Soft Cell

Not in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame

Eligible since: 2007

First Recording: 1981

Previously Considered? No  what's this?

Soft Cell
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Essential Albums (?)WikipediaYouTube
Non Stop Erotic Cabaret (1981)

Essential Songs (?)WikipediaYouTube
Tainted Love (1981)

Soft Cell @ Wikipedia

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Soft Cell? Sounds like and old jewish woman rambling stream-of-conciousness over popped-up Suicide tracks. No thanks.

Posted by Oqsy on Thursday, 01/17/2013 @ 15:47pm


Also, listen to "Where the Heart is". Ridiculous.

Posted by Oqsy on Thursday, 01/17/2013 @ 16:21pm


Another band that is more likely to be on the singles catagory rather than an actual induction.

Posted by The Dude on Friday, 08/17/2018 @ 10:31am


Dude,

I do not see them even getting the singles category. There are way too many 1 hit wonders that are so much more relevant.

Add on that the nom com is scamming its way to include songs or artist that have no business being included such as Rocket 88. It is not Rock and Roll and should not have been put in the hall. If it was widely accepted then the singles category would have been put up for a vote. But it wasn't because the nom com knew it would not get the vote. So they had to scam their propaganda in.

Posted by Zuzu on Friday, 08/17/2018 @ 12:56pm


There is nothing rock with making rock and roll a little gayer which has frankly been happening since Little Richard. Almond is a song writing genius but they probably won't make it any time soon even if they should one day.

Posted by David W Richman on Tuesday, 02/16/2021 @ 12:34pm


Soft Cell were one-hit wonders. Their one hit was a song called "Tainted Love." On one of the 100 songs from one-hit wonders list, "Tainted Love" was the #2 one-hit wonder song and the only one higher than that was Los Del Rio "Macarena."

Posted by Brian Schonour on Wednesday, 09/14/2022 @ 21:35pm


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