What the hell did I do wrong?
Why'd you change your happy song?
Yesterday you wanted me
Now you're backing out the door
You don't love me anymore
It's as plain as it can be
And I was about to write you down
As just another love I've known
Though you just might have been
The sweetest one of all
And I am bamboozled as can be
Wondering how this came to be
How did I win then lose
The sweetest one of all?
Don't tell me you want to try
With that sparkle in your eye
You don't have a heart in you
Why not break it off for good?
You know I would if I could
But this is all that I can do
And I was about to write you down
As just another love I've known
Though you just might have been
The sweetest one of all
I am bamboozled as can be
Wondering how this came to be
How did I win then lose
The sweetest one of all?
And I am the loser
And I am the loser
And I am the loser this time
And I was about to write you down
As just another love I've known
Though you just might have been
The sweetest one of all
And I am bamboozled as can be
Wondering how this came to be
How did I win then lose
The sweetest one of all?
One of all, one of all
One of all, one of all
The Sweetest One of All
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| Demo by Rivers Cuomo | |||||
| Album | Alone IX: The Make Believe Years | ||||
| Recorded | 2002—2004 | ||||
| Writer(s) | Rivers Cuomo | ||||
| COR# | 393 | ||||
| Status | Officially released | ||||
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This song is part of the "You're the One" (COR# 393) lineage of songs
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"The Sweetest One of All" (or simply "Sweetest One of All") is a song by Rivers Cuomo, originally demoed by Weezer in contention for the band's fifth album, Make Believe. Cuomo's demos for the song were released as part of the digital compilation Alone IX: The Make Believe Years on November 22, 2020.
Appearances
Overview
"The Sweetest One of All" was demoed by several times by Weezer in 2002 and several times by Rivers Cuomo in 2004 at S.I.R. Rehearsal Studios. The song is one of several songs derived from Catalog O' Riffs entry #393, which ultimately culminated in the scrapped Make Believe track "You're the One."
The song was first heard by fans in 2020 when it was among hundreds of demos leaked through the demo storefront on riverscuomo.com. The song was made available for purchase a few weeks later as part of the demo compilation Alone IX: The Make Believe Years.
Lyrics
What the hell did I do wrong?
Why'd you change your happy song?
Yesterday you wanted me
Now you're backing out the door
Don't you love me anymore?
It's as plain as it can be
And I was about to write you down
As just another love I've known
Though you just might have been
The sweetest one of all
And I am bamboozled as can be
Wondering how this came to be
How did I win then lose
The sweetest one of all?
Don't tell me you want to try
With that sparkle in your eye
You don't have a heart in you
Why not break it off for good?
You know I would if I could
But this is all that I can do
And I was about to write you down
As just another love I've known
Though you just might have been
The sweetest one of all
And I am bamboozled as can be
Wondering how this came to be
How did I win then lose
The sweetest one of all?
How did I lose
How did I lose
How did I lose
How did I lose
Ba ba dum ba, ba ba dum ba
Ba ba dum ba, ba ba dum ba
And I am a loser, and I am a loser
And I am the loser this time
And I was about to write you down
As just another love I've known
Though you just might have been
The sweetest one of all
And I am bamboozled as can be
Wondering how this came to be
How did I win then lose
The sweetest one of all?
The sweetest one of all
The sweetest one of all
The sweetest one of all
The sweetest one of all
Known recordings
| Performer(s) | Title | Filename | Date of recording | Recording location | Length | Appeared on | Notes |
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| Weezer | Sweetest One of All | September 22, 2002[1] | S.I.R. Rehearsal Studios, Los Angeles, CA | Josh Freese on drums | |||
| Weezer | Sweetest One of All | September 22, 2002[1] | S.I.R. Rehearsal Studios, Los Angeles, CA | Josh Freese on drums | |||
| Rivers Cuomo(?) | Sweetest One of All | September 27, 2002[1] | S.I.R. Rehearsal Studios, Los Angeles, CA | Likely Cuomo only | |||
| Weezer | Sweetest One of All | October 18, 2002[1] | S.I.R. Rehearsal Studios, Los Angeles, CA | Acoustic rehearsal | |||
| Rivers Cuomo | Sweetest One of All | 17 393 Sweetest One of All 2004-02-1.mp3 | February 13, 2004 | S.I.R. Rehearsal Studios, Los Angeles, CA | 3:20 | Alone IX: The Make Believe Years | |
| Rivers Cuomo | The Sweetest One of All | 17 393 The Sweetest One of All.mp3 | February 20, 2004 | S.I.R. Rehearsal Studios, Los Angeles, CA | 3:20 | Alone IX: The Make Believe Years | |
| Rivers Cuomo | The Sweetest One of All | 03 393 The Sweetest One of All.mp3 | April 23, 2004 | S.I.R. Rehearsal Studios, Los Angeles, CA | 3:43 | Alone IX: The Make Believe Years | |
| Rivers Cuomo | The Sweetest One of All | 06 393 The Sweetest One of All.mp3 | May 3, 2004 | S.I.R. Rehearsal Studios, Los Angeles, CA | 4:02 | Alone IX: The Make Believe Years | Unchained Melody track list |
| Rivers Cuomo | The Sweetest One of All | May 5, 2004[2] | S.I.R. Rehearsal Studios, Los Angeles, CA | ||||
| For other demos derived from this song lineage, see 393. | |||||||