I am a huge fan. What I like most about this video is Marc is such a regular guy so not prepared for sudden, international fame. He dances like me at an 80's school dance! Even with the leather and subversive sound, their is an air of innocence. Tee hee! Love it!!
This is just so totally awesome. And I am 61 now, but I remember seeing this in Germany in 1980. Where, I forget because I don't remember much, but this has really helped. Thank you, Joseph
I was about 12 when this came out & already stuck in the past musically, but their were some new wave songs I couldn't resist. This has such a great spooky, melancholic melody....
This is still the legendary song it became. Say gay all you want, but your parents loved this song, so i guess that makes you the children of gay people. lol
Almond adored Marc Bolan and still goes to all his reunions. This song was a hit for Gloria Jones who was Bolan's girlfriend and who was driving the Mini when he died at Barnes in London. The original still gets played out regularly at Northern Soul gigs.
I was in the US attending uni when this song came out. If it weren’t for my Vietnamese friends I’d never fallen in love with Soft Cell❤❤❤and all the great British new wave of that magic decade.
my friend said he'd still like to take a big glass bottle,shove it up his ass -smash it with a bat-my friend is insane at times,, but he is after all my friend.
Sometimes I feel I've got to Run away, I've got to Get away from the pain you drive into the heart of me The love we share Seems to go nowhere And I've lost my light For I toss and turn, I can't sleep at night Once I ran to you (I ran) Now I'll run from you This tainted love you've given I give you all a boy could give you Take my tears and that's not nearly all Tainted love (oh) Tainted love Now I know I've got to Run away, I've got to Get away, you don't really want any more from me To make things right You need someone to hold you tight And you think love is to pray But I'm sorry, I don't pray that way Once I ran to you (I ran) Now I'll run from you This tainted love you've given I give you all a boy could give you Take my tears and that's not nearly all Tainted love (oh) Tainted love Don't touch me, please I cannot stand the way you tease I love you though you hurt me so Now I'm gonna pack my things and go Tainted love (oh) Tainted love (oh) Tainted love (oh) Tainted love (oh) Touch me, baby, tainted love Touch me, baby, tainted love Tainted love (oh) Tainted love (oh) Tainted love Tainted love
I'm so disgusted by reading most of d comments- gay gay gay Who cares about his sexuality! Don't mix private life with music bussines D holy truth is that marc is so cool & outrageous that even he don't give a fuck 2 what people says about him! The original tainted love was written by ed cobb & sung by gloria jones in d 60's but soft cell's MASSIVE tainted love was pretty much cooler & a MASSIVE HIT WORLD WIDE & is one of d 80's best dancefloor tracks
Love this song. If you like this type of tragic love/loss song, you would also like a more recent band called “Blue Army” and their song “Subway Girl.” Cheers!
omg where did you find this?, its fantastic for us soft cell fans! so raw and basic, what a golden nugget! Look on you young'ns, these guys were among the first to pioneer synthesized pop, i notice every so often the 'artists' of today find these classic riffs and sample them into their songs! Way to ride on anothers talent!
guys he’s gay, okay? and that’s good for him. gay doesn’t define you, so stop saying bad things about him. this is 2019. you think humanity would learn to accept love in all its forms by now.
@mkattdc I agree. Back in the day, this song was definitely not overplayed, and it would always stop my channel surfing in the car when it came on. I was too cheap to find it in the store.
I don't care for this version, has been sped up from the original tempo. By original, I mean their original, which is actually a remake of Gloria Jones' song written in 1964 and recorded in 1965.
Leto Beats Because this is the only footage available anywhere, except perhaps in a VHS tape, if it was ever released in that form of media. I'd say that's rare.
vingdynasty If it's not all over UA-cam, or all over the internet for that matter, then it's rare because there's only one video. A unique video in a sea of trillions is rare indeed.
I am a huge fan. What I like most about this video is Marc is such a regular guy so not prepared for sudden, international fame. He dances like me at an 80's school dance! Even with the leather and subversive sound, their is an air of innocence. Tee hee! Love it!!
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Lol they're such a funny duo to watch. One is so flamboyant and limber while the other plays the keyboard almost mechanically.
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I think we could get some more distortion and feedback in this, let's try it again boys.
This song comes into my head every day at least once.....I can live with this.
This is just so totally awesome. And I am 61 now, but I remember seeing this in Germany in 1980. Where, I forget because I don't remember much, but this has really helped.
Thank you,
Joseph
Hello 👋
awesome song, loving revisiting this video from back in the day! He is a true artist!
bought this song when it first came out on a 45, loved it, thanks for the video.
this is one of the most genius songs of all time... it will never go away!!!! this song will forever haunt our ears!!!!
True.
I was about 12 when this came out & already stuck in the past musically, but their were some new wave songs I couldn't resist. This has such a great spooky, melancholic melody....
feminine goth boys from the 80s is my sexual orientation
You be you
xu minghao YES SAME AHHHH
Same wtf
this isn't goth.....
Unfortunately same here..
I was trying to find this song and then I search for a new wave playlist and this is the first song lmao amazing!
Even though i had the Soft Cell vhs Non Stop Exotic Video Show i never seen any of this footage. Good find!
IVE WATCHED THIS ABOUT 600 TIMES NOW IN THE PAST WEEK
this song perfectly explains my feelings for the Call of Duty community
Exactly.
Wow! Great video, takes me back to the 80's! I didn't realize that all these 80's bands would come back to haunt me! AWESOME!
this is a masterpiece🙇🏾♂️
Who can not love this song? Soft Cell forever!
i've been looking for these clips for a while. Good upload
This song has been stuck in my head 4 ever! It's an amazing song:-)
Classic early 80s New Wave
Synthpop
This is still the legendary song it became.
Say gay all you want, but your parents loved this song, so i guess that makes you the children of gay people. lol
***** That's an idiot statement considering the general comments on this video,
The Lol Waffle Not as much as the person who didn't comment on the video.
Liking a song that was written by a homosexual does not make you a homosexual.
The Lol Waffle Do you have a clue?
Ahman Millener Do you
Great, classic song!!!
gay or straight, I find myself drawn to him. I thinks attractive!
O_O
well...
lovley Zombie why soo many Les and gays. like damm. even on a young age. what Is this generation....
Kaylia Miniboo gay
lol...right on, man
Who's listening this in 2021? 1 of music out there that never dies.
thanks! this is the only vid i found on youtube of soft cell's old vid of tainted love.
Marc Almond was divine. Great footage.
@ Chelsea Brown, Baby your divine! hubba hubba 😍😛😷
Chelsea Brown He still is...
How cool! what a good job you did with this.
My favorite song😍
Excellent effort on putting this video together. The low production quality makes it sound very underground .. and cool!
Fully sick! Started Freshman yr H.S. In 1980
priceless!! thanks for posting
i love this song nd i dnt kno y 23 ppl wud give this song a thumbs dwn
Almond adored Marc Bolan and still goes to all his reunions. This song was a hit for Gloria Jones who was Bolan's girlfriend and who was driving the Mini when he died at Barnes in London. The original still gets played out regularly at Northern Soul gigs.
I was in the US attending uni when this song came out. If it weren’t for my Vietnamese friends I’d never fallen in love with Soft Cell❤❤❤and all the great British new wave of that magic decade.
I could be completely wrong about this, but I think the singer might be straight.
+funkmike - good call .....
Not to be a jerk but please tell me that your being Sacastic?
my friend said he'd still like to take a big glass bottle,shove it up his ass -smash it with a bat-my friend is insane at times,, but he is after all my friend.
the restraining order is explicit in directing my friend to be no closer than 500yds. to any school.
Marc Almond is gay with no chance of being with a woman, just looking like one.
jesus fuck the aesthetic on this video is amazing
thanks for this!
great work..thank you
This is amazing!
Absolutely loving the dancing
My first cassette tape early 1981, and now Iam retired and still listening in 2019
Guess I’m gay, I’m loving this
wow ive never seen this version ! I loved soft cell was a teenager then. Its still great !
This song will forever be in my playlist.
fabulous version. this song will always be my childhood well okay teenage anthem but this version is priceless thank you so much for sharing it x
This nigga moving crazy
Baby baby, where did the rest of this song go?
URUSOIMI This is the entire song; "Where Did Our Love Go?" was the B-side, and was subsequently added to the extended version.
Marc rocks! The 80's were AWESOME
I love both this song and how Marilyn re did it, also good
The internet as of 2023 can go away. However, Tainted Love and Soft Cell will never age.
have always loved this since i got my first radio
I'm so glad producers exist
Still lovin' the 80
Good video - i still remember (the) wonderful 80s
ugh, amazing!!
increíble! ♡
Escuchándola en el 2018...
Never realized this guy was gay, until I saw this video. Not that it matters, just one of the "huh" moments...
This song keeps playing in my head
ohhhh this reminds me sooo much of the 80's... i love soft cell.
Am I the only one who thinks the singer is hot o.o
Kitty Katt I think he's totally hot then and now
He's flaming!
yeah but hes dead now hes not hot. now hes a skeleton
He's not dead, but looks more plastic than human nowadays....
Señor MeinKrafter2020 You do know half of his head was crushed, and he required massive amounts of reconstructive surgery, right?
this is the shit i love the 80 's feel
Sometimes I feel I've got to
Run away, I've got to
Get away from the pain you drive into the heart of me
The love we share
Seems to go nowhere
And I've lost my light
For I toss and turn, I can't sleep at night
Once I ran to you (I ran)
Now I'll run from you
This tainted love you've given
I give you all a boy could give you
Take my tears and that's not nearly all
Tainted love (oh)
Tainted love
Now I know I've got to
Run away, I've got to
Get away, you don't really want any more from me
To make things right
You need someone to hold you tight
And you think love is to pray
But I'm sorry, I don't pray that way
Once I ran to you (I ran)
Now I'll run from you
This tainted love you've given
I give you all a boy could give you
Take my tears and that's not nearly all
Tainted love (oh)
Tainted love
Don't touch me, please
I cannot stand the way you tease
I love you though you hurt me so
Now I'm gonna pack my things and go
Tainted love (oh)
Tainted love (oh)
Tainted love (oh)
Tainted love (oh)
Touch me, baby, tainted love
Touch me, baby, tainted love
Tainted love (oh)
Tainted love (oh)
Tainted love
Tainted love
"I cannot stand the way you *CEASE* "
It doesn't matter if he's gay! I think he's a cool guy even if he's gay.
Sean64550 I’m gay and I’m a cool man!! So gay doesn’t define you!!
I'm so disgusted by reading most of d comments- gay gay gay
Who cares about his sexuality!
Don't mix private life with music bussines
D holy truth is that marc is so cool & outrageous that even he don't give a fuck 2 what people says about him!
The original tainted love was written by ed cobb & sung by gloria jones in d 60's but soft cell's MASSIVE tainted love was pretty much cooler & a MASSIVE HIT WORLD WIDE & is one of d 80's best dancefloor tracks
Right? It's not like him being a homosexual takes away from the music.
But he did give a fuck what people say about him. And still does. He's a very sensitive person and was often abused and misunderstood.
Joseph rivas exactly. what @ rob halford and freddie mercury???
idk about that, he seems pretty unstoppable and pretty unapologetically gay.
Martin Grech I agree and I think he is hot!!!!💕💕😍😍😍😍😍
Love this song. If you like this type of tragic love/loss song, you would also like a more recent band called “Blue Army” and their song “Subway Girl.” Cheers!
play this shit when your raw doggin everyone!
omg where did you find this?, its fantastic for us soft cell fans! so raw and basic, what a golden nugget!
Look on you young'ns, these guys were among the first to pioneer synthesized pop, i notice every so often the 'artists' of today find these classic riffs and sample them into their songs! Way to ride on anothers talent!
guys he’s gay, okay? and that’s good for him. gay doesn’t define you, so stop saying bad things about him. this is 2019. you think humanity would learn to accept love in all its forms by now.
Jeez this is great !!
My daddy bought me a psp game of 80s classic games and this song was on there. Im still jammin this shit 7years later.
aww this is so good
love this song
This is awesome
Just wow !
F-A-N-T-A-S-T-I-C FOOTAGE!!!
*applaudes*
I love this song soo much
@tinkytoy01 no, the singer is Marc Almond and the the one on the synth is David Ball those 2 are the members or were of Soft Cell
@mkattdc I agree. Back in the day, this song was definitely not overplayed, and it would always stop my channel surfing in the car when it came on. I was too cheap to find it in the store.
great job!
great list bro
Nice to have a demo version but why in the fuck isn't the final track on UA-cam? Been looking for it for a while now
+Neg Ative Like three of the related videos here have the finished version.
this song for some reason gives me flash backs
This song is soo AMAZING
Excellent even 30 years on!
he's into rough trade. I hear that scene in London is crazy, man!
Love this sexy song. Well done Marc.
Perfection
This song is a CLASSIC
awesome...
motivates me to make a demo only playlist , next up duran duran 1980 planet earth? madonna demos from 1980?
Versione da brivido. STUPENDA!
I don't think so there were a lot of gay singers in the closet in the 80's
respect !!
LOVE IT!!
good old days ^^
I'm very young... still love the 80s!
I don't care for this version, has been sped up from the original tempo. By original, I mean their original, which is actually a remake of Gloria Jones' song written in 1964 and recorded in 1965.
love this song!!!!
Love this. If it's on UA-cam how is it rare anymore though?
Leto Beats Because this is the only footage available anywhere, except perhaps in a VHS tape, if it was ever released in that form of media. I'd say that's rare.
+Leto Beats Exactly.almost 2 million views,yet its 'rare'?Once anything is shared on youtube,it is no longer rare.
vingdynasty
If it's not all over UA-cam, or all over the internet for that matter, then it's rare because there's only one video. A unique video in a sea of trillions is rare indeed.
this is the demo version of the song, so far this is the only known copy of the demo
@@cool3865It’s on Keychains and Snowstorms (official release)
a whole bop