RIHANNA SAMPLED TIHS?!.. | FIRST TIME HEARING Soft Cell - Tainted Love REACTION

RIHANNA SAMPLED TIHS?!.. | FIRST TIME HEARING Soft Cell - Tainted Love REACTION
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[@stevenmix3723]

But this is only half the experience. The proper extended version transitions into a brilliant cover of the Supremes song, Where Did Our Love Go? It is a must listen, when you find it.

[@rosetoren3881]

This.

[@angieschaffer8233]

I always waited for them to play that version on the radio. It was like Christmas when they did. Lol

[@msromo]

Also, this is actually a cover song, the original Tainted Love is by Gloria Jones in 1964.

[@roundrockrock]

Definitely missed the full experience.

[@traduseuse5895]

You are absolutely correct!

[@jamespasifull3424]

This is an 80's version of a 60's song. The original, by Gloria Jones, is a Northern Soul classic in the UK, & has been for over 50 years!! 😲

[@matthewdrake4385]

And the Jones version is very good as well. Think along the lines of like a Gladys Knight or Aretha type sound.

[@delicatefleur]

Yes! I knew this was a remake but didn't know the details.

[@matthewdrake4385]

Another version that was popular in the 90s or early 2000s was Marilyn Manson's version.

[@peterredmond6729]

Yes, it was actually a U.S. b-side of a Gloria Jones single that failed to chart but was picked up by the clubs around Liverpool and Manchester. It still failed to be a commercial success until Soft Cell gave it their distinctive “dark and seedy” treatment.

[@ediefolta9494]

Yes -- please check out the Gloria Jones original!

[@happybunny8704]

Erasure ….”A little Respect “ was and still is a massive tune from the 80’s such a TUNE the clubs would go crazy when this song was played everyone was up dancing and singing such a feel good song… you really need to review this classic 80’s tune xxxxxxx love your fam xxxxxxxx

[@thomasfinnell5418]

"Chains of love" is also good. Both are on my playlist.

[@kayelle8005]

Also love The Communards cover of Don’t leave me this way. Seeing as they love falsettos they must hear Jimmy Sommerville.

[@daddyoca69]

unless your Turk from Scrubs lol

[@jeanine6328]

Oh man, memories, I played that cassette over and over at work….. yeah, I said cassette. It eventually melted in my car years later.

[@elainejones8334]

A massive hit in the 80s, still fills the dance floor today

[@raystephens1142]

Yes it does, watched some kids at a doo I was it instantly up to it. Brilliant!

[@seandobson6221]

You’ve gotta do Human League: Human, Don’t You Want Me Baby, and Fascination. It falls in line with this style of 80s tunes.

[@mikebelcher7244]

Don't forget Pet Shop Boys, Frankie goes to Hollywood, Duran Duran, OMD, Wang Chung, Bryan Ferry, Billy Idol, and oh so many more...

[@jessicabelle2011]

And OMD!

[@kympridham8267]

Mirror man

[@Oxmustube]

Human League is often blocked...don't know why.

[@simonweedy4683]

'We'll always be together in electric dreams' is another classic

[@murrayspiffy2815]

Can't believe this song is 40 year old. I remember it like yesterday.

[@bradjbourgeois73]

The song is actually 57 years old, lol. First recorded by Gloria Jones in 1964.

[@ingvarjensen1088]

Well, sort of. This is the 1991 Remix. Very less New Wave sounding than the 1981 Soft Cell original.

[@lindalou6105]

For sure

[@DaddyTre65]

A great band for this fun 80s dance music sound is ABC: "The Look Of Love", Poison Arrow" and "When Smokey Sings".

[@thomasfinnell5418]

"Be near me" and "How to be a millionaire".

[@darrenjones5885]

It’s not about a woman in the relationship when Marc Almond is singing. He was so outrageously gay that his sexuality almost eclipsed his talent. He was a good singer and later did a great cover of Something’s Got A Hold Of My Heart with Gene Pitney.

[@handsolo1209]

The song was written by Marc Bolan's girlfriend a few years before Soft Cell covered it in 1981.

[@garykidson4489]

@@handsolo1209 It was performed by her in the 60's but not written by her.

[@darrinlindsey]

80s songs are so easily picked out because of all the new ways that artists and bands found to use the synthesizer, that had first appeared in the late 70s. The 80s doesn't really have "a sound". It's just that there are so many cool and unusual sounds within the 80s.

[@chriswildhaber35]

My junior high and high school days. In my eyes the best decade for music and so much more the economy.everything.especially hair bands,go scorpions.would love to go back in time.

[@salvadoramaya8642]

It was definitely a decade of multiple genres of music was thriving all at once.

[@susanlawens3776]

To me saying that the "80's doesn't really have a sound" is like saying that pizza doesn't really have a taste, or that steampunk isn't really a look. It doesn't compute. Yeah, just like when the impressionists went a little crazy with all the new vibrant pigments and colors in their paints, the 80's went a little crazy with the synths. But sometimes you can't help but go overboard when something's new and shiny. Although it wasn't that new (the theme to Doctor Who was made with synthesizers, in 1964), but it was finally something you could buy at the store at a cost that was affordable in the 80's, verses you had to make your own machine that filled up a room and cost as much as a car.

[@darrinlindsey]

@@susanlawens3776 Find me one sound from the 80s, that multiple bands/artists used in multiple songs.

[@666bleedforme]

Well buckaroo I've heard artists sample songs from the 50s 60s and 70s as well sometimes it's out of laziness sometimes it's because the artist really likes the song being sampled

[@jaquettajones]

There is an extended version of TAINTED LOVE where Marc mashes it with Where Did Our Love Go by the Supremes which is pretty genius.

[@bittergeek]

This about as iconic an 80s song possible, along Modern English’s “I Melt With You”.

[@buzztp5119]

Valley Girl soundtrack was a great album.

[@danlabok7117]

80's is the best decade of music. We had it all. Disco, pop, alternative, synth, dance, rap, hip-hop, rock, glam, heavy metal and the rise of country music. Beat that!

[@kevinmcconnell9426]

Sorry but I beg to differ. The 80’s was full of one hit wonders, and pretenders that couldn’t have created a song without a synthesizer. Don’t misunderstand, there were many good songs, but no great bands! Unlike the 60’s and 70’s which had great bands, some still making music 50, 60 years later. The beats of the eighties are very disco, great dance music, but not so good for an NYC to LA road trip!!

[@danlabok7117]

@@kevinmcconnell9426 I could make the case for some 80's bands still rocking it today and some good road trip tunes as I'm sure you can for some of your preferred artists.

[@kayelle8005]

And House and Trance music

[@davidcopson5800]

70s is the best and most diverse decade of pop music.

[@sanjnandh]

The 70s in the UK was also quite unique with Glam Rock, Punk, New Wave, Ska & Soul … I’m showing my age 🤣🤣

[@srlandauer]

Love this song so much! You’d probably also like “Don’t You Want Me” by The Human League.

[@80szombie4]

Totally agree

[@raghadb2044]

Yess

[@matthewdrake4385]

How about Thompson Twins- Hold Me Now

[@angieschaffer8233]

And the Human League’s cover of “Only After Dark”.

[@Not_really]

To everyone on this thread, if you have enjoyed listening or dancing to all the songs mentioned by the other commenters, then, you have lived and I'm riding with you all on that train !

[@normanleroy1874]

Back in the day we always listened to this with the next song, Where Did Our Love Go, it was a fantastic medley.

[@pattyestrada6]

Even now I was Iike wait, it’s not the extended version. Without the transition into “Where Did Our Love Go” it somehow feels incomplete lol

[@karenkat1111]

Yes! I just had to go back and find out what the heck where's the rest of the song??? Lol

[@fleshen]

This was mine and the wife's first dance at our wedding 😁 The mums were not amused🤣 This whole album was a blast the lyrics belied the poppy tunes!

[@221b-Maker-Street]

Bahaha! Excellent! As an aside it would actually make a great foxtrot... 😂

[@GoWestYoungMan]

As someone who grew up in the 80s I learn stuff from you guys that I didn't know. I didn't know Rhianna sampled this song, for instance. So we're both connecting to eras that aren't our own.

[@helpfulplaylists3933]

Rihanna sampled this song on S.O.S. Which was a massive success all over the world.

[@dawnpatrol700]

There's a long mix of this, that's so much better. At the end it morphs into the 60s Supremes song " where did our love go", while still keeping the Tainted Love music

[@amandagray3694]

Yaaasssss.. 💕💕💕

[@SweetThing]

That's the extended version of "Tainted Love". My sister couldn't stand this song, so I just had to go and get the extended version, didn't I?! It's a classic. :-)

[@amandagray3694]

@@SweetThing 😂🤣 double whammy! Great track and annoy the sibling! Love it 😂

[@ThePkb22]

it's superb!

[@5tran9eMCMLXXII]

Gloria Jones recorded this in 1964, the Soft Cell version is a cover...

[@rachellara4661]

I grew up in the 80s! The music was life! When MTv actually played music and not reality shows 🤮 This was an 80s staple. Absolutely love it!!!

[@NativeNYerChicHK]

It was part of the NuWave Techno phase of the 80’s. Being a teen in the 80’s, IMO, this is one of the best songs to come out of that genre.

[@eddietucker7005]

Soft Cell was in the era around 1981-82. They were at the beginning of New Wave music, right up there with Devo and the B-52’s.

[@matthewdrake4385]

I love the 80s music especially the synths and the beats of New Wave. And the popularity of that type music never seems to go away, just gains new generations of fans.

[@RonnieT44]

Soft Cell originated from Leeds, England, where I live. They performed at 'the warehouse' (a night club) in Leeds, in the 70's. We all prayed that 'tainted love' would reach number 1 in the charts, which it did. Great reaction!!

[@TheRetroManRandySavage]

I used to go raving at the warehouse in leeds during the 90s. Wasn't it speed queens back then? We also went to the glass house too. Both was great mixed clubs. We had some great times in Leeds back then. We'd travel from Doncaster every weekend. 👍

[@kf9346]

So this song is actually a cover of the 60s Motown original by Gloria Jones--"The Queen of Northern Soul." Soft Cell were from Northern England and they did a couple songs that were nods to "Northern Soul" even though that was not their time or style of music. As part of that love of Motown they did an awesome cover of The Supremes' "Where Did Our Love Go?" which this song goes right into on the album and is a great double feature. Northern Soul was a style that developed in Northern England based on Motown one hit wonders, B side songs and obscure songs that they made their own. Gloria Jones became star in Norther England. They had and still have their own awesome dance style that looks like a cross between breakdancing, voguing and mod moves. Soft Cell uses footage from some of these dance offs in their vids. Very fun scene; cool, humble and unique. Try their cover of "Tainted Love."

[@Fromorion]

Marc Almond is such an underated singer. Tears Run Rings. Say Hello, Wave Goodbye. Also try Bronski Beat: Smalltown Boy:Jimmy Summerville is a falsetto lovers dream come true.

[@outtahand101]

this song was played nightly in so many dance bars! the dance floor filled up when Tainted Love started!

[@LAPhil13]

Ha, I also remember roller-skating to this song!

[@pattyestrada6]

Other 80’s songs you might like Amber “The Metro” by Berlin “I Melt With You” by Modern English “The Promise” by When In Rome Never Tear Us Apart” by INXS and “Blister In The Sun” by The Violent Femmes.

[@carolmckay9067]

I would love for them to do INXS "Never tear us apart".Such A Beautiful Song 💞

[@robertsterner2145]

Haha or "Sex (I'm A)" by Berlin! Although I'd be happy with "No More Words"

[@kenqb5450]

Missing Persons "Walking In LA" or "Words" also fitting for Female Friday.

[@hollydeitch1977]

Omg. The promise! My absolute favorite 80s song ❤️ And I’ve been requesting “Never tear us apart” by INXS for MONTHS!

[@michelleleeguerin1754]

Never tear us apart would tick all the boxes

[@DerangedLeftWingers]

good music taste on the wall

[@Islendingar]

One of my fave bands from the 80’s !!! They are doing a 40th anniversary tour and then Marc Almond (the singer) is doing a tour for his solo album The Stars We Are which is 30 years old …. You have to listen to his duet with Gene Pitney of Somethings Gotten Hold Of My Heart …. Stunning !

[@angieschaffer8233]

This is one of my all time favorite songs! And it’s a cover song. The original is by Gloria Jones from 1964. I recommend that version for a Female Friday! Side note: the original was a flop but Gloria had a great “taking you to church” vibe in her voice. She was also the girlfriend of late T-Rex singer, Marc Bolan, and the mother of his child, Rolan Bolan.

[@billwieland8497]

Suggestions: Christopher Cross - ‘Sailing,’ Kayne Brown - ‘Worship You,’ Kool and The Gang - ‘Celebration,’ Luther Vandross - ‘Dance With My Father,’ and last but not least ... Roberta Flack - ‘First Time Ever I Saw Your Face.’

[@roberthughes2402]

Great list! I'd go with Kool and the Gang's Misled over Celebration. But that's just me. Oh, and I would add Billy Ocean's Loverboy (Not the video though, it's way too weird.).

[@HeatherDeLaTorre]

What a great list!! I loved Christopher Cross and Celebration was one of my favorite songs.

[@billwieland8497]

@@roberthughes2402 Thank you! I'm trying my hardest to get them to pushed up their list.

[@billwieland8497]

@@HeatherDeLaTorre Thank you! I'm trying my hardest to get them to pushed up their list.

[@j4r4lly22]

I was out to dinner this summer at a very nice place in Wales. We were sitting next to another couple and got chatting. He mentioned that he was in the music business playing keyboards and working in production and then told me his band was called Soft Cell! It was David Ball, the "other one" in the duo. Quite an experience to chat with them although we spoke mostly about food and restaurants as they clearly had a passion for fine dining.

[@joankisloski6972]

The song is on the "Coneheads" soundtrack. A science-fiction comedy film starring Dan Aykroyd, Jane Curtin cast members of SNL. The film is based on their characters, aliens who are stranded on Earth.

[@sharonkame471]

I can’t listen to this song without opening my sunroof and putting my hands up through!

[@markkettlewell7441]

“Tainted Love" is a song composed by Ed Cobb, formerly of American group the Four Preps, which was originally recorded by Gloria Jones in 1964. Just to let you know Soft Cell covered it.

[@kellypedersen6590]

Wasn't Gloria Jones Marc Bolan's wife (from T Rex)?

[@angellucas-ranck9594]

Marilyn Manson also did a cover of this song. Of course his version is a bit harder. Another great one hit wonder from the 80s that is totally 80s sound would be the song “Voices Carry”.(can’t remember who sings it but it’s a get song). To correct my statement when I was talking about one hit wonder was talking about song “Voices Carry” not Soft Cell.

[@keithcummins1762]

Voices Carry by 'Til Tuesday would be a great one for Female Friday.

[@tonijohnson6642]

Great version

[@billythedog-309]

How do you define one hit wonder? Clearly not in the sense that everyone else understands it.

[@BattleMatt]

Soft Cell weren't one hit wonders, they had several records that charted, at least here in the UK.

[@nancyburke8745]

Til Tuesday did Voices Carry. One of my faves.

[@alanminter4234]

Rob Squad Reactions. What a great couple you are. A perfect match. Your fun and enthusiasm for music is genuine, and shines through. Love from England UK.

[@christinec1928]

Love it. We spent a lot of time on the dance floor bopping around to this tune. But you need to listen to the long version with "Where Did Our Love Go?"

[@melprophet1936]

For those who really love this song and can't get enough of it check out the extended dance mix if you haven't already heard it. it adds about 4 more minutes of dance beat goodness.

[@TheD1rrty]

I love the extended version too

[@melprophet1936]

@@TheD1rrty It's really great!

[@sadgfasdg542]

They should check out the original as well by Gloria Jones. I like all versions

[@tonyathomas1533]

80s music is SO FUN!!! Great beats, lyrics, a bunch of fantastic musicians.

[@ZEPnALE]

The reverb background vocal part that goes "Whoa, whoa, whoa, oh" really reminds me of the backing vocals in "Heart Full of Soul" by The Yardbirds.

[@steveabdelkoui5663]

So many great bands and great music from the 60s,70s,and 80s. You guys are scratching the surface only . With love guys.

[@floorticket]

Some of the purest synthpop you could score back in '81. This song is a cover of a 1964 song by Gloria Jones.

[@williamwolfe4997]

Ed Cobb was the writer and Gloria was the first to record it. It's been covered over 100 times. My favorite covers are this one and Marilyn Manson's.

[@Shango]

Yep... kzbin.info/www/bejne/hXuulmWgbrydnpY EDIT: Actually this link about the story of the song is better... kzbin.info/www/bejne/jJq6comtjpx_qrc

[@tommyc23101986]

The original in 1964 by Gloria Jones is a representative of a movement of rare soul music from America in 1960s and 1970s that we now call Northern soul in clubs in Northern England, went underground after that but had a come back recently because of Facebook and KZbin as I know about it at 34.

[@richardworonowicz9076]

When i was 18 years of age I used to go to Northern soul all nighters

[@wgsips]

Love the 80's!! Thx for reacting!🎶💜

[@nanokiss1220]

More famous than the Original. Many People think this is the Original. One of the best Coverversions ever 👍 I love the Voice of Marc Almond, also in many other Songs. I love the Version of Tainted Love in the extended Version with "Where did our Live go" from the Supremes 🙂

[@chthoniapodcast]

The original song was sung by Gloria Jones and the Champions. Gloria Jones was better known for being Marc Bolan (of T.Rex's) girlfriend, and a T.Rex backup singer. There was also an earlier version of the Soft Cell song from the early 80s--this is a later remix.

[@TrailerBob]

Gloria Jones version: a Northern Soul staple.

[@lutdesimpelaere2947]

80’s = dance music. This is definitely one of those typical 80’s songs. So fun. “Don’t you want me “by the human league is another one of those

[@darkdante2595]

This song is from 1964 sung by Gloria Jones who changed her name to Gloria Gaynor

[@walterrutherford8321]

And a little further down the road (about the same time as Abba) Ace of Base was very popular with The Sign, Don’t Turn Around, and All That She Wants.

[@ashleyhirons2904]

Classic from my teenage years. Thank you. Love how just into it Amber is from the get go.

[@Ingleborough111]

I used to go to the Warehouse club in Leeds, Yorkshire, early 80's. Marc Almond, the Soft Cell singer, was the cloakroom attendant. The club gave him the chance to sing on stage.

[@johnfredericks4376]

That's why those of us that were teens in the 80s look at some of younger one's like really?! We've heard this before. And this version is a remake too!

[@jangle4246]

Soft Cell’s “Tainted Love” (1981) is a cover of a much different version by Gloria Jones. Soft Cell changed the key and the tempo, and they used synthesizers. Music was changing in the early ’80s, away from album-oriented rock and toward synth pop. Groups became known not for albums, but for single hits with a fun new sound, like this one. I recommend Berlin “The Metro,” The Cure “The Upstairs Room,” Talk Talk “Talk Talk,” and Missing Persons “Destination Unknown (TopPopVideo).”

[@johnny45042]

It was a big hit, you heard it everywhere. Heavy radio play and video rotation!

[@kernowchris]

INXS - never tear us apart. Huchence is an amazing singer. Acapela on the Jools Holland Show, he sang beautifully. Doubt robsquad will pick it but for the subs, it's worth a listen just to hear the song stripped down.

[@tracysnow349]

The just reviewed it, didn't they?

[@cheetyliciousmeowmeow1085]

Inxs is awesome 😎

[@sharonpate5481]

Y’all make this old hippie smile every day! Love to the whole family out there! ☮️🌼♥️🙏🏼😊

[@larrydoss9284]

Great song! Loved it forever!

[@carolinecocozza2120]

I'm an 80s kid, grew up watching mtv and vh1.. but I can't recall ever seeing this video. Its super cool!

[@laurabrevitz3944]

I love, love, LOVE this song. Thank you!

[@Shrykespeare]

OMG, this takes me back. One of the most quintessential 80s songs, and one of the first songs you think of when you hear the term "one-hit wonder". Marc Almond had such a great voice, and whenever I hear this song I feel like I'm back in middle school again! I can't really recommend any more of their songs (because I don't remember any), but if you want some more recommendations for late 70s/early 80s synthpop, please do "Cars" by Gary Numan, "I Ran (So Far Away)" by Flock of Seagulls, and "Just Can't Get Enough" by Depeche Mode. (You need to do a Depeche Mode song at some point, but this is a great one to start with because it was their very first huge hit.)

[@richardworonowicz9076]

Marc Almond had other hits with sift cell Bedsitter was a good dance track

[@Shrykespeare]

@@richardworonowicz9076 I regret I have not heard SC's other stuff. I do remember some of Marc's solo songs, like "Tears Run Rings" and "Jacky".

[@melprophet1936]

Those are great songs you mentioned. -- I'm gonna add Pop Music by M

[@Shrykespeare]

@@melprophet1936 Yes! And I just realized I should have included The Buggles' "Video Killed the Radio Star" (the first EVER video played on MTV when it debuted in 1981!).

[@paulnelson5144]

Marc Almond HAS such a great voice. He’s still performing and releasing music. And Soft Cell were not a “one hit wonder”!

[@throwabrick]

This song came out when I was in Grade 7 in Toronto. I can tell you, it was a big deal. Instant cult jam status. You ought to listen to the extended version which has a long switch to "Baby, where did our love go?" by The Supremes. So they referenced a song in the original, too. It's all part of that chain of musical gifts. Maybe listen to the extended version and The Supremes sometime? :) Their other banger is "Sex Dwarf", kind of a demented disco electro track.

[@tonijohnson6642]

I thought I heard that missed it here

[@bakercarl8518]

Great memories. Excellent job.

[@unndunn1]

This is such a great song. Glad you played it!

[@jennhurl]

80's One Hit Wonders are dope!! Human League "DONT YOU WANT ME" Modern English "I MELT WITH YOU" Kajagoogoo "TOO SHY"

[@Gothguy1961]

Human League had more than 1 hit, I believe ;)

[@jaysone.94]

I literally just emailed Amber to do Kajagoogoo - Too Shy! Solid request Human League "DONT YOU WANT ME" too. Love this song.

[@astermaribao1562]

Keep feeling fascination and human were big hits for them they are not a one hit wonder

[@markkettlewell7441]

@@Gothguy1961 You are correct. Perhaps they didn’t do so well stateside but they were big in the UK.

[@TheErsu]

@@Gothguy1961 Yes. Keep Feeling Fascination, Human, and Love is all that Matters were hits in the U.S. Practically all their singles were hits in the UK. Their album tracks off of Dare and Hysteria are good too.

[@tombeyerlein3813]

A great band of this era is Talking Heads. Check out Psycho Killer, Life During Wartime, Burning Down the House and Uh-oh, Love Comes To Town.

[@kenqb5450]

Pretty much anything from "Stop Making Sense"

[@ScottKornfeld]

@@kenqb5450 Yes, I think they would really dig both the music and the visuals from the Stop Making Sense concert film.

[@lclark6854]

Soft Cell had quite a few hits (Say Hello Wave Goodbye, Bedsitter etc) and Marc did a great version of "Something's gotten hold of my heart" with Gene Pitney in the late 80s.

[@tracysellman1562]

ok, this is the remixed version of Tainted Love by Soft Cell, the original was Gloria Jones Tainted Love in 1964, and the reason you may remember it or it sounds familiar is it was in the Movie ConHeads, the car sean with his daughter and her girls in the back seat. :)@

[@jennhurl]

I love this song!! ❤🎵 80's One Hit Wonder!!

[@twisted2291]

One Hit Wonder from the 80's rock!

[@davidroberts4769]

One hit wonder ONLY in the U.S.A.

[@julieeastmond6427]

Soft cell one hit wonder!!!! Oh nooooo you got that so very wrong - bedsitter, say hello wave goodbye, torch, soul inside, down in the subway etc etc Marc went on to form the Mambas and then solo stuff and has recently issued a new soft cell album. Marc has released over 30 albums so far in his career - one hit wonder my a**

[@Guitaural.]

You have to do "Always Something There to Remind Me"...at least as big a hit as this. At the time, I was coming out of growing up on 50s/60s/70s rock - being a rock guitar player immersed in those great bands, I did NOT appreciate all the synths of the 80s...lol.

[@dottzie33]

Marc Almond and gene Pitney singing gene Pitney somethings gotten hold of my heart, love it

[@markusrieger5936]

Marc also did a great Version of "Love to love you" Donna Summer together with Jimmy Sommerville from Bronski Beat. Vut please listen to the extended version. By the way: you must hear "Smaltown Boy" from Bronski Beat. If you want to hear a great falsetto. I think the singer with the highest voice ever in pop.

[@MyStressTess]

Marc Almond's voice lends itself well to the torch song genre. The House is Haunted, Melancholy Rose, Say Hello Wave Goodbye, Ruby Red, Kitchen Sink Drama, Memorabilia, Traumas, Bedsitter, Stories of Johnny, and his duet with Jimmy Sommerville, of the Communards cover of Donna Summers I Feel Love all make my short list of faves. I feel like his catalog is a large part of the soundtrack of my life. He's done some great covers over the years, and released a new album during the pandemic!

[@GradyBroyles]

Kept Boy. and Sex Dwarf

[@Lumibear.]

That was when the drugs kicked in, hahaha. This version of Tainted Love is a later revisit by the artist FYI, the original was a little slower with a simpler production.

[@tracysnow349]

A true Soft Cell fan. I love "Tears Run Ring Around My Eyes" by Marc Almond as well.

[@Kelly-just-kelly]

the torch is one amazing tune

[@GradyBroyles]

@@tracysnow349 i wish he had more "pop" like that in his solo career. I absolute ADORE that tune.

[@chrisoakley5830]

This is one of many early 80$ songs that were kind of techno pop synthesizer type songs that since their initial release have never ceased to be played on the radio. Many of them were one hit wonders but were huge and still are to this day.

[@JC-tq8gm]

I was 19 when I heard this for the 1st time. A bunch of us were sitting on the deck of my 1st ship in the navy as we pulled into Sydney Harbor, and this came on the radio. Soft Cell was big in Australia at the time, but hadn't made it in the states yet.

[@ThaneOfEurmal]

Soft Cell and Marc Almond are amazing. This is one of my favorites, but they can be so different. Try Say Hello, Wave Goodbye since you like stories, especially the live version with Imelda May. Or Numbers, Frustration, Where the Heart Is, or Monoculture.

[@johncipjrmusic]

Awesome song!! Marylyn Manson does an amazing cover J would love.

[@CPny65]

If you haven't seen it already you need to watch Adam Sandlers "The Wedding Singer" it is based in the 80's and all the songs you are talking about in this video are covered in this movie, and a special guest appearance from an 80's rock Icon.

[@TheRetroManRandySavage]

Was that 80s rock icon dancing with himself in the film?

[@jscho8674]

Such a GREAT choice!!! I have loved this song since I was a kid!

[@JShirk-po8ln]

This song never gets old!

[@VicMikesvideodiary]

This song HIT LIKE FIRE when it first came out.

[@geneholland1188]

Lol, the funny thing is it's a 50's song and a chic sang it originally. It wasn't this big of a hit though I was told

[@VicMikesvideodiary]

@@geneholland1188 Not the original but this one that came out in the 80's had massive air play. It was unique sounding with the keyboards, a total hook.

[@geneholland1188]

Oh yeah, after all these years it still packs a punch and catches your attention.

[@jameslonergan5840]

Another song from 1981 you should check our is "Don't You Want Me" is a single by British synthpop group the Human League It was released on 27 November 1981. It was extremely popular in the dance clubs. In a club where I worked the DJ dropped the volume on the dance floor and it sounded like everyone on the dance floor was singing the lyrics.

[@applecorp]

They all have that 80's sound because pretty much every artist was using the hugely popular Yamaha DX7 synthesiser at the time.

[@dave4500]

ARRRRRRRRRRR!!! You guys left me hanging so badly by not playing the extended version!!!! But I still love you guys because you have made me smile so many times!!!! Thank you! You guys are the absolute best!!!

[@mypl510]

I recommend Simple Minds "Promised You A Miracle", Joe Jackson "Stepping Out" The Clash 'Rock The Casbah" Romeo Void "Never Say Never" All from 1982, same as Tainted Love!

[@robertsterner2145]

Oh gosh, those memories light the corners of my mind hearing this song. The extended version had "Baby, Where Did Our Love Go?" as a medley with "Tainted Love" and the amount of time we spent on the dance floor because of it......

[@OGBobNoxious]

Seconded heartily.

[@debbiegoolsbyjackson95]

I love, love this song!! We used it for one of our routines in Jazzworks lol. loved the 80's. 😁

[@JJfromPhilly67]

You guys always make me smile.

[@mariflame1821]

Never get tired of this song 😅 Yeah, I like the longer version with the "baby, baby, where did our love go..." even better. React to more Duran Duran please? Ordinary World, Come Undone, Notorious, Skin Trade, Pressure Off (with Nile Rodgers)...and they just released "Tonight United" today.

[@burnoutn9]

There is also a Darkwave cover of this song by Coil off their album "Scatology"...which came out a couple of years after the Soft Cell cover...

[@alandouglas8044]

Brilliant.

[@sandramorris893]

Marc Almond took the original Gloria Jones' Motown 'Tainted Love' and turned it into an iconic 80's sound. Gloria Jones' original was played in the underground Northern Soul scene in the 70's in the North of England and Marc, also coming from the North would've definitely heard this many times as he was and still is a huge fan of Northern soul. In fact Marc is featured in a 2014 documentary about the Northern soul scene, (Living for the Weekend) stating just that. Huge back history to the Northern Soul scene in the 70's, so briefly:- In the US before Motown became the huge label it became there were many black artists that never made the cut for the sound Motown needed for the mainstream audience so their recordings got lost or dumped into old record shops. Meanwhile back in the UK, Motown was trickling through into UK dance clubs and it went down a storm both in the South and North. The South of UK eventually progressed to Funk and Disco but the North wanted more Soul.(One DJ said that he tried to introduce Funk and Disco into the clubs in the North but they just threw bottles at him lol) Having dried up all the Motown sounds, DJ'S would fly to Detroit and scour the shops looking for that sound the North wanted. They would come back with crates of records from unknown artists that Motown had rejected and thrown out before they left Detroit for LA and these records kept the Northern Soul scene in the UK alive for many more years. Some of the unknown artists heard that their records were being played in UK and were shocked but obviously over the moon too and flew over to make guest appearances in the All-Nighters in the North. It's lovely to know that their dream of becoming a known artist came true, maybe not where they were expecting it to, but a dream come true all the same.

[@renewilliams7600]

That was a song from skating rink days. It made me remember another song we loved roller skating to. I havnt ran aross a reaction to it yet. If you havnt reacted to "DIRTY LAUNDRY" by Don Henley you just gotta do it. Don Henley was the drummer for the Eagles until they broke up. Then he had a solo career

[@topgazza]

Just a great classic soul song. Saw them live in the 80s and Marc Almond has a great voice. And this is one of the catchiest songs evet

[@joelliebler5690]

Great tune that sounds just like the new wave band called Squeeze! Squeeze has several great tunes like Black Cofee In Bed, Pulling Mussels,Another Nail In My Heart,And Up The Junction.

[@trod3898]

Love this song from the 80's!!

[@davidrobinson3716]

Gated Reverb is that 1980's drum sound that makes the music so unique (along with the synth keyboards. Drummer (and singer) Phi Collins developed it. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gated_reverb

[@antoinettelopes]

This song came back around again in the 90s. It kinda never goes away. This goes really well with the Naked Eyes version of "Always Something There To Remind Me".

[@matthewdrake4385]

Love that song.

[@TheFrem1]

The No 1 song in the UK in 1981, I was 17 back then and this sort of song was right up my street.

[@valkitts7312]

I get very excited when Amber introduces Rob to artists/band/songs! So fun!

[@joemc1960]

Great song. You should’ve done the 12” version with their cover of Where Did Our Love Go ? It’s even better.

[@hoylt]

Ok, you guys have to listen to Pet Shop Boys West End Girls ... You will love the horns in the song.

[@allysonrogers4389]

I definitely remember going to teenage discos and hearing this. I also think you should listeng to Godley and Creme - 'Under your thumb' - first time I remember a song giving me chills, and also 'Cry' which has a great video.

[@kariolsen6950]

I love this song so Awesome.