Street Fighting Man

Street Fighting Man


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Beggars Banquet track listing
10 tracks
Side one
  1. "Sympathy for the Devil"
  2. "No Expectations"
  3. "Dear Doctor"
  4. "Parachute Woman"
  5. "Jig-Saw Puzzle"
Side two
  1. "Street Fighting Man"
  2. "Prodigal Son"
  3. "Stray Cat Blues"
  4. "Factory Girl"
  5. "Salt of the Earth"
Alternative covers
French 7" Single cover

"Street Fighting Man" is a song by English rock and roll band The Rolling Stones featured on their 1968 album Beggars Banquet. Called the band's "most political song", Rolling Stone ranked the song #301 on their list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.

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