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Song of the Day: Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood (performed by Santa Esmeralda)

Posted on by Lisa Marie Bowman

Many, many years ago, when I first heard this song on the soundtrack for Kill Bill Volume One, I immediately fell in love with it.  I have to admit, as well, that when I first heard Santa Esmeralda’s version, I assumed that the cover had been recorded specifically for the Kill Bill soundtrack.  Well, turns out I was not only wrong, I was way wrong.  This cover version was actually recorded way back in 1977.

I also thought, before I started writing this post, that the song was originally performed by the Animals.  Wrong again.  The song was first written in 1964 by Bennie Benjamin, Gloria Caldwell, and Sol Marcus and it was originally performed by Nina Simone.  Then, in 1965, the Animals did their famous cover.  The Animals’ version of the song is the one that used to get stuck in my head when I was in high school because it used to play constantly at the Target where I would skip school.

But the Santa Esmeralda version is my favorite and it is today’s song of the day.

Scenes That I Love: Pete Townshend and The Who at Woodstock

Posted on by Lisa Marie Bowman

Today is Pete Townshend’s 79th birthday and today’s scene that I love features Pete Townshend (as a member of The Who) performing at Woodstock in 1969.

Roger Daltrey later said that this was the worst gig that they ever played and The Who did end up going on stage early in the morning, with the sun rising as they performed See Me, Feel Me.  The majority of The Who’s performance was not included in the initial release of the Woodstock documentary but the noticeably grainy footage would later be included in various rereleases.

Unfortunately, no cameras recorded the moment when Pete Townshend became the hero that 1969 needed by kicking a ranting Abbie Hoffman off of the stage.  But, audio of the incident survived.

Here is The Who at Woodstock: