🎧 Listen to the complete song: https://wgnrl.ink/m/wagner

🎸 About The Cover:
"Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood" is the sixth installment from 'Sonic Memories,' an album featuring deftly reimagined covers of iconic songs from decades past. Wágner’s rendition captures the emotional intensity of the original while infusing it with his unique style.

Wágner, known for his soul-stirring vocals and poignant storytelling, returns to the music scene with this original song. Teaming up with Mauricio Mirapalheta, a Brazilian multi-instrumentalist with deep roots in metal and punk, the forthcoming album promises a collection of outstanding original compositions.

Enjoy this preview!

🔗 Stay Connected:
https://facebook.com/wagnersings
https://instagram.com/wagnerrocks
https://tiktok.com/@wagnersings
https://youtube.com/@wagnersings
https://twitter.com/wagnersonic
https://wgnrsounds.com/wagner

📩 For Booking Inquiries:
Email us at us@wgnrsounds

🙏 Support Wágner:
https://patreon.com/wagnersings

🎤 Lyrics:
Baby, do you understand me now
If sometimes I seem to be mad
But don't you know that no one alive
Can always be an angel
When things go wrong I seem to be 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 is worry
And then you're bound to see my other side

But 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've got my share
And that's one thing I never mean to do

Oh baby, don't you know I'm human
Have thoughts like any other one
Sometimes I find myself long regretting
Some foolish thing, some 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

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

Yes I'm just a soul who's intentions are good
Oh Lord, please don't let me

🎬 Credits:
🌟 Original Composition by: Bennie Benjamin, Gloria Caldwell, and Sol Marcus
🌟 Originally performed by: Nina Simone
🌟 Publisher: Bennie Benjamin Music, Inc.
🌟 All Vocals: Wágner
🌟 All Instruments: Mauricio Mirapalheta
🌟 Recording, Mixing, and Mastering Engineer: Mauricio Mirapalheta
🌟 Producer: Mauricio Mirapalheta
🌟 Music Video Producer: Wagner

Sonic Memories

Don't Le Me Be Misunderstood

Stream and Download

Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood

Automatic Sun

I'm Wágner, born and bred in New York City, and I made my mark as a recording artist as far back as the mid-eighties as a new wave solo artist. I co-founded Nerve with Jeff Almeyda in the nineties after taking the lead singer/frontman role in various NYC rock bands. Jeff was known for his massive sound and excellent execution on the drums, and my vocal style has been called impactful and dynamic, distinguishing me from other vocalists of the era. My musical journey kicked off when I was just 15, recording two demos, "Dust" and "Visions of You." These tracks quickly evolved into a 7" single that I distributed.

In 1986, inspired by the New Romantics and the New Wave movement, I breathed new life into these demos for my debut EP, A Way of Life. This EP also featured "The Third Wave of Sorrow" and a dance club remix. Rob "Bung" Bengston, a remarkable producer and engineer, worked on this EP at The Workshoppe Recording Studios. This studio, known for its association with Cy Curnin of The Fixx and housing Blondie's "Betrok Tapes," gained further acclaim when Victor Loud, the famed drummer for Billy Idol, collaborated with me on the 12”, adding his expertise on drums and percussion.

Novus Records launched my debut EP and got nationwide distribution through Important Record Distributors, which later became Relativity Entertainment Distribution (RED) in the 1990s and eventually part of Sony/RED Distribution.

After nearly three decades away from the music scene, I've re-emerged in Orlando, Florida, as a solo artist. In 2023, I teamed up with Mauricio Mirapalheta, a talented multi-instrumentalist with a background in metal and punk. Mauricio is my exclusive music partner, instrumentalist, and producer, adding his significant skills to this thrilling new chapter of my career.

Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood

Wágner

Related tracks