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Here's yours truly playing a cover of the Animals classic "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood" on my acoustic guitar. The words and music were written by Bennie Benjamin, Gloria Caldwell, and Sol Marcus. It was released as a U.S. single and reached number fifteen on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 charts in 1965. It also reached number three in the UK charts and number four in the Canadian charts that same year. The song has been covered by many recording artists including Nina Simone (who originally recorded the song along with four other songs written by Benjamin and Marcus for her 1964 album Broadway-Blues-Ballads), Joe Cocker, Little Bob Story, Santa Esmeralda (whose cover version of the song reached number one on the U.S. Billboard Club Play Singles charts, number four on the U.S. Billboard Hot Dance/Disco-Club Play charts, and number fifteen on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 charts in 1978), The Moody Blues, Gary Moore & Friends, Helen Schneider, Elvis Costello, Lou Rawls, Francesca Pettinelli, Robben Ford & The Blue Line, Mike Batt, Place of Skulls, Leroy Gomez, Female, Man Doki Soulmates, The Manfreds, Brian Auger Band with Eric Burdon, Popa Chubby, Ilona Knopfler, No Mercy, Cyndi Lauper, Larry Baeder, Troy Adams, Miller Anderson, The Spiders, Juliana Aquino, Whiskey Sunday, Eric Burdon, Laura Fedele, New Buffalo, Skip Bifferty,Yusuf Islam, Nanni Bly, The Killers, Edson Cordiero, Countdown Singers, John Legend, Paka Smith, Ray Darwin, Dwight Adams, Conexion, The Sorrows, and Emily Loizeau and it ranked #315 on Rolling Stone's list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time in 2004. Tell me what you think about my skills on the acoustic guitar or the song in general by leaving me a YouTube or Facebook comment and a rating on the video. I'm very serious about my musical talent. Peace.

MASTER RAY SHIZZLE [DTM Elite] the Big Boss Man

DON'T LET ME BE MISUNDERSTOOD (Benjamin/Caldwell/Marcus)

Baby, do you understand me now?
Sometimes I feel a little mad
But don't you know that no one alive can always be an angel
When things go wrong I feel real bad.

I'm just a soul whose intentions are good
Oh Lord, please don't let me be misunderstood

Baby, sometimes I'm so carefree
With a joy that's hard to hide
And sometimes it seems that, all I have to do is worry
And then you're bound to see my other side

I'm just a soul whose intentions are good
Oh Lord, please don't let me be misunderstood

If I seem edgy, I want you to know,
That I never mean to take it out on you
Life has its problems, and I get my share,
And that's one thing I never mean to do

'Cause I love you,
Oh,

Oh, oh, oh, baby - don't you know I'm human
I have thoughts like any other one
Sometimes I find myself, Lord, regretting
Some foolish thing, some little simple thing I've done

I'm just a soul whose intentions are good
Oh Lord, please don't let me be misunderstood
Yes, I'm just a soul whose intentions are good
Oh Lord, please don't let me be misunderstood
Yes, I'm just a soul whose intentions are good
Oh Lord, please don't let me be misunderstood
Yes, I'm just a soul whose intentions are good