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Interesting article I came across on one of the quintessential songs of the era.

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Should be titled "The greatest remake ever"

[quote][i]Originally posted by THECHAMPIONGENE[/i]
<br>Should be titled "The greatest remake ever"
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Or Maybe "Most Overplayed song ever" ?

No. Definitely a classic enjoyed world-wide. How can u not want to get up and dance,

[quote][i]Originally posted by THECHAMPIONGENE[/i]
<br>Should be titled "The greatest remake ever"
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I thought Tainted Love was original, and only the Where Did I Love Go part was the remake.

[quote][i]Originally posted by Blir[/i]
<br>[quote][i]Originally posted by THECHAMPIONGENE[/i]
<br>Should be titled "The greatest remake ever"
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I thought Tainted Love was original, and only the Where Did I Love Go part was the remake.
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Nope, both are Nothern Soul standards as spun in the Soul/Mod Clubs!


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[quote][i]Originally posted by glokstadt[/i]
<br>Nope, both are Nothern Soul standards as spun in the Soul/Mod Clubs!
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Ah, got it. One of those things I never really thought about:

[i]"Tainted Love" is a song composed by Ed Cobb, formerly of The Four Preps. It was originally recorded in 1964 by Gloria Jones, and was re-recorded by Ruth Swann in 1975 in a version which influenced, more closely than the original, the 'feel' of the subsequent electro-pop chart-topping cover version which brought the track to the attention of a wider audience.[/i]

[that original print was too small for my old eyes [:I] ]

I never knew about the association of "Tainted Love" with HIV, but it does have another connection in my mind - with the 1982 Tylenol tampering cases:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1982_Chica ... ol_murders

I remember a friend of mine singing "Tainted Tylenol..." in a random, teenage dark humor sort of way at the time the Tylenol cases were all over the news and the song was all over the radio. Still, whenever I hear that song I think of Tylenol. Funny how this connection stays in my mind but half the time I can't remember where I put my car keys.

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[quote][i]Originally posted by scramjet[/i]
<br>I never knew about the association of "Tainted Love" with HIV




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Check out the video of Coil's "Tainted Love" cover featuring Marc Almond as Death itself:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eo3TUtRnZi4

Here's the original if you haven't heard it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NSehtaY6k1U

[quote][i]Originally posted by TragicMagic[/i]
<br>[quote][i]Originally posted by THECHAMPIONGENE[/i]
<br>Should be titled "The greatest remake ever"
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Or Maybe "Most Overplayed song ever" ?
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Got it in one. I hate when this songs goes on at 80s nights, it's right up there with 'Blue Monday'.


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"As chairman of the Cradle of Filth fanclub I'm the most insensitive man in Britain, but even I can see there's tension there"

Let's put it this way...the bloody song has become a staple at karaoke night at my 70 year old Korean in-laws place. Trust me when I say you do NOT want to hear a 70 year old Korean woman singing this song.

Wooooaaaah, Tainted Ruv

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