Joey (track)
by Bob Dylan

Joey by Bob Dylan
Year: 1976
From the album Desire (track #6)
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81/100 (from 198 votes)
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BOB DYLAN - DESIRE UK STEREO 8 -TRACK RARE RUNNING ORDER AND JOEY IN 2 PARTS
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I'm Not There - Audio CD By Various Artists - VERY GOOD
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Average Rating: 
81/100 (from 198 votes)
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This track is rated in the top 5% of all tracks on BestEverAlbums.com. This track has a Bayesian average rating of 80.5/100, a mean average of 80.6/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 80.7/100. The standard deviation for this track is 10.8.

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From 03/10/2022 13:55
Story puts you in a place from a past time but told with all Dylan's skill and style. Mobster Assholes existed back then and still do. Don't think this glamourises them but does show things from their side.
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From 05/20/2021 23:19
A good song, but it's definitely too long for how slow-paced it is. Hurricane fits this formula 100 times better.
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From 12/15/2020 17:01
Thanks to @Nobodyisemo I got the point of why it is so low rated. It's a pity because the music is very good and the lyrics are very powerful - even if the guy has supposedly been whitewashed in this song.
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From 01/25/2016 01:37
This song would have a higher score from me if it didn't romanticize some asshole mobster so one-sidedly. Even if it is supposed to be a callback to those outlaw folk songs from years before, it doesn't seem right.
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