
Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood
1965
Written after Horace Ott quarreled with his girlfriend, and sped from Simone's ballad into Burdon's pleading.
★ 6.4

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

Four feet of air between hi-hat and snare mic, and a drum machine sketch reborn as live New York rock.

A Gamble and Huff ballad first sung by Teddy Pendergrass in 1972, taken by Hucknall to number one in America.
Tommie Connor's 1952 novelty, recut by the Jacksons for Motown's Christmas album, and a Hot 100 hit in 2024.