Leonard Cohen - Everybody Knows (Audio)

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  • @roughcutguitars
    @roughcutguitars 20 днів тому +135

    2016 brought me back here. 2024 brings me back again.
    Leonard Cohen, a man for all times.

    • @IHeartNoise
      @IHeartNoise 19 днів тому +4

      Preach!

    • @cathyccourtney4420
      @cathyccourtney4420 12 днів тому +2

      Some peace & justice techie should apply THIS song EVERYBODY KNOWS to photos, graphics, video dtRUMPF time through now & the upcoming kooky corrupt & scary times ? I'd contribute tad $ for such🥵✌🌏

    • @donkrapf
      @donkrapf 11 днів тому +1

      YES!!!

    • @wheres_bears1378
      @wheres_bears1378 7 днів тому +1

      😂 come on man! - Joe Biden

    • @sid3954
      @sid3954 6 днів тому +1

      2020 brought me here. Now they are fixing the boat and that's what brought me here again

  • @Artman1
    @Artman1 7 місяців тому +440

    Everybody knows Leonard Cohen was the best.

  • @hanandi100
    @hanandi100 21 день тому +69

    Truer today than yesterday.

  • @vov.7397
    @vov.7397 10 місяців тому +435

    "Everybody knows you've been discreet" is one of the best lyrics ever written.

  • @frankchiafari
    @frankchiafari 7 місяців тому +65

    Oh how I miss this poet. Lyrics were pure genius.

  • @JeffHyatt-by2yk
    @JeffHyatt-by2yk 6 місяців тому +243

    35 years and this song still resonates the truth of the world.

    • @maxxcarver5502
      @maxxcarver5502 4 місяці тому +7

      yup. still dirty as Hell!

    • @jamestownjamestown3115
      @jamestownjamestown3115 3 місяці тому +1

      Alot older than that

    • @stephanodigiorgio1090
      @stephanodigiorgio1090 3 місяці тому

      Cheers bro from Venezuela rn hits different it's just surreal 6 more years of Maduro 3 decade of pseudosocialism but just another totalitarian regime of rotten State capitalism

    • @AdmiralTom
      @AdmiralTom 3 місяці тому +7

      Rip Cohen

    • @iansingletonloaney952
      @iansingletonloaney952 2 місяці тому +2

      150924,Uncomfortable, but true. 😢

  • @spanglishchannel8279
    @spanglishchannel8279 9 місяців тому +201

    Can you belive this song was released on February 2 1988 and now is popping more than ever the ironi of life

    • @dragoniz_
      @dragoniz_ 9 місяців тому +1

      because of bitconned

    • @thurisazehroiz8116
      @thurisazehroiz8116 9 місяців тому +3

      Since that movie i 🤔 think it was War Dogs.. good movie

    • @kathleensalazar5222
      @kathleensalazar5222 9 місяців тому +1

      wow! didn't know that? this is beautiful! damn great Leonard! 👍 ❤ him

    • @spanglishchannel8279
      @spanglishchannel8279 9 місяців тому +2

      @kathleensalazar5222 is amazing how many secrets in plain view this song has is amazing makes my skin trench

    • @juggamina1426
      @juggamina1426 8 місяців тому +2

      Listen to 2525 by Zager and evans 1960s it was written and is happening now its freaky

  • @nomiddlenamenmn427
    @nomiddlenamenmn427 11 днів тому +9

    Brother Leonard Cohen was a prophet among us.

  • @8762usma
    @8762usma 3 місяці тому +65

    What a ballad for our times.

  • @angelacentonzevanbrunt8498
    @angelacentonzevanbrunt8498 Рік тому +167

    This song is so good because it’s THE TRUTH

    • @kathleensalazar5222
      @kathleensalazar5222 9 місяців тому +1

      for real ❤❤❤😊😊

    • @Aro2220
      @Aro2220 8 місяців тому +2

      the truth is always good and it always hurts

  • @LemonHead-q6h
    @LemonHead-q6h 9 місяців тому +35

    Crazy how a forgotten song can jolt memories you had forgotten also. Love this song

  • @isasmithers6813
    @isasmithers6813 2 роки тому +40

    Weary, wise, sharp, hurt, lovely and brilliant.

  • @ciaranmasterson4482
    @ciaranmasterson4482 5 місяців тому +49

    Those with ears will HEAR 🎉🎉🎉

  • @jamesdenis8058
    @jamesdenis8058 8 місяців тому +87

    “Everybody got this broken feeling like their father or their dog just died”. This lyric hits so hard. Everybody knows he had to make it universally relatable by adding the dog, in case you didn’t have a father.

    • @deborahcurtis1385
      @deborahcurtis1385 7 місяців тому +8

      I bought this album to make a long drive, with some buckets of flowers, travelling 350km, I kept the heater off because it would wilt the flowers.
      Going to my father's funeral.
      I bought the album blind, had no idea it was this song with these lyrics.
      I've played the album on fairly regular rotation since then.
      One night since then, I felt a particularly strong compulsion to play it, and the song that starts: "they sentenced me to 15 years of boredom, for trying to change the system from within"...
      I played it loudly and I felt a presence in the room. The words mean so much to me.
      Then later that night I discovered that Leonard Cohen had died.
      I have no idea what that presence was, but I can tell you it really struck me.
      This is one heck of an album.

    • @iphonewalkthroughs
      @iphonewalkthroughs 2 місяці тому +3

      @@deborahcurtis1385 Dang that's a really powerful story. Thanks for sharing. Hope you're doing well

    • @LiClan
      @LiClan Місяць тому

      @@deborahcurtis1385 great story. What song was that line from?

    • @deborahcurtis1385
      @deborahcurtis1385 Місяць тому

      @@LiClan 'Everybody knows'

    • @deborahcurtis1385
      @deborahcurtis1385 Місяць тому

      @@iphonewalkthroughs Thanks, doing OK in this crazy world. Hope you're doing the same.

  • @attiqhassan9905
    @attiqhassan9905 7 місяців тому +587

    salute to all those who are listening this song in 2024,

    • @interstellarbeatteller9306
      @interstellarbeatteller9306 7 місяців тому +9

      salute to the machines listening in 3024,

    • @rosendoreyes1991
      @rosendoreyes1991 7 місяців тому +12

      When I heard this in 1989 in a movie called Pump up the volume. I didn't have the words or an understanding of how the world works, but I felt the truth of it...the DICES are loaded/OLD BLACK JOE is still picking Cotton/a meter on my bed that will disclose..WOW!!!!

    • @stephenc3504
      @stephenc3504 7 місяців тому +1

      Who cares

    • @missprimproper1022
      @missprimproper1022 7 місяців тому +12

      I am. It's 1st May 2024. The words of this song are timeless because they are 100% truth!

    • @patrickleonard2881
      @patrickleonard2881 6 місяців тому

      😮

  • @apmde
    @apmde 8 років тому +191

    RIP Leonard Cohen. :(

  • @solarstorm2011
    @solarstorm2011 8 років тому +312

    Rest in peace, a true artist...

    • @yotelodije8943
      @yotelodije8943 Рік тому +1

      And everybody knows that the plague is coming. Everybody knows that it's moving fast

  • @Julianbc01
    @Julianbc01 8 років тому +195

    RIP a great poet!

  • @Mare123-v6n
    @Mare123-v6n 2 місяці тому +34

    0:11 I was born in 1978. Today 13 September 2024, listening to this song, I cry. Magic mystery truth

    • @guillaumeleforestier8103
      @guillaumeleforestier8103 2 місяці тому +1

      1974 me

    • @Mare123-v6n
      @Mare123-v6n 2 місяці тому +1

      @@guillaumeleforestier8103 I sincerely hope that you don't cry. Listening to this song and Dance me to the End of Love, I always cry, every day. I'm so tired because I don't live, exist. Have a good time (for me🍀)

    • @charliebeamish5136
      @charliebeamish5136 2 місяці тому +2

      Born in 1960, love Leonard Cohen, I am the same, beautiful music and words, rip!

    • @Mare123-v6n
      @Mare123-v6n 2 місяці тому

      @@charliebeamish5136
      I believe in destiny. Nothing happens by chance

    • @Yllacsnairb1
      @Yllacsnairb1 Місяць тому +2

      Same 1978, I first heard it in film Pump up the Volume feat Christian Slater, loved it for how true a song the lyrics are

  • @monikazygmuntowska3738
    @monikazygmuntowska3738 9 місяців тому +36

    It's best iconic song and nobody sing better like Leonard Cohen and this words omg

    • @kathleensalazar5222
      @kathleensalazar5222 9 місяців тому

      same feeling gs & thoughts! what a legendary musician! RIP 🙏 ❤❤❤❤😊😊

  • @Toxic-om7wi
    @Toxic-om7wi 4 місяці тому +57

    2024 and still listening to this amazing song!

  • @GreatBrighton
    @GreatBrighton 9 місяців тому +29

    The song tells such a relatable story. All his philosophizing about the cruelty of life ultimately has roots in a deeply personal betrayal.

    • @miguelservetus9534
      @miguelservetus9534 3 місяці тому

      After reading his biography, are you referring to him being betrayed or his betrayal of another?

    • @marks814
      @marks814 3 місяці тому

      @@miguelservetus9534 Yes

  • @fleshmincer140
    @fleshmincer140 7 років тому +1059

    Everybody knows that the dice are loaded
    Everybody rolls with their fingers crossed
    Everybody knows that the war is over
    Everybody knows the good guys lost
    Everybody knows the fight was fixed
    The poor stay poor, the rich get rich
    That's how it goes
    Everybody knows
    Everybody knows that the boat is leaking
    Everybody knows that the captain lied
    Everybody got this broken feeling
    Like their father or their dog just died
    Everybody talking to their pockets
    Everybody wants a box of chocolates
    And a long stem rose
    Everybody knows
    Everybody knows that you love me baby
    Everybody knows that you really do
    Everybody knows that you've been faithful
    Ah give or take a night or two
    Everybody knows you've been discreet
    But there were so many people you just had to meet
    Without your clothes
    And everybody knows
    Everybody knows, everybody knows
    That's how it goes
    Everybody knows
    Everybody knows, everybody knows
    That's how it goes
    Everybody knows
    And everybody knows that it's now or never
    Everybody knows that it's me or you
    And everybody knows that you live forever
    Ah when you've done a line or two
    Everybody knows the deal is rotten
    Old Black Joe's still pickin' cotton
    For your ribbons and bows
    And everybody knows
    And everybody knows that the Plague is coming
    Everybody knows that it's moving fast
    Everybody knows that the naked man and woman
    Are just a shining artifact of the past
    Everybody knows the scene is dead
    But there's gonna be a meter on your bed
    That will disclose
    What everybody knows
    And everybody knows that you're in trouble
    Everybody knows what you've been through
    From the bloody cross on top of Calvary
    To the beach of Malibu
    Everybody knows it's coming apart
    Take one last look at this Sacred Heart
    Before it blows
    And everybody knows
    Everybody knows, everybody knows
    That's how it goes
    Everybody knows
    Oh everybody knows, everybody knows
    That's how it goes
    Everybody knows
    Everybody knows

    • @김영근-u5g
      @김영근-u5g 5 років тому +9

      Romantic ~ ^^

    • @rushe-1
      @rushe-1 4 роки тому +27

      the lyrics are already in the description tho bro

    • @gonorreascomunistas7942
      @gonorreascomunistas7942 4 роки тому +35

      Thanks ... Every body knows ....

    • @ritadougherty4526
      @ritadougherty4526 4 роки тому +22

      It’s all true... Thank you for putting your lyrics up...

    • @AlexAmbroziak
      @AlexAmbroziak 4 роки тому +28

      @@rushe-1 doesn't hurt to repeat them ;)

  • @jurgenmannecke473
    @jurgenmannecke473 5 місяців тому +35

    Everybody knows, Leonard was the best lyric writer of all time ❤

  • @weissgrimoire4386
    @weissgrimoire4386 3 роки тому +108

    the lyrics are so sad, because in between the lines, even though it's never said directly, you can hear (in your head) the lines "they just don't care" very clearly following the main riff.

    • @paintedChameleon
      @paintedChameleon 3 роки тому +3

      EXACTLY!!!

    • @MySerpentine
      @MySerpentine 3 роки тому +6

      And the ones who care are powerless.

    • @BLVCKSCORP
      @BLVCKSCORP 2 роки тому +3

      @@MySerpentine Agreed, love and compassion takes you nowhere in this society!

    • @cautarepvp2079
      @cautarepvp2079 2 роки тому +6

      @@BLVCKSCORP nah with the right people compassion and love will get you far.
      we must be emphatic to help eachother.

    • @chesterdonnelly1212
      @chesterdonnelly1212 2 роки тому +2

      @@cautarepvp2079 yes exactly. It’s who you choose to spend you life dealing with. You can choose good people or bad people to an extent.

  • @lindazahn2244
    @lindazahn2244 8 років тому +176

    This song was relevant then and even more now

  • @maziebunny2
    @maziebunny2 8 років тому +384

    I first heard this when I was 16 in Pump Up the Volume and it still resonates with me not just with the struggles I had in high school, but with all that has happened since then. and I'm sure it still strikes a chord with everybody and more with the recent events that have left us either crumbling or banding together for a change. thank you, Leonard for your poetry and your music. you will be greatly missed.

    • @safkanova
      @safkanova 8 років тому +8

      maziebunny2 Same here!

    • @mark12011972
      @mark12011972 8 років тому +4

      same here. The world is a complete and utter ridiculous joke but It comforts me that the world I remember in the 80s is still the same world we live in now its just that his song lives on and stays the same and the world is still the same singing the same old song.

    • @mark12011972
      @mark12011972 8 років тому +5

      the poor stay poor the rich get rich and the ads keep increasing the song keeps singing and life keeps going.

    • @mark12011972
      @mark12011972 8 років тому +7

      he contributed more than all the billionaires and helped more people than 100 billionaires could in 100 years. RIP.

    • @1stMissBianca
      @1stMissBianca 7 років тому +2

      Me Too :(

  • @madhubansingh2670
    @madhubansingh2670 7 місяців тому +62

    Every line in this song speaks volumes. So profound and so deep in such a raw, lyrical and groovy-anthem kind of way. A true poet. A true artist. A poet of the highest order. Just like Bob Dylan. Sometiemes more than Dylan himself. And everybody knows that Leonard Cohen was/is one of the greatest songwriters/singers/poets of our time. A timeless sage who is seductively mystic and dark and soothing.

    • @southendsites
      @southendsites Місяць тому +1

      Better voice than Dylan... and a Canadian.

  • @thedon9670
    @thedon9670 19 днів тому +3

    Came here after watching War Dogs. What an awesome song. Thank you for your creation Leonard.

  • @abrarmullan1
    @abrarmullan1 Рік тому +78

    Highly underrated masterpieces.

  • @Smoorepainter
    @Smoorepainter 4 місяці тому +14

    Never gets old... EVERYBODY KNOWS!

  • @marshalldavid4467
    @marshalldavid4467 4 роки тому +82

    Everybody knows this is a good song

  • @craigvert763
    @craigvert763 10 місяців тому +19

    Brilliant the first time and tonight all those years later. RIP Leonard Cohen.
    Thanks to you I'm wearing and old suit to a new ceremony.

  • @oreilly1237878
    @oreilly1237878 4 місяці тому +19

    Truly unique and so so relevant.May Leonard now rest with God.

  • @1GoodDag
    @1GoodDag 6 місяців тому +32

    If this were his ONLY song.... he'd be a hero....❤

  • @GomezAddamz
    @GomezAddamz Рік тому +76

    Pump Up the Volume is what introduced me to this one. One of my favorite movies and this song is absolutely amazing.

    • @krisoutdoors
      @krisoutdoors Рік тому +9

      Same here, also the Pixies and Concrete Blond. Forever grateful.

    • @marybettanini8277
      @marybettanini8277 Рік тому

      ​@@krisoutdoorspump up the volume is on hbo max

    • @increase9896
      @increase9896 Рік тому +10

      That movie was so cool. Even back then the kids were complaining and knew something was very wrong with the world. It’s gotten exponentially worse since then
      Everybody knows the boat is leaking.

    • @uncledick9445
      @uncledick9445 10 місяців тому +6

      One of the best motion picture soundtracks of the 90's.

    • @uncledick9445
      @uncledick9445 10 місяців тому +3

      @@increase9896 "even back then" LMAO! Learn some history, my friend.

  • @FreeRangeHuman-gx1qv
    @FreeRangeHuman-gx1qv 6 місяців тому +30

    My late grandson Zackery used to sing this together ...He's deeply missed.

    • @mikewilczynski4112
      @mikewilczynski4112 4 місяці тому +2

      so sorry for your loss. may you both be together in heaven.

    • @KimSenior
      @KimSenior 20 днів тому +1

      So sorry for your loss.

  • @wolfgangvonodio1097
    @wolfgangvonodio1097 10 місяців тому +39

    song gives me chills because he is describing the world we now live in. before anyone ever knew. Leonard Cohen was a profit.

    • @robertfriel7999
      @robertfriel7999 10 місяців тому

      Poet Philosopher Supreme 🙏

    • @oopsiedaisy1320
      @oopsiedaisy1320 10 місяців тому +6

      Nah just history repeats itself playbook was already written past and future

    • @laurentcambon
      @laurentcambon 10 місяців тому +9

      It was the same world when he wrote it. Nothing has changed.

    • @spanglishchannel8279
      @spanglishchannel8279 9 місяців тому

      So real is the true every body knows

    • @talbrott
      @talbrott 8 місяців тому +2

      the poetic is as difficult as the prophetic

  • @whatsinaname7289
    @whatsinaname7289 Рік тому +17

    Coming here after Ted Lasso. Didn't know this song before, but I was immediately hooked!

  • @jameskvo
    @jameskvo Рік тому +203

    A man of 40 listening to this will understand this song painfully more so than a man of 20 . Every line is a truth bomb.

    • @cameroncooper4175
      @cameroncooper4175 Рік тому +23

      And a 60 year old will have an even deeper understanding, but will be less disillusioned than the 40 year old.

    • @markhubbard5026
      @markhubbard5026 Рік тому +12

      @@cameroncooper4175 And a 54 year old understands what the 60 year old means but still clinging to the 40 year old outlook on life

    • @JillBaker
      @JillBaker Рік тому +14

      Or woman...

    • @A_Lion_In_The_Sun
      @A_Lion_In_The_Sun Рік тому +10

      The song is directly influenced by the time period it came from, so someone who was aware of the world around them in the late 80's/early 90's would have a better appreciation of what this song is about.

    • @stephenluke4269
      @stephenluke4269 Рік тому +6

      33 an i feel it bro

  • @koko-pu5vn
    @koko-pu5vn Рік тому +109

    I saw a man in his 60s in a park today playing and singing this. Just him, a black accoustic guitar, a mike, and a small amp. He did a solid job with the tune and it reminded me what a great tune this is and brought me here.
    Peace.

    • @koko-pu5vn
      @koko-pu5vn Рік тому +1

      @zachery9756 I already did throw him a "bone."

    • @koko-pu5vn
      @koko-pu5vn Рік тому +1

      @zachery9756 No offense taken. Peace!!

    • @a.pviivi8235
      @a.pviivi8235 Рік тому +3

      I met singer who My grandmother liked. He was so natural. I think Cohen was like that too.

    • @BrosepherStoned
      @BrosepherStoned Рік тому

      Did you boink him

    • @LucMarchal-uk6nz
      @LucMarchal-uk6nz 11 місяців тому

      ​@@BrosepherStonedscusi i don't understand i'm Not good in Smart ! Luc

  • @AndrewHerdman-vz7hi
    @AndrewHerdman-vz7hi Рік тому +15

    Everybody knows this is my new favourite song.

  • @truthseeker9958
    @truthseeker9958 Рік тому +101

    I feel nostalgic, those innocent days when I listened to his songs. This particular song is even more timely now than ever

    • @foolofatook1271
      @foolofatook1271 Рік тому +11

      It was timely 1000 years ago, it will be timely 1000 years from now. That’s just how it goes…and almost NOBODY knows

    • @420haxx
      @420haxx Рік тому +7

      @@foolofatook1271 While this song will always be relevant, it is for sure more relevant now than it was 35 years ago, given the state of the world and the completely blatant corruption and manipulation going on.

    • @purplehazze1902
      @purplehazze1902 Рік тому +1

      ​@@foolofatook1271as I read it, I was begging for someone to say it...top notch rhetoric...you did the justice and I couldn't have said it better 👍 I appreciate you

    • @purplehazze1902
      @purplehazze1902 Рік тому +1

      Everything is "timely" when you finally arrive there 👊 aint?

    • @tuberculosisterrence567
      @tuberculosisterrence567 Рік тому +1

      ⁠​⁠@@420haxxwell the Iran contra affair was happening, that was pretty screwed up

  • @howarddelovitch
    @howarddelovitch 7 місяців тому +12

    thank God for Leonard Cohen ...he allowed my father more to give.

  • @rachelkrieger243
    @rachelkrieger243 4 місяці тому +18

    THE VERY BEST IN THE WORLD. HE TELLS THE TRUTH.

  • @lindazahn2244
    @lindazahn2244 8 років тому +13

    Leonard Cohen was a poet and a prophet.

  • @JK-eb3zu
    @JK-eb3zu 2 роки тому +49

    Who is here today because it just fits the current clime?? Its hauntingly perfect.

  • @patrickgrinnan4497
    @patrickgrinnan4497 4 роки тому +35

    Blessed voice of the apocalypse, thank ye, sai cohen

  • @DylanThompson-rx9iz
    @DylanThompson-rx9iz 12 днів тому +3

    I haven’t lost faith, just keep on keeping on

  • @andrewwhite1479
    @andrewwhite1479 4 місяці тому +9

    The humanity that means people just can't appreciate wisdom.

  • @joannax3x3
    @joannax3x3 Рік тому +13

    Absolutely the best ending to The Staircase documentary! Leaves you thinking.

  • @bakerdelb
    @bakerdelb 8 місяців тому +8

    i did not know this song until saw the staircase i was grabbed by it straight away and it is in my top three i just love the chorus coming in superb

  • @trifilio
    @trifilio 8 років тому +41

    May you have peace, dear teacher... blessings always. RIP.

  • @catatonic2922
    @catatonic2922 12 днів тому +3

    Well said he is such a prophet❤

  • @jugularmusic
    @jugularmusic 3 місяці тому +9

    Everybody Knows This Song is Gold ❤

  • @duncanforster2143
    @duncanforster2143 4 роки тому +52

    This song should be the new national anthem.

  • @arborelf8
    @arborelf8 5 місяців тому +12

    everybody knows this is a great song

  • @tacey505
    @tacey505 3 роки тому +15

    man from another life, or planet, maybe the most brutally honest song ever

  • @KimSenior
    @KimSenior 20 днів тому +2

    What a brilliant analysis and song Leonard Cohen was poetic genius!

  • @1Powwow
    @1Powwow 8 місяців тому +20

    Man and woman a shining artifact of the past, every knows

  • @domicam100
    @domicam100 2 роки тому +190

    I don't go to church. I listen to Leonard Cohen.

    • @Hopium500
      @Hopium500 Рік тому +13

      Go to church.

    • @GoldSteinFG
      @GoldSteinFG Рік тому

      People like u are part of the problem bro everybody knows

    • @tuckerbugeater
      @tuckerbugeater Рік тому +9

      @@Hopium500 He's still worshiping a Jew.

    • @annalisavajda252
      @annalisavajda252 Рік тому +4

      Well he was a Jew then he was a Buddhist so he probably went to temple instead of church himself.

    • @James-bd3ei
      @James-bd3ei Рік тому +1

      He even had a realistic opinion on religion. Just saying " I call it the way I see it

  • @jagmoog2798
    @jagmoog2798 3 місяці тому +9

    women singers = angels for when he gets lost at sea

  • @alnabeiyan868
    @alnabeiyan868 3 роки тому +473

    2020-2021 ----22??!! This song has never been more meaningful than now. The world is in the same leaking boat.
    RIP Mr. Cohen

    • @yvonneshanson1525
      @yvonneshanson1525 2 роки тому +12

      Nwo

    • @je-freenorman7787
      @je-freenorman7787 2 роки тому

      NOBODY KNOWS THE TRUTH
      Governemnt is a form of slavery
      that cons people with religion

    • @Frabolo
      @Frabolo 2 роки тому +1

      ❤️

    • @drdysl3xia596
      @drdysl3xia596 2 роки тому +7

      For you.... it has been fact for decades on top of decades into a century and a half..... plus.

    • @drdysl3xia596
      @drdysl3xia596 2 роки тому

      @@yvonneshanson1525 Are not glad like I for being a Conspiracy Theorist?

  • @merlinoddog2197
    @merlinoddog2197 19 днів тому +81

    This one's dedicated to you, America. Everybody knows but you.

    • @marygoodman2794
      @marygoodman2794 18 днів тому +16

      Some of us know

    • @i-like-turnips
      @i-like-turnips 17 днів тому +1

      I would hope that most people know the political turmoil is nothing more than a smokescreen by now. Remember back in 2010(ish) when everybody came together united against the 1%? Followed shortly by everybody blaming men/women/boomers/children/gays/lesbians.... everybody but the ACTUAL cause of society's problems. It's crazy what you can convince people of when you own every media outlet and give a little campaign money to politicians.

    • @lesleybenzakein8205
      @lesleybenzakein8205 17 днів тому +15

      Many of us know, and we're horrified. :(

    • @hb-3462
      @hb-3462 17 днів тому +8

      Yes, some of us know!

    • @hb-3462
      @hb-3462 17 днів тому +4

      ​@lesleybenzakein820
      You are so right!

  • @allanr1771
    @allanr1771 Рік тому +12

    "everybody knows the good guys lost" coming from who its coming from we all know what he is talking about and it has more meaning today than ever before.

  • @jamesmasters3316
    @jamesmasters3316 4 роки тому +148

    One of the most original artist.
    RIP Leonard.

  • @alexander.Rainforest1987
    @alexander.Rainforest1987 Рік тому +15

    This song is a true work of art that others have covered.

  • @michaelairton3723
    @michaelairton3723 3 роки тому +89

    Even more applicable than it was at the time of release. "Everybody talking to their pockets, Everybody wants a box of chocolates and a long stemmed rose..." Makes me think of people in the midst of an impending apocalypse numbing themselves by looking for love on their smartphones.
    The whole song is cynical, bitter and true. Sums up humanity perfectly.

    • @cageybee7221
      @cageybee7221 3 роки тому +10

      talking to you pockets can also mean keeping your head down, like to avoid a fight you think could break out any moment.

    • @christinaashley8646
      @christinaashley8646 2 роки тому +4

      But also calm and soothing. He is a fabulous artist!

    • @A_Lion_In_The_Sun
      @A_Lion_In_The_Sun Рік тому +1

      Talking to your pockets could also be a reference to the greed that was rampant in the 80's. People were more focused on making money than the problems of the world around them

    • @michaelairton3723
      @michaelairton3723 Рік тому +1

      @@A_Lion_In_The_Sun Of course. I do like how the line is also open to newer interpretations.

  • @AntisocialMediaMike
    @AntisocialMediaMike 13 днів тому +2

    This song just feels so apposite this week...even more than usual.

  • @wickermanauthor
    @wickermanauthor 21 день тому +3

    Hard hitting song that pulls no punches. Great beat.

  • @melaniehosny4811
    @melaniehosny4811 Рік тому +5

    I'm here because of the song and his amazing voice and the beautiful music.

  • @sushisnacks
    @sushisnacks 3 місяці тому +20

    Who remembers this being played in the movie 🎬 "Pump Up The Volume".....???? Great song.😎

    • @helenafreitas1012
      @helenafreitas1012 2 місяці тому

      I saw a movie with this as a soundtrack. Cannot remember name of movie. The movie I saw ends up with this 17yo/18yo schoolkid dying. Is that Pump Up...?

    • @HenrySmith-y3i
      @HenrySmith-y3i 2 місяці тому

      @@helenafreitas1012 was at the end of The Staircase.

    • @kristiewilson8776
      @kristiewilson8776 19 днів тому

      Pump Up the Volume was how I discovered Cohen's music.

  • @lenkahandt954
    @lenkahandt954 2 роки тому +56

    Leonard Cohen remains a genie forever! His songs helped me so much 💗

  • @kevinmichael2742
    @kevinmichael2742 2 роки тому +18

    One of the few regrets in my life: I passed on the invitation to see Leonard Cohen rehearsing due to the demands of the day. He is/was always been one of favourite artists/poets.

  • @danielmaunton1091
    @danielmaunton1091 20 днів тому +2

    One of my favorite songs of all time.

  • @TheMovieDawgs
    @TheMovieDawgs 4 роки тому +40

    This song still shows how the whole game is still fixed.

  • @stellinu1974sk
    @stellinu1974sk 8 років тому +75

    I salute you and your unique inspiration! Greetings from Greece!

  • @1496Kalervo
    @1496Kalervo 8 років тому +35

    May you have peace in heaven - better place at the moment - thanks for your great music - RIP.

  • @carlandrews6241
    @carlandrews6241 10 місяців тому +6

    The most truthful song ever created. This song was so underrated it's criminal!

  • @AlexanderGreensmith
    @AlexanderGreensmith Рік тому +201

    My favourite Leonard Cohen song from this album, falling in love with it again after its use on Ted Lasso. ⚽️
    RIP

  • @auntdawn2870
    @auntdawn2870 Рік тому +14

    The best of the best. Lyrics, music and vocals

  • @dharryg
    @dharryg Місяць тому +4

    Head-and-shoulders above Bob Dylan. This is the ONLY songwriter who honestly deserved the Nobel Prize in Literature.

    • @mikeholling8830
      @mikeholling8830 5 днів тому +1

      Head and shoulders above Bob Dylan, that’s a huge call and one I can’t agree with. Both are (were) great artists but Dylan will go down as the greatest songwriter in modern history with over 300 written and with a diversity that will never be matched. Time will tell but so far he’s far out in front.✌🏼

  • @robgeorge4752
    @robgeorge4752 Рік тому +6

    RIP Leonard , we will miss you.

  • @bquidleykdh
    @bquidleykdh 2 роки тому +8

    A beautiful song about giving up hope.

  • @christopherarmfield4722
    @christopherarmfield4722 8 років тому +16

    Another Great Soul who has left Us All with His Legacy of Music and Lyrics that make You think. R.I.P. Mr Cohen

    • @MP-fz3bc
      @MP-fz3bc Рік тому +1

      nice touch with the capital letters you really made me think.

  • @neilberry1552
    @neilberry1552 4 роки тому +25

    Love this song. Used in two great films pump up the volume and the program

  • @paulcucum8325
    @paulcucum8325 Рік тому +12

    Masterpiece. Great song. From Leonard maybe the best one.

  • @sethparker3381
    @sethparker3381 Рік тому +13

    The greatest lyricist of all time

  • @spencerkeys-bowles952
    @spencerkeys-bowles952 Рік тому +2

    On a kick between this and "Outta My Head"...gosh darn you, Ted!

  • @MrSamer83
    @MrSamer83 8 років тому +15

    War Dogs brought me here
    RIP Leonard Cohen!!!

  • @seaoco5
    @seaoco5 9 років тому +19

    Listened to this album for the first time in a while... just gets better.

  • @user-lb7zw5bb7n
    @user-lb7zw5bb7n 8 років тому +28

    everyone knows you live forever
    when you've done a line or two

  • @fredpagniello3267
    @fredpagniello3267 Рік тому +9

    This is the perfect song to listen to in the morning to brighten your day.

    • @alexnordh
      @alexnordh Рік тому +2

      Some quick scenes from "Falling down" also and you are ready for America.

    • @A_Lion_In_The_Sun
      @A_Lion_In_The_Sun Рік тому +1

      Yes, this and Roy Orbison's "its over" really get me pumped to start a new day

  • @Jammies944
    @Jammies944 Рік тому +14

    There were so many people you had to
    Meet without your clothes ❤❤❤❤❤❤

    • @corabernal6432
      @corabernal6432 6 місяців тому +2

      The best line ever ❤❤🎉🤟😎

    • @Jammies944
      @Jammies944 4 місяці тому

      @@corabernal6432true😂

  • @adamcurtis8754
    @adamcurtis8754 4 роки тому +22

    Everybody Knows (a.k.a. America 2020)
    What a songwriter. What was just this side of metaphor turned out to be prophecy.

    • @Shug-Goff
      @Shug-Goff 2 роки тому

      We are creatures of habit(s) like another after all. We like to think we're such hot shit as a species. But We're really just apes in business suits playing a game of dress up. Got to embrace The Absurd. You're only real chance of psychological survival.

    • @Bradgilliswhammyman
      @Bradgilliswhammyman 2 місяці тому

      I would say that is more accurate for 2016... " Everybody knows the good guys lost"...

  • @Egon1982
    @Egon1982 3 роки тому +22

    ... I had been listening to that song when I was 8... now I'm 39 its still as good as it was

    • @juergenmohrenz9321
      @juergenmohrenz9321 2 роки тому +1

      I was 20 or something near... and now i am 52 ^^ and its still an great song...

    • @GabrielHellborne
      @GabrielHellborne 2 роки тому +1

      36 now; listened to this since I was 6.

  • @edgomez8464
    @edgomez8464 3 роки тому +15

    Very, very, beautiful song both for the voice, the music, melody, etc.. the chorus is something else!!!

  • @shivnorth3141
    @shivnorth3141 2 роки тому +12

    Love this amazing tune, one of many great songs from this legend.

  • @alexchristopher221
    @alexchristopher221 2 роки тому +2

    This is the song that introduced me to Leonard Cohen. I haven't said goodbye ever since.

  • @TheGloriafra
    @TheGloriafra 10 років тому +145

    Beautiful song.. I enjoyed very much...