Artist: Gloria Jones
Author: Ed Cobb
Label: Champion
Year: 1964
Northern Soul classic distributed by Vee-Jay. In 1977 Gloria crashed the Austin Mini causing the death of Marc Bolan (T-Rex). Seriously wounded, this accident marked the end of her own career as well.
Covers:
Soft Cell [electro-disco, n°1 UK & B, top 10 US; author Ed Cobb took Soft Cell out for cocktails, the least he could do, teasing them to cover The Standells' Dirty Water, another song he wrote (see there)]
Aimable [accordion version]
David Phillips & The Hot Rod Gang [rockabilly version]
Remayns [garage revivalists with a soul song coming from the original garage rock era]
Rupert Everett [in film Hearts Of Fire]
Impedance [hit UK]
Icon [hit UK]
Pussycat Dolls [in medley with Where Did Our Love Go]
Rihanna [more than just a Soft Cell sample in S.O.S.; n°1 US]
Imelda May [live]
Tainted love wasn't yet synonimous with AIDS in '81, not even in New York gay bars, let alone in '64.
If you noticed blunt omissions, mis-interpretations or even out-and-out errors,
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Arnold Rypens
Rozenlaan 65
B-2840 Reet (Rumst)