I'm a Loser
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| “I'm a Loser” | ||
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| Song by The Beatles | ||
| Album | Beatles for Sale | |
| Released | 4 December 1964 | |
| Recorded | Abbey Road 14 August 1964 |
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| Genre | Rock, folk rock | |
| Length | 2:31 | |
| Label | EMI, Parlophone, Capitol | |
| Writer | Lennon/McCartney | |
| Producer | George Martin | |
| Music sample | ||
| Beatles for Sale track listing | ||
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"I'm a Loser" is a song by The Beatles originally released on Beatles for Sale (on Beatles '65 in the US).
The song's refrain sings, "I'm a loser, and I've lost someone who's near to me. I'm a loser, and I'm not what I appear to be." The lyrics appear to be about a man who lost a girl; however Lennon later suggested that he constantly felt like a loser in life. Lennon would later compose self-oriented songs without using love as a metaphor.
Singer Jackie DeShannon was on the Beatles summer 1964 North American tour. She recalled that Lennon was writing this song on the plane during the tour.
Lennon hits a low G in the verses, a note usually reserved for bass singers. This is atypical of Lennon, considering he sang the bulk of his Beatles songs in a higher, tenor register. However, he also sang a low G in "Happiness Is a Warm Gun" and the backing vocals of "Love Me Do".
"I'm a Loser" was once considered for release as a single in the UK until Lennon wrote I Feel Fine".
On the original pressings of Beatles for Sale, the song was misprinted as "I'm a Losser".
The first time the song was performed live on television, McCartney forgot the lyrics at one point.
[edit] Covers
This song was covered by The Lost Dogs on their 1993 album, Little Red Riding Hood. *In 2004 The Punkles did a cover of this song on their third album "Pistol". The bands Sum 41 and The Eels have also covered it live in concert.
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