Tainted Love: From Nina Simone to Kendrick Lamar

by Alex Coles

On the development of the twisted romantic ballad in contemporary popular song, from Serge Gainsbourg to Tyler, the Creator.

Titled after Soft Cell's version of the original 1965 Gloria Jones track, Tainted Love is the first book-length inquiry into the subject of the twisted romantic ballad, giving a sense of both its history and contemporary currency. Sometimes extreme, this twist to the conventional romantic ballad spans across...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3956796586
• ISBN13: 9783956796586
• Release Date: August 2023
• Publisher: Sternberg Press
• Length: 96 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 4.7" x 7.1"