I'm a loser

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I'm a loser
The Beatles
publication 4th December 1964
length 2 min 31 s
Genre (s) Folk rock , country
Author (s) Lennon / McCartney
Label Parlophone
album Beatles for Sale

I'm a Loser ( English I'm a loser ) is a song by British band The Beatles in 1964. Composed was it from John Lennon , but it is subject to the usual band Copyright Lennon / McCartney .

background

In March 1964, Lennon met the journalist Kenneth Allsop. Allsop explained to him that he missed the depth in his songs , which he discovered in Lennon's book In His Own Write . He suggested that Lennon compose more autobiographical rather than abstract love songs. This encounter marked a turning point in Lennon's life, and he took Allsop's suggestion to heart. He was further encouraged by Bob Dylan's compositional style, which clearly influenced him on I'm a Loser .

admission

I'm a Loser was recorded at Abbey Road Studios , London , on August 14, 1964 . The producer was George Martin , assisted by Norman Smith . The Beatles recorded the song in eight takes under live conditions . Overdubs were not added. Lennon sang, played an acoustic guitar and harmonica at the same time . Paul McCartney also sang along and played bass , while George Harrison and Ringo Starr contributed solo guitar and drums .

publication

The song appeared on December 4, 1964 on the Beatles ' fourth studio album, Beatles for Sale .

A few weeks before its release, on November 17, 1964, the Beatles played I'm A Loser on the BBC radio show Top Gear . This version appeared on the Beatles album Live at the BBC in 1994 . On May 26, 1965, the band played the song again for the BBC. In this unpublished version, Lennon changed the text. Instead of “beneath this mask I am wearing a frown” (German: 'Under this mask I wear a frown') he sang the absurd line “beneath this wig I am wearing a tie” (German: 'Under this wig I wear a tie ').

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ [1]
  2. ^ Mark Lewisohn: The Complete Beatles Recording Sessions. Hamlyn, London 1988.