Soft Cell is an English
synthesizer duo who came to prominence in the early
1980s and come from Leeds, England. They consisted of
Marc Almond (vocals) and
Dave Ball (synthesizers). Their lyrics often focused on the darker side of life, with subjects such as kinky sex, transvestism, drugs and murder. They had a huge world-wide hit in 1981 with a cover version of "
Tainted Love", a
northern soul classic originally sung in 1964 by
Gloria Jones (the wife of
Marc Bolan).
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