The Scarecrow (track)
by Pink Floyd
Year: 1967
From the album The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn (track #10)
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The Scarecrow appears on the following album(s) by Pink Floyd:
- The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn (track #10) (this album) (1967)
- The Early Singles (track #4) (compilation) (1992)
- Shine On (track #66) (compilation) (1992)
- The Best Of The Pink Floyd (track #5) (compilation) (1970)
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
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| ! | 04/01/2026 03:21 | stareaterogni0n | 5,608 | 70/100 |
| ! | 03/29/2026 14:28 |  Liedzeit | 10,623 | 77/100 |
| ! | 03/04/2026 14:20 |  Ilolahti | 1,617 | 81/100 |
| ! | 01/25/2026 19:32 | kinginsomniac12 | 6,024 | 100/100 |
| ! | 01/25/2026 12:09 | Robert_fripp | 899 | 86/100 |
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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 81.6/100, a mean average of 80.6/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 81.8/100. The standard deviation for this track is 14.8.
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Cargusbralem below nails it
AAL2014 07/18/2020 22:48 | #255787
I completely agree with the comment below.
Cargusbralem 06/23/2019 17:32 | #238125
I don't get the deal with this song. It begins all pretty, silly and psychedelic and that's fine, but all of a sudden this majestic acoustic guitar riff comes in along with some epic string fills. I'm blown away by how beautiful it is, but like 20 seconds later it's already fading out! Perhaps this song would've been better if it was more centered toward that part of the song, IMO.
Jasonconfused 01/31/2013 21:37 | #63508
There's that organ again :)
Really interesting song. Very simple percussions, but it makes the song that much more psychedelic and inviting.
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