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Did Madness sample Soft Cell's Tainted Love ?!

Limbabwe

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Limbabwe @ 2012-11-15 21:43:27 UTC

Today I listened to the new Madness album 'Oui Oui Si Si Ja Ja Da Da'.


The song 'My Girl 2' imo samples Soft Cell's version of Tainted Love.


Have a listen and judge for yourself!



Some feedback would be appreciated; let us know if My Girl 2 should be added to the database...


Some background info on the release:


Performance title : My Girl 2

Artist name : Madness

Release title : My Girl 2

Release date : September 30, 2012

Record label : Lucky 7 Records

Format : Digital download single


Links (to verify) :

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qui_Qui_Si_Si_Ja_JA_Da_Da_%28Madness_Album%29

http://www.supajam.com/review/show/Madness---My-Girl-2


'My Girl 2' was first released on the 2010 live Madness album '12 Songs of Madness... in 13 Parts!' (only available as a free download from the Madness website); for the new 2012 album 'Oui Oui Si Si Ja Ja Da Da' a new version of the song was recorded sampling Soft Cell's 'Tainted Love'.

Bastien

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Bastien @ 2012-12-30 17:50:05 UTC

Nothing to be found on Tainted Love on the Madness CD:



But the bassline is very similar indeed. To me, it's not a sample, rather a "partial cover".

maryhelen

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maryhelen @ 2017-07-03 07:44:09 UTC

I have to agree that is samples Tainted love, not a cover partial or other lyrics are totally different