Few sounds are as instantly recognizable as the jarring introduction to Soft Cell’s rendition of the Gloria Jones hit, “Tainted Love.” That catchy, electronic ba-dun-dun, slicing through the synth-riddled new wave bop, has been forever burned into listeners’ brains. It would be the only U.S. chart-topper for the English synth-pop duo, but these so-called “one-hit […]
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