![]() ![]() ![]() A favorite of protagonist Mark Hunter ( Christian Slater, as the operator of an FM pirate radio station), Cohen's song is played from an on-screen phonograph several times during Mark's clandestine broadcasts. Allan Moyle's 1990 film Pump Up the Volume features the song prominently. "Everybody Knows" has been widely used in television and film. The lyrics include references to AIDS, social problems, and relationship and religious issues. Featuring phrases such as "Everybody knows that the dice are loaded" and "Everybody knows that the good guys lost", "Everybody Knows" has been variously described by critics as "bitterly pessimistic" yet funny, or, more strongly, a "bleak prophecy about the end of the world as we know it". "Everybody Knows" was first released on Cohen's album I'm Your Man, February 1988.įive minutes, 37 seconds in duration, "Everybody Knows" is known for its somber tone and repetition of the title at the beginning of most lines. It has often been covered and used in soundtracks. " Everybody Knows" is a song written by Canadian singer-songwriter Leonard Cohen and collaborator Sharon Robinson. ![]()
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