Beast Of Burden (track)
by The Rolling Stones
Year: 1978
From the album Some Girls (track #9)
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Beast Of Burden appears on the following album(s) by The Rolling Stones:
- Some Girls (track #9) (this album) (1978)
- Forty Licks (track #24) (compilation) (2002)
- Jump Back: The Best Of The Rolling Stones (track #14) (compilation) (1993)
- Live Licks (track #18) (2004)
- Grrr! (track #36) (compilation) (2012)
- Rewind (1971-1984) (track #9) (compilation) (1984)
- From The Vault: Hampton Coliseum (Live In 1981) (track #9) (2012)
- Sucking In The Seventies (track #10) (compilation) (1981)
- Some Girls: Live In Texas '78 (track #6) (2011)
- Live At Leeds (track #12) (2012)
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| ! | 10/17/2026 10:13 | Luncea | 5,258 | 85/100 |
| ! | 10/12/2026 19:06 | Christian889 | 247 | 94/100 |
| ! | 02/21/2026 17:45 | Spartakist | 2,851 | 81/100 |
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A true Rolling Stones classic. One of the best tracks on the album, it's also one of their best singles. A melodicly beautiful song but with enough grit to keep it on the right side of cool. Brilliant song.
The Stones at their finest. Cool riff, emotive vocal, and tons of attitude.
One of the last of the truly great Stones songs.
I'll never pee, if your feets were burning !