Beast of Burden (3:28)
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“Beast of Burden” is a song by English rock band the Rolling Stones, featured on the 1978 album Some Girls. In 2004 Rolling Stone magazine ranked the song #435 on their list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.
Recording on “Beast of Burden” began in October of 1977 and ended in December of that same year. Although written before entering the studio, many of the lyrics were improvised by Jagger to fit with the smooth running guitars of Richards and Wood. Note the rolling, fluid licks traded off by the two. Neither is really playing lead or rhythm; they both slip in and out, one playing high while the other is low. The song is another of the famed Some Girls songs which feature each member of the band playing their respective instruments without any outside performers; both Richards and Wood play acoustic and electric guitars, with Wood performing the solo.
Recording on “Beast of Burden” began in October of 1977 and ended in December of that same year. Although written before entering the studio, many of the lyrics were improvised by Jagger to fit with the smooth running guitars of Richards and Wood. Note the rolling, fluid licks traded off by the two. Neither is really playing lead or rhythm; they both slip in and out, one playing high while the other is low. The song is another of the famed Some Girls songs which feature each member of the band playing their respective instruments without any outside performers; both Richards and Wood play acoustic and electric guitars, with Wood performing the solo.
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All I wanted was for you to make love to me.
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All I wanted was for you to make love to me.
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tough enough <)>>><
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dog_face wrote:
the snare makes this song
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domeknadrzewie wrote:
great for riding bicycles!
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Dyard1 wrote:
one of their greatest tunes........
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brooklynboy99 wrote:
"All I want is for you to make love to me" Yeah, that;s what I said, "Am I hard enough, Am I rough enough, am I rich enough" Yeah...what a bunch of questions. Ya gotta luv The Stones for asking the right questions.
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Tiger1962 wrote:
pretty pretty pretty... <3
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007staples wrote:
Sexy ALL THE TIME!!!!
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Dunk_a_roos wrote:
chida cancion!
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dentonlaura wrote:
love this song !! roll on rolling stones
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Arnoxp wrote:
This is also original !
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MrMonochrome wrote:
I'll never leave your pizza burnin'
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beechbum wrote:
This maybe my favorite song of all time
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100PunkClub wrote:
I liked it when The Kooks did this mixed with a bit of Velvet Underground's Sweet Jane, I thought it worked really well. But anyway, the original is better!
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double_ipa wrote:
ohhh yeah!
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metushelah wrote:
9/10 in Methuselah scale
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Classicmikemo wrote:
Awsome,The Bad Boys of Rock and Roll,Do IT!!!!!!!!!!
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This is so awesome, it exudes coolness!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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great track
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