Toronto Mike

Cure Vs. Kill

Music

The other day, a friend and I were discussing Beck's "Loser".  It is a slacker anthem of sorts and as such it comes up in conversations now and then.  At some point during this chat, I recited the lyric "I'm a loser baby, so why don't you kill me?".  My friend gently pointed out that the actual lyric was "I'm a loser baby, so why don't you cure me?".  I begged to differ.

I've been singing that song for years and I had no doubt that it was "kill me" and not "cure me".  We argued about this for a little while, each presenting our case, and then we hit Beck's official site for confirmation.  I was right, it was in fact "kill me".

As an apathetic slacker anthem, "cure me" was far too hopeful.  Beck was acknowledging he was a loser with no interest in being cured.  With no hope in sight, he begged to be killed.  There's no cure for what ails him.  Soy un perdedor.

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