who sings im a loser baby so why
Loser (Beck song)
Described as an alternative rock and abstract hip hop song , `` Loser '' is influenced by blues , hip hop , and folk . Beck acknowledged the impact of folk on the song , saying `` I 'd realized that a lot of what folk music is about taking a tradition and reflecting your own time . I knew my folk music would take off , if I put hip - hop beats behind it . '' He had also perceived similarities between Delta blues and hip hop , which helped to inspire the song . `` Loser '' revolves around several recurring musical elements : a slide guitar riff , Stephenson 's sitar , the bassline , and a tremolo guitar part . The song 's drum track is sampled from a Johnny Jenkins cover of Dr. John 's `` I Walk on Gilded Splinters '' from the 1970 album Ton - Ton Macoute ! . During the song 's break , there is a sample of a line of dialogue from the 1994 Steve Hanft - directed film Kill the Moonlight , which goes `` I 'm a driver / I 'm a winner / Things are gon na change , I can feel it '' . Hanft and Beck were friends , and Hanft would go on to direct several music videos for Beck , including the video for `` Loser '' .
Described as an alternative rock and abstract hip hop song , `` Loser '' is influenced by blues , hip hop , and folk . Beck acknowledged the impact of folk on the song , saying `` I 'd realized that a lot of what folk music is about taking a tradition and reflecting your own time . I knew my folk music would take off , if I put hip - hop beats behind it . '' He had also perceived similarities between Delta blues and hip hop , which helped to inspire the song . `` Loser '' revolves around several recurring musical elements : a slide guitar riff , Stephenson 's sitar , the bassline , and a tremolo guitar part . The song 's drum track is sampled from a Johnny Jenkins cover of Dr. John 's `` I Walk on Gilded Splinters '' from the 1970 album Ton - Ton Macoute ! . During the song 's break , there is a sample of a line of dialogue from the 1994 Steve Hanft - directed film Kill the Moonlight , which goes `` I 'm a driver / I 'm a winner / Things are gon na change , I can feel it '' . Hanft and Beck were friends , and Hanft would go on to direct several music videos for Beck , including the video for `` Loser '' .