"Lies" is a song by the English rock band

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from their 1978 album ''

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''. The song is a fast-paced rocker is about a man being fed up with his girlfriend's lying and cheating. As with most of ''Some Girls'', it features the five core Stones members, with Jagger, Richards and

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sharing electric guitar duties.

Use in television

The track was featured on ''

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'' on the episode "Pilot: Part Two". However, "Lies", although performed during the 1978 US tour, was the only track on ''Some Girls'' to be permanently dropped from live setlists after the last dates supporting its parent album.Live debuts of each Rolling Stones song (to 25.11.06)
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References

* Cyrus R. K. Patell
''Rolling Stones' Some Girls''
A&C Black, 9 June 2011, p. 84ff. {{authority control The Rolling Stones songs 1978 songs Songs written by Jagger–Richards Song recordings produced by Jagger–Richards