Marc Almond (Soft Cell Singer) On BBC Breakfast [12.07.2024]

[@songforanyone]

What a lovely guy always loved him but still so humble

[@hauntological]

Marc is an absolute treasure. It's always a joy to see him being interviewed.

[@leewilliams7052]

Say hello wave goodbye one of the greatest songs ever written 😊

[@christineWilson-op8ok]

I’ve just heard him sing that live with Jools Holland. His voice is off the scale good.

[@grantc61]

Marc Almond has a fantastic body of work to be proud of. A real artist.

[@ianvicedomini2648]

What a thoroughly amazing guy to listen to. One of ours and very clearly spoken.

[@heathercrook6516]

So good to see Marc looking comfortable and relaxed. His voice has recovered really well. Used to go and see him and also Soft Cell. Loved his repartee with the audience. Must repeat how great it is to see him back. Saw him at Ipswich Regent when he was clearly ill at ease and his voice was yet to return properly. Think the little shows he did during the Covid crisis really helped him get his confidence back

[@se9496]

Absolutely LOVE him! Life would be SO boring without him! Carry on singing, Marc! X

[@janewright2800]

Remember dancing to soft cell in the 80's! Great

[@antonkern639]

he was born 1957.... and... what a life long career - what great vibes.💚💓💜.. very cool to see him and hear his thoughts... what legend....

[@geoffjoffy]

Marc is a living legend.

[@BenNurdin]

Is he?

[@geoffjoffy]

@@BenNurdin Yes.

[@eightiesmusic1984]

@@BenNurdin Yes. I hope this helps. How many albums have you released and how many hit singles have you had?

[@BenNurdin]

@eightiesmusic1984 actually I slowly released my bowels over Marc almonds last single and that was a true hit!

[@guruaudiotheexperimentvintagea]

Una voz unica fantastica y un tipo super humilde

[@hunkhk]

how wonderful is he, what a bloody legend. I can recall the very first time hearing Tainted Love life changing

[@rachelsirett8809]

My growing up my era the 80s i am a 72 born baby loved everything about the 80s

[@davebarlow6457]

Marc Almond comes across as a thoroughly decent bloke who just loves music. A refreshing change from a lot of popstars today who are obsessed with image and celebrity.

[@Kevvywevvy]

Looking Fabulous Marc 😊 as a live performer, your vocals are heaven ❤️

[@michaelsorchantte3857]

1981 my first Walkman listening to Wired for sound,Trouble by Lindsay Buckhingham and Tainted love!!Glad to see Marc looking and sounding great1

[@martinphillips3432]

My oldest brother was killed at the age of 22 on a motor cycle in London. Therefore, I was truly devastated when Marc came so close to the same end. And, here we are twenty years later able to celebrate and enjoy perhaps the most prolific British artist ever!

[@bevtokunaga867]

So sorry to hear about your brother.

[@karlblanch3898]

Love you Marc ..

[@michaelshepherd885]

Most prolific british artist ever? 😂

[@martinphillips3432]

@@michaelshepherd885 what’s so funny! Marc across various guises has released over 50 albums. I am not sure if there is a British singer/songwriter who can beat that.

[@michaelshepherd885]

@@martinphillips3432 quantity doesnt equal quality

[@Wellygigs]

Cracking interview ,Marc was full of positivity

[@breigesheppard8339]

Brilliant singer and really nice guy 👏⭐️

[@mutley302003]

Absolutely loved that interview, so modest but such a sense of humour.

[@mattking68]

Saw him two weeks ago in Brighton. He was as amazing as the last time I saw him in 1987. A true British musical icon.

[@juni-zwilling9678]

Two weeks ago I saw him in Berlin, Admiralspalast. It was great.

[@jennywilton893]

Love Marc and Soft Cell, happy memories of my youth!

[@celiahouse9255]

Thankyou 💖 ❤️ 💓 💗 BBC for a interview of the best ever ❤️ 💕 Marc your amazing love your voice I could listen to you all day ❤️ fan43 years love celia xxxx

[@richardbutterfield412]

Looks good and sounds happy. Bravo.

[@fovros]

Soft cell had me hooked as a 18 year old. Never has a band resonated with me . They were the number one band. 2024 and I've said this for 42 year's. Torch 12 inch is up there with one of the greatest ever records in new wave or synthesised music . For me it's my all time favourite song but we have to put it in the gendre of music. You can't compare torch with 99 reds balloons for instance. Music shapes our lives , our souls ,even our future . Soft cell were the greatest in that field

[@Barbarellacapsule]

Keep a piece of Marc in your Heart,he is a true Inspiration 😘

[@paulreynolds2569]

Saw Soft Cell live in SF in Japantown 1984. Great performance. Still like their music and follow the and some of Marc's work. "Guilty"= great song

[@BRUTUSPLAC]

MARC !!!! thank you so much for yuor music in my HIGH SCHOOL YEARS 1981-1985 BLESS YOU !

[@maryfrance1187]

Thanks for sharing your video 🙏 I love Marc Almond so much ❤ Always happy to hear his songs. So greatfull for all the Joy and Creativity he gave us, with Dave Ball also, during all this years ❤🎶🎵🎼🎶🕺💃 For instance, singing Jacques Brel' songs or adapt Charles Aznavour' song is a great challenge : it shows that Marc is open-minded and can sing everything. Bravo 👌🎶❤️

[@nigelfreeman6192]

I wish he would release what was the B side of the single Say hello wave goodbye. It was an instrumental version where a saxophone done the Marc’s vocal. I loved that version. This is one of my favourite soft cell songs.

[@lorrainecouch348]

As much as I like the sax.. Marc's attitude is the real hook... love it. Must add it to my recent playlist of resistance. 😃

[@alfamaleUK68]

Went to see Soft Cell at their final gig, Hammersmith Odeon......part of my life from my teens untill now, still loving their tracks

[@giarcnella66]

During the 80’s if you told me people like Boy George and Marc Almond would one day be media darlings, I would have laughed in your face. Yet here we are.

[@sebastian0107]

🤣

[@christineWilson-op8ok]

He’s hardly a ‘media darling’!!

[@eightiesmusic1984]

@@christineWilson-op8ok You are hardly Einstein. The comment fits given the hostility they often faced in the eighties due to their sexuality. Homophobia was rife then. It has not gone away but times have shifted dramatically by comparison.

[@LFOVCF]

Marc/Soft Cell songs were the backdrop to my teens. As my avatar shows, i'm a synth guy, and playing their songs is a passion of mine. There will never be their kind of music again. Their first album, non-stop erotic cabaret, is a journey into a world, you wouldn't believe songs could be written about. Songs about living in a bed-sit (small apartment/rented room). It was a magical time back then. Always a pleasure to see and hear Marc.

[@flabbybum9562]

Great performer and songwriter. And whenever Soft Cell did a cover, they always added something special to it that noone else could have.

[@adamobrien5158]

Lovely interview love marc almond love hugs ❤️

[@jonhobson3592]

Used to chat to him a few times , in the early 80’s when he rented a flat in soho .. interesting character for sure 😊. Great songwriter & vocalist 🙏

[@vllukens7265]

Love Mark and he looks absolutely amazing.🤩

[@rockybalboap7763]

that song was played absolutely everywhere tainted love !!!!

[@albertatlock]

I used to see him in the canteen at dinner time at leeds polytechnic in 1977 to 1978.

[@yamark02]

Saw him in Leeds Uni canteen wearing a one piece suit and a cigarette in a long holder. That'll have been around 77/8. Certainly caught your eye in those days. 😂

[@alisondunning7116]

@@yamark02He was the most exotic person I’d ever seen, working behind Leeds Playhouse Bar that winter.

[@yamark02]

Yes, you couldn't miss him.

[@albertatlock]

I went to leeds polytechnic in 1977 when he was there studying fine art.

[@Lulululu514]

Love him and his songs 🎉❤ 80’s Legend brings back so many happy memories for me ❤

[@synapticrush]

Saw Soft Cell last night, what a voice 🤩

[@justincase2271]

It is weird. Some 40 years ago I couldn't imagine how guys like Marc Almond would look like when they're old. It's still weird seeing these guys getting older. The older Marc gets, the more he resembles Mr. Spock in my opinion.

[@superbia75es]

Erm, surgery?

[@justincase2271]

@@superbia75es Erm, most likely.

[@jubs1533]

@@superbia75es And hair dye.

[@a.cooper8477]

😂

[@patricklaureys9238]

I saw him in the opera in Ghent, Belgium, ages ago. Loved the show!

[@Mark-cw2vg]

Amazing voice top chap

[@scentsual7752]

He’s adorable I’m obsessed 🤩

[@freddiemeyer4563]

his autobiography is a good read

[@richardmccrorie5814]

Why does my comment keep being removed ? I only said that Marc looks like Bruno tonioli.

[@Nickster_P]

Still has a great enthusiasm for it all. Great to see.

[@grahamrogers3345]

The VISIT is fantastic and features Marc Bolan's voice.

[@tomhamilton5261]

Very talented man……what a voice! Great catalogue of work😎🎶🙏

[@user-um1xt3kh]

I met him at an after show in Manchester UK in 1999. Charming.😃👍

[@LostwaveObsession]

Not surprised they didn't show the original Tainted Love video! Been a massive fan since Memorabilia. That makes me feel old!

[@user-um1xt3kh]

Key chains & snowstorms.😃👍

[@LostwaveObsession]

@@user-um1xt3kh Give me a reminder!

[@brianwaltz3754]

Once in Copenhagen in Denmark I was at a concert with Soft Sell, one of the best concert ever experienced, Marc gave such a perfect performance but the the danish audience was so quiet and passive and me and my wife was almost the only one dancing and singing around and we were thinking, has our danish people went to a wrong concert cause they were so ungrateful and passive. Maybe it's just the danish way in general, they don't freak out a lot, but Soft Cell/Marc Almond is absoluely one of the most important band/singer I have ever experienced.

[@jones1068]

I saw him at Chillfest just over a week ago.

[@marklola12]

Old music sensations from the late 70s and early 80s never really sell their new music tbh. Majority of people like their stuff from those decades for a reason

[@rsmith7912]

Either in Soft Cell or within his own solo output, Marc has been one of the best & most talented male vocalists the UK has ever had the pleasure of knowing. His songwriting skills are totally off the scale & he has a Midus touch when it comes to covering a song & then making it his own. It's good to see him so upbeat at such an early hour on the BBC. The new album is another outstanding production & nothing's ever going to slow him down. He should have his own Saturday night show on the BBC by now in my opinion & when will Glastonbury eventually invite him & Dave down to the farm for a very long overdue gig?

[@StephenGrew]

A lovely person, sensitive soul and a great performer.

[@Czechbound]

In fairness, he has one of most fantastic and recognisable voices. Seems like a very nice guy too.

[@CityOfTinyLines]

He's a lot bigger than I'd imagined.

[@DHall-xz7ke]

Ooo matron...

[@dmgsoultogetherness6667]

he's sitting down lol

[@cathycooper5606]

What a nice guy

[@donnyrover1]

1981 , lincoln , lindsays pub , soft cell ... happy days

[@Lester-hi4ez]

A very talented singer and icon of pop and electric 1980s😂😂😂😂😂

[@crazyleesonic]

I didn't really know anything about him. "Tainted Love" is a song I've always liked, but I didn't know much about his other work until "Jacky" came along. I bought that on a 45rpm single, it has a synth disco feel with orchestration just like "Left To My Own Devices" by Pet Shop Boys. This interview came up in my KZbin feed, he seems like a down to Earth geezer. I will have to look up some of his other stuff.

[@martinphillips3432]

Adorable.

[@bevtokunaga867]

Thank you so much for this 🖤

[@maz4388]

Legend! xx

[@w.urlitzer1869]

The original singer of Tainted Love is Gloria Jones (1964)

[@jeffallen4582]

Mark Bolans partner

[@PeterPanoramics]

Thank you, was scratching my head on that , as it's the song I knew and re listened to by Mr Almond

[@PeterPanoramics]

I recognised him , I was at kitson College in Leeds while he was also there wearing all black as always

[@ndsd04]

She was also the driver of the car in which Bolan died, not so fun fact.

[@PEPSIMAX2013]

thanks for the upload ! ... i dont think is something better lately than the "purple zone" with PET SHOP

[@rebeccae.5217]

I love his admiration for the great Charles Aznavour!

[@willalwaystelehandler8450]

Yes for sure great tracks

[@stephenboulding5485]

nice bloke very talented thankyou sir

[@davidwilliams5124]

Great artist marc is unique i would love to hear him do covers of some of christine and the queens hits "five dollares baby "would be a sure fire chart buster with marcs style, keep going marc wonderful

[@SilverfoxJB]

The Girl With The Patent Leather Face. Seedy Films, Numbers, Sex Dwarf - Early Soft Cell were delightfully sleezy. I adored them. Great to see Marc looking so good and still being relevant.

[@frankdavis5321]

Seems like a nice guy

[@Cherrytune386]

Just go your natural grey Marc.

[@brianwebberable]

Love him. Don’t know why the one presenter says “we’ve said that” after Marc mentions proudly that it is his 45th year in music.

[@J.asuncionnrosas-th2rr]

Love Sof cell love marc almond love chox

[@johnbarry1965]

Marc is turning into Bela Lugosi!!❤

[@JohnJSteinbeck]

You mean, Béla Ferenc Dezsö Blaskó

[@arlenemenzies5597]

Wot on earth,has marc done to his face

[@JohnJSteinbeck]

@@arlenemenzies5597 Say ‘Hello’ to the new Marc, wave ‘Goodbye’ to the old Marc …

[@Nickster_P]

Botox

[@baronmeduse]

He looks like a grandma who dies her hair.

[@soundhead6971]

Great voice!!!!!

[@KetutSumber-u3e]

Such a pity as I don’t watch bbc

[@dmgsoultogetherness6667]

cant believe that Charlie bloke is still on tv

[@jemmajames6719]

Marc a lovely guy as ever.

[@renatomallei8102]

Un gigante della musica pop(e non solo.....)

[@lyndonwatkins1]

Didn’t the organist dad live in Cwmbran ?

[@richardmccrorie5814]

He reminds me of Bruno Tonioli.

[@juliangilbert5465]

Great song writer, great singer. Always supported alternative independent music too.

[@dec-hw3lm]

He turned 87 last month and still looks great .

[@HappyRareGrooveMan]

67

[@Julia-fo4tk]

Tainted Love by Gloria Jones, 1964, was a terrific Northern Soul classic.

[@chazmork8265]

Agreed, Miss Jones married Marc Bolan ,I remember in the news and newspapers the day he died ,another legend taken from us too soon .

[@camillawybrants5757]

❤

[@richardjeffreys2437]

THAT WAS LOVELY!! September ?

[@theart8039]

He should be Sir Marc Almond by now

[@medavog]

fab

[@nigelcarren]

I ALWAYS had 'Non Stop Erotic Cabaret' playing in my casette player of my VW Beetle back in 86. I had spent two weeks attempting to woo Melanie White. Then one night, sensing the moment was right, just before she stepped out of my car as asked: "Melanie, what you say if I asked you out?" She said “I would laugh of course!” Gutted and crestfallen I asked "Why?" She said, "Because you are gay of course!" She then kissed me on the cheek and walked to her front step. Over the next week I asked around, and as it turned out EVERYONE thought I was gay because of THAT casette! 😂👍❤️🇬🇧 EDIT: Kissed me on the cheek not ‘chick’. There was NOT a chicken in the car.

[@mariaq8087]

He looks incredible for his age! ❤

[@baronmeduse]

'Incredible' is one way of putting it.

[@mattking68]

@@baronmeduse Dick move.

[@PeterPanoramics]

Tainted love was a well know song by another artist whom I've forgotten the name of at the moment

[@bluskyyorkastar3945]

Gloria Jones AKA Ms Marc Bolan As Then Girlfriend Who Tragically Died In A Car Crash

[@Lester-hi4ez]

Very nice 👍 man and gentlemen 😂😂😂

[@ianday4237]

Kinda strange that it's been soooooo long a career 😮, personally l never enjoyed " something got a hold of my heart " , just another Cover Version " , but " Bedsit Land " really resonates to me , as back then in the 80's , that was most people's first experience of having a home away from their parents, and l guess that in a way, we all made the most of our newfound freedom, and kinda liked a similar way 🤫 . .

[@djsguitars01]

Sooooooo much work.......

[@aodhan2023]

amazing to learn that he is Simon Cowell's brother