Polly (track)
by Nirvana
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Polly appears on the following album(s) by Nirvana:
- Nevermind (track #6) (this album) (1991)
- MTV Unplugged In New York (track #7) (1994)
- From The Muddy Banks Of The Wishkah (track #14) (1996)
- With The Lights Out (track #14) (compilation) (2004)
- With The Lights Out (track #23) (compilation) (2004)
- Live At Reading (track #11) (2009)
- Live At The Paramount (track #8) (2019)
- Outcesticide (track #9) (1994)
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
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| ! | 09/15/2026 03:35 | Davidmain | 90 | 96/100 |
| ! | 07/27/2026 15:45 |  DommeDamian | 78,509 | 51/100 |
| ! | 07/09/2026 11:46 |  Liedzeit | 11,006 | 77/100 |
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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 85.5/100, a mean average of 85.0/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 85.6/100. The standard deviation for this track is 12.3.
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Pretty dark subject matter. Such an intriguing song. Every time I listen to it I feel captivated by the lyrics, even though I've heard them loads of times before. "She caught me off my guard, amazes me the will of instinct"
Interesting song. Cobain takes the point of view of the molester...
Good song, even though a bit repetitive. The backing vocals are the best part.
Jasonconfused TOP 100 COMMENTER 12/11/2012 20:23 | #57578
I really enjoy the acoustic style that Nirvana can take on. I think it suits Kurt Cobain much more.
arthur237 02/01/2016 23:25 | #158454
If only kurt cobain didn't commit suicide, he would have made more songs like this i reckon
tgarritsen 03/13/2015 01:25 | #136655
Such a twisted song. One of my favorites of the album.
