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Freda Payne/Band of Gold “I was still in New York when I connected with Brian Holland,” Payne recalls. “We had gone to high school together. And, Lamont and I spent three years in school as well…from the 6th grade to the 8th grade. We went to Hutchins Intermediate, where Aretha Franklin also attended school.” Having left Motown in 1969 over a royalties dispute, the trio decided to play with the big boys and compete with Boss Berry. Starting their recording venture Invictus/Hot Wax Records, they needed to find their own star and flew Freda into town to begin working on sessions. “They had their own recording studio, which was on Grand River Avenue,” she says. “Working with them was a wonderful experience, because I finally felt as though I was on the right track in terms of becoming more successful in the recording industry.”
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Reply #1 posted 07/28/14 1:43pm
dannyd5050 ![avatar](https://prince.org:444/avatars/35999.ava)
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I've always like the song "Band of Gold" and the lyrics are not hard to figure out, but I never actually got the "meaning" of the song. It sounds like erectile dysfunction?
We kissed after taking vows, but that night on our honeymoon We stayed in separate rooms
I wait in the darkness of my lonely room Filled with sadness, filled with gloom Hoping soon that you'll walk back through that door And love me like you tried before
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Reply #2 posted 07/28/14 2:34pm
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dannyd5050 said:
I've always like the song "Band of Gold" and the lyrics are not hard to figure out, but I never actually got the "meaning" of the song. It sounds like erectile dysfunction?
We kissed after taking vows, but that night on our honeymoon We stayed in separate rooms
I wait in the darkness of my lonely room Filled with sadness, filled with gloom Hoping soon that you'll walk back through that door And love me like you tried before
![confuse](/i/s/icon_confuse.gif)
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Reply #3 posted 07/28/14 5:38pm
UncleJam ![avatar](https://prince.org:444/avatars/41862.ava)
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One of my all time favorites... ![nod](/i/s/icon_nod.gif) Make it so, Number One... |
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Reply #4 posted 07/28/14 7:13pm
whitechocolate brotha ![avatar](https://prince.org:444/avatars/38589.ava)
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I was a little kid when "Band Of Gold" was a hit, but as I got older I began 2 appreciate her Capitol albums, "Stares & Whispers" and "Supernatural High," even tho they're rooted in Disco, but hey...Soulmusic.com put 'em both out remastered and prior 2 that, I've had 2 endure years of snapping and popping on my turntable! She's a goddess really. ![smile](/i/s/icon_smile.gif) Hungry? Just look in the mirror and get fed up. |
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Reply #5 posted 07/28/14 8:07pm
wildgoldenhone y |
free2bfreeda said:
dannyd5050 said:
I've always like the song "Band of Gold" and the lyrics are not hard to figure out, but I never actually got the "meaning" of the song. It sounds like erectile dysfunction?
We kissed after taking vows, but that night on our honeymoon We stayed in separate rooms
I wait in the darkness of my lonely room Filled with sadness, filled with gloom Hoping soon that you'll walk back through that door And love me like you tried before
![confuse](/i/s/icon_confuse.gif)
![falloff](/i/s/icon_falloff.gif)
Pretty funny.
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Reply #6 posted 07/29/14 4:41pm
SoulAlive |
dannyd5050 said:
I've always like the song "Band of Gold" and the lyrics are not hard to figure out, but I never actually got the "meaning" of the song. It sounds like erectile dysfunction?
We kissed after taking vows, but that night on our honeymoon We stayed in separate rooms
I wait in the darkness of my lonely room Filled with sadness, filled with gloom Hoping soon that you'll walk back through that door And love me like you tried before
![confuse](/i/s/icon_confuse.gif)
yep,that's what the song is really about.I have this song on one of my 70s soul compilations and the liner notes point out the song's true meaning.A bold topic for a song,huh? LOL
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