God's Away On Business (track)
by Tom Waits
Year: 2002
From the album Blood Money (track #5)
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God's Away On Business appears on the following album(s) by Tom Waits:
- Blood Money (track #5) (this album) (2002)
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| 01/08/2026 02:52 | BurndenAce | 4,964 | 78/100 | |
| 12/14/2024 03:44 | HotZappsBoogaloo | 8,932 | 82/100 | |
| 08/12/2024 05:50 | Johnnyo | 43,039 | 80/100 | |
| 04/15/2024 20:14 | phmusic | 62,859 | 100/100 | |
| 03/06/2024 12:01 |  DommeDamian | 73,246 | 51/100 |
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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 81.2/100, a mean average of 82.4/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 82.4/100. The standard deviation for this track is 12.5.
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An absolutely frightening track. Tom's voice is full of sandpaper and treacle and he spits out the lyrics in wonderful fashion. Not one for the Christmas party though.
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