Joe The Lion (track)
by David Bowie
Joe The Lion appears on the following album(s) by David Bowie:
- "Heroes" (track #2) (this album) (1977)
- Sound + Vision (track #36) (compilation) (1989)
- Bowie Now (track #7) (compilation) (2018)
- A New Career In A New Town (1977-1982) (track #13) (compilation) (2017)
- Ouvrez Le Chien (Live Dallas 95) (track #11) (2020)
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
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| ! | 07/05/2026 09:23 | Siromynian | 17,775 | 71/100 |
| ! | 03/03/2026 21:42 | Juneof44 | 4,697 | 73/100 |
| ! | 02/28/2026 00:19 | alexandermause | 17,953 | 85/100 |
| ! | 01/28/2026 03:21 | stareaterogni0n | 5,678 | 70/100 |
| ! | 01/27/2026 20:31 | kinginsomniac12 | 6,024 | 100/100 |
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This track is rated in the top 4% of all tracks on BestEverAlbums.com. This track has a Bayesian average rating of 81.3/100, a mean average of 80.8/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 81.5/100. The standard deviation for this track is 12.3.
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DeusExMackia 07/26/2018 21:54 | #218820
The way he sings "It's Monday" is one of the stand out moments in all of the Bowie back catalogue.
And that's before we even get to the guitars in the opening 30 seconds; a mash of massive, overdriven chords contrasted with the warm detail of that little downward riff that introduces the drums. What utter, utter genius.
Post-punk or art rock or glam rock ?
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