Конкурс текстов о Газе на мотив песни Леонарда Коэна «Everybody Knows»
Автор: Norman Finkelstein Дата: 2026-03-23 Источник: https://x.com/normfinkelstein/status/1789391169727631372
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Норман Финкельштейн объявляет конкурс: предлагает подписчикам написать тексты о Газе на мотив культовой песни Леонарда Коэна «Everybody Knows». Сам исполняет оригинальный текст.
Основные тезисы
- «Everybody Knows» Коэна — песня о всеобщей осведомлённости о несправедливости: «the fight was fixed, the poor stay poor, the rich get rich»
- Финкельштейн использует эту песню как метафору: все знают о Газе, но молчат
- Конкурсный формат — попытка мобилизовать аудиторию через творческое участие
- «Everybody knows» в контексте Газы: «все знают о происходящем, но делают вид, что не знают»
- Финкельштейн — известный академик еврейского происхождения, критик израильской политики в Газе
- Музыкальный активизм как форма политического высказывания
Значимость
Отражает использование культурных форм в про-палестинском активизме. Финкельштейн — один из наиболее известных еврейских критиков Израиля в США.
🧾 Транскрипт (формат)
Here we go. Here we go. And everybody knows, everybody knows the boat is leaking, everybody knows the captive light, everybody's got that broken feeling, like their father or their dog just died. Everybody's talking to their pockets, everybody wants a pot of chocolates and a lot of slim rolls. And everybody knows, everybody knows you love me baby, everybody knows you really do. Everybody knows that you've been faithful, give or take a night or two. Everybody knows you've been discreet, there were just some 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, everybody knows it's now or never. Everybody knows it's me or you. Everybody knows you'll live forever when you've done a line or two. Everybody knows, everybody knows the deal is rotten, all the black joe still pickin' a copper, there are ribbons and gold. And everybody knows, everybody knows the plague is comin'. Everybody knows, everybody knows, everybody knows it's moving fast. Everybody knows the naked man and woman, which are shining on the flags of the past. Everybody knows the seed is dead, and there's gonna be a meteor on your back. And we'll disclose, well everybody knows, everybody knows you're in trouble. Everybody knows, everybody knows what you've been through. From the bloody cross on top of Calvary, to the beach at Malibu. Everybody knows it's coming apart, take one last look at your sacred heart before it blows. And everybody knows, everybody knows, everybody knows, everybody knows. That's how it goes. Everybody knows, everybody knows, everybody knows, that's how it goes. Everybody knows, everybody knows, everybody knows.
applause .