Cortez The Killer (track) by Neil Young & Crazy Horse
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Year: 1975
From the album Zuma (track #8)
Cortez The Killer appears on the following album(s) by Neil Young & Crazy Horse:
- Live Rust (track #12) (1979)
- Zuma (track #8) (this album) (1975)
- Weld (track #9) (1991)
- Cow Palace 1986 (track #13) (2012)
- Way Down In The Rust Bucket (track #19) (2021)
- Odeon Budokan (track #10) (2023)
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100/100  | 09/13/2025 08:33 |  Norshammar | | 92/100 |
90/100 | 07/07/2025 14:44 | MrOlan | | 79/100 |
90/100 | 06/29/2025 18:35 |  ExTeaSea | | 86/100 |
85/100 | 03/19/2025 03:54 | BurndenAce | | 79/100 |
90/100 | 03/15/2025 04:18 |  AAL2014 | | 76/100 |
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This track is rated in the top 1% of all tracks on BestEverAlbums.com. This track has a Bayesian average rating of 91.6/100, a mean average of 91.1/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 92.1/100. The standard deviation for this track is 12.4.
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Squonk007 06/24/2023 14:08
Brilliant track, always liked it.
ramthecowy 01/22/2019 13:44
I loved the track before, but learning to play it on guitar just took my admiration to another level. What a work of art.
Top track, one of the best in all Young's discography, both musically (with that guitar melody you wish never ended) and lyrically.
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One of the greatest songs of all time.
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