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John Legend- "Everybody Knows"

John Legend's third album release "Evolver" had him go in a different, more upbeat direction than his first two records. While his forte is piano ballads, the first single off of the new album "Green Light" featuring Andre 3000 of OutKast proved that Legend is a truly versatile artists and in fact has the chops and musical ear to pull of more groove-able songs. "Everbody Knows" is a very nice mid-tempo song, with drums and acoustic guitars being the main instruments on the song. His vocals are good as usual, and the smooth, almost reggae vibe of the song makes it a very easy listening track. As my favorite song off of the album, I'm even more excited about hearing it on the radio.

The video for the song is simple and well-shot, and not lacking in a plot, nor is it overloaded in unnecessary scenes. The video follows several couples in their various romantic settings, along with solo scenes of Legend around the city. The most interesting part of the video are the scenes where Legend is alone in a dark room and has various words appear all over his body. His creativity is becoming more evident in each video and overall it is an interesting video.