The Rolling Stones (Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Charlie Watts, Bill Wyman and Ronnie Wood) recorded "Beast Of Burden" (Jagger -Richards) for the 1978 LP "Some Girls". The album topped Billboard while the single reached number eight on the Top One Hundred.

Winner of Grammy, Golden Globe, Emmy and Tony Awards Bette Midler's "Beast Of Burden" from the album "No Frills" peaked at seventy-one on Billboard in 1984 while reaching the top ten in other parts of the world. Mick Jagger was an essential part of the video.