When it comes to singing about heartaches, no decade did it better than the ‘70s.
Freda Payne, "Band of Gold"
The greatest Motown song that never was. A dark track about a couple’s marriage falling apart on their wedding night because he is incapable of loving her.
Quintessential breakup lyrics: “All that's left of the dream I hold is a band of gold / And the dream of what love could be.”
Bill Withers, "Ain’t No Sunshine (When She’s Gone)"
Bill Withers told Song Facts that the inspiration for the song wasn’t a personal relationship, but rather the 1962 movie Days of Wine and Rose.
Quintessential breakup lyrics: “Only darkness every day / Ain't no sunshine when she's gone / And this house just ain't no home.”
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