tainted love. original

[cobalt120]

The original is still the best.

Soft cell did a good job.

The most recent renditions of the song are awful.

[literacyscaresme]

Oh, dude. I wonder how they made the ghosty/star effect people. Green screening, maybe? It looks really cool. ^^

[awsmduck]

NOT ORIGINAL VERSION

Gloria Jones = original

PS hers is better =P

[DPAce456]

@awsmduck  fuck no, his is better, its relates to the man in the relationship rather then the women.

[ringomioeroe]

originaleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee?

l originale è di GLORIA JONES 

[dankerer]

I've always thought that the lead singer in this video looks like Pee-Wee Herman... :D

[FireIceDown]

I love this song. The remix sucks. Stick to the originals. ^_^

[trix69x]

this is the 1991 remix the original was 1981

[Kifly95]

@trix69x Original is the 1964 version by Gloria Jones this is actully the 1981 version.

[X7XrAiNX7X]

so he was raped by stars???

[GrapeTutorials]

This pwns the Marilyn Mason shit screw that... can't remake this song its too good

[oldsoulboy1]

Sorry Star41 I am sure that you are a lovely person

BUT who and what is Marilyn Manson?

This is going too far

All I can say that there some people out there with very strange ideas on what is good music. I know that we all have our own tastes but come on Soft Cell were bloody awful and as for the "thing" Manson! be serious! that's not music and never will be!

Pheeeew! Got that off my chest! :-)

[cheary30]

OK this is pretty creepy too, but I just watched the Marilyn Manson one and it is 11:52 pm... We will just have to see how I sleep tonight woun't we?

my B-day iz in 2 dayz!!!

[oldsoulboy1]

No it's just crap

[oldsoulboy1]

This is a very crap version of an original song by Gloria Jones

Whoever thinks that this dreadful noise is "the" original is as nuts as their taste in music is bad. They (Soft cell) also abused another great Northern Soul anthem, What by Judy Street

Do yourselves a favour and listen to the originals rather than this efected crap

[star41]

@oldsoulboy1 i love this version - as well as the gloria jones original and even the marilyn mason version. it is the type of song that can be played in many genres of music

however i agree about listening to the originals on the northern soul and wigan casino circuit - far superior tunes to nowadays

[ilovenickjonas428]

this is nice. really nice, i still like Manson's version in the rock portion tho

[Topaceman117]

Definetly must change title not original

[buzzsnapwhirl]

good song

[LisaRoxan]

This is not the original!!!!

[knivesman145]

Awesome song.

Creepy though.

They actually used a pipe organ in the making of

this vid.

[swampzoid]

not the original but the most known version.

[Bunzypoo]

I had no idea Gloria Jones did it first. I learn a new thing every day;)

[1Mehring1]

Original. Bah!!! These youngsters don't know nothing.

[TheDJ596]

bizarre video.. what the hecks up with those figures

[cleanhomer]

Was that Pee Wee Herman at the beginning, in the stars?

[JimmythePenguin210]

I have to admit. I like this version the best!

[DawNCss]

Marilyn Manson's version is better i think. But it's still awesome

[amperordirect]

Who Cares either way its a good song. The original is awesome for its time. The cover by Soft Cell is a good one too but Manson did it best.

[marguslagle]

The video is from 1990, when they released the single again. The original video is much funnier.

[hairtthemusicalfan]

Gloria Jones is excellent !!!

[aprilricki]

One of the best!!

[Missouriman37]

Thank god for soft cell or this song may of never been recognized.

[Kaleb9333]

i heard this song on a movie when i was getting ready for school this morning

[shayla1986]

@Kaleb9333 Lol was it Cone Heads?

[canthemum]

Gloria Jones is the original, by decades. Jeez!

[SubSymmetry]

this is cover not original gloria jones is orgininal

[horowizard]

This is not the original, jackass!  You need to do more research.

[Extremality18]

my favourite song. x3

[MrLuck000]

¡Es fenominal! me encantan 80's rock

[TheCunhacarol]

d+ essa musica!!!!!!!!!!!!amoooooo

[socialisticdemo]

This is not the original, the original is from 64, this is not even the first remake, ther were a 76 remake before this... Don't go around and call things original if you don't know squad about it...

[Manganime1412]

i love this version !

[disdain666666]

this is not original , original is from 1964.

[wolfje98]

this the orginal

[MrBUEBCHEN]

Mrilyn Manson mke it better....

[BloodLord312]

soft cell,gloria jones,pussy cat dolls,marilyn manson, i think marilyn manson version is best

[NManBeast]

video dumb

song catchy

[BloodLord312]

dis n gloria jones version r a joke MM is best

[hollywoodjokerpicalo]

this not the original. but it's the original to me I grew up in the 80's.

[paul99227]

gloria jones is the original get your facts right before posting KTF

[mark2c00l1]

i know its not the "original" but im all sure its this video and song all of us know and are looking for so ...... its the "tainted love" we know, so at least appreciate that this guy out of his free will has managed to find and upload this vid so all of us can enjoy. thanks whoever posted this vid !

[lilhormiga37]

G.A.Y!!!!! MM IS MUCH BETTER

[wowonice1]

Marylin Manson is a nutt-Succ SINGER!! SHe sucs!

[HimeBerrii]

this isn't the original fool

[gtafreak9870]

this is the best over

[Lezardine09]

But, what's the name of the singer ????

[Xawame]

soft cell

[bapdc]

@Lucynnyu This IS a cover version. It's the most well know version.

[Cornelia322]

der Renner auf Klassenfeten

[Masterpiece826]

This is a remake of Gloria Jones song. Isn't her song great. I love it! The meaning never changes.

[spikyness999]

this song is about gay weird

[ziggy72170]

"Thank God", I've found the original song ! All those remakes,,,,,"make me Sick" ! .........(yes, I'm a Tainted man)..

[MattyMcCritic]

I think the lyrics are gr8! Been in so many relationships that remind me all about this songs title and thats not nearly ALL! ...Tainted love =)

[hendrixgirl88]

this is a motown song, written by ed cobb in 1964, sung by gloria jones and covered by soft cell 1981. sorry to tell you but this is not the original although it´s a great version.

[WhatTheHell35g]

@hendrixgirl88 you're right...

[arsela9027]

i like this version!

[abigailfrancis]

isnt da original by gloria jones then by depeche mode( to me da 1st originals)?

[WesleyConquerMaster]

i laughed at the vid ::L!

[TheBOMBER28]

Not a patch on Gloria Jones.

[picposter67]

Gloria Jones who worked at Motown Records first recorded this song in the 1960's. Soft Cell's and Manson's version are remakes.

[mimi42093]

@picposter67 yeah i love how no one gives her credit for this amazing song. she released it in 1964 and pussycat also did a remake.

[picposter67]

@mimi42093 yeah you are right. Gloria Jones gets no credit for recording the original version of "Tainted Love". Most people actually believes that Soft Cell was the first to record this song. I forgot to mention that The Pussycat Dolls also remade this too. Thanks for reminding me.

[Cannotfindaway]

80's are the best, anyhow

[Gametester750]

manson is so much better

[FriiUili]

i have the original

[bluehairspaz]

thats a cover, not the original.

[calamityjj]

this is not original but this definitely better than manson ver.

[DyreStraits]

Sorry, but this is just stupid.

[yoshimannetje]

really funny to see those old vids, verry nice

[exocelol]

just THE BEST!!!!!:):):):):)

[chrissticks]

Hmmmmm.........Marc Almond would have been 12 in 1969

[sauskeuchiah2]

Um no people the original was by soft cell who did it in the late 60's Gloria did it in the late 70's....look it up fucktards

[southparkcolts]

but this version is better

[Hoopermazing]

This is not the original version of Tainted Love, you drooling idiot.

[imferum1107]

Original is Gloria Jones, not Soft Cell

[1seekspie]

Gotta love those loopy 1970s vids!

[piclolly]

By Most People, this is considered the original, because the Gloria Jones version wasnt widely produced or copyrighted..

[Rickastleyrules]

Of couse not. It's by Ed Cobb:-)

[sCrEaMo0oRaWr]

still a great song...! =]

[mjluver83]

I <3 dis song

[hotchick1860]

WOHHOO! LOVE THIS SONGGGGG!

[kdomain]

this is not the original douche waffle

[paul99227]

dont be coned this is not the original

[quantumfoamnow]

The original gloria jones version is far better me finks !

[soulpresident]

original is gloria jones!

[admstick]

this isn't the original...

[accogli888]

Good old 8ties! I really like it!

[pimpista32]

its by the cure not fucking soft cell

[blackpoolbacon]

It's actually by Gloria Jones.

[lpoursoi]

you shouldn't base your assessment off some track you downloaded on napster/limewire/bittorrent...­the info could be incorrect ya know...

[th3sp0rk]

the video is a little bit crappy 80's style but the song is awesome

[zadraloregitso]

Awesome!!!

[MrCliprater]

the song is awsome..... the video sucks

[TPM66]

It's for broken hearts

[90Lance90]

is this song for gays?

[cherubstar911]

love this version brings bak memories

[underthemost]

Totally indeed... <3

[elvenwishes]

Marc Almond is hot and when this came out I loved it then and love it more everytime I hear it...Means alot of things to many ppl...:)

[Azyniklae7]

Is it just me (I'm not gay) but yes, i am a man, and the guy in the video is a hottie, not the singer obviously

[OneWingedAngel980]

awesome. I love the 80's

[OneWingedAngel980]

awesome.  I love the 80's

[gayadnsinglee]

im gay adn single call me 15082460436

[VendorHM]

imba rly :o catchy song xD

[himangol]

1964 the year for the ORIGINAL

[natashahale1]

marilyn manson version is so much nicer

[alanbstard4]

yes Gloria Jones from 1964 is the original

[madrilea2000]

una de mis favoritas canciones y el tio esta de muerte;)

[Oudler]

Anyone who knows about music knows the Gloria Jones did the original of this song. The Soft Cell cover is great but it's not the original.

[OneWingedAngel980]

yes but she appears to be a foot note

[marijanie333]

WHERES THE ONE WITH THE PEDOPHILE AND PIRHANA?? hahaha, its the best...and its GONE!!

[ferency98]

I love this song. Is this video gay? If this were put out today it would be so GAY. But I do love this video.

[brandtaylor93]

this is not the original it's just the most well known.

[bobphillifent]

This is a cover version! The original is by GLORIA JONES!!!

[Astraldragon1]

This version by Soft Cell is the one I grew up with and I like better then.

the one by Gloria Jones who from what I hear did the Original version.....or that Manson version which sucks.

[1butterfly0milly]

not the orginal song.

its by groria jones in 1964

[linu0015]

what about the four preps??? didn't they make it??

[spock20008]

Not the Original, This is a old Motown Tune by Gloria Jones 1964. Get it right!!

[scorpens88]

Hahahaqhahahahahahahahahaaaaaa­aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

Fuck YOU IDIOTS!!! ITS a NOT ORIGINAL!!!

ORIGINAL IS Gloria Jones!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[KnuxBrent07]

Is this dude a fruit basket or what. the hell is he singin to a dude for? or is he just actng out what he's singing?

[AFSCMik]

is marc almond a fruit basket?...... understatement your speciality hahahaha ,hes as bent as a nine bob note mate

[bigwoodead]

not the original

[jef7ful]

la cancion es muy buena , pero se me hace algo gay el video!!

[emiliobatiste]

@jef7ful Si entendieras la letra, además sabrías que es un himno gay. Y a mucha honra. Pedazo zopenco

[soccerholden13]

the original is by gloria jones! but I like the marilyn manson cover much more than this one.

[xcelr8r72]

As stated, not the original. The internet sucks as an information distribution system.

[Astraldragon1]

well that may be true..but anyone who grew up during the 80's this version by Soft Cell is the one they remember....This version is my favorite Untill recently I thought this had been the Original one.....I heared the Gloria Jones and Marilyn Mansion versions....I didn't care for them. this one to me is the best version out of all 3 of them. long live the 80's.

[monkeykrueger]

chanhe the title mate

[morecomp]

Nice but not  original. Gloria Jones made that in 1964.

[PrinceAndrew100]

How dare you write original, I clicked this on expecting to hear the original and all I get is this soft Cell version. Stop wasting peoples time, change the title

[suasponte67]

Soft Cell version is better,,leave it the way it is.

[MusicallySilent]

Not the original...

[tomiee]

gay man

[smajy]

"Tainted Love" is a song composed by Ed Cobb, formerly of The Four Preps, which was originally recorded by Gloria Jones.

[BrIcHmOrTeNbOB]

q xvre es ta chevre la pongo en mi mp3 ps es la mejor cancion esta xvre y tiene mi signo ajajaj

[achurchner]

Nice song, but not the original! The oldest version as far as i know is sung by gloria jones.

[der363]

nope. the original was by the Four Preps.

[didii258]

He composed the song, but didn't record it.

[julmzz]

i miss the one where theres a girl going to hevaen and the man teases her with a cricket balll ^.^

[sixxteenbits]

Original? Heh. The original is by Gloria Jones, 1964

[ratbonn]

Yes, I agree. Pretending something is original, you should be sure of it. And the original is even better, as always when something's covered. More soul, more power. But this one's pure 80's, thanks for uploading it.

[Sbadiiglio]

Magic song and magic video!!!

[TheIceDragonlady]

i dont care who did it originally! all i know is its a damn good song especially this version

[karmaleon62]

love this version ....the best !!!!power to gays !!!

[specialbeamcannon1]

this is not the original and the marilyn manson cover is better

[Kat24685]

the origainal is by Gloria Jones & marilyn manson's version is good but creepy!!!

[vonUtz]

"Tainted Love" was originally composed by Ed Cobb and recorded for the first time by Gloria Jones in 1964; she sung a second version with Marc Bolan in 1976. Indeed became famous only after this cover by Soft Cell.

[xJustrenee]

@ hilliepillie;

if you watch, take a look at the end, where they show the name of the persons.

when i look, i see clearly soft cell on my screen.

[davidwatson]

Love this all you want ... but a bit silly labeling it "the original"!!!

[hilliepillie]

this is not the original the original is from soft cell and this is no soft cell

[zipto]

this is soft cell

[kwizatch]

isn't the original one made from a woman i heard it while driving with my grandma so it was a old person station XD

[caioalmendra]

Yes, the original version is from Gloria Jones. 1964...

[ace69er]

No this song was written by the Woman who Kileld Marc Bolan in 1976 about their relationship,

It WAS a str8 song, Soft Cell turned it GAY!

[caioalmendra]

I said "original version", not who wrote it. Gloria Jones is the first one to sing the song, so the original version is hers. Gloria Jones didn't wrote the song was you said, it was Ed Cobb. Also, the first version was from 1964, performed by Gloria, and not the duo version from 1976, performed by Gloria and Marc. Since the song was written by a third person and years before Marc and Gloria relantionship started, this was not about their relation. Gloria didn't killed him, she only crashed.

[ace69er]

Yes youre right. I wasn't 100% up on the history of that song other than the woman who crashed their car was involved with that song.

Cheers!

[Rickastleyrules]

All you need to sing is a VOICE! Not really talent.

[4nimePRO]

omg noone can replace the original!!!! you go.

[Animoution]

Version of marilyn manson its best T_T

[HyperVoldo]

¬_¬

That will be all ~

[Blackdragon52k]

Is it just me or does he look like Billy Idol?

[madi91ok]

aa ok.

[schwarzluigi]

is he marilyn manson when he was young?

[phillysportz3]

Is this a serious question?

[khajiit92]

.........no....no he is not. o_0