H2Andy:if i may be pedantic for a wee bit...
"Tainted Love" was in fact written by Ed Cobb in the mid 60's (yes... mid 60's)
and recorded by Gloria Jones.
I've heard the original version, and it's a standard "girl group" song. Soft Cell did
give it the "eerie" sound that made their cover rightly well known in 1982.
check out a brief blurb on Jones:
http://entertainment.msn.com/artist/?artist=116206
As always, I'm impressed by your erudition...