Blue Jay Way (track)
by The Beatles
Year: 1967
From the album Magical Mystery Tour (track #4)
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Blue Jay Way appears on the following album(s) by The Beatles:
- Magical Mystery Tour (track #4) (this album) (1967)
- The Beatles Box Set (track #122) (compilation) (1988)
- E.P. Collection (Box Set) (track #58) (compilation) (1981)
- The Beatles In Mono (track #114) (compilation) (2009)
- Magical Mystery Tour (EP) (track #6) (1967)
- Mono Collection (track #114) (compilation) (1982)
- The Beatles (track #114) (compilation) (2009)
- The Collection (track #174) (compilation) (1982)
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
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80/100  | 10/22/2025 17:43 | FlapJackJoey | | 89/100 |
70/100 | 10/18/2025 23:11 | mrmcrook | | 78/100 |
65/100 | 08/26/2025 13:20 | machiaj | | 74/100 |
100/100 | 08/06/2025 22:00 | ShenBapiro | | 77/100 |
85/100 | 08/04/2025 20:17 |  BroknsocialShawn | | 85/100 |
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This track is rated in the top 8% of all tracks on BestEverAlbums.com. This track has a Bayesian average rating of 79.4/100, a mean average of 78.7/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 79.4/100. The standard deviation for this track is 13.5.
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Dis-orientating. Suppose that makes it psychedelic status
just don't get it
Easily the worst song on the album and one of the worst ever by the Beatles. "Please don't be long.." and it is. Far far too long.
Medelsvensson 11/07/2019 06:01
Underrated af
Yeah, not the best one in the album but it's not that bad. I think people criticise this song overmuch.
Very good song
Sounds like he's making it up as he goes along. Probably underrated in terms of originality but I think the end product succeeds in being weird more than anything else.
Coming after the absolutely brilliant Within you without you on, Sgt. Pepper, blue Jay way, comes a real disappointment. It's alright, with a nice unsettling atmosphere, but it's just a bit boring to be honest. A nice come down after the summer of love though.
Space-Dementia 02/13/2016 21:43
It's a nice song, but it's too long.
starts off good but it's repetitiveness kills it
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