Soft Cell - Tainted Love

Tainted Love

Soft Cell Dir. Peter Christopherson Play Channel
1981 80s synth pop
#58 on The 100 Greatest Music Videos of the 1980s →

Originally composed by Ed Cobb and recorded by Gloria Jones in 1964, this song attained worldwide fame after being covered by British synth-pop duo Soft Cell for their 1981 album Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret.

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3:01 duration
1981 released

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