Beast of Burden

RS Cover Reprints
Album at Rhino.com

Written by: Mick Jagger, Keith Richards
Produced by: The Glimmer Twins
Released: June '78 on Rolling Stones
Charts: 13 weeks
Top spot: No. 8

By 1978, the Stones were in turmoil, after trouble with drugs, women and the law. On "Beast of Burden," they faced up to their adult struggles, with world-weary defiance propelling the ragged harmonies. On other takes -- one lasting more than six minutes -- Jagger tried the song in falsetto, but his straight-ahead version went to the Top Ten.

Appears on: Some Girls (Virgin)

Next: Alone Again Or

Back to RS 500 Albums!
Back to RS 500 Songs!