Trouble's Braids (track)
by Tom Waits
Year: 1983
From the album Swordfishtrombones (track #14)
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Trouble's Braids appears on the following album(s) by Tom Waits:
- Swordfishtrombones (track #14) (this album) (1983)
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
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| ! | 03/15/2026 17:49 | bonnequestion | 16,906 | 75/100 |
| ! | 02/06/2026 19:42 |  HoldenM | 9,214 | 91/100 |
| ! | 01/14/2026 18:51 | Exist-en-ciel | 140,735 | 71/100 |
| ! | 12/31/2025 12:33 |  Tamthebam | 45,203 | 79/100 |
| ! | 11/11/2025 10:00 | ShenBapiro | 6,173 | 77/100 |
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This track has a Bayesian average rating of 77.1/100, a mean average of 76.2/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 77.2/100. The standard deviation for this track is 12.5.
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