What is "lost cause"

n. (context idiomatic English) A cause, attempt, or effort that is hopeless or futile.

n. a defeated cause or a cause for which defeat is inevitable

Lost Cause is the twenty-first album by Jandek, and his only of 1992. Corwood Industries release #0759, it marks the end of the "electric phase" and, really, of an era. It features a little of all the styles on the previous twenty albums, and ends with a very raucous sidelong abstract improvisation called "The Electric End."

"Lost Cause" is the fifth song by Beck from his fifth major-label studio album, Sea Change. It was released as a promo single.

The Lost Cause of the Confederacy is a set of pseudo-historical beliefs about the American Civil War

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Lost Cause is a mixtape by Canadian recording artist Tory Lanez. It was released on October 1, 2014, for free download on hosting music websites. Production comes from Daniel Worthy, Grave Goods, Ryan Hemsworth, and RL Grime, among others. The mixtape is supported by the singles, "The Mission", "Henny in Hand", "Mama Told Me" and "I-95".