Music Video Wiki

Soft Cell's Versions[]

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Soft Cell - Tainted Love (Original Version)

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Soft Cell - Tainted Love (Official Video)

Tainted Love has two videos. The original features features band members Marc Almond and David Ball in togas on Mount Olympus with Marc Almond as Marc Antony and a little girl as Cleopatra. The remixed version features a man pacing at night, dancing with starry apparitions, while Almond sings amongst the stars. This version of the music video was directed by Peter Christopherson of Hipgnosis It ranked #2 on VH1's 100 Greatest One Hit Wonders and #5 on VH1's 100 Greatest One Hit Wonders of the 80's.

Coil's Version[]

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Coil - Tainted Love -HQ-

Tainted Love features lead singer John Balance who is dying from AIDS, Christopherson as a hospital orderly and Marc Almond as a leather-clad hospital visitor. Profits from the song went to The Terence Higgins Trust which provids counselling and information on AIDS.

Shades Apart's Version[]

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SHADES APART - "Tainted Love"

Tainted Love features a teenage boy trying to impress a girl at her window by pretending to play the guitar and singing the song while the band actually plays it nearby, A crowd gathers by the band start mosh dancing around them. The girl goes outside and finds out about who is really playing the song.

Marilyn Manson's Version[]

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Marilyn Manson - Tainted Love

Tainted Love features Manson bringing several goth friends to a high school party. It features several characters from the film Not Another Teen Movie, and Joey Jordison, the drummer from Slipknot.

Milk Inc.'s Version[]

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Milk Inc - Tainted love

Tainted Love features female vocalist Linda Mertens, wearing a black dresss and black veil, singing the song under a tree with Regi Penxten and group of people.

Straight No Chaser's Version[]

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Straight No Chaser - Tainted Love

Tainted Love features the group performing the song at the Harrah's Hotel and Casino where group leader Mike Luginbill gets wasted.

Scorpions' Version[]

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Scorpions - Tainted Love (Videoclip)

Tainted Love features the band performing the song on a soundstage.

Milky Chance's Version[]

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Milky Chance - Tainted Love (Official Video)

Tainted Love features frontman Clemens Rehbein roaning around an apartment building as he pursues a person in a wolf costume.