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 STOP BREAKING DOWN

Song was recorded between December 1971 and March, 1972, and released on Exile On Main Street in 1972.

Written by Robert Johnson, the Glimmer Twins and their record company falsely claimed that the song wasn't copyrighted, so they claimed title to it and credited the entire band. In 2000, a U.S. Court of Appeals ruled against the Stones and their former U.S. record company ABKCO Records, determining that this song, along with "Love in Vain", were not in the public domain, at least not in the US, so legal title belonged to the Estate of Robert Johnson and its successors. But in the UK, the songs are in the public domain.

Lead Vocal, Guitar and Harp: Mick Jagger; Slide Guitar: Mick Taylor; Bass Guitar: Bill Wyman; Drums: Charlie Watts; Piano: Ian Stewart.

STOP BREAKING DOWN
(Originally written by Robert Johnson)
(M. Jagger/K. Richards/M. Taylor/C. Watts/B. Wyman)

Every time I'm walking all down the street
Some pretty mama start breaking down on me.
Stop breaking down, baby, please, stop breaking down.
Stuff is gonna bust you brains out, baby,
Gonna make you lose your mind.

You Saturday night women, now, you just ape and clown,
You don't do nothing but tear my reputation down.
Stop breaking down, mama, please, stop breaking down.
Stuff is gonna bust you brains out, baby,
Yeah, it's gonna make you lose your mind.

I love my baby ninety nine degrees,
But that mama got a pistol, laid it down on me.
Stop breaking down, baby, please, stop breaking down.
Stuff is gonna bust you brains out, baby,
Yeah, gonna make you lose your mind.

Every time I'm walking all down the street
Some pretty woman start breaking down on me.
Stop breaking down, mama, please, stop breaking down.
Stuff is gonna bust your brains out, baby,
Gonna make you lose your mind.

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