The Water Song (track)
by The Incredible String Band
Year: 1968
From the album The Hangman's Beautiful Daughter (track #7)
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The Water Song appears on the following album(s) by The Incredible String Band:
- The Hangman's Beautiful Daughter (track #7) (this album) (1968)
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
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| ! | 06/22/2026 04:38 |  Purplepash | 35,414 | 76/100 |
| ! | 05/15/2026 19:09 |  HoldenM | 9,496 | 91/100 |
| ! | 03/03/2026 22:01 | Johnnyo | 45,052 | 80/100 |
| ! | 12/19/2025 04:43 | Exist-en-ciel | 168,049 | 71/100 |
| ! | 08/17/2025 03:43 | mttr-in-plc | 1,997 | 88/100 |
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This track is rated in the top 12% of all tracks on BestEverAlbums.com. This track has a Bayesian average rating of 78.2/100, a mean average of 78.8/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 78.8/100. The standard deviation for this track is 13.0.
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