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===Appearances=== | ===Appearances=== | ||
*''[[Alone II: The Home Recordings of Rivers Cuomo]]'' (Demo) | *''[[Alone II: The Home Recordings of Rivers Cuomo]]'' (Demo) | ||
*''[[Raditude]]'' | *''[[Raditude]]'' (Deluxe Edition) | ||
==Overview== | |||
"The Prettiest Girl in the Whole Wide World" was written by [[Rivers Cuomo]] in [[1997]], and was performed by Cuomo at solo shows in and around Boston in [[1997]] and [[1998]]. The song was not officially released until Cuomo's demo was released on ''[[Alone II: The Home Recordings of Rivers Cuomo]]'' in [[2008]]. A studio version of the song was recorded by Weezer and released the following year on the band's [[2009]] album, ''[[Raditude]]''. [[Sam Bell]], who helped engineer ''Raditude'', provides the voiceover intro on the officially released Weezer version. | |||
The initial live version features a bass line absent from the demo and later ''Raditude'' version. The two are also very different structurally, and the way the chord progressions are played differ as well. It's unknown if this is [[Pat Wilson]]'s bass line mentioned in the [[Recording_History_-_Page_10#Late_February_1998_:_Weezer_records_demos_in_LA|Recording History]] or just something Cuomo wrote after recording a demo that appeared on ''[[Alone II]]''. | |||
A remix of the ''Raditude'' version by [[Karl Koch]] (listed as the "[[Karlophone]] Remix") was released alongside Raditude as part of the ''Weezer Raditude Club: iTunes pass''. | |||
==''Alone II'' liner notes== | ==''Alone II'' liner notes== | ||
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I thought that it was a stunning melody and that it perfectly captured my passion for M.'s beauty. I loved it. I also loved the foreshadowing of doom in the lyrics: "Red roses blooming, all unaware of seasons turning and coming care." And I loved the irony in the line, "I've never been so sure." The listener just knows I'm doomed! With these lyrics I meant to criticize my passion even as I was reveling in it. | I thought that it was a stunning melody and that it perfectly captured my passion for M.'s beauty. I loved it. I also loved the foreshadowing of doom in the lyrics: "Red roses blooming, all unaware of seasons turning and coming care." And I loved the irony in the line, "I've never been so sure." The listener just knows I'm doomed! With these lyrics I meant to criticize my passion even as I was reveling in it. | ||
==Live performances== | |||
== | *[[Rivers Cuomo concert: 10/08/1997 - Cambridge, MA]] | ||
*[[Rivers Cuomo concert: 10/??/1997 - Cambridge, MA]] | |||
*[[Rivers Cuomo concert: 01/14/1998 - Cambridge, MA]] | |||
==Personnel== | ==Personnel== | ||
'''''Raditude'' version''' | '''''Raditude'' version''' | ||
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'''''Alone II'' version''' | '''''Alone II'' version''' | ||
*[[Rivers Cuomo]] – vocals, guitar, bass, drums | *[[Rivers Cuomo]] – vocals, guitar, bass, drums | ||
==Audio== | |||
===1997/1998 recordings=== | |||
<youtube>lzPaLYTAsiQ</youtube> <youtube>PMIWY6lIO70</youtube> | |||
===''Raditude'' sessions=== | |||
<youtube>KIRXaf6wydM</youtube> | |||
<youtube>Kfoyx3bS3sY</youtube> <youtube>J_uV8BQlGr8</youtube> | |||
===Live=== | |||
==Lyrics== | ==Lyrics== | ||
<poem>Sunshine is falling | <poem>Sunshine is falling | ||