Leonard Cohen - Everybody Knows (kashka Cover) [official Video] Apr 2026

KASHKA’s version, featured on her 2012 album Vichada, stripped away the heavy 80s production.

Known for blending "organic and synthetic instrumentation," KASHKA used her signature "crystal clear vocals" to give the lyrics a new, introspective vulnerability. KASHKA’s version, featured on her 2012 album Vichada,

Leonard Cohen wrote "Everybody Knows" with Sharon Robinson as a biting social commentary during the peak of the AIDS crisis and rising global inequality. Cohen’s version was famous for its "deep, cigarette-infused snarl" and its bleak prophecy that "the good guys lost". The Story Behind the Song

In 2012, Toronto artist , performing under the moniker KASHKA , released a stark and ethereal cover of Leonard Cohen’s "Everybody Knows". Her rendition transformed the 1988 original from a synthy, cynical "gallows humor" anthem into a haunting piece of "folk-pop". The Story Behind the Song performing under the moniker KASHKA