A Cautionary Song (track)
by The Decemberists
Year: 2002
From the album Castaways And Cutouts (track #4)
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A Cautionary Song appears on the following album(s) by The Decemberists:
- Castaways And Cutouts (track #4) (this album) (2002)
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
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| 01/25/2026 04:37 | BurndenAce | 4,991 | 78/100 | |
| 09/01/2025 17:11 |  ExTeaSea | 12,459 | 85/100 | |
| 07/05/2024 18:26 |  Rhyner | 2,104 | 67/100 | |
| 10/16/2023 04:45 | zomg101 | 11,437 | 74/100 | |
| 04/24/2023 21:05 | alexandermause | 15,653 | 85/100 |
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This track is rated in the top 22% of all tracks on BestEverAlbums.com. This track has a Bayesian average rating of 77.4/100, a mean average of 76.2/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 77.7/100. The standard deviation for this track is 14.0.
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