Mother Goose (track)
by Jethro Tull
Mother Goose appears on the following album(s) by Jethro Tull:
- Aqualung (track #4) (this album) (1971)
- The Best Of Acoustic (track #4) (compilation) (2007)
- The Best Of Jethro Tull - The Anniversary Collection (track #12) (compilation) (1993)
- Living With The Past (track #17) (2002)
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
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| ! | 22 hours ago | FrancK | 4,991 | 82/100 |
| ! | 08/22/2026 17:14 | Johnnyo | 45,741 | 80/100 |
| ! | 07/24/2026 07:31 | Exist-en-ciel | 178,755 | 71/100 |
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This track is rated in the top 2% of all tracks on BestEverAlbums.com. This track has a Bayesian average rating of 83.7/100, a mean average of 83.9/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 84.1/100. The standard deviation for this track is 9.6.
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Ian Anderson is a master of lyrics. This elevates the song.
Squonk007 06/16/2021 08:13 | #270699
Probably my favourite on the album, just like its Englishness.
