Eight Line Poem (track)
by David Bowie
Eight Line Poem appears on the following album(s) by David Bowie:
- Hunky Dory (track #3) (this album) (1971)
- Bowie At The Beeb (track #20) (2000)
- Five Years (1969-1973) (track #21) (compilation) (2015)
eBay
Condition: Used
eBay
Condition: Used
Upcoming concerts
Listen to Eight Line Poem on YouTube
Eight Line Poem ratings
Average Rating = (n ÷ (n + m)) × av + (m ÷ (n + m)) × AVwhere:
av = trimmed mean average rating an item has currently received.
n = number of ratings an item has currently received.
m = minimum number of ratings required for an item to appear in a 'top-rated' chart (currently 10).
AV = the site mean average rating.
| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 12/31/2025 22:28 | Vasco | 8,416 | 78/100 |
| ! | 12/26/2025 08:49 | Oid | 2,907 | 79/100 |
| ! | 12/06/2025 05:24 | plasmicmist | 7,433 | 90/100 |
| ! | 12/05/2025 03:23 | Exist-en-ciel | 61,484 | 71/100 |
| ! | 10/22/2025 17:57 | FlapJackJoey | 1,064 | 89/100 |
Rating metrics:
Outliers can be removed when calculating a mean average to dampen the effects of ratings outside the normal distribution. This figure is provided as the trimmed mean. A high standard deviation can be legitimate, but can sometimes indicate 'gaming' is occurring. Consider a simplified example* of an item receiving ratings of 100, 50, & 0. The mean average rating would be 50. However, ratings of 55, 50 & 45 could also result in the same average. The second average might be more trusted because there is more consensus around a particular rating (a lower deviation).
(*In practice, some tracks can have several thousand ratings)
This track is rated in the top 6% of all tracks on BestEverAlbums.com. This track has a Bayesian average rating of 80.2/100, a mean average of 79.8/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 80.3/100. The standard deviation for this track is 10.8.
Eight Line Poem favourites
Showing all 5 members who have added this track as a favourite
Eight Line Poem comments
Showing all 3 comments |
Most Helpful First | Newest First | Positive Sentiment First |
Longest Comments First
(Only showing comments with -2 votes or higher. You can alter this threshold from your profile page. Manage Profile)
touching lyrics presented blandly.
Very powerful
DeusExMackia 04/16/2016 18:01 | #163931
Beautiful, beautiful lyrics, and so fantastically simple.
Your feedback for Eight Line Poem
A lot of hard work happens in the background to keep BEA running, and it's especially difficult to do this when we can't pay our hosting fees :(
We work very hard to ensure our site is as fast (and FREE!) as possible, and we respect your privacy.
