Sweet Thing (track)
by The Waterboys
Sweet Thing appears on the following album(s) by The Waterboys:
- Fisherman's Blues (track #5) (this album) (1988)
- 1985 (track #48) (compilation) (2024)
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
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| ! | 12/15/2025 04:56 | Exist-en-ciel | 78,243 | 70/100 |
| ! | 10/05/2025 04:10 |  AAL2014 | 35,398 | 76/100 |
| ! | 05/11/2025 12:57 | spinout | 38,727 | 83/100 |
| ! | 03/19/2025 06:52 | Johnnyo | 42,707 | 80/100 |
| ! | 01/02/2025 16:01 | byuzak | 32,842 | 78/100 |
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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 81.4/100, a mean average of 81.7/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 82.6/100. The standard deviation for this track is 10.2.
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TheDude85 10/06/2020 13:38 | #259063
Mike Scott demonstrates his musical genius by pairing the Van Morrison penned "Sweet Thing" with Paul McCartney's "Blackbird" and the combination creates quite a melancholic atmosphere, which Scott's vocal portrays perfectly. A perfect performance!
TheDude85 10/06/2020 13:34 | #259062
Mike Scott demonstrates his musical genius by pairing the Van Morrison penned "Sweet Thing" with Paul McCartney's "Blackbird" and the combination creates quite a melancholic atmosphere, which Scott's vocal portrays perfectly. A perfect performance!
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