Who sang the original of “Tainted Love” ?
“Tainted Love” is a song composed by Ed Cobb, formerly of The Four Preps. It was originally recorded in 1964 by Gloria Jones and became a popular song on the Northern Soul scene. It attained worldwide fame after it was covered in 1981 (1982 in the US) by Soft Cell. It has since been covered by numerous other groups. Selected list of recorded versions 1964 Gloria Jones, northern soul 1976 Gloria Jones with Marc Bolan, glam rock 1981-82 Soft Cell, synthpop 1985 Coil, gothic/industrial 1986 Boppin’ Kids on the album Go Wild!, Rockabilly 1990s Tainted Cash, rave music 1993 Inspiral Carpets 1990s Jon K, freestyle music 1990s Señor X 1991 Marc Almond (with Soft Cell) 1992 Flying Pickets, a cappella version 1995 Shades Apart, punk Rock on their Save It album 1999 The Living End, rockabilly-punk rock 1996 Bluekilla, skapunk 1998 Atrocity on album Werk 80, industrial metal 1999 Club 69, electro-house remixes 1999 My Ruin, alternative metal 2000 Mark ‘Ruff’ Ryder – Joy (Strictly Underground Reco
