Analyzing The Song 'Loser'

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The song “Loser” conveys precise and a straightforward message through singer’s personal feelings and impressions. The message in conjunction with an unusual way of expressing makes the song amusing to analyze and interpret.
Relating to his audience provocatively throughout the piece of art - “Loser”, Beck has emphasizes being “adversely” different to what was perceived a norm at a time. For example, stating himself as a stagnated “monkey” while others were revolutionized “chimpanzees” suggests fundamental evolutionary differences between him and the society. Those differences are placed in the song in order to justify being a “loser” which he unarguably does.
Clear image of self-deprecating tone suggests that he experiences an unbearable

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