Changes: Tainted Love

Revision as of 23:18, 26 October 2021

Soft Cell's Versions

Soft_Cell_-_Tainted_Love_(Original_Version) — Soft Cell - Tainted Love (Original Version)

Soft_Cell_-_Tainted_Love_(Official_Video) — 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

Coil_-_Tainted_Love_-HQ- — 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

SHADES_APART_-_"Tainted_Love" — 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

Marilyn_Manson_-_Tainted_Love — 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

File:Milk Inc. - Tainted love-2

Tainted Love

Scorpions' Version

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

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 |Director = [[Tim Pope]] original, [[Peter Christopherson]] remix
 |Year = [[:Category:1981 Videos|1981]], [[:Category:1991 Videos|1991]]
-|Video = [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L87DDH3pWN0 YouTube (original)], [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XZVpR3Pk-r8 YouTube (official)]
+|Video = [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CCTBuOheUpE 1981 Video], [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XZVpR3Pk-r8 1991 Video]
-|Image = taintedloveorig1_200.jpg
+|Image = Taintedlovesc.jpg
-|Alternate = Taintedlovesc2_200.jpg
+|Alternate = Taintedlove1991.jpg
-}}[[File:SOFT CELL TAINTED LOVE HQ official video mp4|thumb|400x400px]]
+}}[[File:Soft Cell - Tainted Love (Original Version)|thumb|400x400px]] [[File:Soft Cell - Tainted Love (Official Video)|thumb|400x400px]]
-[[File:Soft Cell - Tainted Love|thumb|400x400px]]
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 |Year = [[:Category:1985 Videos|1985]]
 |Video = [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4GUnUGKgWDY YouTube]
-}}[[File:Coil - Tainted Love -HQ-|thumb|400x400px]]
+|Image = taintedlovecoil.jpg}}[[File:Coil - Tainted Love -HQ-|thumb|400x400px]]
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+'''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.
-'''Tainted Love'''
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 |Video = [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1nO_P4BH4pA YouTube]
 |Theme / Concept = [[:Category:House Party Videos|House Party]]
-|Image = Taintedlovemm4_200.jpg}}[[File:Marilyn Manson - Tainted Love|thumb|400x400px]]
+|Image = Taintedlovemm4_200.jpg
+}}[[File:Marilyn Manson - Tainted Love|thumb|400x400px]]
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 '''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 ==
+{{VideoInfo
+|Artist = [[Milk Inc]]
+|Year = [[:Category:2006 Videos|2006]]
+|Video = [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hovNzLsPapU YouTube]
+}}[[File:Milk Inc. - Tainted love-2|thumb|400x400px]]
+{| border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="width: 100%; "
+|
+'''Tainted Love'''
 |}
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 |Year = [[:Category:2011 Videos|2011]]
 |Video = [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IQV9Cpm9jLQ YouTube]
-|Image = Scorpions taintedlove.jpg}}[[File:Scorpions - Tainted Love (Videoclip)|thumb|400x400px]]
+}}[[File:Scorpions - Tainted Love (Videoclip)|thumb|400x400px]]
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 '''Tainted Love''' features the band performing the song on a soundstage.
 |}
 [[Category:Music Videos]]
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+[[Category:1985 Videos]]
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 [[Category:House Party Videos]]
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+[[Category:2006 Videos]]
 [[Category:2011 Videos]]
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