<P> Santa Esmeralda's "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood" was used as the opening theme of the 1980 pilot for the U.S. game show Bullseye, after which a sound - alike was used in regular episodes . This version of the song was also used on German ARD soccer television show Sportschau from the late 1970s to the mid-1980s, in the introduction for the "goal of the month" segment . Santa Esmeralda's rendition is featured in the 1992 film American Me and the 2001 English comedy Blow Dry . It became widely popular with a later generation after its inclusion in the 2003 Quentin Tarantino film Kill Bill: Volume 1, where its instrumental passage plays over the duel between The Bride and O - Ren Ishii, and the accompanying Kill Bill Vol. 1 Original Soundtrack, where it is incorporated in a full vocal form that runs over ten minutes . A rendition appears in the trailer for the 2005 film Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, as well as the 2008 Korean "ramyun western" film The Good, the Bad, the Weird, played in the chasing sequence in the Manchurian desert . </P> <P> The Animals' Eric Burdon has re-recorded the song throughout the years, notably an eight - minute version on his 1974 album Sun Secrets, and a heavy metal performance in 1976 later released on his Live at the Roxy album . Jon English recorded a version for his album, Minutes to Midnight (1977). Since the early 1980s, Burdon has performed it in a reggae style . In a different version, it was performed during The Animals' 1983 reunion, as documented on the following year's Greatest Hits Live (Rip It to Shreds) release . </P> <P> A version by Joe Cocker (from his 1969 debut album) played over the ending credits of the 2004 film Layer Cake . Cocker re-recorded it for his 1996 album Organic . Other artists who have recorded the song include The Moody Blues, Elvis Costello (from King of America), Cyndi Lauper (from At Last 2003; used at the final credits of one of the chapters of TV series Gypsy), Tony Moran under the moniker of Latin Rascals as vocalist and co-producer with Albert Cabrera, Arthur Brown, Uthanda, Julie Driscoll with Brian Auger, King Kong & D'Jungle Girls, Mike Batt, Trevor Rabin, No Mercy, John Legend, Lou Rawls, Gary Moore, Robben Ford, New Buffalo, Farhad Mehrad, Shahram Shabpareh, The Killers, the Doug Anthony All Stars, Di'Anno, Meshell Ndegeocello, Savage Circus, King Køng, Place of Skulls, Lana Del Rey, and Jamie Cullum . </P> <P> In their 1980s concerts, Dire Straits played the central theme of "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood" during an instrumental introduction to their "Tunnel of Love", as Mark Knopfler talked about The Animals' hometown of Newcastle upon Tyne, near where Spanish City song is set . After Cat Stevens converted to Islam and changed his name to Yusuf Islam and left popular music, various controversies arose concerning public statements and actions . When he returned to such music, he recorded an allusion to such controversies by way of "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood", with some lyrical alterations, as featured on his 2006 album An Other Cup . </P>

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