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Soft Cell

Art students Marc Almond and Dave Ball formed Soft Cell, a synth pop duo famed for its uniquely sleazy electronic sound, in Leeds, England in 1980. Originally, vocalist Almond and synth player Ball teamed to compose music for theatrical productions, and as Soft Cell, their live performances continued to draw heavily on the pair's background in drama and the visual arts. A self-financed EP titled Mutant Moments brought the duo to the attention of Some Bizzare label head Stevo, who enlisted Daniel Miller to produce their underground hit single "Memorabilia" the following year.

It was the next Soft Cell effort, 1981's "Tainted Love," that brought the duo to international prominence; written by the Four Preps' Ed Cobb and already a cult favorite thanks to Gloria Jones' soulful reading, the song was reinvented as a hypnotic electronic dirge and became the year's best-selling British single, as well as a major hit abroad. The group's debut LP, Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret, was also enormously successful, and was followed by the 1982 remix collection Non-Stop Ecstatic Dancing.

While 1983's The Art of Falling Apart proved as popular as its predecessors, the LP's title broadly hinted at the internal problems plaguing the duo; prior to the release of 1984's This Last Night in Sodom, Soft Cell had already broken up. Almond immediately formed the electro-soul unit Marc & the Mambas; another group, Marc Almond & the Willing Sinners, followed before the singer finally embarked on a solo career in the late '80s. After a number of years of relative inactivity, Ball later resurfaced in the techno outfit the Grid. ~ Jason Ankeny, Rovi
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tsevis
Luv this song
Soooooooo 80s
savannahruck m a n
Hehehehe I pray that way >;)
My favorite song about taints....
I love this song this is one of my favorite 80's song. Even though I was born in 2001 and only 12
Oh my God tainted love is the best song ever! I sing it all the time! It's just as catchy as Blink-182's All The Small Things....
Oh my God tainted love is the best song ever! I sing it all the time! It's just as catchy as Blink-182's All The Small Things....
Oh my God tainted love is the best song ever! I sing it all the time! It's just as catchy as Blink-182's All The Small Things....
doug_swimmer
Wow!!
Yea now this is a bomb song for lovers only yeayeayea soy loato
allie_diaz
I love this and i am only 13
Today's pop hits suck this is good stuff and I know what good music is and I am only 12
You go Soft cell ! ��
greggibson4
Don't read dis cause it actually wrks. U will be kissed by the luv of ur life on the nearest fri. If u don't post dis on 5 songs u will die. F6
I really don't get the Sleezy label being put on these guys.
gilflo910
Toda la noche,Inche Pancho
This song in the Doctor Who episode " The End Of The World"
Hmm mm.... Medlyfied? I'll take "sex dwarf" over this any day
kittycake1
So what happened to the Supremes nod in Tainted Love? Totally missing from this version of the song...
I like you
Waited 2 long 2 correct the wrong...adio s . . .
❌❤❌❤
Love this song
Where Did Our Love Go is a cover of a big hit by the Supremes.
Where the f**k did our love go? That dum B**ch!
milosdad
Tainted Love. Great song but the original in German was better.
Takes me back to Germany 80 to 82, Army, club scene.
Rihanna ain't got s**t on soft cell. Lmao. She sucks!!
YAAAY!!!! My all time fav! So many memories. Oh the dances we did...lol!!
Coneheads baby!!!!!!!: )
So catchy! Great 80's flash back song! And reminds me of Coneheads! Lol
1) say your name

2) close your eyes

3) make a wish

4) say your cherishes name 2x

Post this on other song s and your crush wii go out with you ( follow)
irishf1977
Love this song!!!!! Soooooooo many memories!!!
edt8601
Rihanna should be ashamed.
I have always loved this song. Hooray for kick a** 80's music. I am getting my groove on over here...awww yea!!!
''Walk my little doggy''
Bad az song bad azz group- thanks for the memories!
Pure awesomeness! !
Ha! Dr. Who brought me here....
gilflo910
Love it now,like 25 yrs.ago or more.Fak Yeah
gilflo910
Fak yeah,love this song !!!
They need the lyrics for it
Awesome till it goes into the other song
Lol the Coneheads
Love this song oh so much
blabbermouth 4 6
Best song ever
love old songs
OOOO!! MMMY !!!GOD!!!- THIS IS THE STUFF!!!(SH* * * * T ) - H I G H SCHOOL!!!!!
jobiely
Normally don't like old songs...... But this one I approve
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