Tuesday 18 October 2011

"Tainted love" by Soft Cell

Soft Cell's "Tainted love" is hardly a forgotten 80's gem, but is definitively a song I want to add to my Top 10 of all 80's songs.

Soft Cell - "Tainted love" - 1981




A version of this song I am particular fond of is the 9 minutes/Super 45 RPM version of "Tainted love". This extended dance version (one of the first dance version I can recall) was a medley, transitioning to a cover of The Supremes' "Where Did Our Love Go" half-way through the song.

I don't like too much the "Tainted love" video, so for a change here is just the music track of the extended dance version: