Stray Cat Blues (track)
by The Rolling Stones
Year: 1968
From the album Beggars Banquet (track #8)
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Stray Cat Blues appears on the following album(s) by The Rolling Stones:
- Beggars Banquet (track #8) (this album) (1968)
- Get Yer Ya-Ya's Out! (track #3) (1970)
- Milestones (track #12) (compilation) (1972)
- The Rolling Stones In Mono (track #151) (compilation) (2016)
- Rolled Gold Vol. 2 (track #17) (compilation) (1981)
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
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| ! | 5 days ago |  swed | 3,730 | 88/100 |
| ! | 05/29/2026 02:10 | mrmcrook | 12,820 | 78/100 |
| ! | 04/25/2026 02:12 | Spartakist | 2,402 | 80/100 |
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Sandrof1969 02/11/2018 15:18 | #207638
The most sexy song of the Rolling Stones. Keith on top, Mick too
The opening was inspired by the Velvet Underground's, heroin, this is a superb sleazy rocker, full of all the bad boy hedonism that the Stones were happy enough to portray at this time. Obviously, looking too closely at the lyrics they do seem a bit dodgy these days. Still, you can't argue with the brilliance of the track. (Edited)
My favourite Stones song, Keith never made a guitar sound so loose and dirty. Brilliant! (Edited)
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