Freda Payne - Band Of Gold (Stereo)

1970 Invicus

[@Pulsonar]

I’ve said this before, but I cannot understand how Freda Payne the most photogenic, sensual and most beautiful of all Motown stars did not do more than belt out a few hits on the merry-go-round. Wtf went on back then?? I am convinced Hollywood took a look at her, screen tested and said ‘Hell No! She’s just too damn gorgeous and sexy, she’d steal every scene from our Hollywood superstars without even uttering a word’ 😂

[@rphillip1086]

I'm glad you said it again.

[@MCMARMELSTEIN6474]

WASN'T WICKED-MINDED E❤NUFFFFFFFFF❤!/❤!❤!❤!❤!

[@MikeSmith-xj6jc]

Listened to WLS Chicago as a kid. Loved the mix of Black/White music. But for me it was just music!

[@tolfan4438]

Singing and acting are two separate skills

[@motownbaby]

Freda was never with Motown! The producers Holland/Dozier/Holland that produced all of the hits for the Supremes, the Four Tops and others had a money dispute with a Berry Gordy (Motown’s founder) and left to start their own label. Freda was one of their first artists but The HoneyCone, Chairman of the Board and others did well too.

[@georgehakimian5949]

I was a kid when this song came out & I remember how good it was. I have to also say that Fredia Payne is one attractive lady.

[@combivan4346]

Man, she rocks that outfit, what a stunner, and super talented.

[@valerieadams7001]

Not everyone had rhythm back in the day.

[@sandraatkins2539]

Yes Ms. Payne was beautiful and talented.

[@combivan4346]

She still is!

[@chrispap4957]

My God the people watching, tap your feet, move, do something. This is the jam, act like it!! God, Freda Payne is hot...

[@jamuga60]

Hahaha Yeah the Valium crowd!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@MarySmith-gi6bq]

Right? This is glorious!!! Top 3 favorite song.

[@Full-time247]

So perfect 😍 beautiful 💗 priceless voice. Audience is on break. SMH 😑

[@loganx8566]

I'm thinking maybe they wasn't allowed to dance except for the lady dancers

[@ponderjwp1]

Who ever the man was that won her heart was one lucky man. Too much !!!!!

[@davidgreene2505]

Something to ponder Jerry. He slept in seperate rooms. He wasn't that lucky.

[@debrashepard3949]

Frieda payne looks like a doll and has a very beautiful voice! I loved rhis song since i was 17 i think and now im 45 how time flies!

[@arthurhill5645]

She was Omg!

[@9496TULL]

@@debrashepard3949 yep agree 👍. I’m 52 now and back in the 70’s when I was a child this song was everywhere. Happy Times. Let’s go back! What U think? TIMEMACHINE Please!!!

[@floccgotti7095]

She was too 🔥damn my young ass love some Ms Payne

[@jaiappletray1322]

2024 amd this song is still legendary ❤

[@AnAdorableWombat1]

She is so gorgeous! She's 81 years old and still looks beautiful

[@TonygMus2]

Freda Payne looks absolutely gorgeous!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@riewoldt12]

Tough crowd

[@TailorK9]

Imagine being fortunate enough to win this woman's heart. She is so mesmerizing!

[@jcymngo]

She was probably treated like crap and taken for granted once she was won.

[@victorhayes9975]

YEP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@dapsapsrp]

Agreed. She is a true beauty.

[@ren7ee]

@@jcymngo Men!

[@IAMGWH1]

Gregory Abbott did & married her!

[@msaintpc]

Maaan she was fine as wine. She looked and sounded like an angel from heaven.

[@Dan-oz4qb]

The dancers having seizures are hilarious 😂 Great song from a great lady.

[@davidderitis9068]

Seizures...SERIOUSLY???

[@adamv4951]

Hahaha. Hilarious

[@jazzywazzy4761]

Lmaooo very

[@loeysgalaxy6283]

🤣💀

[@gregoryhamilton2557]

Dancers, really.

[@rachaelobrien9566]

I did love this song,Freda looked Great,Love her outfit.The back up dancers need a bit of Help!!

[@sylviamaua745]

They need to watch the Soul Train version and learn from dancers that actually have rhythm kzbin.info/www/bejne/b2a6daOCeJaSaqc

[@calvinwatson5639]

LMAO !!

[@MrsGray-yh7zq]

That's for sure! They can't dance!!! lol!

[@JimmieBee87]

acid does some real stuff

[@fittherapywellness]

She is absolutely gorgeous!!! 😍✨🌹🌹💕

[@raimundmuench4402]

That woman comes from another planet.

[@skippyyoung7872]

So are the dancers. 🤣

[@99alfailiwaqain51]

Another star ⭐️ Sirius A!!

[@brianbanks7477]

I was 12 years old in 1970 when I first saw and heard Freda Payne singing "Band of Gold" on TV. Freda was not only beautiful, sexy, and classy, but she was also amazingly talented, and she stole my heart!

[@smpaccount5037]

Freda, is just beautiful,!

[@georgerouchs987]

In 2004, Freda Payne's "Band of Gold" was voted number 391 in Rolling Stone magazine's listing of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. (Wikipedia)

[@karlr7088]

One of the most stunning natural beautiful women of all time 😮

[@clintondoner1133]

I Had a Crush ON FREDA PAYNE AS A CHILD!! Im now 59 and nothing has change!!!!

[@CalLatMan]

I was seven when this was a hit and I had just started primary school. This was a big hit in the UK and was all over radio One. Glory days.

[@bryanbender3954]

I'm here because she was on The View for Whoopie birthday today, Nov 12th still looking good at 79

[@RobsAdventuresAndVideos]

What a beautiful woman

[@markjamesmeli2520]

My gosh she was beautiful!!

[@patricescott6364]

As a lil girl i loved this sound & got older to understand the words .still a jam *Gen X*

[@Latz51]

She was breathtaking. I remember she sang "Bring the Boys Home' on the Tonight Show and I was mesmerized.

[@jasonseals1113]

I have to say Freda at this time was the most beautiful woman I have ever seen. You can tell she was the sweetest loving woman in the world.

[@sydneycarton9973]

I’ve been hearing this song my entire life and this is the first time I’ve seen Freda. WOW, what a knock out! How did a record company not provide the backing to make her a superstar? Beautiful, sexy and talented.

[@josephalberta1145]

Her sister was one of the Supremes with Diana Ross.

[@actionsub]

@@josephalberta1145 And her first husband was Gregory Abbott. Makes you wonder if his hit "Shake You Down" was actually about their divorce settlement...

[@Pulsonar]

Like you this legendary song is one I’ve been haunted by 😂since childhood. I never knew what Freda actually looked like until a few years ago, 50 years later. …I was stunned into silence at how beautiful, sexy and classy this lady looked then and now. Those age old questions bubbled up again, about race and opportunity in the US, especially for black women at that time. I understand she had a few small TV roles one as a talk show host, but nothing really significant. I’m just left asking what happened??

[@randyshaw2706]

And 2 years later after your comment I can say the same thing. Heard this song today on some AM radio station out of the Pacific Northwest and made a mental note to check it out on KZbin. This song has always made me happy 😃 the dancing is rather comical. Lol

[@fusefactor43]

I didn't realise that they had mannequins for an audience in those days! But still a timeless classic.

[@josedelgadillo9686]

Cadavers now

[@thankthelord4536]

😅😅

[@suzanneprock7286]

@@josedelgadillo9686 Real nice there, good grief!

[@suzanneprock7286]

Many times they didn't want the audience up dancing if they already had dancers which they clearly do.

[@thankthelord4536]

They do look like stiffs.

[@alanhudson2999]

She really is...she's AMAZING! at 70 yrs old..she hasn't lost anything..someone who really has taken care of herself..go FREDA!

[@northwestprof60]

she's not 70 in this video!!

[@TheRaandu]

@@northwestprof60 I think he meant when he made his comment 9 years ago

[@3dsmaxrocks699]

She's 98 in this video

[@NavySharkz]

You're right about that! Still hot!!

[@outalingamcrap9366]

Salutations to Bob Babbitt with this iconic Motown Bass Line! Woot woot!

[@marcussmith3934]

Happy 81st Birthday Freda Charcilia Payne!(Born September 19, 1942)😃🥳🎂🎉🎊🎈🎁🍾🥂🎀🌷🌹💐👍🏾👏🏾🙌🏾

[@p-star7678]

Her outfit fire 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@PabloHernandez-fm3nn]

I use to cry listening to this song from a long distance relationship/break-up. I'd do it while walking in the dark where nobody would see me 😢

[@JaeJaeJaeJae1]

I love me some Freda. She's so beautiful and that voice is amazing. Wish we had similar artists like her in this day and age.

[@evanwolf6618]

🧐🙄😏 Some ?? All !!! 🎵🎵

[@redbone7_915]

Still beautiful as ever and still moving Her way in life, I'm watching. You on Sherri show still beautiful❤❤.

[@JohnnyNorfolk]

Great song well performed. Nothing like it today.

[@randykirk8715]

Wow ! Where has this song been all my life ? (I'm 61)

[@russellking9762]

Look at this and weep rhianna and justin bieber...this is what is known as Talent and Class...in spades...are we going to be listening to you 40yrs down the track...i have my doubts!

[@rocklandnewcomb1174]

She's always been my standard of beauty since I was a teenager. Just drop dead gorgeous

[@markmiller3210]

Doesn't get much better than this. Give me 70's music any day of the week over crap today.

[@BoyzInTheHoo]

I heard this on the radio this morning and have been watching every version/performance i can find on KZbin all day! Awesome 👌

[@bhbluebird]

What a sweet, gorgeous face, she kind of reminds me of a young Whitney Houston.

[@vernidakendall8524]

Yes she does ❤️❤️❤️

[@leventtrolley9135]

Band Of Gold ~ Freda Payne Now that you're gone All that's left is a band of gold All that's left of the dreams I hold Is a band of gold And the memories of what love could be If you were still here with me You took me from the shelter of my mother, I had never known Or loved any other 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 Since you've been gone All that's left is a band of gold All that's left of the dreams I hold Is a band of gold And the dream of what love could be If you were still here with me Oh, don't you know that 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 Since you've been gone All that's left is a band of gold All that's left of the dreams I hold Is a band of gold And the dream of what love could be If you were still here with me Since you've been gone All that's left is a band of gold

[@Stllno]

What an awesome song and beautiful voice!

[@curlyhum1276]

classic song , dancers qualify for the queens of dork!

[@1966Manjit]

Just speechless.... what music this was...Just gorgeous ..

[@yogiman4293]

Beautiful memories from a beautiful song, sung by a beautiful woman! All Iconic!

[@KICKBOXER27]

Can't Beat A Classic!!

[@irislouiserichsrdson7023]

I watch Freda Payne grow up each time with A Band of Gold. It is a history lesson!

[@jorgey1969]

I can close my eyes and see this beautiful woman singing with her beautiful voice

[@esmeniamatus5054]

Beautiful song love Freda Payne songs❤

[@Franz19970]

Love the background girl dancers in the orange/yellow shirts doing the typical tripping on LSD dance

[@lavie8161]

😂😂😂😂

[@matthewdagnan3396]

In defense of the zombies watching, half them were probably on Qualudes...

[@edmadrid1776]

1970!

[@melanier7309]

One of my childhood favorites.

[@rodneyhill8400]

Beyonce, Rihanna, Nicki, Cardi.....I'll pass on them....Freda will suit me just fine always!!!!!💝💝💝💝💯💯💯💯💯

[@mirtikaschultz3282]

I used to sing this walking around the Bronx when it was on the radio a lot...so young. LOL> Freda was so beautiful.

[@carlamonsalve8773]

LOS TIEMPOS CAMBIARON Y LA CALIDAD DE ESTOS ARTISTAS NADIE LAS PUEDE SUPERAR!!!!!

[@deannekliene2673]

I was born in 1960 and remember this song like yesterday! I was wondering about the clothes...like hot pants 😅😅 she was beautiful!

[@JimcDJ1]

WOW!!! Freda was a beauty!!! And that song was the first 45 RPM record I ever bought! I was 11 at the time. Still enjoying this tune at 64+.

[@Lee-jo7lp]

Heard this son on the radio. Huge metal fan, rock and roll. Not sure the genre of this song but the build of it makes the hair on my arms raise and that's all that matters

[@bradleyscarton3931]

It’s in the soul/R&B genre.

[@Victoria-nx6rr]

Simple excellence 😊what à talent

[@beefheart1410]

Wow! She is so beautiful! I want to Marry her and listen to her sing this every day.

[@richardacosta6923]

I noticed 54 likes and 1 dislike! This is Soul Music at it's best anyone who can't be moved by this or groove to it, has no Heart or Soul! I LOVE YOU Freda you are still a very Beautiful Woman!

[@itsmesia2469]

Now it's 700 likes (from me that one) Dislikes is 17. Now is 6th March 2020.

[@davidchristopherelstob4449]

Loved this as a kid, such a hip song, and lyrically poignant, gosh never realised what a beautiful lady Freda is , Provokes such wonderful memories ❤️

[@AndrewLawsonjughead67]

The melody to this is Righteous

[@marymartha5363]

How in the world did they mess up that beautiful and soulful performance by this beautiful woman, with all that rhythmless dancing? 😝😝😝😔😞

[@othercarib]

There's a debate here about what caused the dancers to be lacking in rhythm - some blame qualudes, others blame LSD, but it could just be the video is slightly out of sync with the audio in some places

[@spngled8654]

White people couldn't dance in the 1970s

[@smokeem5893]

@@spngled8654 White people still couldn't dance in the 1980's 1990s, 2000s

[@innocenteventiorbetello]

Ahahahahahah.. Must be the same old German TV show..

[@TaurusHere]

I thought I was the only one thinking that. LOL. They should've had African-Americans WITH RHYTHM BEHIND HER

[@varachack]

I know this is 1970, but that dancing...

[@xr2863]

Lol

[@brooks323]

As a fan of hard rock and metal I do love Motown music. I’ve heard this song many times in my life and I think it’s one of the best songs I ever heard. Plus this lady is just perfect looking. Look at those legs.

[@billdekruyf8894]

Pure 70's smokin' hot,and tight!..;)

[@blackcosmos]

I love this! Never knew who sang it. Not until listening to a Tavares track which she was featured on. I think she has a beautiful voice n she's easy on the eyes too...

[@perpetual61]

I remember watching this back in 1970 at 8 years old. When Freda Payne sang " Band of Gold on Real Don Steele Show KHJ 9 Los Angeles.

[@garygoodrich7495]

I was 13 when this song came out and developed a huge crush on Freda. What a gorgeous woman!!!!! She would appear on a number of shows then and I couldn't wait to see her. She was one of my earliest big-time crushes and wished I was older---as if I had a chance LOL!!

[@williamshanks3027]

I remember exactly where i was when this first came on our transistor radio , Dugway Utah 1970 , i remember my mom and two sisters danced in the kitchen....after hearing this song and seeing it on our tv my sister decided she wanted to be a dancer like the ones in this video....AHHH.... the memories , i go back if i had a chance in a heartbeat. My mother used to get her hair done the same way.....this music is priceless

[@ronaldway5850]

I lost the love of my life years ago and this song really hits home,Rita l will never stop loving you.

[@jesserossi5595]

Imo the only woman in history who equals our dearly departed Raquel Welch in physical beauty

[@ChosenHandle117]

What. A. Belter..... THE wedding reception floor-opener!

[@donmoore7785]

Come on guys, GUYS, how bout giving Freda a like for her form, if nothing else? Jai karumba!

[@realjets6588]

2019🎵🎵🎵 jam 💞💞💖💖💖💖 👸🏾

[@davidlester7066]

Tune ....... this was still been belted out at my school disco when i started secondary in 79 .....Freda Payne was sex on legs ,what a babe.

[@anthonyjohnson2554]

She is breath taking.., I had a chance to met her in a club back in the day's in Los Angeles., I became speechless when she gave me her attention but I still enjoy the memory of the encounter till this day.

[@kfos1171]

Love this song, an all time classic from back in the day. You go Freda, gorgeous then and she still looks amazing. Those dancers, they did indeed try, but the outfits didn’t help!! Oh Lordy. 😛

[@jefglemonds8551]

What a beautiful lady.

[@joecalleros1359]

This song brings back memories of my youth

[@danielsnyder2998]

Had such a crush on her back in the 70"s, can't believe she didn't do more.

[@all4one06]

“Band Of Gold” was the second biggest hit of 1970 (after George Harrison’s “My Sweet Lord”) and fvd biggest hit of Freda Payne’s career. She still as beautiful as can be. Still sounding great too!

[@kadamwright]

Man o man such a gorgeous creature and with that talented voice... she's just yummy.

[@lawrencemalloy8554]

I love this song Happy belated b-day Freda Payne

[@nigelwilson8331]

Well the 1970s.what can i say...great cars.great singers and songs.discos.and motown...and shes very pretty....😅.

[@desireea.thomas2419]

I remember that outfit. It was so Hip back in the days. We dressed Cool and Funky back in the 70’s. What a time to be Alive. So much fun and such Great music. Miss them days and my all time favorites, the 80’s

[@esmeniafinley1553]

Love this music amazing singer and great song

[@emersonferreiranascimentod9984]

Música linda de escutar é uma higienização para o cérebro não tem mais música iguais a essa.

[@marinahansen5964]

A música é uma das minhas favoritas, mas é triste, sobre uma moça q se casou mas não teve lua de mel porque o marido a deixou

[@user-vd3ls2oo5p]

I love this song

[@richardfweeler2939]

what can you say about a song that touches your heart , makes you realise what you had and what has gone , well we had all the time and the innocence of youth This version and video is perfect , beauty and nostalgia , excitement and sadness, all encapsulated in one song ….

[@frankunderwood9388]

I was in love with her when I was a young teenager. Now i'm sixty three and she still gorgeous

[@jetpack5]

What a voice. What a song. It is a timeless hit. Chills.

[@elizabethpiccolo5534]

I just googled her and omg she’s still gorgeous!

[@jacquelineb9458]

Looking back from i was a little girl in London listening to freda Payne band of gold i remember watching Top of the Pops😄🇬🇧❤

[@edwardhenry3158]

Man in the 70s I was a young bass player probably 14 years old. I was in the Allman Brothers R&B I could learn and I had a 62 jazz base. My brother had given me before he went off the Vietnam. He taught me a little bit before he went off to war, but never came back, but I took that base and it is still my prize possession today and I was sitting in my bedroom one day trying to figure out this baseline. My aunt Joanne came downstairs heard me and heard the song I was doing she said keep playing keep playing you’ll get it. You’ll get it. You’ll get it and all of a sudden she just started wailing, and blew me away and from that day on the bands, I was in when she would ever come to see us. We always made sure that song and heat wave she was coming up to sing and let me tell you she tore the house down I miss my aunt Joanne, she was one hell of a rockin chick, a white girl trapped in a black soul body

[@mikebott6940]

That gorgeous, expressive face... she should've been an actress.

[@Scott-ly2nk]

Man i always loved this tune i ead 15 when it came put it gave interest of my basketball days listening to her back then was mind blowing thank you freda love you