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Stray Cat Blues

The Rolling Stones / Beggars Banquet (2018 Remaster)

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The Rolling Stones

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Album

Beggars Banquet (2018 Remaster)

Release date

December 6, 1968

Duration

4:37

Genres

Rock

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Songwriters / credits

Mick Jagger, Keith Richards

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"Stray Cat Blues" is the eighth song on the Rolling Stones' album Beggars Banquet. It was written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards and produced by Jimmy Miller. Miller's production of the song is very representative of his style, featuring a very prominent hi hat beat, droning piano performed by Nicky Hopkins, a mellotron performed by Brian Jones, all electric guitars performed by Richards and vocals from Jagger kept even in the mix. According to Mick Jagger, the song was inspired by "Heroin" by the Velvet Underground, with the intros of both songs being particularly similar.

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