thebes Posted May 8, 2015 Share Posted May 8, 2015 (edited) .. and listen to me listen to this apropos tract penned by poetic master Leonard Cohen https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mEQldSi-heE (anybody know how to embed a YouTube file using Mozilla so it can be played directly, not just a link) Edited May 8, 2015 by thebes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebes Posted May 8, 2015 Author Share Posted May 8, 2015 Here's the lyrics: "Everybody Knows" Everybody knows that the dice are loadedEverybody rolls with their fingers crossedEverybody knows that the war is overEverybody knows the good guys lostEverybody knows the fight was fixedThe poor stay poor, the rich get richThat's how it goesEverybody knowsEverybody knows that the boat is leakingEverybody knows that the captain liedEverybody got this broken feelingLike their father or their dog just diedEverybody talking to their pocketsEverybody wants a box of chocolatesAnd a long stem roseEverybody knowsEverybody knows that you love me babyEverybody knows that you really doEverybody knows that you've been faithfulAh give or take a night or twoEverybody knows you've been discreetBut there were so many people you just had to meetWithout your clothesAnd everybody knowsEverybody knows, everybody knowsThat's how it goesEverybody knowsEverybody knows, everybody knowsThat's how it goesEverybody knowsAnd everybody knows that it's now or neverEverybody knows that it's me or youAnd everybody knows that you live foreverAh when you've done a line or twoEverybody knows the deal is rottenOld Black Joe's still pickin' cottonFor your ribbons and bowsAnd everybody knowsAnd everybody knows that the Plague is comingEverybody knows that it's moving fastEverybody knows that the naked man and womanAre just a shining artifact of the pastEverybody knows the scene is deadBut there's gonna be a meter on your bedThat will discloseWhat everybody knowsAnd everybody knows that you're in troubleEverybody knows what you've been throughFrom the bloody cross on top of CalvaryTo the beach of MalibuEverybody knows it's coming apartTake one last look at this Sacred HeartBefore it blowsAnd everybody knowsEverybody knows, everybody knowsThat's how it goesEverybody knowsOh everybody knows, everybody knowsThat's how it goesEverybody knowsEverybody knows Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Steven1963 Posted May 8, 2015 Share Posted May 8, 2015 Ya got this in brail, thebes? I'm having problems with the translation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebes Posted May 8, 2015 Author Share Posted May 8, 2015 I do believe he actually wrote this tune for Jonette Napolitano of Concrete Blonde: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aNtGKjzWSH0 If you are impatient skip ahead about 3 and half minutes and listen to just how powerful and controlled her voice is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mxr dad Posted May 8, 2015 Share Posted May 8, 2015 I didnt know I knew all that!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mxr dad Posted May 8, 2015 Share Posted May 8, 2015 (anybody know how to embed a YouTube file using Mozilla so it can be played directly, not just a link) I'm not an expert and honestly havent tried it yet but look for "Embed" directly under video on the left bottom corner. May even have to hover or right click dunno but a good start. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Steven1963 Posted May 8, 2015 Share Posted May 8, 2015 Love the Concrete Blond version and yes, she is very powerful at that 3:30 mark. Good stuff! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimjimbo Posted May 8, 2015 Share Posted May 8, 2015 I do believe he actually wrote this tune for Jonette Napolitano of Concrete Blonde: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aNtGKjzWSH0 If you are impatient skip ahead about 3 and half minutes and listen to just how powerful and controlled her voice is. Are you sure it wasn't written for JANET Napolitano, of Homeland Security fame? Seems appropriate..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebes Posted May 8, 2015 Author Share Posted May 8, 2015 Jim. Have I ever steered you wrong? Well within the last half hour. No It's Jonette. I've seen Concrete Blonde four times and her voice is one of the most truly awesome instruments on the planet. I'd recommend almost anything she does. At all of her concerts she plays a song which she states that Cohen wrote for her, and I'm, pretty sure, but not completly positive it's this one. She's certainly made it her own, however the antecedents. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldtimer Posted May 8, 2015 Share Posted May 8, 2015 Trust in Thebes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebes Posted May 8, 2015 Author Share Posted May 8, 2015 Another absolutely killer version by Don Henley for the "Tower of Song" tribute album to Cohen. Gotta be one of the best songs Henley ever sang. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebes Posted May 8, 2015 Author Share Posted May 8, 2015 (anybody know how to embed a YouTube file using Mozilla so it can be played directly, not just a link) I'm not an expert and honestly havent tried it yet but look for "Embed" directly under video on the left bottom corner. May even have to hover or right click dunno but a good start. Thanks, can't find it with my version of Mozilla. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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