Sun King (track) by The Beatles

Sun King by The Beatles
Year: 1969
From the album Abbey Road (track #10)
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83/100 (from 937 votes)
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Average Rating: 
83/100 (from 937 votes)
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This track is rated in the top 3% of all tracks on BestEverAlbums.com. This track has a Bayesian average rating of 83.4/100, a mean average of 82.6/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 83.4/100. The standard deviation for this track is 12.7.

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85/100
From 01/23/2024 21:29
Like It, chilled and laid back.
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From 07/22/2019 10:49
Absolutely LOVE the transition into Mean Mr. Mustard. This is where the medley really begins.
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From 09/12/2018 13:16
Peaceful, but that slow pacing makes this song pretty boring.
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80/100
From 02/23/2018 17:45
Alright song. Somewhat takes away from the feeling the You Never Give Me Your Money leaves you with.
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From 11/26/2016 21:44
Nice harmonies (not quite Because level but still nice!), and a chill mellow feel to it :)
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75/100
From 08/31/2016 13:28
Obviously influenced by Fleetwood Mac's Albatross, Sun king, is one of the album's least essential tracks. It's nice enough, with a lovely use of nonsense words, but it slows down the momentum that picked up on, you never give me your money, and the fact that it isn't musically connected to the preceding track leaves a gaping hole in the so called 'medley'. Having said all that, it's extremely pleasant, almost gorgeous in it's delivery, just slightly frustrating.
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From 06/25/2016 04:11
My least favorite track on Abbey Road. Not bad, but totally forgettable and does not serve any purpose to the medley.
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75/100
From 02/27/2016 14:20
Clearly not a highlight of the album, or even of the medley. Still, it works for me just well, especially the Albatross-styled guitar.
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90/100
From 02/20/2016 12:29
Everyone seems to prefer Because, but I much prefer Sun King
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From 01/06/2016 00:05
Amazing opening build, the crickets and the mellow guitar conjure images of an early morning before dawn. Voices erupt into layered harmony as the sun rays burst from the horizon. A lonely guitar twinkles and the sun rises in beautiful harmonic vocals. John keeps it light with Italian phrases and the band holds a nice groove throughout.
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