Downtown Train (track)
by Tom Waits
Downtown Train appears on the following album(s) by Tom Waits:
- Rain Dogs (track #17) (this album) (1985)
- Beautiful Maladies: The Island Years (track #18) (compilation) (1998)
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
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| ! | 03/07/2026 19:22 | alexandermause | 17,953 | 85/100 |
| ! | 02/28/2026 15:00 | zsolti | 7,262 | 80/100 |
| ! | 02/06/2026 21:56 |  HoldenM | 9,396 | 91/100 |
| ! | 01/14/2026 18:20 | Exist-en-ciel | 166,295 | 71/100 |
| ! | 10/20/2025 16:01 | Grachus | 305 | 87/100 |
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This track is rated in the top 1% of all tracks on BestEverAlbums.com. This track has a Bayesian average rating of 88.0/100, a mean average of 87.7/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 88.4/100. The standard deviation for this track is 11.6.
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The song that Rod Stewart would have a huge hit with in 1990 is one of Tom Waits most brilliant tracks. Waits' version has a nice intimacy about it that Stewart's version would take and turn into bombast, but Waits keeps it tight and in turn gives the song the character it needs to succeed. An excellent cut, classic Waits.
SuedeSwede 01/12/2014 14:07 | #100479
His voice at the start gives me chills. And then the chorus comes in, his voice gets even better and then the lick comes in and gives me more chills.
This song is fucking amazing.
what a voice
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