Fisherman's Blues (track)
by The Waterboys
Year: 1988
From the album Fisherman's Blues (track #1)
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Fisherman's Blues appears on the following album(s) by The Waterboys:
- Fisherman's Blues (track #1) (this album) (1988)
- Karma To Burn (track #12) (2005)
- The Best Of The Waterboys 81-90 (track #7) (compilation) (1991)
- The Magnificent Seven - The Waterboys Fisherman's Blues/Room To Roam Band, 1989-90 (track #23) (compilation) (2021)
- The Live Adventures Of The Waterboys (track #4) (1998)
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
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| ! | 09/03/2026 19:54 |  HoldenM | 9,878 | 90/100 |
| ! | 03/31/2026 03:25 | martintho | 68,945 | 74/100 |
| ! | 03/22/2026 18:02 | Spartakist | 2,436 | 81/100 |
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DeusExMackia 10/31/2018 00:27 | #223626
I have friend who swears by this song, he's told me it's his favourite song ever more times I can remember.
Not hard to see why, is it.
jhuik 04/18/2015 00:34 | #139738
On my list of 100 best songs ever. (Edited)
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