Tune In Tuesday: Tainted Love (aka, The Best Song EVER.)

Everyone knows the song “Tainted Love.”

EVERYONE.

If you don’t, I do not understand. Have you ever heard music? Have you ever listened to the radio?

Because this song is everywhere. It’s constantly sampled and covered and put on soundtracks. Because it is a freaking great song.

For real. “Tained Love” by Soft Cell is my JAM. This is one of those songs I will never, ever, for any reason skip. Or pause. Or get out of my car if it is playing. I will sit in my car and rock out until it is over, even if I’m in a parking lot. Even if there are others in my car. I will lock my doors and refuse to let them out because the glory of “Tainted Love” should not be disrespected in that way.

There’s just something so deliciously angsty about the song. And the way the singer sort of growls the word “tease” and lets his voice scale down. It’s sexy, and tortured, and there’s all this sexual frustration, and it’s just great.

Tune in Tuesday is a weekly meme hosted by Ginger at GReads!