A Spoonful Weighs A Ton (track)
by The Flaming Lips
Year: 1999
From the album The Soft Bulletin (track #2)
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A Spoonful Weighs A Ton appears on the following album(s) by The Flaming Lips:
- The Soft Bulletin (track #2) (this album) (1999)
- Heady Nuggs: The First Five Warner Bros. Records 1992-2002 (track #36) (compilation) (2011)
- The Soft Bulletin: Recorded Live At Red Rocks Amphitheatre (track #2) (2019)
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
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| ! | 07/15/2026 16:54 | wizardalien | 9,957 | 61/100 |
| ! | 06/24/2026 15:21 |  AlvaroIesus | 4,464 | 87/100 |
| ! | 06/05/2026 15:10 |  Antonio-Pedro | 10,765 | 93/100 |
| ! | 04/20/2026 17:12 |  VictorVale | 44,187 | 89/100 |
| ! | 03/23/2026 22:41 | alexandermause | 17,953 | 85/100 |
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GandalfORiley345 03/02/2015 20:08 | #135938
I don't think I'll never gonna listen such a thing like this
cool song! love the bass synth thing
Anti 03/22/2014 03:34 | #107123
Soul-touching.
Decent song
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