All Along The Watchtower (track)
by U2

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All Along The Watchtower by U2
Year: 1988
From the album Rattle And Hum (track #5)
Average Rating: 
74/100 (from 99 votes)
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Average Rating: 
74/100 (from 99 votes)
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From 11/27/2018 11:02 | #225732
This could have been so much better, miss-fire.
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From 03/21/2019 20:19 | #233844
Really pompous and annoying. Edge really underperforms here.
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