Flyin' High (In The Friendly Sky) (track) by Marvin Gaye
Year: 1971
From the album What's Going On (track #3)
Flyin' High (In The Friendly Sky) appears on the following album(s) by Marvin Gaye:
- What's Going On (track #3) (this album) (1971)
- What's Going On Live (track #7) (2019)
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95/100  | 4 days ago | matterhornrider | | 86/100 |
75/100 | 06/15/2025 17:23 | machiaj | | 75/100 |
70/100 | 06/12/2025 01:08 | stareaterogni0n | | 77/100 |
80/100 | 06/05/2025 22:56 | ShenBapiro | | 83/100 |
85/100 | 06/04/2025 05:54 | miltiadis2001 | | 90/100 |
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This track is rated in the top 3% of all tracks on BestEverAlbums.com. This track has a Bayesian average rating of 82.6/100, a mean average of 82.4/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 82.8/100. The standard deviation for this track is 11.5.
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"Flying high in the friendly sky
Flying high without ever leaving the ground, no"
corenfro 01/25/2020 22:30
Is this another unrivaled masterpiece on this great album? Yes I do believe it is. I knew this song was about opiates before I even investigated the story. Anyone who has been here appreciates how perfectly this captures substance dependence and the feelings behind it.
Anti 05/14/2014 17:08
Another great song!
I didn't enjoy it much. I think I'm missing something.
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