Freda Charcilia Payne (born September 19, 1942) is an American Soul/R&B singer and actress best known for her million selling 1970 hit single, "Band of Gold". She was also an actress in musicals and film, as well as the host of a TV talk show. Freda is the older sister of former member of The Supremes, Scherrie Payne.
Vietnam War: Soul, Gospel, & Funk Records: https://rateyourmusic.com/list/JBrummer/vietnam_war__soul__gospel__and_funk_records/
In the song "Bring the Boys Home" (Invictus # 9092), Freda Payne (born in Detroit, Michigan) emotionally pleaded with the politicians to end the war and send back the soldiers, noting the fathers and mothers left on the home front. It referenced the draft / call of Uncle Sam: "You marched them away...on ships and planes", and strongly attacked the purpose of the war, calling it "senseless" and "death in vain". Finally, Payne declared that "enough men have already been...killed". Influenced by the Philly Soul sound, with strings, the song had an upbeat tone, despite the serious and depressing lyrics, and it reached # 3 on the Billboard R&B charts, and # 12 on the p...
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Bring the Boys Home
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Bring the Boys Home (Freda Payne) Lyric Video
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"Bring the Boys Home" by Freda Payne with lyrics
"Bring the Boys Home" by Freda Payne with lyrics
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1971 HITS ARCHIVE: Bring The Boys Home - Freda Payne (mono 45)
Behind her 1970 debut hit “Band Of Gold,” this Vietnam era anti-war song was Freda’s second highest-charting single.
Pop Chart Peaks: Record World 5, Cash Box 7, Billboard 12 - R&B Peak: 3
Transferred from mono 45 single Invictus 9092 - Bring The Boys Home (G. Perry-A. Bond-G. Johnson) by Freda Payne, produced by Greg Perry
THE 1971 HITS ARCHIVE - Here in one place, a comprehensive collection of ‘pop’ best-sellers and songs which made an impact that were either released or enjoyed a major chunk of their popularity within the calendar year 1971 (some were recorded in 1970)
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Freda Payne - Bring the Boys Home
Freda Payne - Bring the Boys Home
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Freda Payne - "Bring The Boys Home" on Music Show 'Steel Pier' (1971)
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In the song "Bring the Boys Home...
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In the song "Bring the Boys Home" (Invictus # 9092), Freda Payne (born in Detroit, Michigan) emotionally pleaded with the politicians to end the war and send back the soldiers, noting the fathers and mothers left on the home front. It referenced the draft / call of Uncle Sam: "You marched them away...on ships and planes", and strongly attacked the purpose of the war, calling it "senseless" and "death in vain". Finally, Payne declared that "enough men have already been...killed". Influenced by the Philly Soul sound, with strings, the song had an upbeat tone, despite the serious and depressing lyrics, and it reached # 3 on the Billboard R&B charts, and # 12 on the pop charts. Composed by General Johnson (from the band Chairmen of the Board), Greg Perry, and Angelo Bond, all involved with the Detroit based label Invictus - founded by Holland-Dozier-Holland after they left Motown Records in 1967. The American Armed Force network banned the song in South Vietnam. Payne discussed the song in a 2011 interview with soulmusic.com, saying that:
"it was the height of the Vietnam War, and Richard Nixon was the President of the Republican party, and I remember first hearing it play and listening to it I was like, wow. It brought tears to my eyes. It touched my heart. And so we went into the studio and did it, and it reached gold status....Back then, shortly after the song was released, the record company got a telegram from D.C. from the U.S. government saying that my song would not be played in South Vietnam because it would be giving aid and comfort to the enemy....But people liked the song; they picked up on it. And the song still got heard over in Vietnam, because I run into people who were over there who said they heard it over there, and they said the song was encouraging to them and helped them".
"Father are bleeding, lovers are all alone / Mothers are praying, send our sons back home / You marched them away-yes, you did, on ships and planes / To the senseless war, facing death in vain / Bring the boys home (bring them back alive) / Turn the ships around, lay your weapons down / Can't you see 'em march across the sky / All the soldiers that have died / Cease all fire on the battlefield / Enough men have already been wounded or killed / What they doing over there...we need them"
Vietnam War: Soul, Gospel, & Funk Records: https://rateyourmusic.com/list/JBrummer/vietnam_war__soul__gospel__and_funk_records/
In the song "Bring the Boys Home" (Invictus # 9092), Freda Payne (born in Detroit, Michigan) emotionally pleaded with the politicians to end the war and send back the soldiers, noting the fathers and mothers left on the home front. It referenced the draft / call of Uncle Sam: "You marched them away...on ships and planes", and strongly attacked the purpose of the war, calling it "senseless" and "death in vain". Finally, Payne declared that "enough men have already been...killed". Influenced by the Philly Soul sound, with strings, the song had an upbeat tone, despite the serious and depressing lyrics, and it reached # 3 on the Billboard R&B charts, and # 12 on the pop charts. Composed by General Johnson (from the band Chairmen of the Board), Greg Perry, and Angelo Bond, all involved with the Detroit based label Invictus - founded by Holland-Dozier-Holland after they left Motown Records in 1967. The American Armed Force network banned the song in South Vietnam. Payne discussed the song in a 2011 interview with soulmusic.com, saying that:
"it was the height of the Vietnam War, and Richard Nixon was the President of the Republican party, and I remember first hearing it play and listening to it I was like, wow. It brought tears to my eyes. It touched my heart. And so we went into the studio and did it, and it reached gold status....Back then, shortly after the song was released, the record company got a telegram from D.C. from the U.S. government saying that my song would not be played in South Vietnam because it would be giving aid and comfort to the enemy....But people liked the song; they picked up on it. And the song still got heard over in Vietnam, because I run into people who were over there who said they heard it over there, and they said the song was encouraging to them and helped them".
"Father are bleeding, lovers are all alone / Mothers are praying, send our sons back home / You marched them away-yes, you did, on ships and planes / To the senseless war, facing death in vain / Bring the boys home (bring them back alive) / Turn the ships around, lay your weapons down / Can't you see 'em march across the sky / All the soldiers that have died / Cease all fire on the battlefield / Enough men have already been wounded or killed / What they doing over there...we need them"
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Bring the Boys Home · Freda Payne · Bond · Johnson · Perry
Deeper and Deeper (The Best Of)
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Bring the Boys Home · Freda Payne · Bond · Johnson · Perry
Deeper and Deeper (The Best Of)
℗ Demon Music Group Ltd.
Released on: 2009-03-30
Auto-generated by YouTube.
Provided to YouTube by Vex
Bring the Boys Home · Freda Payne · Bond · Johnson · Perry
Deeper and Deeper (The Best Of)
℗ Demon Music Group Ltd.
Released on: 2009-03-30
Auto-generated by YouTube.
Behind her 1970 debut hit “Band Of Gold,” this Vietnam era anti-war song was Freda’s second highest-charting single.
Pop Chart Peaks: Record World 5, Cash Box ...
Behind her 1970 debut hit “Band Of Gold,” this Vietnam era anti-war song was Freda’s second highest-charting single.
Pop Chart Peaks: Record World 5, Cash Box 7, Billboard 12 - R&B Peak: 3
Transferred from mono 45 single Invictus 9092 - Bring The Boys Home (G. Perry-A. Bond-G. Johnson) by Freda Payne, produced by Greg Perry
THE 1971 HITS ARCHIVE - Here in one place, a comprehensive collection of ‘pop’ best-sellers and songs which made an impact that were either released or enjoyed a major chunk of their popularity within the calendar year 1971 (some were recorded in 1970)
Behind her 1970 debut hit “Band Of Gold,” this Vietnam era anti-war song was Freda’s second highest-charting single.
Pop Chart Peaks: Record World 5, Cash Box 7, Billboard 12 - R&B Peak: 3
Transferred from mono 45 single Invictus 9092 - Bring The Boys Home (G. Perry-A. Bond-G. Johnson) by Freda Payne, produced by Greg Perry
THE 1971 HITS ARCHIVE - Here in one place, a comprehensive collection of ‘pop’ best-sellers and songs which made an impact that were either released or enjoyed a major chunk of their popularity within the calendar year 1971 (some were recorded in 1970)
Vietnam War: Soul, Gospel, & Funk Records: https://rateyourmusic.com/list/JBrummer/vietnam_war__soul__gospel__and_funk_records/
In the song "Bring the Boys Home" (Invictus # 9092), Freda Payne (born in Detroit, Michigan) emotionally pleaded with the politicians to end the war and send back the soldiers, noting the fathers and mothers left on the home front. It referenced the draft / call of Uncle Sam: "You marched them away...on ships and planes", and strongly attacked the purpose of the war, calling it "senseless" and "death in vain". Finally, Payne declared that "enough men have already been...killed". Influenced by the Philly Soul sound, with strings, the song had an upbeat tone, despite the serious and depressing lyrics, and it reached # 3 on the Billboard R&B charts, and # 12 on the pop charts. Composed by General Johnson (from the band Chairmen of the Board), Greg Perry, and Angelo Bond, all involved with the Detroit based label Invictus - founded by Holland-Dozier-Holland after they left Motown Records in 1967. The American Armed Force network banned the song in South Vietnam. Payne discussed the song in a 2011 interview with soulmusic.com, saying that:
"it was the height of the Vietnam War, and Richard Nixon was the President of the Republican party, and I remember first hearing it play and listening to it I was like, wow. It brought tears to my eyes. It touched my heart. And so we went into the studio and did it, and it reached gold status....Back then, shortly after the song was released, the record company got a telegram from D.C. from the U.S. government saying that my song would not be played in South Vietnam because it would be giving aid and comfort to the enemy....But people liked the song; they picked up on it. And the song still got heard over in Vietnam, because I run into people who were over there who said they heard it over there, and they said the song was encouraging to them and helped them".
"Father are bleeding, lovers are all alone / Mothers are praying, send our sons back home / You marched them away-yes, you did, on ships and planes / To the senseless war, facing death in vain / Bring the boys home (bring them back alive) / Turn the ships around, lay your weapons down / Can't you see 'em march across the sky / All the soldiers that have died / Cease all fire on the battlefield / Enough men have already been wounded or killed / What they doing over there...we need them"
Provided to YouTube by Vex
Bring the Boys Home · Freda Payne · Bond · Johnson · Perry
Deeper and Deeper (The Best Of)
℗ Demon Music Group Ltd.
Released on: 2009-03-30
Auto-generated by YouTube.
Behind her 1970 debut hit “Band Of Gold,” this Vietnam era anti-war song was Freda’s second highest-charting single.
Pop Chart Peaks: Record World 5, Cash Box 7, Billboard 12 - R&B Peak: 3
Transferred from mono 45 single Invictus 9092 - Bring The Boys Home (G. Perry-A. Bond-G. Johnson) by Freda Payne, produced by Greg Perry
THE 1971 HITS ARCHIVE - Here in one place, a comprehensive collection of ‘pop’ best-sellers and songs which made an impact that were either released or enjoyed a major chunk of their popularity within the calendar year 1971 (some were recorded in 1970)
Freda Charcilia Payne (born September 19, 1942) is an American Soul/R&B singer and actress best known for her million selling 1970 hit single, "Band of Gold". She was also an actress in musicals and film, as well as the host of a TV talk show. Freda is the older sister of former member of The Supremes, Scherrie Payne.
Oh, you've got a way of coming on You've got a way that haunts me, yeah You keep me flying through my songs A mockingbird you taught me, yeah Some say that I'm lost in love Oo-oo-oo-oooh, you just leave me But I don't care what the people say You're my dream, I can feel you Walking down the street here by my side Make me feel like a rich woman All the girls, they try to catch a ride You tease them by, and take my hand Some people say that I'm lost in love Oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oooh, you just leave me But I don't care what the people say You're my dream, I can feel you Ah, ah, ahh! Ah, ah, ahh! Ah, ah, ah, ah, ahhh! I came home late and found you in my bed Crying in your pillow, yeah You say, "My love, I did something bad and I'm afraid of losing you" Yeah Some people say that I'm lost in love Oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oooh, you just leave me But I don't care what the people say You're my dream, I can feel you Ah, ah, ahh! Ah, ah, ahh! Ah, ah, ah, ah, ahhh! [saxophone solo] Some say that I'm lost in love Oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oooh, you just leave me But I don't care what the people say You're my dream, I can feel you Some people, some people say I'm lost in love But I don't care what the people say You're my dream, I can feel you Some people say, yea, yea, yea I'm lost in love, lost in love, lost in love But I don't care, I don't care what the people say You're my dream, I can feel you Whoa-oh, ohhhhhhhh