Thanks to Jimi Hendrix, Joan Jett, and Soft Cell, these hidden gems were discovered and then turned into iconic covers.

Released on Soft Cell’s 1981 debut, Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret, “Tainted Love” shot to No. 1 in the U.K. and peaked at No. 8 on the Billboard Hot 100. Tinged in synth, Soft Cell’s reimagined ...

Soft Cell, “Tainted Love” Hot 100 Peak: No. 8 (July 17, 1982) It’s usually a curse for an artist to land their one major Hot 100 hit with a cover, a burden to bear for their whole career.

And “Tainted Love” made the Guinness Book of Record for the longest time in the Billboard Top 100. So much is down to serendipity that it is almost out of our hands. We just got lucky.

Simple Minds, Soft Cell, and Modern English lit up the place and gave those braving the heat a reason to dance and celebrate.

Australia finally gets a taste of 'Tainted Love'. The post Soft Cell Announce Debut Australian Tour For 2025 appeared first on Music Feeds.

From the beginning, Soft Cell never looked quite right together. When the British duo made its debut on Top of the Pops in 1981, as its strutting, stripped-down cover of “Tainted Love” was ...

It doesn't, however, give a sense of how much "Tainted Grail" reminds me of Soft Cell's lusty pop song Tainted Love. I can't stop hearing it every time I write the game's name.

Throughout his career, Almond has covered classic songs and made them his own, such as Tainted Love with Soft Cell in 1981, Something’s Gotten Hold Of My Heart with Gene Pitney, and The Days Of ...

These songs are very familiar, but many forgot or didn't know these 80s artists didn't create them. advertisement. ... "Tainted Love" - Soft Cell (1981) Original artist: Gloria Jones (1964) ...

It was the final show of Soft Cell‘s tour celebrating the 40th anniversary of ‘Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret,' and they brought out JG Thirlwell to do their Suicide cover live for the first time ...