Frank's Wild Years (track)
by Tom Waits
Year: 1983
From the album Swordfishtrombones (track #9)
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Frank's Wild Years appears on the following album(s) by Tom Waits:
- Swordfishtrombones (track #9) (this album) (1983)
- Beautiful Maladies: The Island Years (track #10) (compilation) (1998)
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
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| ! | 03/15/2026 17:48 | bonnequestion | 17,046 | 75/100 |
| ! | 02/06/2026 19:32 |  HoldenM | 9,496 | 91/100 |
| ! | 01/14/2026 18:51 | Exist-en-ciel | 168,760 | 71/100 |
| ! | 12/31/2025 12:33 |  Tamthebam | 45,646 | 79/100 |
| ! | 11/11/2025 09:47 | ShenBapiro | 6,173 | 77/100 |
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Onater 03/23/2018 20:50 | #211587
This is way better than spoken word over 12 bar blues should be able to be. (Edited)
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