Monkey & Bear (track)
by Joanna Newsom
Monkey & Bear appears on the following album(s) by Joanna Newsom:
- Ys (track #2) (this album) (2006)
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
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95/100  | 08/17/2025 02:45 | mttr-in-plc | | 88/100 |
100/100 | 08/03/2025 12:43 |  Igtonumama | | 81/100 |
50/100 | 06/13/2025 00:49 | sunnydhamm | | 56/100 |
80/100 | 05/12/2025 05:29 | brent13 | | 85/100 |
90/100 | 04/24/2025 04:45 | paperwhites62 | | 87/100 |
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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 85.7/100, a mean average of 84.3/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 86.2/100. The standard deviation for this track is 16.2.
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eclab 06/02/2012 01:01
A fairy tale about escape from exploitation. All the songs on "Ys" come from events in a particular year of Newsom's life and I'd love to know the real-life inspiration for this song.
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