Men Of Good Fortune (track)
by Lou Reed
Men Of Good Fortune appears on the following album(s) by Lou Reed:
- Berlin (track #3) (this album) (1973)
- Animal Serenade (track #4) (2004)
- Berlin: Live At St. Ann's Warehouse (track #4) (2008)
- Rock And Roll Diary: 1967-1980 (track #12) (compilation) (1980)
- Words & Music, May 1965 (track #2) (compilation) (2022)
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
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| 3 days ago |  AAL2014 | 35,784 | 76/100 | |
| 02/18/2026 19:38 | alexandermause | 15,731 | 85/100 | |
| 02/07/2026 14:59 | Robert_fripp | 823 | 86/100 | |
| 12/31/2025 15:16 | Exist-en-ciel | 80,494 | 70/100 | |
| 12/10/2025 09:16 | 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 83.9/100, a mean average of 83.9/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 84.5/100. The standard deviation for this track is 10.9.
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Another great track - the often melodic bass under the driven guitar with Lou's easy and often sneering drawl is just what I want from him.
"The rich son waits for his father to die
the poor just drink and cry"
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