I'm a Loser
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| Song by The Beatles | ||
| from the album Beatles for Sale | ||
| Released | 4 December 1964 | |
| Recorded | Abbey Road 14 August 1964 |
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| Genre | Rock | |
| Length | 2:31 | |
| Label | EMI, Parlophone, Capitol | |
| Writer(s) | Lennon/McCartney | |
| Producer(s) | George Martin | |
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"I'm a Loser" (file info) |
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| 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 was primarily written in the style of Bob Dylan, whose influence was also seen on the two other opening songs on Beatles for Sale, "No Reply" and "Baby's in Black".
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.
Lennon, who was a tenor, hits a low G in the verses, a hard note for a tenor to hit. It is arguably the lowest note Lennon hits in a Beatles song, with the possible exception of the line "I need a fix 'cause I'm going down" in "Happiness Is a Warm Gun".
"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".
[edit] Covers
This song was covered by The Lost Dogs on their 1993 album, Little Red Riding Hood. The bands Sum 41 and The Eels have also covered it live in concert.
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