Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood

Name: Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood
Uploaded: 1965-01-01
Duration: 2 min 29 s
Description: Written by Bennie Benjamin, Horace Ott, and Sol Marcus for Nina Simone's 1964 album Broadway-Blues-Ballads, "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood" was transformed into a blues rock hit by The Animals in 1965 on their album Animal Tracks. The song became a transatlantic hit and has since been covered by numerous artists including Santa Esmeralda in 1977 and Elvis Costello in 1986.

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1965 60s

Written by Bennie Benjamin, Horace Ott, and Sol Marcus for Nina Simone's 1964 album Broadway-Blues-Ballads, "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood" was transformed into a blues rock hit by The Animals in 1965 on their album Animal Tracks. The song became a transatlantic hit and has since been covered by numerous artists including Santa Esmeralda in 1977 and Elvis Costello in 1986.