On Some Faraway Beach (track)
by Eno
Year: 1974
From the album Here Come The Warm Jets (track #6)
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On Some Faraway Beach appears on the following album(s) by Eno:
- Here Come The Warm Jets (track #6) (this album) (1974)
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95/100  | 10/12/2025 19:29 | FrancK | | 83/100 |
100/100 | 09/17/2025 16:58 | Rayzer6 | | 89/100 |
90/100 | 07/05/2025 18:04 |  ExTeaSea | | 86/100 |
100/100 | 05/19/2025 23:21 | brent13 | | 85/100 |
85/100 | 11/17/2024 19:26 |  NowhereMan | | 85/100 |
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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 86.8/100, a mean average of 87.0/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 87.7/100. The standard deviation for this track is 10.7.
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Caesar01 05/29/2021 18:05
Achingly beautiful song. So much meaning is conveyed through the music and three short verses. I have always interpreted this song as reflecting the last moments of a soldier dying - his last memory is someone shouting out to take cover - 'lie low, lie low.' Despite being shot, he is in shock, in that peaceful state when the pain is gone and all that's left is to reflect on life, and the beautiful place where his life is ending.
Apparently Eno tracked 27 different pianos onto this song. Amazing work.
koner1 03/09/2015 00:03
Like a breath of fresh air.
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