Santa Esmeralda Lyrics. “Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood” is a song written by Bennie Benjamin, Horace Ott and Sol Marcus for the singer and pianist Nina Simone, who first recorded it in 1964. “Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood” has been covered by many artists, most notably by The Animals, whose blues rock version of the song became a transatlantic hit in 1965. A 1977 four-on-the-floor disco rearrangement by disco group Santa Esmeralda was also a hit, while a 1986 cover by new wave musician Elvis Costello found success in the British Isles.
A disco version of the song by the disco group Santa Esmeralda, which took The Animals’ arrangement and added some disco, flamenco and other Latin rhythm and ornamentation elements to it, also became a hit in the late 1970s. First released in summer 1977 as a 16-minute epic that took up an entire side of their Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood album, it was picked up for more worldwide distribution by the label of the time, Casablanca Records. A 12-inch club remix was extremely popular, hitting number one on the U.S. Billboard Club Play Singles chart and in some European countries as well. The single peaked at number four on the Hot Dance/Disco-Club Play chart.
Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood (1977)
[Verse 1]
Baby, you understand me now
If sometimes you see that I’m mad
Don’t you know no one alive can always be an angel?
When everything goes wrong, you see some bad
[Chorus]
But I’m just a soul whose intentions are good
Oh Lord, please don’t let me be misunderstood
[Verse 2]
You know: sometimes, baby, I’m so carefree
With a joy that’s hard to hide
And then, sometimes, again it seems that all I have is worry
And then, you’re bound to see my other side
[Chorus]
But I’m just a soul whose intentions are good
Oh Lord, please don’t let me be misunderstood
[Verse 3]
If I seem edgy, I want you to know
I never mean to take it out on you
Life has its problems, and I get more than my share
But that’s one thing I never mean to do
Cause I love you
Oh, baby
I’m just human
Don’t you know I have faults like anyone?
Sometimes, I find myself alone regretting
Some little foolish thing
Some simple thing that I’ve done
[Chorus]
I’m just a soul whose intentions are good
Oh Lord, please don’t let me be misunderstood
Don’t let me be misunderstood
I try so hard
So please don’t let me be misunderstood
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