Wednesday, November 11, 2026

Gloria Jones - Soft Cell - Marilyn Manson - Tainted Love (ASL/BSL, Guitar, Ukulele, Piano, & More)

 

Today's song is Tainted Love by Gloria Jones, later covered by Soft Cell, and Marilyn Manson. This song has been around for ages. I remember it vest from the 1993 movie the Coneheads. At its core, Soft Cell's 1981 hit "Tainted Love" is about the agony of a toxic, codependent relationship. The narrator explores the painful realization that a romance once fueled by intense passion has curdled into emotional manipulation, obsession, and hurt.

The song was originally written by Ed Cobb and recorded as a fast-paced soul track by Gloria Jones in 1964. However, Soft Cell's slower, moody synth-pop rearrangement entirely shifted the track's emotional weight, giving it a much darker double meaning.

Let's learn it together the ASL/BSL version and on Guitar, Ukulele & Piano. oh, I added some awesome covers of this song at the end too. So let's get to it! 


Soft Cell - Tainted Love (Official Music Video)

Soft Cell

Music video by Soft Cell performing Tainted Love (Video).© 1981 Mercury Records Limited


Soft Cell Tainted Love BSL/SSE

Ineke Doesburg

My second sign song.


@marilynmanson‬ Tainted Love PSE Cover #serendipitous_sign


Tainted Love ★ Soft Cell ★ Acoustic Guitar Lesson [with PDF]

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Play 'Tainted Love' on GUITAR - EASY riff & simple chords

Andy Guitar

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Tainted Love Acoustic Cover & Lesson - Soft Cell / Marilyn Manson

Lee John Blackmore

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Steven Perrone

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The Uke Revolution

Learn and play "Tainted Love" - the Soft Cell version has a full play along - there's also info about the original Gloria Jones version and a 3rd easier alternate key! Info 0:00 Where is the PDF 0:51 Soft Cell Version 1:00 Chord shapes 1:04 Verse chords 1:55 Chorus chords 2:54 Chorus demo w/ strum 3 3:33 Strum 1 + verse demo 4:03 Strum 2 + verse demo 5:05 Riff tab 5:43 Gloria Jones key 6:12 Simple version key 7:44 Mini music theory moment 8:45 Overview 9:43 One last strum tip 10:50 Play Along Starts! 11:35 For just this PDF, visit the shop on Ko-Fi and choose the "any PDF" item: http://www.ko-fi.com/brookepalmermusi...


Ukulele Cheats

This is my ukulele fingerstyle arrangement for "Tainted Love" by Soft Cell. Interactive and printable tabs here: https://go.ukulelecheats.com/f8t54D The ukulele I'm playing in this video is the Flight Fireball. Check it out here: https://go.ukulelecheats.com/flight SUBSCRIBE: https://tinyurl.com/yyxq6b27​ For more videos like this, click the link above to subscribe to this channel SOCIAL LINKS: Instagram:   / ukulelecheats​   Facebook:   / ukulelecheats  



My Sheet Music Transcriptions

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Marilyn Manson - Tainted Love (Piano Tutorial) + Sheet Music

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marilynmansonobodies

Marilyn Manson performing Tainted Love in the official music video. I own nothing...Written By Ed Cobb/Jeordie White/John 5/Ginger Fish


Broken Peach

"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 and reworked by British synthpop duo 𝐒𝐨𝐟𝐭 𝐂𝐞𝐥𝐥 in 1981 and has since been covered by numerous groups and artists.

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Joel Goguen

Acoustic cover of "Tainted Love" by Soft Cell from the album "Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret" Inspired by Marilyn Manson version of the song Become a Patron -   / joelgoguen   Instagram:   / joelgoguen   TikTok -   / joel_goguen   Twitter -   / joel_goguen  


PomplamooseMusic

We’re going on TOUR!!! Get your tickets at https://pomplamoose.com Our patrons voted that we cover this song, so here's our live take on it! To vote on the next song, go to:   / pomplamoose   Woot! Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2r3Yqkh CREDITS Tainted Love - written by Ed Cobb Lead Vocals: Nataly Dawn Keys: Jack Conte Background vocals (left): Loren Battley Background vocals (right): Sarah Dugas Bass: Nick Campbell Drums: Ben Rose Guitar: Brian Green


Tainted Love - Soft Cell Cover - Nite Wave

NiteWaveSeattle

Nite Wave performing "Tainted Love" by Soft Cell. Filmed live on April 17th, 2021 in Seattle, WA. NiteWaveParty.com


Imelda May - Tainted Love

Imelda May Official

Music video by Imelda May performing Tainted Love. (C) 2010 BBC Decca, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited


Milky Chance Official

Milky Chance's official music video for their cover of Tainted Love, from their Trip Tape mixtape.


Tainted Love (Gloria Jones/Soft Cell) Acoustic Cover

Alex Hamel

Tainted Love - Gloria Jones/Soft Cell Cover | Alex Hamel Support on Patreon:   / alexhamel   Follow on Instagram:   / mralexhamel   I recall this being one of the few songs I was able to sing back when my voice was changing. I first came across Soft Cell's version, until one day I was looking into some Marc Bolan (big T.Rex fan here) history and found that his partner, Gloria Jones had recorded the original version. I love both versions. Ms. Jones' for the fluidity and sheer raw power of her vocals, Soft Cell's for the fact that they breathed a new life into it, keeping it simple and making a teenage me believe that maybe I could sing too. Support Alex Hamel: Patreon:   / alexhamel   Follow Alex Hamel: Instagram:   / mralexhamel   Facebook:   / alexhamelmusic  


"Tainted Love" - Soft Cell (Ultimate Cover) feat. Steffi Stuber

UMC

Tainted Love by Soft Cell ultimate rock metal cover by UMC

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silence 1975

Original: Soft Cell 1981 Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret Remix: Dominatrix   / dominatrixrmx  


Top 2000 a gogo

The story behind the song 'Tainted Love' by Gloria Jones, also famous by the Soft Cell-cover. A short documentary by Top 2000 a gogo (Dutch Public TV) from 2010.