The Witness Song (track)
by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
Year: 1990
From the album The Good Son (track #8)
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The Witness Song appears on the following album(s) by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds:
- The Good Son (track #8) (this album) (1990)
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 4 days ago | Exist-en-ciel | 15,061 | 69/100 |
| ! | 08/09/2025 12:48 |  Igtonumama | 31,394 | 81/100 |
| ! | 06/20/2025 20:17 |  DommeDamian | 71,924 | 51/100 |
| ! | 09/27/2024 04:45 |  DriftingOrpheus | 7,978 | 77/100 |
| ! | 09/06/2024 20:28 | BLO | 3,178 | 86/100 |
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This track is rated in the top 7% of all tracks on BestEverAlbums.com. This track has a Bayesian average rating of 79.7/100, a mean average of 78.6/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 80.1/100. The standard deviation for this track is 13.5.
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