Many songs get covered or re-interpreted, the covers often being more successful than the original.
Here are some cover versions of one song along with the original, let us know in the comments which is your favourite, or if you don’t like any of them.
“Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood” is a song written by Bennie Benjamin, Horace Ott and Sol Marcus and first recorded by Nina Simone in 1964.
It has been covered by many acts including:
The Animals released their version as a single in 1965.
Sandy Coast on their 1968 album “From The Workshop”.
Joe Cocker on his 1969 album “With A Little Help From My Friends”.
John English on his 1977 album “Minutes To Midnight”.
Gary Moore on a 1981 single and subsequently his 1983 album “Dirty Fingers”.
Elvis Costello as a 1986 single and on his 1986 album “King Of America”.
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