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First We Take Manhattan

original song written, composed, and performed by Leonard Cohen; first recorded by Jennifer Warnes
Music Composition Musical Work Composition Q627643

Facts

12 properties
Instance of
musical work/composition
Performer
Jennifer Warnes, Leonard Cohen[4][5]
Genre
folk rock[3]
Language of work or name
English[7]
Publication date
1986[8]
Part of
I'm Your Man[6]
Composer
Leonard Cohen[2]
First line
They sentenced me to twenty years of boredom[12]
Form of creative work
song[13]
Lyricist
Leonard Cohen[9]
Main subject
terrorism[10]
Title
First We Take Manhattan[11]
🏷️ Also known as
en First We Take Manhattan fa اول منهتن را می‌گیریم fa اول منهتن را می گیریم
🔖 Identifiers · 5
Freebase ID
/m/0g1cs6
ISWC
T3005122798
MusicBrainz work ID
dcaaa8d2-5000-3804-a3f9-37079329ecd9
SOCAN work number
12138288
SecondHandSongs work ID
1833

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Performer 2
Leonard Cohen, Jennifer Warnes
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Leonard Cohen, Leonard Cohen
Composer 1
Leonard Cohen
Form of creative work 1
song
Genre 1
folk rock
Language of work or name 1
English
Lyricist 1
Leonard Cohen
Main subject 1
terrorism
Part of 1
I'm Your Man
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Summary

First We Take Manhattan is a musical work/composition[1].

Related Entities

Jennifer Warnes Leonard Cohen

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  1. [2] ↑ . SOCAN Public Repertoire. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . SOCAN Public Repertoire. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . metrolyrics.com. metrolyrics.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. 27w ago · KrBot bot · 2026-05-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Language of work or name → English
    Performer → Jennifer Warnes, Leonard Cohen
    Form of creative work → song
    Part of → I'm Your Man
    + 7 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Changed claim: ISWC: T3005122798, см. / see autofix на / on P1827"
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