Beck - Lost Cause [Version 1]

[polypocketita]

I'm tired of fighting for a lost cause...

[danielion999]

Towards the end, it's as if he is falling out of love.

[Radieschenmagich]

sad and great!!

[dorisbones]

i love this too

[QuipHop]

I freaking LOVE this song... The video is perfect for the music... Whenever I watch this I always am inspired by the sheer ingenuity of the design... Birds fly out, things pop up from nowhere, it keeps you guessing till the end, when the fireworks start blowing in reverse... Brilliant!!

[SirRandolphWinston]

sad, poignant, desperate.....brilliant.

[kingmo069]

it sets me in agood mood.

leben ist schön...

[kjurambo]

this song makes me want to drink a bottle of neet vodka and slit my rists while emptying a bottle of sleeping tablets down my throught!

[sinnermanx555]

throught? Is that the bastard son of thought and throat?

[TheDude1987]

This songs makes me cry

[michy4president]

BEST SONG EVER!

[didikakanell]

one of the best albums ever.

[myschievousme]

I love every one of Becks songs with the utmost fiber of my sole. It depends on the mode I'm in but right now it seems that Sea Change is my favorite CD. Modern Guilt is so brilliant.. One Foot in the Grave speaks to my southern roots I cant decide all of his CDs are so wonderful. Huge Fan.

[WeRGod]

As much as I love Sea Change, I personally love Mutations the most. Out of all of Beck's albums, and I revisit that one more than any - pure and unfiltered Beck. :)

[SeanMichaelPheanis]

tears feel good.

[davidpaul8]

I love Beck. Sea Change is my favorite.

[sparkalot]

Who can deny or resist the sonic beauty.....

[willowtreephoto]

beck sounds like elliot smith in this song, if you like this, you'll love his stuff.

[spudyoulikeinit]

made me kind of sad really nice song mind :)

[captain8caveman]

Beautiful

[debbieallen2]

i respect you for your comment too

[llynllaura]

I refuse to think that anyone is a lost cause... God, those two words together could be the saddest combination in the English language.

[CharvakaJim]

I respect you for your statement. :)

[Zando24]

@llynllaura

That definitely is the saddest combination of words in the English language, but unfortunately, some people are a lost cause

[nietzsche71]

ilove this tune

[waitinforwonderwoman]

Despite songs like this and The Golden Age, Sea Change is my least favorite Beck recording, so far. I still haven't heard Guero, The Information or Modern Guilt and I can't quite pick a favorite.

Perhaps I need to spend more time with Sea Change.

[BiggerThanYours23]

Go for guero. That's my favorite.

[RPFS2008]

The Information rocks

[billhicks8]

Spend more time with Sea Change. It is the best.

[Emyrsaurus]

i'm mostly into modern guilt with information closely coming in second

[Quickstoptim]

Brilliant!

[LUTI1000G]

MUITO BOM

[robswartzer]

I love the mellow, acoustic nature of this song--very reminiscent of the "Ramshackle" song on Odelay.

[tinajoe1987]

amazing song, i love beck so so so so much, he is absolutely amazing

[HarryW1234]

lol

Critics can be harsh.

If he's lost his mojo, he'll get back. :D

[daydreamnation14]

He wrote the sea change album after a rough breakup. It's actually one of his best, along with mellow gold and odelay. there all very different, that's what i love about beck.

[dreyer3421]

AHhhhhh Beck great song you crazy scientologist

[jrrm3]

Yeah, those zany scientologists and their 737 like spaceships. nice ditty tho.

[dreyer3421]

yep They're coockoo but how can anyone not like this song

[JimmyRond]

unique musician, <3 Beck.

[AirHendrix91]

Nick Drake influence ftw.

[iclash]

I will have to look that up...I suppose right now is a better time than any

[iclash]

heh..not bad...and I see why you would say that

[GregOblivian]

easily the best country music song of the past twenty years, and it argues for best pop song of the past twenty years. Why the fuck wasnt/isnt this song more popular? Fuck goddamn music...

[tkilgore]

I love it.

[deadjailorrocknroll]

cos britney was selling by the truckload...

[bett27]

Its not a country song man.

[groundzer077]

why not? it kinda depends on what your definition of "country" is, I guess.

[andyinoregon]

Couldn't agree more, GregO. A song so timeless it could have been written by Kris Kristofferson in the '70s or Hank Sr. in the '40s.

[forgotmypassword3]

Lost cause is great :)

[Allrightteam]

Great tune and great video.

[gottalovemymovies]

Cloudydog, did you know the Beastie Boys sometimes help him produce his music? Maybe that's why he reminds you of them...

[planktonjack]

Actually, a guy that produced one of the Beastie Boy's albums produced Odelay.

[myschievousme]

Did you know that Odelay was a misspelling but Beck let it go because he though it was funny....I forget what it was suppose to be but I always think that it is cool that he has that good of a humor

[sigur2662]

"orale"

[robswartzer]

This song almost made me cry the first time I heard it.

Beck is a deep, deep guy.

Unfortunately, I relate to the lyrics too well.

[cenyan13]

ditto

[zardsyd]

Strepitoso come l'album che raccoglie anche questa canzone.

[cloudydog12594]

this guy remindz me of the beastie boyz for sum reazon, lol. probly bcuz of beck-where it's at.

[ominous74]

This is Beck's altimate break-up song. And a damn good video too!

[rexpop992]

this might be my favorite video for a song

[aaronryanmusic]

Amazing song and video. It's one of those rare occasions where a video complements the songs so perfectly. Amazing concept to express the song.

[buerosso]

università occupata beck con noi

[sexydanny21awesome]

THIS IS ART TRUE ART

[elderlyschool]

wtf is this

[jacobclarke14]

amazing expressionistic art :)

[manolotube666]

it looks more like surrealism rather than expressionism, it sort of looks like coming from someone's dreams.

[jacobclarke14]

yeah

that's it :)

doesn't really matter what you classify stuff like this as though

because at the end of the days it's just an amazing piece of work.

[Outlet30]

this is becks only good song

[WhoaKei]

i agree :P

[ZwienerZ]

you are a fucking moron

[Celticblood1967]

Best Beck choon ever.

[Urbanheckler]

One of top best ever!!!!

[AmstutzArtGlass]

Beck Rocks the Chill Vibe.....open up ya mojo & breathe in his sweetness..........know, live the peace!

[zackman12301230]

peeps just go suck a joint and stop hating and enjoy life and dont steal and be a good friend. please thanks peeps

[boygirlmanwomanchild]

.....and then replaying that last look in your head over and over is just so sad!

[boygirlmanwomanchild]

This whole song is such a good heart-breaking song of a past love, especially the first lines : your sorry eyes, they cut through bone/they make it hard, to leave you alone. When the love's over and it's time to move forward, it's so hard to tear yourself apart from that last look into eachother's eyes. So sad really!

[monkey5000]

I thought that this song was about divorce. Falling out of love with somebody but still loving them. Not wanting to face the pain but you have. Not wanting to hurt. Not wanting to be alone aswell. I honestly thought all of Sea Change is about that.

[Bhaktigirl]

monkey5000, you are correct....

[rocknrollags]

Can anybody comment about the video? I dont see "religion" on the tags

[XDeejayKronosX]

thank you....

[Dunklekuh81]

Beckism

[XxXxXtHeLoSeRXxXxX]

beck can always make me feel like im not alone, i feel yer pain beck. i feel yer pain.

[SiccmadeX3]

there is no god, and religion kills...we are just animals, not special

[StudioHansen222]

that it is a great pain to read your comment, to belive there is no afterlife and no kind god makes your existance almost a selfish act and takes away all meaning to your life completely.

May you find god one day...

[SiccmadeX3]

selfish?....it would be selfish for "god" to create life just to worship him. wake up, step out of fantasy world. life is pointless.

[Crraabbmmaann]

if it was pointless...then u wouldn't be here...You would be doing something more rather than placing unnecessary comments on this video... This video is here for you to chill to... Not to place negativity

[annmarywthoutsound]

nahh, God didn't create the world just to worship him. he did it to make things interesting. nobody knows why we're here or who/what put us here but because we don't, we might as well believe it's all good reasons and enjoy it. :]

[tylersautter]

Im so glad that I wanted to watch a Beck music video, and i also get to hear some assholes opinion on life!

[arkelz]

hahaha too true, great song though :D

[indistinct42]

wow quite he has every right to beleive what he wants. God or whoever or whatever made us didnt make us to worship them and fight over what made us, they made us to enjoy life. if god really wanted everyone to beleive in him he deff. has the power to show us he exsists. but he doesnt because we have every right to beleive in what we want not in what people try to make you.

[popatire23]

wow. that's awesome!

[RUNetiAWAY]

people get out of it this is a good song and you ruin it with your talking about religion

[Pycell]

if you paraphrase all of christianity into about one or two sentences, you'll see how fucking ridiculous it is.

[oredrocozne]

If you paraphrase anything into two sentences, it seems ridiculous...

[rage6742]

Why are you all talkin about Christianity?

This is a love song.

[magog1138]

"No one standing at your door. That's what you thought love was for."

When my marriage broke up, and I came home to a "dear john" and kids gone, this song held me through.

5 years later, my ex and I are good friends, have met different people and are happier, but I'll never forget how this song really helped me cry those necessary tears. Thanks, Beck.

To this day, I still get that sensation in my eyes when he sings that line, and I fight to hold back the tears...

[Rocketx12]

FunFact: This song is actually the second coming of Christ.

[Anon0ldfag]

FunFact: There is no "God"

[boredsun]

FunFact: who said anything about God?

[Anon0ldfag]

That isn't a fact, its a question. And by implying that there is a Christ you are also implying that there is a God.

[boredsun]

christ and god are totally seperate

thats ur implication

[Anon0ldfag]

Christians belive in what, Christ. Who is Christ "the son of God" go and take your fail with you

[boredsun]

not all christians believe he is the son of god

and whos talking about christians

i thought we were tlking about christ himself

[Toggzzz]

your stupid

[boredsun]

nice one? lol

[Anon0ldfag]

But to be fair to the christians, they colour my life with all theyre "go burn in hell fags" and the blowing up of abortion clinics, it's actually pretty fucking funny

[boredsun]

yeah they r a peculiar bunch lol

[masterman321]

im a christian an I dont think homo sexual should go to jail. that just ppl who r ignorant who believe that. If going to hell is because ur gay and its a sin ten everyones going to hell because we all sin. and judging wether someones going to hell is pretty ironic since christians arent supposed to judge am i right

[masterman321]

lol I ment hell at the first part not jail

[Anon0ldfag]

Don't christians belive in good grammar, proper punctuation or structured spelling, your education seems to be pretty low. And seeing as you are unfit to learn how can you say that there is a God, have you studyed religion and neglected common knowledge like reading and writing, or are you just lazy. Let's assume that you are lazy for a minute here, how do you expect to get into "heaven" by sitting on your ass all day?

[masterman321]

im 16(of course im lazy), and I've came to the conclusion your just an ignorant ass that doesn't deserved to have a conversation with me. I wasn't being smart with you and/or mean I was agreeing with you. You sir, just are close minded and have no people skills I've decided not to further this conversation. good day

[Anon0ldfag]

Just because you agree with me it dosen't mean that I have like you. And who are you to decide who's worthy of speaking to you, isn't that up to God. I don't expect you to reply, afterall there's no point in arguing when you can't make resonable decisions. I trust that you can atleast comprehend what I am saying.

[masterman321]

congrats u've managed to reply to a comment that says I'm been talking to you. Your the dick of the year, congrats. this is so meaningless, u win i really don't care. god bless

[Anon0ldfag]

So I am a male genital of the year, you relize how overused that phrase is and how meaningless it is. And how can you claim to be religious when you insult others, love thy neighbour am I right? I'm not bound by silly fairytales like that. And there is no winning or losing when it comes to arguments, there is just facts and silly propaganda. You go live your bliss life.

[indistinct42]

So just cuz your religious you cant defend yourself or insult others? that doesnt mean anything some religions arent like the ones you do. and seriously male genital? wow its not the first time youve been called a dick so you had to finally ask your mom what it is and why you dont have one. DUMBASS (yeah bitch look that up your names right next to it)

[Anon0ldfag]

Actually according to your own belifes you aren't allowed to insult others. And yes it is the first time I've been called a dick, unless you suffer from mental retardation you should at least take into concideration that I don't act like this in real life. And the only thing next to dumbass in the dictionary (that is, if it's there at all) is the definition of it.

[Anon0ldfag]

So they pretty much base theyre religion on a guy named Jesus and say to hell with his prophecys, In that case I belive in my dad, he isnt afraid of ANYTHING!!!11!1

[boredsun]

hahahahahaha alright!!! :D

[Toggzzz]

owned by anonoldfag

[hugeackman]

fail troll fails at trolling

anonoldfag is about the shittiest attempt by the cancer to seem relevant to the other fuckin' sheeple.

[jakelina88]

SEA CHANGE

the best album

[KlutchZA]

sea change

[ashane77]

no longer the boyish young man...having your heart broken really grows you up...

[slitheringinterstate]

Hey Everyone,

If you've never seen any of the clips that exist of Beck performing this song live, solo, no drumming, slowed down, just him and his acoustic, you're missing one of the most beautiful and deeply moving things in music you'll ever see.

Search for it...as good as this clip is, you have no idea how magical this song becomes when you strip everything away and slow it down a tick. It becomes one of the most touching things I've ever heard.

[trokin87]

Heard this on Scrubs, Had no idea it was Beck... Sweetsauce

[ninjap0ser]

ya me2

[ninjap0ser]

best song from sea change great acoustics

[dodgerboy86]

Sea Change (no question mark)

[KINGDOMoftheORION]

Sea Change?

[cantbeatAVA29]

great song :D

does anyone know what the album is called?

[stangcrazy306]

weird ass vid but good song

[mj20n]

hermosa hermosa hermosa canción

[bishonen247]

Best song on an absolutely incredible album.

[Federalisimo]

Asi me dejaron a mi

[Kallicles]

beck-utiful haha hahaha hahahaha haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

what a funny guy am i

[nafme]

B-E-A-utiful!

[CharvakaJim]

Goodness, this song is utterly beautiful. :)

[penut57]

whats the song that said shut th ef up

[kiba456123]

Can some who has Sea Change tell me something? Is Sea Change all acoustic songs?

[WHOSAIDDAMAGE]

no. a must listen, one of the greatest albums

[shye999]

love it

[johnirishhere]

i think i play this song too much. what a sad sack! me that is not BECK, such a lovely poet of the heart, so fuck the neighbour's broken hearts need to vent...

[CharvakaJim]

lol Me too.

[Kenster1025]

He is kind of like Bob Dylan, they both make beautiful Ballads, maybe I am wrong? Oh well beautiful song.

[Zeokozz]

absolutely amazing song, the album that Lost Cause was on was an amazing album...i love Beck b/c of his diversity with music, i mean, no matter what mood you are in, Beck has a song for it...

[boygirlmanwomanchild]

I read somewhere this is the ultimate break up song.......it is because whenever I listen to it reminds me of my worst break up ever!!!!

[boygirlmanwomanchild]

Is it just me or is he saying I'm a lost cause or you're a lost cause or both?!?!? Who can help me pls?!?!

[WHOSAIDDAMAGE]

your

[Orsi55]

he is saying you're a lost cause i think

[boygirlmanwomanchild]

yeah I think youre right thanks!

[candidate0]

Sea Change was written close to the break up of Beck from his then girlfriend.

Sounds like a lot of the songs on it are based around lost love.

Lots of feeling in the album, one of Becks best.

[pojohnny]

I think so too. It was pretty much the album I listened to again and again at a certain time in my life. It really resonated with me then.

[JerodLincoln]

is this what burning man is like

[thejooch]

my computer just paid for itself

[Jabaline15]

this song is very sad.. but i like it..

[cuseorange15]

If Beck only made this song his legacy would still be secure to me.

[stelmaster7]

he did make this song, he's the writer. may his legacy live on!

[octasTV]

I got an special connection to this video!

[browneyedpickleboy]

ya whats that acid?lol

[aha45]

love the video

[qwer0130]

lost cause..i hope do not come up to me again.

this makes me sad, but beautiful song.

[vitio85]

this song is make feel so sad, but is a great song!!

[AndreasRage]

A WORK OF ART

[akastuntfish]

beautiful...pt1

[redflagal08]

'sea change'... gotta own that album :)

its masterpiece

[blckdhliamrder]

scientology isnt evil... let ppl believe what they want. So what if its bullshit its still interesting

[LiZZaRd157]

beautiful song!

[cphdotdk]

I love it. does anyone know on what album it's possible to find the acoustic version of lost cause?

[phabion]

sea change

[cphdotdk]

That's not the acoustic version. It has the electronic background sounds.

There is a live studio recording of Beck just playing the guitar, and some strings instruments in the background. Absolutely memorizing.

[elwacher]

no se!!a mi esta cancion me gusta mucho..me transporta y lo demas poco me importa

[LunaMarie83]

Great song!!!!!!!

[wartravs22]

Sea Change is the most achingly beautiful album I've ever heard

[Taylorblonde]

this is my favorite song on sea change! i luv it! :D

[candidate0]

Oh dear, the greatest living artist still fresh and active and these idiots are just going on and on

[kurrikulum]

beo proprio beo sa tu?

omg! this is soo stupid, its goin on on e