"Tainted Love" is a song composed by Ed Cobb, formerly of American group the Four Preps, which was originally recorded by Gloria Jones in 1964. It attained worldwide fame after being covered by Soft Cell in 1981 and has since been covered by numerous groups and artists. American artist Gloria Jones recorded the original version of "Tainted Love", which was written and produced by Ed Cobb. It was the B-side of her 1965 single "My Bad Boy's Comin' Home", which was a commercial flop, failing to chart in either the US or the UK. Before Jones recorded the song, Cobb had offered it to the Standells, whom he managed and produced, but they rejected it. In 1973, British club DJ Richard Searling purchased a copy of the almost decade-old single while on a trip to the United States. The track's Motown-influenced sound (featuring a fast tempo, horns, electric rhythm guitar and female backing vocals) fit in perfectly with the music favoured by those involved in the UK's Northern Soul club scene of the early 1970s, and Searling popularised the song at the Northern Soul club Va Va’s in Bolton, and later, at Wigan Casino.
Owing to the new-found underground popularity of the song, Jones re-recorded "Tainted Love" in 1976 and released it as a single, but it also failed to chart. This version was released on her album Vixen and was produced by her boyfriend Marc Bolan. In 2014, NME ranked it number 305 in their list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.
Gloria Jones - Tainted Love – 1964
A veces siento que tengo que escapar, tengo que alejarme del dolor que causas en mi corazón. El amor que compartimos no parece ir a ningún lado. He perdido mis luces. Doy vueltas en la cama; no puedo dormir en las noches.
Una vez, corrí hacia ti. (Corrí) Ahora correré de ti. Este amor contaminado me diste; Te doy todo lo que un chico podría darte. Toma mis lágrimas, eso no es todo ni por poco. Amor contaminado. Amor contaminado.
A veces siento que tengo que escapar, tengo que alejarme. De verdad no quieres más nada de mí. Para que todo esté bien necesitas a alguien que te abrace firmemente. Crees que amar es rezar, pero lo siento, yo no rezo así.
Una vez, corrí hacia ti. (Corrí) Ahora correré de ti. Este amor contaminado me diste; Te doy todo lo que un chico podría darte. Toma mis lágrimas, eso no es todo ni por poco. Amor contaminado. Amor contaminado.
No me toques, por favor, no soporto la manera en la que te burlas de mí. Te amo aunque me hagas daño, así que ahora voy a empacar mis cosas y me voy. Tócame, nena; amor contaminado. Tócame, nena; amor contaminado. Tócame, nena; amor contaminado. Tócame, nena; amor contaminado.
Una vez, corrí hacia ti. (Corrí) Ahora correré de ti. Este amor contaminado me diste; Te doy todo lo que un chico podría darte. Toma mis lágrimas, eso no es todo ni por poco. Amor contaminado. Amor contaminado. Amor contaminado. Amor contaminado.
"Tainted Love" is a song composed by Ed Cobb, formerly of American group the Four Preps, which was originally recorded by Gloria Jones in 1964. It attained worldwide fame after being covered by Soft Cell in 1981 and has since been covered by numerous groups and artists.
ResponderEliminarAmerican artist Gloria Jones recorded the original version of "Tainted Love", which was written and produced by Ed Cobb. It was the B-side of her 1965 single "My Bad Boy's Comin' Home", which was a commercial flop, failing to chart in either the US or the UK. Before Jones recorded the song, Cobb had offered it to the Standells, whom he managed and produced, but they rejected it.
In 1973, British club DJ Richard Searling purchased a copy of the almost decade-old single while on a trip to the United States. The track's Motown-influenced sound (featuring a fast tempo, horns, electric rhythm guitar and female backing vocals) fit in perfectly with the music favoured by those involved in the UK's Northern Soul club scene of the early 1970s, and Searling popularised the song at the Northern Soul club Va Va’s in Bolton, and later, at Wigan Casino.
Owing to the new-found underground popularity of the song, Jones re-recorded "Tainted Love" in 1976 and released it as a single, but it also failed to chart. This version was released on her album Vixen and was produced by her boyfriend Marc Bolan.
In 2014, NME ranked it number 305 in their list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.
Gloria Jones - Tainted Love – 1964
A veces siento que tengo que escapar,
tengo que alejarme
del dolor que causas en mi corazón.
El amor que compartimos
no parece ir a ningún lado.
He perdido mis luces.
Doy vueltas en la cama; no puedo dormir en las noches.
Una vez, corrí hacia ti. (Corrí)
Ahora correré de ti.
Este amor contaminado me diste;
Te doy todo lo que un chico podría darte.
Toma mis lágrimas, eso no es todo ni por poco.
Amor contaminado.
Amor contaminado.
A veces siento que tengo que escapar,
tengo que alejarme.
De verdad no quieres más nada de mí.
Para que todo esté bien
necesitas a alguien que te abrace firmemente.
Crees que amar es rezar,
pero lo siento, yo no rezo así.
Una vez, corrí hacia ti. (Corrí)
Ahora correré de ti.
Este amor contaminado me diste;
Te doy todo lo que un chico podría darte.
Toma mis lágrimas, eso no es todo ni por poco.
Amor contaminado.
Amor contaminado.
No me toques, por favor,
no soporto la manera en la que te burlas de mí.
Te amo aunque me hagas daño, así que
ahora voy a empacar mis cosas y me voy.
Tócame, nena; amor contaminado.
Tócame, nena; amor contaminado.
Tócame, nena; amor contaminado.
Tócame, nena; amor contaminado.
Una vez, corrí hacia ti. (Corrí)
Ahora correré de ti.
Este amor contaminado me diste;
Te doy todo lo que un chico podría darte.
Toma mis lágrimas, eso no es todo ni por poco.
Amor contaminado.
Amor contaminado.
Amor contaminado.
Amor contaminado.