Everybody Knows

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"Everybody Knows" is a dark, brooding song by Leonard Cohen, known for its cynical commentary on societal decay and human relationships.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf single
song
countryOfOrigin Canada
creator Leonard Cohen
genre dark folk
folk rock
hasCriticalReception widely praised for its lyrics
hasInfluenceOn later dark folk and alternative rock artists
hasMusicalCharacteristic deep baritone vocal
minor key feel
prominent synthesizer arrangement
slow tempo
hasNotableCoverVersionBy Concrete Blonde
Don Henley
Rufus Wainwright
hasOpeningLyric Everybody knows that the dice are loaded
hasRefrain Everybody Knows self-linksurface differs
surface form: Everybody knows
hasTheme AIDS epidemic
cynicism
human relationships
inequality
infidelity
political disillusionment
societal decay
isFrequentlyDescribedAs brooding
cynical protest song
dark
language English
lyricist Leonard Cohen
Sharon Robinson
narrativeTone brooding
cynical
dark
partOfAlbum I’m Your Man
partOfArtistDiscography Leonard Cohen discography
performer Leonard Cohen
publicationYear 1988
recordedBy Leonard Cohen
recordLabel Columbia Records
releaseYear 1988
usedInSoundtrackOf Exotica
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Pump Up the Volume

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Sharon Robinson coWriterOf Everybody Knows
Evolver hasPart Everybody Knows
Everybody Knows hasRefrain Everybody Knows self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Everybody knows
I’m Your Man hasTrack Everybody Knows
subject surface form: I'm Your Man
Evolver notableSingle Everybody Knows
I’m Your Man notableSong Everybody Knows
subject surface form: I'm Your Man
Leonard Cohen notableWork Everybody Knows
Sharon Robinson notableWork Everybody Knows