

Why is this not on iTunes?



[fuggindoosh]

shes got the smell, of a stranger

[Cookiecutter87]

The intro sounds a bit like Chris deBurgh's "Lady in Red".

[Santana105]

Miami Vice

[PowerToker420]

on one of the tv?? ok cool dude..... as long as u put it on ur cool in my books.. peace bro

[vassartable]

This is bringing me waaaaaaay back!

[mdmdoink]

good shit maynard....



[vampire21413]

loved valley girl and i love this song. its not on itunes though:(

[Memoryburst]

The best music was made in the 80's!!

[TheFloydGiver]

@Memoryburst well, 70's and 80's

[dezyroxursox]

i love this song in valley girl!! favorite movie!!

[GmanGregilla]

A Vancouver-based band in its root origins.

Bob Rock was in this band, as one of its guitarists.

This song won a Juno award for the single of the year in 1983, and probably deservedly so, as this song is a classic that is catchy, and well played on the airwaves.

As thadamajayo said in one of his posts, this song does have a "The Police" flavour to it, although this song is quite a ways more "dark", sort of "bleaker", more "distant" than is most any song that was by The Police.

[InfiniteObscurity]

@GmanGregilla is bob rock in the picture?

[MrCheezenutz]

@InfiniteObscurity yeah thats Bob Rock. LOL!

[trapperofcats]

I never get tired of hearing this song........

[TheVollertron]

who else watched this movie cause it was on Smodcast??

[TheVollertron]

can't find this song on panadora!!!!????

[ufuckamelon]

this song is awesome!

[diomaryification]

lovelove it..................

[MyDirtyrat]

Valley Girl, loved this movie!!!

[ufuckamelon]

@MyDirtyrat vallery girl rocks! nicolas cage is awesome in that flick! :)

[b0ngsNhErbs]

I think this song is too perfect.

<3

[morpheus1x]

puts me at the beach in the 80's!

[mikedo6]

Classic Canuck!!!!! Always loved the drums. The first time I ever saw Rachel Weisz was in an episode of Sweating Bulllets!

[Roadsterscom]

Classic. Great to hear it again. Thanks for putting it up here.

[MrTommyrio]

look miami vice now and listen to the song. eeeeeeeeeeeeyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy­s of a stranger. sooooooooooo gooooooooooooooood.

[babyhorn666]

you goy the EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEYYYYYYYYY­YYYYYYYYYYYYYYEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE­EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEESSSSSSSSSS of a stranger love it lol

[rags70ss]

Man what a great song ..........

[niceguytt]

one of the best songs to come out of vancouver. EVER!

[TheTonystearns]

vary rad song have not heard in so long

[79421g]

Like Totally Dude...................Classic



[GHUHESP]

Let me touch you to see if you're real.

You look like such-a danger.

You've got the eyes of a stranger.

Love the way they sing it.

Thumbs up!

[MrBrody1212]

*thumbs up*

[queenb31pardy]

My allllll time FAVE song!!!

[CWaldo428]

these dudes are canadians!!!! they shouldbe called the rcmp royal canadian mounted police heheh wickedtunes

[dentyne21888]

@CWaldo428 Dude, they should NOT be called that. More like OPP :P

[Icemain]

@dentyne21888 but they're from Vancouver lol

[CWaldo428]

this is chronic goodness

[masnart5891]

Not much video at all, just the song with a picture of the cd cover. I would Pay any money to know where to download this song or buy the CD!

[cx6cah]

@masnart5891 You can download from Limewire.com

[coshyno]

@masnart5891 yea limewire

[TARDISvision]

@masnart5891 limewire... but you could likely torrent the whole album on isohunt

[PowerToker420]

@masnart5891 ya buddy u meant to say bay it!!!

[bucky468]

OMG! Bob Frickin' Rock - and great heavy metal producer might I add.

[russ6305]

I saw this video in 1983 just a few times, but the song has remained in my head all these years. I want to add it to my iPod library, but they don't sell it through that site! I wonder why?

[Aardcore]

I'd never heard this song in my life till about 5 years ago... and it, despite being so plain in its nature as to how I came across this song, never strayed from my mind. Easily one of the best songs EVER conceived by man. I would love to see someone try and tackle a cover to this song. 21st century! HOP TO IT!

[mogwai142]

Man I'm lucky I found this, I had the chorus in my head. Good thing the title is the chorus. Nice song. 80s sound reminds me of my childhood.

[vvv7000]

I have said that the 80's is the greatest music decade. I would offer this song as a strong example of why.

[szybkisiedlce]

Miami Vice Season 4

[auerstadt06]

This song makes me feel like a ghost.

[Chinxy2007]

I just watched Valley Girl again the other night. It's been years. I had forgotten about this song. Amazing.

[stueypot11]

deffo used in miami vice.

[stueypot11]

deffo used in miami vice

[XtremeRocket]

Amazing song.

[SELECTA4EVER]

I woke up with the lyric of this song on my head this morning. I don't know why, it has been 30 years or so since first time I heard it, it has bring good memories since high school. When I used to have a huge crush in a green eyes girl. I must of have listen over and over again. YOu got the eyes of the strangarrrrrrrrrrrrrr :)

[Dogofwar206]

music of betrayl!!!! i love this song!!!! XD

[edredd701]

actually, this cut comes from the movie "Valley girl" with a young nicholas page

[edredd701]

Miami Vice....enough said

[Trey3Stix]

anyone know any other great songs like this????!!!!!

[goffmen]

anything by the Police

ah colin james is another good one

also men with hats

[scientistJVander]

to live die la - wang chung

[mogwai142]

@Trey3Stix Fuck Religion by Propagandhi.. if ur not too religious.

[denceflor]

accelleriamoooooo

[thadamajayo]

sounds so much like police, love this song

[Noiinthreesome76]

I never thought about that, Your so right, I can totally hear why you would think they sound like to police

[triiris]

One of my favorite in 1983...

[OlymPigs2010]

I remember the tv show Sweating Bullets and it really SUCKED! The ponytail guy couln't act to save his life - terrible acting ane terrible scripts - and the only reason I remember the show at all is because it had Carolyn Dunn in it who was from my hometown of Sydney N.S.!

[bighueypilot]

wasn't this song also used on the first year of Miami Vice?

[bucky468]

No it was heard in the 4th season Vice ep titled "Badge of Dishonor" (circa 1988.) I think the actress who portrayed Selena's mgr (& eventual murderer) in the 1997 movie "Selena" (starring J-Lo & Miami Vice's Edward James Olmos) guest appeared in that ep. Don't remember her name.

[HippieNiecey]

First head this tune on Valley Girl the movie. Great sound and lyrics!

~Hippie Niecey~

[radar956]

Good tunes are timeless. Not like some of the crap coming out these days.

[billwood]

Did Ian Hunter and Mick Ronson produce this album?

[DangerousNewMachine]

great tune, love it..

[ghist420]

this shouldve come out now. its almost exactly what alot of electro groups are trying to do. badly.

[sp4i6]

anyone got the karaoke/instrumental version?

[sp4i6]

love thing song but it's a bit too remeniscent of The Police from 79-80 (not a rip off, but obviously an homage to them)

[canadiantimberwolf1]

I don;t think there is any homage too The Police.I remember seeing The Police in Toronto in 1979 but I don't think they hit the airwaves until about '83.This song came out about '81.Although the sing Paul Hyde is British born but came too Canada in his early life.(BC I believe) and from there The Payolas were born.One of the first to receive a Platinum Record for sales.I've not heard this song in 20 years.Still as good today as when I first heard it.

[bucky468]

What?!! The Police were first heard on FM & AOR radio in 1978 - at least here in the states!! Maybe they didn't become popular up North until 1983.

[canadiantimberwolf1]

bucky468,you are making me think here.I do remember seeing The Police in Toronto in 1979.The Payolas soon after.Thinking about songs like "Walking On The Moon" and "Eyes Of A Stranger" but I still don't think there is a Homage,More 2 different groups playing thier own music.

[canadiantimberwolf1]

Oh...Happy New Year 2010 to you.Take care.

[platinum10000]

first time I heard this song I tought it was the police haha

[skint1955]

All you guys sound young. Great taste in music, though. Have any of you heard the whole album?..No Stranger To Danger.

Awesome music. The kind of album that has no fillers..all good music. Would love to get it on MP3.

[leslie0965]

This song brings back memories of my teen years in the 80's and my alma mater, Council Rock North! Thanks for sharing!

[greekfun26]

thankfully there's Nip/Tuck to remind us of great songs!

[mikedefoe]

GOOD TUNE!!...totally forgot Bob Rock was in this band

[oingofan]

Powerful tune this is...

[FireitupBedford]

I remember this one from the 1983  movie Valley Girl...

[pray4chicken]

yeah one of my favorite movies !

[waldmka]

Loved this song so much and forgot about it until the recent Nip/Tuck episode and had to look it up

[LNDDET]

Don't believe her Sean, you muppet!!

[zippie29]

LOL I also heard it on nip/tuck and wanted to hear it :) glad I found it

[melodydye]

i herd it on nip/tuck and it was great so thanks i looked it up right away and been playing ever since

[xwizit2]

Can't believe that ITunes doesn't have this for download!

[TheIceman1980]

I know! cynical innit! I made a request for it though so here's hoping apple listen :)

[FireitupBedford]

That bites I was about to go there to buy it to. Atleast I don't have to go bother now. They need to get this up on I tunes...

[TheGumballRally]

I was watching the latest episode of Nip/Tuck and heard this song. It's awesome!

[ipec30]

This is so sharp this song was a feature on my favorite show!!! HMMM- they come up with great song to go with show like a Chess Game!! Episode-3 new season - Niptuck.

[mygreatlovenova]

thank you so very much

[Columbiastargazer]

thanks for the upload...great sound...agree with you about the youtube deleting fairy....now when i feel that it's going to be deleted, i save it to my hard drive... :(

[kafka33]

Man I loved this song!!!!!!! Thanks for posting it!

[usulkane]

this is one of my favorite 80's songs that nobody knows about...Love it!! thepayolas -eyes of a stranger!!!

[failbait]

Why does age matter? It's a great song.

[D3nny77]

1984 or so.

[PlutoniumNight]

I like pretty much every except death metal, black metal, or anything similar.

[BigestMooseEver]

Whats all this talk about kids OUR age not liking this kind of music. NOT true i love neil young, rush,zepplin.....

[comedyhomecentral]

agree, i'm in this age and i like it

[ifyoudream]

mmmmm...

it's people like you i need to be around.

no one my age is in to this stuff..

El135o, i agree with everything you said.

don't take this off youtube please :)

[MassiveBarfage]

This song is boss. Shame kids today can't have good music like we old farts did :P

[Zamboner666]

Man I'm 17 and I listen to tons of music like this even though everyday I wear band shirts like Slayer, Motorhead and Pantera.

[sygnalGotAllWierd]

R U Caanadian? The name Zamboner, you know...

[Zamboner666]

Yep

[El135o]

CHILLS with that freakin' intro and outro! The drums the drums the drums!

Good dark music, really urban in feel, but lots of passion. Far, far better than anything out there today.

[frostbite0995]

I found about this in a movie staring Nickolas cage and it was kinda of a love movie but it was great :)

[chipsdips]

liked the song then & like it more today,thanks cz.

[Babababababe]

I remember US radio stations not wanting to play the Payolas because of the bands name.

[LBjim]

An the fact that they sounded like the Police at the time..

[DaveInOCNJ]

Never heard The Payolas until now, but you're right, they do sound ALOT like The Police.

Kinda like the first time I heard Coldplay. Their song "Clocks"...I thought it was U2.

[railman55]

Re: the drum machine thread - Roland had quite a few boxes on the North Am market at this time - all had sounds similar to what you hear on this intro - In addition, if you 'wiki' the Payola$ you will see that Mick Ronson gets producer nod on this album, to qoute: the Mick Ronson-produced album No Stranger To Danger. Incorporating elements of reggae, pop, punk, and new wave, the LP included a bona fide hit (#4) in Eyes of a Stranger, which later earned the Juno for best single of the year.

[junoprojekt]

man, I always thought this was The Police...boy am I an asshole

[mjndblain]

lol your not an ass hole

[highflyer011]

Heard this song on the radio today and loved it. Sick as hell!

[derrickspen]

well stood song of time. put on your head phones.go back time after time.

[shoans]

Can you guys believe this guy is a metal head? Guess who? Bob Rock. He Produced Metallica (Black Album) Mötley Crüe (Dr. Feelgood)He has also worked with Aerosmith, Bon Jovi, The Cult, David Lee Roth, Skid Row, The Offspring, 311, Our Lady Peace, The Tragically Hip, The Tea Party, Lostprophets, American Hi-Fi and Simple Plan.

[Lightning997]

cool but wrong video to post this

[ButchBerryMusic]

love this song from Valley Girl

[oh0kL0lz]

omg me too! i love valley girl

[RollDBlunt]

Pretty epic indeed!

[xxbraingatexx]

damn this song has the most epic sound ive heard!

[sealerchant]

awsome fucking song ,

[ccsdaone]

I had never heard this song until I saw "Valley Girl." It is an amazing song! Have loved the song and the movie ever since!  Plus, Nick Cage was absolutely AMAZING in the movie.

[sealerchant]

have you ever seen the movie BIRDY WITH NICK CAGE BEST MOVIE HE EVER MADE 1984 IT WAS MADE I THINK ,YOU CANT EVEN RENT IT AT THE MOVIE STORE LOOK IT UP IN HIS BIO YOU HAVENT SEEN A MOVIE WITH CAGE UNTIL YOU SEEN IT PETER GABRILE DOES SOUND TRACK

[keefek]

I adore this song. It's atmospheric, moody, sexy...

[rayonMazter]

Yeah this song is very hard to find. I heard it the other day on a station that plays really random songs sometimes and this was one of them. Top notch...I couldn't believe I never heard it before.

Such an under-rated and unkown band. Thanks for sharing.

[theartist124]

THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK!!!!!!!!!!!

This song was one of my favorites from the 80's and I went looking for it on iTunes and Amazon, not there! So, glad to find it here, THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[lute760]

Class! class!! SHUUUT UUUP!!!! Thank you!

[sjoseph17]

"But you acted rude and I looked in your face" should be "but I knew I'd been fooled when I looked at your face." My source? The original lyric sheet that came with the LP. :)

[GwaiiEagle1]

Giant steps are what you take....walking on the moon....

[kooobla]

Right there with the greatest Basslines ever created.

[lute760]

The 80s ruled.High school,great music,a dollar was actually worth a dollar,you could get one of those good paying jobs that"no American will do".There were actually girls who were still virgins by the time they turned 18.The beaches didn't close at 10pm,Mom and dad didn't both have to work just to make ends meet,you could actually afford your own apartment on just min.wage and Michael Jackson was still human.Wow,things sure do suck now!

[jeffccc88]

you said it man....

[PLAYERKELLY1]

SO RIGHT.

[rayonMazter]

lute760, your comment = quoted for truth.

People think it was just a time for hippy's but they just don't get it. Woodstock then, war now.

[547459012368011572]

its old school and fucking awesome

[atens]

Yeah, yeah man!;).