Gloria Jones - Tainted Love
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@1559godhead Yah, it's good thing is'nt it ? lol. twats
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Awsome. Have played this with my band. Everybody either does not know it, or thinks it's a soft cell cover................
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Loved this classic - HATED the Soft Cell crappy attempt! Remember spinning to this, back in the day!
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A little history of "Tainted Love" to clarify matters. Gloria Jones had a few minor US hits on Uptown - notably "Heartbeat Pts. 1 & 2" and "Finder's Keepers" both of which were released in the UK in the 60s on Capitol and Stateside. "Tainted Love" was released on the US (black and silver) Champion label, and was subsequently "discovered" and played on the UK's Northern Soul scene. (It was a big record for a young Richard Searling at Va-Va in mid-1973)...
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...I doubt if many people knew of this record when it was new, as it was originally issued as a B-side! Due to it's growing popularity the record was bootlegged in late '73, but continued to be played when Richard began deejaying at Wigan Casino. Since then, it has been bootlegged about 5 times on assorted faux labels, one of which was bought by Marc Almond. The 45 was first issued in the UK by Neil Rushton's Inferno label, C.1979.
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@djshelleymac How was Gloria Jones "paid"? The song was written by Ed Cobb - and I doubt if even he was paid royalties. As always, the poor singer provides the inspiration - and often the vocal matrix - and gets nothing but a little reflected limelight from those who build their feeble careers by ripping them off. Ditto "sampling", as far as I can see.
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Gloria Jones was a talented singer and a long-time staff writer at Motown records - a fact a some people are unaware of.
Soft Cell went on "covering" other peoples songs because essentially, the only talent they had of their own was the capacity to play three notes on a Bontempi organ and mince about in a spangly costume - something a retarded chimpanzee could be trained to do.
drwhatson 2 years ago 9
the fine young cannibals have totally ripped off this riff and rhythm.
1559godhead 3 years ago 4