Every Loser Wins Every Loser Wins "Every Loser Wins" is a 1986 song performed by English actor and singer Nick Berry. Written and produced by Simon May, Stewart James and Bradley James, the song was heavily featured in the BBC soap opera "EastEnders" throughout the summer of 1986, sung by Berry's character Simon "Wicksy" Wicks and his band, The Banned. When released as a single, "Every Loser Wins" became a success, spending three weeks at number one on the UK Singles Chart in October and November 1986. It was the second biggest-selling single in the UK that year (after "Don't Leave Me This
Lonesome Loser in New Zealand. Lonesome Loser "Lonesome Loser" is a 1979 song written by David Briggs and performed by Australian rock music group Little River Band. Released as the lead single from their fifth studio album, "First Under the Wire", the single entered the "Billboard" Hot 100 on July 21, 1979, at No. 63, ultimately climbing to No. 6 on September 29, 1979, where it would become the band's third Top 10 hit and sixth overall Top 40 hit in the United States. Worldwide, the single would ultimately peak at No. 19 in the band's native Australia, No. 3 in Canada