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Beast Of Burden by The Rolling Stones
Album: Some Girls
Date: 1978

Sometimes misunderstood as a putdown, this is a rare Stones song that treats women as equals. Jagger sings that he "Don't need no beast of burden."
Ron Wood: "That's another one that just came very naturally in the studio. And I slipped into my part and Keith had his going. It may have appeared as though it was planned. We can pick it up today and it will just naturally slip into the groove again with the guitars weaving in a special way. It's quite amazing really. Ever since Keith and I first started to trade licks, it was a very natural thing that, for some unknown reason, if he's playing up high, I'm down low and the other way around. We cross over very naturally. We call it an ancient form of weaving-- which we still are impressed by it to this day. Unexplainable, wonderful things happen with the guitar weaving. There's no plan." (thanks, bertrand - Paris, France)
This isn't about a specific woman. Most women in Stones' songs are composites of many.
A live version from their 1981 US tour was used as the B-side of their "Going To A Go-Go" single.
A beast of burden is an animal that labors for the benefit of man, like an ox or a pack mule.
Keith Richards wrote this, but a lot of the lyrics were improvised in the studio. While the band played, Jagger came in with different lines to fit the music. As a result, some of the lyrics are less than meaningful and a little repetitious.
This song could be allegorical - it was written by Keith as a kind of homage to Mick for having to carry the band while Keith was strung out on heroin: "All your sickness I can suck it up, throw it all at me, I can shrug it off." (thanks, Eric - London, England)
Bette Midler covered this in 1983. Jagger appeared in the video.
The Chinese ministry of culture ordered The Stones not to play this when they performed there in 2003. It was going to be the first time The Stones played in China, but they canceled because of a respiratory disease that was spreading through the country.

ok need to go now. Ann let me know the answer please if you dont mind.

Talk again Quizzler soon.

Carol, keep up the good work.


Ria xxx

Been out in garden,fresh air and cutting back 'dead stuff' ....while still trying to think of answer!!

Thanks for headache tablets girls, sadly been trying to knock my brickwall down for the last twenty odd years!! :O(

* Shouts really loudly "Come on Ann I'm going out tonight"

Mau xx

Some good answers here, wonder what it is.

Marion

Footie is over Ann unfortunately :O(

It is a beautiful sunny day here in the North East so mebbe she's gone out for a walk with oh.

I keep popping back in to see if you've got the answer.. Ellan, that was a brilliant answer. I do hope it is the right answer.

See you later, Rugby has started (lol, my husband and son were disgusted with me, as I thought the Wales game was yesterday!!) Any way, that means I am on granddaughter patrol.. she has just started walking!!

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Daff xxx

.......and it's not easy typing with yer elbows!!

*giggles.........okay Stumpy!

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Great Big Bump!!

Sorry everyone I should have said i was going to work,just come in now I will go thru all your answers,but going out tonight too.

This quiz was put together by someone who is raising money for the Air ambulance so i don't think it will be on there site

Mwhah---thanks again xxxxx

Shebear and Bearstone are both possibilities---can I put down 2 answers do you think.