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Freda Payne\u2019s banger \u2018Band Of Gold\u2019 sounds like a Motown record, but actually isn\u2019t. Although written by Berry Gordy\u2019s hit-making trio Holland-Dozier-Holland, it was released on their breakaway label, Invictus, on 25th April, 1970.\nEver since, fans have speculated as to the meaning of its lyrics and the nature of the crumbled relationship within. \u201cThat night on our honeymoon / We stayed in separate rooms,\u201d Payne sings. Was her betrothed a closeted homosexual? Impotent? Frigid?\nIn this episode, Arion, Rebecca and Olly explore how this \u2018proto-disco\u2019 classic has been embraced as a gay anthem; explain why Payne originally felt ill-equipped to sing the song that made her name; and credit the extraordinary track record of Detroit\u2019s Hutchins Middle School\u2026\xa0\nFurther Reading:\n\u2022 \u2018Band of Gold by Freda Payne\u2019 (Songfacts): https://www.songfacts.com/facts/freda-payne/band-of-gold\n\u2022 \u2018Holland-Dozier-Holland (1962-1970)\u2019 (Black Past, 2021): https://www.blackpast.org/african-american-history/groups-organizations-african-american-history/holland-dozier-holland-1962-1970/\n\u2022 \u2018Freda Payne - Band Of Gold\u2019 (Soul Train, 1970): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uF9Q3hnAr88\n#US #Black #70s #Music\nFor bonus material and to support the show, visit\xa0Patreon.com/Retrospectors\nWe'll be back tomorrow! Follow us wherever you get your podcasts:\xa0podfollow.com/Retrospectors\nThe Retrospectors are Olly Mann, Rebecca Messina & Arion McNicoll, with Matt Hill.\nTheme Music: Pass The Peas. Announcer: Bob Ravelli. Graphic Design: Terry Saunders. Edit Producer: Alexa Weissman.\nCopyright: Rethink Audio / Olly Mann 2022.\n Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices