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GLORIA JONES- "TAINTED LOVE" (1964)

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New GLORIA JONES channel!: http://www.youtube.com/TheGlor... ABOUT THIS VIDEO: The undercurrent of change is challenge. In the 50's, the Beats, the Ban The Bomb movement, and Rock'n'Roll challenged the status quo of America as limiting and oppressive. The early 60's continued this with the advent of young idealist JFK, the folk music boom, and most importantly the ongoing Civll Rights struggle. History's biggest generation was poised on the brink of the future. They were discovering that their fathers said one thing and did another. The struggle between their optimism and the system's hypocrisy is still raging today... About Gloria Jones: She was an American soul singer who peaked with this steller tune in '64. It never quite made the mainstream, but was big abroad. She eventually, like Jimi and P.P. Arnold and so many others, found better support and fame in England. In the early 70's she met Marc Bolan of T.Rex. They were steadfast partners until his untimely death in 1977. Their son was responsible for the recent restoration of the T.Rex documentary, "Born To Boogie", shot by Ringo Starr. This song of course finally received its fame in a medley with the Supremes' "Where did Our Love Go" which became a huge hit for english new wave duo Soft Cell in 1982. A great site about 60's women rockers to check out is: http://www.myspace.com/girlgar... Tym Stevens

Channel: Music
Uploaded: May 19, 2007 at 8:12 am
Author: funknroll

Length: 02:14
Rating: 4.87
Views: 234526

Tags: 60sSoul  Bolan  GlamRock  GloriaJones  Marc  MarcAlmond  NewWave  RingoStarr  SoftCell  tRex  

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elll93 (September 5, 2008 at 10:10 am)
it's so different...i think that the soft cell version is so much better than this, but if gloria jones didn't record this, the soft cell version now don't exist. for this i think that tainted love is beautiful in all versions.
catlover1001 (September 5, 2008 at 1:02 am)
I'll get up and dance to either version! They're so different. This one has a stronger beat, and it's more Motown, which is EXTREMELY fun to dance to, in my opinion. The Soft Cell version is more electronic and... well, well-known. And people like to dance to well-known songs. :P They're each amazing and fun in their own ways... (Oh, that was so cliche of me. Eww.)
tupeuxpastest95 (September 3, 2008 at 3:18 pm)
cool
greg10200 (September 2, 2008 at 9:38 am)
listen the COIL version ....
roots909 (August 31, 2008 at 6:07 pm)
I thought it was actually the Warehouse in Leeds where M.A. worked in the cloakroom, and Ian Dewhirst was the DJ.
szmig00 (August 30, 2008 at 6:24 pm)
All though the original (this version) didnt do as well as the 80s attemp,I think you'll find that this is the ONLY one that still lives on & 100s of people will still get up and dance to it!!
lasyra (August 28, 2008 at 6:48 pm)
Wow, this and the Softcell version sound like two separate songs! I really like them both. :) Gloria Jones has an amazing voice!
CosmeticPlague104 (August 27, 2008 at 6:18 am)
I like the Soft Cell version muuuch better. I used to think theirs was the original. I have never heard this version...Apparently this one didn't do so well...
123IOWNALL321 (August 26, 2008 at 7:54 pm)
Yeah I like soft cell's and this one the best.
wickedhalfmoon (August 26, 2008 at 7:42 pm)
still prefer the marilyn manson version

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