The Word (track) by The Beatles

The Word by The Beatles
Year: 1965
From the album Rubber Soul (track #6)
Average Rating: 
82/100 (from 638 votes)
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The Word ratings

Average Rating: 
82/100 (from 638 votes)
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This track is rated in the top 4% of all tracks on BestEverAlbums.com. This track has a Bayesian average rating of 81.6/100, a mean average of 81.0/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 81.7/100. The standard deviation for this track is 12.2.

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From 05/19/2018 15:27
Apart from in the bridge, Ive always thought that the music does not work with the lyrics. Tonally the two are completely contrasting.
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85/100
From 01/07/2018 19:27
This song is just plain annoying.
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80/100
From 08/27/2017 22:06
The chorus actually sounds a bit annoying to my ears, but apart from that this track is ok.
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90/100
From 06/14/2017 15:05
Cool track!
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From 08/21/2016 19:32
The Beatles first venture into peace and love territory. The word, is really a precursor to their own summer of love anthem, all you need is love, and though the lyrics maybe slightly naive, it's still an excellent track, brilliantly delivered, with the whole band on top form. One of the best of Rubber soul's many superb tracks.
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From 03/19/2013 23:29
An OK track. I wasn't too impressed, but it was good.
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From 01/27/2013 00:44
And drumming has arrived for the Beatles!
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