KARMABOX WITH A VIEW - THE ROLLING STONES - "BEAST OF BURDEN"

Em 1978 os Rolling Stones lançavam o álbum "Some Girls" e a música que para mim podia muito bem ser a única da carreira de Jagger e companhia. Mick ainda era um sex symbol - quer se concorde, quer não -, Keith Richards ainda não tinha morrido, e eu tinha apenas cinco aninhos.
Já tive esta discussão com o Zé do Barraco vezes sem conta, e apesar dos argumentos dele serem igualmente inabaláveis, continuo a preferir a irreverência rock dos Stones, à simpatia fresquinha dos Beatles. E é mesmo assim...

Beast of Burden - Live


Ill never be your beast of burden
My back is broad but its a hurting
All I want is for you to make love to me
Ill never be your beast of burden
Ive walked for miles my feet are hurting
All I want is for you to make love to me

Am I hard enough
Am I rough enough
Am I rich enough
Im not too blind to see

Ill never be your beast of burden
So lets go home and draw the curtains
Music on the radio
Come on baby make sweet love to me

Am I hard enough
Am I rough enough
Am I rich enough
Im not too blind to see

Oh little sister
Pretty, pretty, pretty, pretty, girl
Youre a pretty, pretty, pretty, pretty, pretty, pretty girl
Pretty, pretty
Such a pretty, pretty, pretty girl
Come on baby please, please, please

Ill tell ya
You can put me out
On the street
Put me out
With no shoes on my feet
But, put me out, put me out
Put me out of misery

Yeah, all your sickness
I can suck it up
Throw it all at me
I can shrug it off
Theres one thing baby
That I dont understand
You keep on telling me
I aint your kind of man

Aint I rough enough, ooh baby
Aint I tough enough
Aint I rich enough, in love enough
Ooh! ooh! please

Ill never be your beast of burden
Ill never be your beast of burden
Never, never, never, never, never, never, never be

I dont need no beast of burden
I need no fussing
I need no nursing
Never, never, never, never, never, never, never be