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Song · 1965 · Blues rock

Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood

1965

★ 6.4 editorial score

Written after Horace Ott quarreled with his girlfriend, and sped from Simone's ballad into Burdon's pleading.

Genre

Blues rock Rock

Subject

Misunderstanding Regret

Scene

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