Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood
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"Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood" is a classic 1960s rhythm and blues song, popularized by The Animals’ soulful rock rendition and later covered by numerous artists across genres.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood canonical | 3 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
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song ⓘ |
| composer |
Bennie Benjamin
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Gloria Caldwell NERFINISHED ⓘ Sol Marcus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| coveredAcrossGenres |
disco
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flamenco-influenced disco ⓘ jazz ⓘ pop ⓘ rock ⓘ |
| decadeOfProminence | 1960s ⓘ |
| firstReleaseYear | 1964 ⓘ |
| genre |
rhythm and blues
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rock ⓘ soul ⓘ |
| hasNotableLyric | I'm just a soul whose intentions are good ⓘ |
| hasNotableVersion |
Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood (Santa Esmeralda version)
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Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood (The Animals version) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedGenre |
blue-eyed soul
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psychedelic rock arrangements of R&B songs ⓘ |
| isConsidered | classic 1960s song ⓘ |
| lyricist |
Bennie Benjamin
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Gloria Caldwell NERFINISHED ⓘ Sol Marcus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableCoverArtist |
Cyndi Lauper
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Elvis Costello NERFINISHED ⓘ Joe Cocker NERFINISHED ⓘ John Legend NERFINISHED ⓘ Santa Esmeralda NERFINISHED ⓘ The Animals NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originalPerformer | Nina Simone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| popularizedBy | The Animals NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordedBy |
Cyndi Lauper
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Elvis Costello NERFINISHED ⓘ Joe Cocker NERFINISHED ⓘ John Legend NERFINISHED ⓘ Nina Simone NERFINISHED ⓘ Santa Esmeralda NERFINISHED ⓘ The Animals NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
desire for understanding
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miscommunication in relationships ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.