Some songs are great, with "WTF?" videos. ^^^That's^^^ one of them.
This is another one of those. The damn video has a pedo-vibe to it that is that is downright disturbing. Great song, f'd-up video.
Bands that weren't really rocking weren't what I listened to by choice in the 80s but I did hear that song enough to "think" I knew what it was about. About 20 yrs ago it started to seem decent enough that I wouldn't immediately hit a different channel button but now that I've seen the video...
Here's a little something that I came across three or four years back. It returns some credibility to the song.
OK that verifies how I originally took the song and that where it came from wasn't creepy. I even recognize the earlier version that came out 3 yrs before I was born. It must have been on mom's AM radio multiple times.
About 2:00 in to that Tainted Love "The Story behind the Song" video it shows a video that I vaguely remember as something I wouldn't bother watching in the 80s but probably saw several times because someone else had the remote. So what did I do? I looked up that video and watched it. And what did I notice? That it's kinda creepy because those two invisible characters covered in stars seem to be child sized compared to the main character. Hmmm...
FWIW, I won't be shocked if the lead singer ends up in trouble for something.
I watched a video on the lead singer, before Soft Cell was formed. He fancied himself an artist. One show was him "performing" nude, covered in cat food, standing in front of a mirror, and "slappin' Albert".
Yeah, I agree with your last statement.
I grabbed tickets for Weird Al but it's a few months off.
That would be a fun show. I went to the live Danny Elfman Nightmare Before Christmas show a few years ago and he showed up to perform his part.
I'm also going to see Oingo Boingo Former Members in a month, bringing my 13yo.