Summary
This programme was first broadcast in 2008. Soft Cell hitmaker Dave Ball has died aged 66.
Originally a Motown song written by Ed Cobb and recorded by Gloria Jones, Tainted Love became famous on the UK's Northern Soul scene in the late 1970s.
It was heard by Marc Almond and Dave Ball who later became Soft Cell, and recorded a classic version.
Featuring:
Mark Ravenhill Peter Christopherson Ray Harris Russ Winstanley Alan King Dave Ball Mike Thorne Danny McNamara Nev Fountain
Series about pieces of music with a powerful emotional impact.
Producer: Sara Conkey
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 2008.
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | The Traitors is back, and so is that mysterious cloaked figure with the familiar fringe. |
| 0:06.6 | Yeah, it's me. |
| 0:07.8 | And when you've watched Claudia in the castle, join me, Ed Gamble, for the official visualised companion podcast. |
| 0:13.6 | And remember, I'll be listening. |
| 0:15.8 | Okay? |
| 0:16.6 | No, seriously, I love it. |
| 0:18.4 | What a faithful. |
| 0:19.7 | We'll unpack betrayals and spill scandalous secrets |
| 0:22.2 | with celeb guests, traitors' legends, |
| 0:25.0 | and murdered and banished players. |
| 0:27.0 | The traitors uncloked. |
| 0:28.3 | Watch on EyePlayer, listen for more on BBC Sounds. |
| 0:32.2 | You're listening to a download of soul music from BBC Radio 4. |
| 0:39.8 | There's just something about that beat. |
| 0:50.0 | I think so much pop music is basically hormones set to a beat. |
| 0:55.2 | And the one song that is definitely hormones set to a beat is soft-cells version of tainted |
| 1:02.3 | love. |
| 1:10.0 | My name is Ray Harris. |
| 1:12.6 | I am a record producer. |
| 1:14.8 | Ed Cobb. |
| 1:15.7 | Ed just liked the hum and bum, boom, boom, and hum songs and get things. |
| 1:18.8 | What do you think of this or what do you think of that? |
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