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"Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood" is a song written by Bennie Benjamin, Gloria Caldwell, and Sol Marcus for the jazz singer and pianist Nina Simone, who first recorded it in 1964. "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood" has been covered by many artists, including a 1965 blues rock hit by The Animals. A 1977 four-on-the-floor disco rearrangement by disco group Santa Esmeralda was also a hit. In September 2015, a cover of the song appeared on Lana Del Rey's fourth studio album ''Honeymoon''. ==Nina Simone original== The beginnings of "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood" came with composer and arranger Horace Ott, who came up with the melody and chorus lyric line after a temporary falling out with his girlfriend (and wife-to-be), Gloria Caldwell.〔Hilton Valentine, ("Stories" ), Hiltonvalentine.com, 2001-04-28. Accessed 2007-09-06.〕 He then brought it to writing partners Bennie Benjamin and Sol Marcus to complete. However, when it came time for songwriting credits, rules of the time prevented BMI writers (Ott) from officially collaborating with ASCAP members (the other two), so Ott instead listed Caldwell's name on the credits.〔〔("Songwriter, Arranger Horace Ott" ), www.fyicomminc.com Jazzmen. Accessed 2007-09-06.〕 "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood" was one of five songs involving the writing of Benjamin and Marcus, presented for Nina Simone's 1964 album ''Broadway-Blues-Ballads''. There, it is taken at a very slow tempo and arranged around harp and other orchestral elements; a backing choir appears at several points. Simone sings it in her typically difficult-to-categorize style. Horace Ott's involvement did not end with his initial songwriting; he was the arranger and orchestral conductor for the entire album. Backed with "A Monster", "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood" was released as a single in 1964, but failed to chart. To some writers, this version of "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood" carried the subtext of the American Civil Rights Movement, that concerned much of Simone's work of the time;〔 while to others, this was more personal, and was the song, and phrase, that best exemplified Simone's career and life.〔Margaret Busby, ("Books: Don't let her be misunderstood" ), ''The Independent'', 2004-04-16. Accessed 2007-09-06.〕 Decades later, a commercial for Christian Dior's perfume J'Adore, starring Charlize Theron, featured Simone's version of the song, as did the final scene of the 2009 Polish film drama ''Rewers''. In 2010, Simone's version was used for the end credits of the first season finale episode of BBC's crime drama ''Luther''; in 2011, it was used again in the trailer for the show's second season. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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