Soft Cell - Torch (Live 1982)

[buonnome]

i feel love my dear marc

[UncleSlim64]

Is there no footage of Soft Cell performing this record with Cindy Ecstacy actually appearing with them? I did see them on TOTP earlier on in 1982.

[helenswith]

My mate used to live in Leeds in the late seventies/early eighties and knew Marc Almond when he used to be a coat check boy in a night club in Leeds. She used to hang out with him.

[tommybhoy69]

Listen, I am 43 and was 14 at the time! They are still class! Forgot just how many class songs they had! Search for 'Where the Heart Is' Amazing!!!

[lillyinsanity]

Whhhhhaat?! To the 18 year old, I am now 23 and started liking them around 15 like that other kid and I still love them with a passion.

[SirRico70]

Soul Cell...northern soul, that is.

[maxinebendix]

Couldn't be done today; there would be a quality overload and possibly a melt-down.......

[wagsouza]

GOOD !!!

[666lenn]

Will always love them, everybody should...

[Alma889900]

He can hold me, hold me, hold me all he wants. Absolutely gorgeous guy, nice and sleazy.

[George15026]

im 14 and its my fav song :)

[thedarkwire]

@George15026 kid im 18 an when i was ur age i was obsessed wit this band but im tellin u when u hit around my age you wont be able to stand em lik i do now

[copperpotbaby]

@thedarkwire I think it was gay lust because I felt the same, but I'm straight!

[MrBirdy7]

Pioneers of sleazy listening, I love that!!!

[26highstreet]

Remember being a teenager and seeing Soft Cell live in bristol late 1981 i think, had marc and dave sign my 12inch (oooooooooo thats sounds naughty) copy of tainted love..

Great concert, they played bedsitter, tainted love, sex dwarf,and a lot of soul cover versions and some songs i had never heard of before...

Great band

[STEEVY2608]

hold me hold me hold me.just ace

[glynn5500]

fukin

wiked tune .

[shinysynthcity]

Beautiful song, made me fall in love with Soft Cell (pioneers of "sleazy listening", heheh). <3

[alanbkent]

yeahhhhhhh he was xxxxxxxxxx liana

[brokebackgio]

I THINK THIS ONE'S MY FAV SOFT CELL SINGLE. 30 YEARS NOW MARC'S HOLDING THE TORCH IN MUSIC!

[GriefTourist]

people forget what a truly great song this was

[chandlerbingbong]

Soft Cell .... pioneers of seedy 80's synth

[SpiralishCandy]

Love this!

[mbalciunas]

yeah... live with a wireless keyboard... in 1982 lol

[mikkifly]

david ball keyboard genius.

[EdemarRibeiro]

vc esteve na Haurea Disco???então Softcell embalou seus sonhos tbem...my wookie, my candie...saudades..

[djbethell]

Is it live or is it Memorex?

[echonnn]

live?

live lip sync :- )

great song!

[ColumRogers]

The 12" Mix is absolutely AMZING!!!!

[sussexoldspot]

God, this song's gorgeous.

[sheyda212]

pure magic

[stevejah7]

i agree andnoir - my fave soft cell. xxx

[AndNoir]

Brilliant song,i think that is the best song of Soft Cell.

Brazillian hugs to all fans of Soft Cell.

[SpookOfHearts99]

My god my god my god

Marc is so attractive....sigh....

I wonder if he realises how many people masturbate to his image every night. I can be counted in that group of people.

~MWAH~!

oxox

Post-script: Thank you for posting this.

[drrtylittlerockstar]

@SpookOfHearts99 i've been doing this nightly since '81!

[SpookOfHearts99]

Good on you!

Kissss XxxX ~~

[toptonychick]

I think this was the best Soft Cell song. Tainted Love is far too over played. You hardly ever hear 'Torch'. Its an unplayed gem.

[mcallister799]

Brilliant !!!!

[ColumRogers]

Marc Almond & David Bell are gods!!!! I wonder if i'm the only young person who adores this.

[SpookOfHearts99]

Don't worry dear, you're most certainly not.

~MWAH~

oxox

[MegaRKK]

This one is my favourite,even more so than tainted love!

[rockeirus]

Anos 80 Ruleiam!

[AlexShmalexxo]

He's so hot. >__>

[CRIS454825]

Obrigada por add este vídeo!!! O melhor dos anor 80...simplesmente maravilhoso!!!! Bjoks;*;*;* [ana chris curtindo D++++++]

[elefou]

the sound of a trumpet seems to mix really well with electronic music,another good example is "West End Girls" by the PSB

[frements]

where is the trumpet in west end girls never noticed it

[ColumRogers]

I understand what you mean. For some reason the trumpet fits in like a missing jigsaw piece it's amazing.

[iveco321]

your absolutely right - and the female singer was his cocaine supplier , how mad is that !!

[robertjc1966]

I guess her name, Cindy Ecstacy, was a bit of a giveaway - but, yeah, definitely the best song they ever did.

[demento81]

Who gives a flying F___ if it was live or not. No, actually it wasn't. But its Marc Almond!!! That's all that matters. It was knee tremblingly brilliant and it was Xmas TOTP 1983.

[Goonergroover]

Not live!

[CRIS454825]

No problem...So good....relax....it´s so 80....

[nadinha8]

Tudo d bom!!Amoooooooooooooooooo!!!!

Musicas boas e bandas boas so nos "ANOS 80""!!!

[solidstrangers]

Das beste LIED von ihm,Gratulation MARC !!Genial!! das Lied hat sowas einzigartiges!!SUUUUPPPPER !

[ritchie93]

ive seen them live... and i can assure u that wasnt live!!!!

[HarryUpHarry]

Me too - Marc gets tired, and lovingly he acknowledges it, A truly superb live performer

[TaintedLove14]

This is brilliant.Guys like marc come only once in a life time.I love you,Marc.:)

[shaznay07]

So HOT!! Do you feel like he could almost be singing to you?(we wish),he sings with such passion..

[LittleFrock]

Yessss I do!!!!

[persona83]

@shaznay07 I was thinking exactly that! Few singers can put that much passion in their music. Amazing song!

[CharlieFly2010]

@shaznay07 yes he has such a nice voice. x

[annaDi1984]

Marc is so beautiful!

[dompeace123]

this is awesome.he looks so good in the color black and the eye liner

[arecificado]

Essa música será sempre 10,é uma viagem,simplismente AMOOOO

[vermillionsnake]

Love it too. Best song they ever did, 12 inch was better, Cindy Ecstasy's rap. I used to have a copy of the 12 inch too.

[franchieeee]

LOVE IT.

:)

[SMD1964]

Soft Cell? Yes! "Torch"? Definitely!

Live? NO WAY! Macho Marc is miming!

It is IDENTICAL to the record, which I just adore! One of my all-time favourites!

[abacab42]

everybody had 2 lip synch on top of the pops ... it was contractual ... made it safe 4 the bbc

[HarryUpHarry]

True, and a shame when he's one of the few singers who can perform live on demand. A true artiste.

[AidanLunn]

I was also because the cameras were affected by "microphony" when near loud sounds. Look up "microphony" on Google as there isn't enough space to explain it here.

[abacab42]

... was jimmy sommerville a microphony ? ...

[AidanLunn]

I don't think you understand. You *cause* microphony. That's why the artists rarely sung on Top of the Pops until the BBC replaced their tubed cameras in the early 90s.

[puducy]

shit koo..........

[msdeyed2]

One of my ALL TIME FAVE songs EVER! :)

[yammyrob]

and mine. its aq classic