Man In A Shed (track)
by Nick Drake
Year: 1969
From the album Five Leaves Left (track #8)
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Man In A Shed appears on the following album(s) by Nick Drake:
- Five Leaves Left (track #8) (this album) (1969)
- Time Of No Reply (track #5) (compilation) (1986)
- Fruit Tree: The Complete Recorded Works (track #8) (compilation) (1979)
- The Making Of Five Leaves Left (track #40) (compilation) (2025)
Condition: New
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
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| 04/30/2026 02:30 | stareaterogni0n | 4,950 | 70/100 | |
| 04/23/2026 20:23 | 8,892 | 91/100 | ||
| 03/28/2026 21:56 | Pepeov | 6,454 | 78/100 | |
| 12/10/2025 20:52 | Exist-en-ciel | 105,982 | 71/100 | |
| 11/20/2025 11:47 | plasmicmist | 7,586 | 91/100 |
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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 83.5/100, a mean average of 83.3/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 83.8/100. The standard deviation for this track is 10.3.
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Also my favourite song on the album! Oddly underrated.
My favorite track on this album. I love the contrast between the first and third verses. It's illogical, heartbreaking, and beautiful at the same time. I think many of us can compare our feelings to Drake and his shed.

