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Soft Cell's Versions
Soft Cell - Tainted Love (Original Version)
Soft Cell - Tainted Love (Official Video)
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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-
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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. |
Shades Apart's Version
SHADES APART - "Tainted Love"
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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
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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
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Tainted Love |
Scorpions' Version
Scorpions - Tainted Love (Videoclip)
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Tainted Love features the band performing the song on a soundstage. |