I'm still not 100% sure what I mean here, it's still just a feeling, but further evidence was the 'Tainted Love' poll on ILM this week (Gloria Jones vs Soft Cell) - I always thought I loved the Soft Cell version, and then I heard the Gloria original and was like HOLY FUCK this is so ridiculously better, so loose and soulful. And if I'd been the right age, and familiar with the original first, I'd've been really pissed off with the Soft Cell cover.