Pena (track)
by Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band
Year: 1969
From the album Trout Mask Replica (track #15)
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Pena appears on the following album(s) by Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band:
- Trout Mask Replica (track #15) (this album) (1969)
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
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| ! | 07/24/2026 22:54 | Exist-en-ciel | 177,975 | 71/100 |
| ! | 06/20/2026 17:02 | bonnequestion | 17,330 | 74/100 |
| ! | 01/14/2026 06:00 | alexandermause | 17,992 | 85/100 |
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This track is rated in the top 15% of all tracks on BestEverAlbums.com. This track has a Bayesian average rating of 77.9/100, a mean average of 77.0/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 78.1/100. The standard deviation for this track is 17.2.
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Onater 01/24/2017 23:27 | #184172
My favourite lines from this song would have to be "Out enjoying the sun while sitting on a turned-on waffle iron. Smoke billowing up from between her legs made me vomit beautifully and crush a chandelier." It conjures up such vivid and colourful images in a way that not many songs can. (Edited)
Facetious 12/30/2012 08:33 | #59407
Best lyrics ever in any rock song. (Edited)
SuedeSwede TOP 100 COMMENTER 11/04/2016 07:59 | #177960
THAT'S RIGHT, THE MASCARA SNAKE, FAST AND BULBOUS (Edited)
Mother Nature's Son TOP 100 COMMENTER 03/16/2013 14:21 | #68561
A thing of beauty, very soothing vocals. (Edited)
