Marc Almond is not alone among pop fans in looking forward to the day that Rihanna releases her new Greatest Hits album… but perhaps he has more reason than most.
For when she does – and if she includes SOS – it means Marc will get a boost to his bank account, as her early No1 hit is built around the riff of Tainted Love, his most successful hit with 1980s synthpop duo Soft Cell.
Not that Tainted Love needs any kind of revival, it has not been off the airwaves since it was released in 1981 and became the UK’s best-selling single of that year.
