well--for me: Moonlight mile

Followed by " waiting on a friend" and "Something happened to me, yesterday"

your choice?

For me, a tie between Moonlight Mile and Slipping Away.

Fingerprint File - what a funky closer.

I also like Slipping Away, Sleep Tonight, and Salt of The Earth

I'd have to go with You Can't Always Get What You Want from let It Bleed.
Honorable mention:
Moonlight Mile - SF
Waiting On A Friend - TY
Shattered - SG
Fingerprint File - IORR
Jig-Saw Puzzle - BB
Soul Survivor - EOMS

I just don't think you can beat YCAGWYW its one of their all time great songs.

Moonlight Mile for sure--
Also, You Cant Always Get What You Want
Salt of the Earth

Sorry I screwed up Jig Saw Puzzle that is side one Salt of the Earth is a great closer as well

Moonlight Mile - for me, too.
For second place, I really can't decide between "Soul Survivor" or "You Can't Always Get What You Want".

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Turning round, turning round
I should have known it was a one horse town

uuups---yeh. I forgot "salt of the earth"

"Shoot first...."

Enough with the clues.

"You Cant always Get What You Want" #1 Honorable mention to "Something HAppened To Me Yesterday" ( If you're out tonight , if you're on your bike, wear white..Evenin' all...!!)

salt of the fingerprint

My vote goes to Moonlight Mile.

I also like Star Star, it's kind of refreshing to have a rocker as the last song on an album, especially on a record as mellow as GHS.

I suppose Soul Survivor also qualifies as a great rocking closer, but it kind of gets in the shadow behind the rest of Exile. As good as Soul Survivor is, it mostly just repeats things that have been done earlier on the record, IMO.



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On With The Show.

lotsa good competition but I'll have to go with the piano track off of Dirty Work.

It's more of a 'relief' thing knowing the album is finally over (not that it's getting a lot of spins in this household).

Many great songs to end an LP (like Shattered, Moonlight Mile, Fingerprint File, Soul Survivor etc.) but somehow Crazy Mama is excellent to end the marvelous Black and Blue album. It sort of gives a hint of what to expect in the following album. After fantastic funky Hey Negrita, jazzy Melody and ballad Fool to Cry it kicks right back into rock and roll. Great album, great song.

Being serious.. The best end track is Moonlight Mile.

Beautifully written, arranged, played and produced.

A great progressive continuation of the mid-late 60's experimental spirit.

Salt of the Earth and many others


please no more Keith closers - Been done to death.

sc uk

well, I think---Keith will not gone. Thats the reason, WHY!

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well, I think---Keith will not gone. Thats the reason, WHY!

Alternatively, he could just play guitar. Lord knows he's had 7 years since the last new Stones album to release however much 'solo' material he wants.

I don't need another Keith ballad on a Stones album. Stop the insanity!

OK, I realize I've overdone it a bit.

Soul Survivor

How can I stop.

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For me, a tie between Moonlight Mile and Slipping Away.

Well, yeah.

Walking The Dog or Suzie Q

Moonlight Mile.

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Being serious.. The best end track is Moonlight Mile.

Beautifully written, arranged, played and produced.

A great progressive continuation of the mid-late 60's experimental spirit.

But it's a 70s track Phil. Have you lost your mind?

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Being serious.. The best end track is Moonlight Mile.

Beautifully written, arranged, played and produced.

A great progressive continuation of the mid-late 60's experimental spirit.

But it's a 70s track Phil. Have you lost your mind?

Oh dear...Phil has lost his mind.

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Being serious.. The best end track is Moonlight Mile.

Beautifully written, arranged, played and produced.

A great progressive continuation of the mid-late 60's experimental spirit.

But it's a 70s track Phil. Have you lost your mind?

Oh dear...Phil has lost his mind.

That's how it starts treacle. Be warned. One moment you're dabbling with Moonlight Mile, the next minute you'll be listening to the whole of Sticky Fingers at full blast. And you'll be addicted to the 70s Stones in no time.

One of Keith's best ever: How Can I Stop.

Mathijs

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Being serious.. The best end track is Moonlight Mile.

Beautifully written, arranged, played and produced.

A great progressive continuation of the mid-late 60's experimental spirit.

But it's a 70s track Phil. Have you lost your mind?

Aye, but it's kind of a continuation of the weirdness of 1966 - 1968.

A pity for me that from 1969 onwards they too often went down the more normal rock road instead.

And I nominate "What To Do" since it is the only one not called out so far, I think.
They have surely come up with many, many superb closing moments.
And I got to say this: up until vinyl ended, they usually created great dynamics between the Side 1 closer and the overall closer. Even in CD age I still see them somehow dividing albums into two sides.