美國紅髮歌姬［貝琳達．卡萊兒］（＆佛雷達．佩恩客串）──軟式搖滾──［Band of Gold／金戒指］

Now that youve gone
All thats left is a band of gold
All thats left are the dreams i hold
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 have never known or loved another
We kissed after taking vows
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 youll walk back through that door
And love me like you tried before

Now that youve gone
All thats left is a band of gold
All thats left are the dreams i hold
Band of gold

And memories of what love could be
If you were still here with me

Dont you know that i wait
In the darkness of my lonely room
Filled with sadness filled with gloom
Hoping soon
That youll walk back through that door
And love me like you tried before

Since youve been gone
All thats left is a band of gold
All thats left are the dreams i hold
Band of gold
And the memories of what love could be
If you were still here with me

I wait in the darkness of my lonely room
Filled with sadness filled with gloom
Hoping soon
That youll walk back through that door
And love me like you tried before

１９８５年5月　美國女子團體The Go-Go’s解散

紅髮主唱貝琳達．卡萊兒（Belinda Carlisle）開始追求個人音樂事業

在減重與解決私人困擾後

１９８６年６月  將屆２８歲的卡萊兒在原來的唱片公司I.R.S.旗下發行個人首張大碟［Belinda］

由Michael Lloyd製作, 走１９６０年代影響的流行風格

數位The Go-Go’s成員參與詞曲創作──包括Charlotte Caffey的五首, 以及合聲

樂評好壞兩極, 但大眾反應不錯。

 在單曲的支撐下, ［Belinda］升到Billboard專輯榜＃１３　銷售逾５０萬張  拿到金唱片

加拿大＃２４　銷售逾１０萬張  拿到白金唱片

全球賣出一百萬張

開啟貝琳達成功的個人事業.

１９８６年，貝琳達推出第三單曲［Band of Gold／金戒指］（featuring Freda Payne）

這是翻唱美國歌手佛雷達．佩恩（Freda Payne）１９７０年的靈魂樂名曲（us#3,uk#1）

由Ron Dunbar，Edyth Wayne創作

故事講述一個新婚女人的丈夫無法愛她的故事。

儘管他嘗試過，卻徒勞無功，導致這對夫婦在蜜月時睡在不同的房間，令她沮喪。

看來這場婚姻以丈夫拋棄新娘而告終，只給她留下了頭銜中的“金戒指”（以及她為之投入的夢想）。

暗示丈夫無能或同性戀被認為是導致夫妻關係破裂的原因。

Michael Lloyd製作成一首軟式搖滾, 在中板的節奏間, 卡萊兒詮釋活潑．

單曲版由John Luongo重新混音／編曲　添加突出的和聲，並加重節奏

並有佛雷達．佩恩客串合作 , 佩恩並數度與貝琳達現場表演．

只是［Band of Gold］並未打入美國單曲榜，　只登上加拿大榜＃９１

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t9c3qKjd7B4

Single Mix

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8AXcqy3Q_TQ

Extended

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JT2xBeBnVig

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ibOAGPtiU8I

Dub Mix

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=74vxaXzrNco

Live

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O6dU8pu4y5E

TV

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vViM00YVCu0