The 1980s classic song “Tainted Love” by Soft Cell hits very differently in today’s internet vernacular.

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meat@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 16 pts · 9d

It's a Gloria Jones song, soft cell is a cover.

Mandarbmax@lemmy.world · 12 pts · 9d (1 reply)

I don't really get it

queerlilhayseed@piefed.blahaj.zone · 4 pts · 9d

I don't either, though this post did get me to revisit the lyrics and I discovered a mondagreen I've been repeating for decades. The line "I love you though you hurt me so" I somehow heard as "I love you though you're ugly soul", which I always thought was a strange but kind of cool turn of phrase. "though you hurt me so" is a lot more vanilla.

Still have no idea what OP is talking about. What a medium song to revisit. Not especially good, nor remarkably bad. Just... fine.

ohulancutash@feddit.uk · 9 pts · 9d (1 reply)

You mean the 1960s classic song “Tainted Love” by Ed Cobb?

SatansMaggotyCumFart@piefed.world · 3 pts · 9d

Marilyn Manson did it first.

andallthat@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 9d

English is not my first language and I'm a C- at best at Internet vernacular... what part of the song do you mean?

valar@lemmy.ca · 4 pts · 9d (2 replies)

How so?

yermaw@sh.itjust.works · 3 pts · 9d (1 reply)

I believe hes on about taint being a word for the spot between your genitals and your butt. Also known as the gooch

TranquilTurbulence@lemmy.zip · 1 pts · 6d

Finally an answer. This is why I save a post and revisit a few days later.

SGGeorwell@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 9d (1 reply)
Onomatopoeia@lemmy.cafe · 4 pts · 9d

How does simply repeating the lyrics explain anything?