The Genius, Ray Charles, released Born To Lose back in 1962, which was a cover of a 1943 Ted Daffan song. It was from the first record Charles recorded that showed he could shift seamlessly from R&B to Country and Western.
If you haven’t heard the song before, it’s an ode of lament about a life that is seemingly predestined for failure, and that self-prophecy coming true with the end of a romantic relationship.
Born to lose, it seems so hard to bear
When I wake, and find that you’re not there
You’ve grown tired and now you say we’re through
Born to lose and now I’m losing you
It was a minor hit for Charles, but a song that has lasted in the chronology of his greatest hits. Who knew it was actually going to be the theme song for the Biden/Harris ’24 campaign? And what’s more, who knew the Washington Post would write about the inevitability of failure creeping across Team Biden in…
