I’ve been listening🎧 to different versions of this song all day…

…and this is my favorite one.☺😊
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Gloria Jones - Tainted Love (1964) (Extended Version)

[Verse 1]
Sometimes I feel I've got to
Run away, I've got to
Get away from the pain you drive into the heart of me
The love we share seems to go nowhere
And our love's not right
For I toss and turn, I can't sleep at night

[Pre-Chorus]
Once I ran to you (I ran)
Now I run from you (Now I run)
The tainted love you're giving
I gave you all a girl can give you
Take, not give
And that's not nearly all

[Chorus]
Tainted love (Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh)
Tainted love

[Verse 2]
Now I know I've got to
Run away, I've got to
Get away, you don't really want any love from me
To make things right
You need someone to hold you tight
And who think love is to play
Well, I'm sorry, I don't play that way

[Pre-Chorus]
Once I ran to you (I ran)
Now I run from you (Now I run)
The tainted love you're giving
I gave you all a girl can give you
Take, not give
And that's not nearly all

[Chorus]
Tainted love (Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh)
Tainted love

[Verse 3]
Don't touch me, please (Please)
I cannot stand the way you (Tease)
I know you a-hurt me so
If I do not pack my things and go (Oh-oh-oh)

[Chorus/Outro]
Tainted love (Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh)
Tainted love (Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh)
Tainted love, oh-oh-oh-oh (Oh)
Tainted love (Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh)
Talkin' 'bout the tainted love (Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh)
Talkin' 'bout the tainted love (Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh)
Talkin' 'bout the tainted love

I love Soft Cell’s and Depeche Mode’s covers as well. Thank you to user @Lugwho who’s post inspired me. 🙃

Pfuzylogic · M

That was a surprise!
Normally I seek out the original of covers and I have heard Soft Cell (when it first came out) and Dava Gahan with Depeche Mode in their versions. It was a very extravagant set; I got jailhouse rock vibes at first.