The Prettiest Girl in the Whole Wide World

"The Prettiest Girl in the Whole Wide World" is the thirteenth track on the deluxe edition of Raditude and the twelfth track on Alone II.
===Appearances===
*Alone II: The Home Recordings of Rivers Cuomo (Demo) (2008)
*Raditude (Deluxe Edition) (2009)
==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 or just something Cuomo wrote after recording a demo that appeared on Alone II. On December 18, 2020 it was revealed to have been written for the side project Lovely.
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==
==Live performances==
*Rivers Cuomo concert: 09/26/1997
*Rivers Cuomo concert: 10/08/1997
*Rivers Cuomo concert: 01/14/1998
==Personnel==
Raditude version
*Rivers Cuomo - vocals
*Patrick Wilson - guitar, drums
*Brian Bell - guitar, backing vocals
*Scott Shriner - bass, backing vocals
*Sam Bell - intro (uncredited)
Alone II version
*Rivers Cuomo – vocals, guitar, bass, drums
==Audio==
===1998 demo===
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===Raditude version===
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==Lyrics==
Sunshine is falling 
Over my head 
Turtle doves are calling 
"Good morning, friends" 
And I got the prettiest girl in the whole wide world 
And nobody can take her from me 
And in the evening when she goes out walking alone 
I wait at home patiently 
I've never been so happy 
I've never been so sure 
Red roses blooming 
All unaware 
Of seasons turning 
Of coming care 
I've got the prettiest girl in the whole wide world 
And nobody can take her from me 
And in the evening when she goes out walking alone 
I wait at home patiently 
I've never been so happy 
I've never been so sure 
I got the prettiest girl in the world 
and I'm in love with her
I've got the prettiest girl in the whole wide world 
And nobody can take her from me 
And in the evening when she goes out walking alone 
I wait at home patiently 
I've never been so happy 
I've never been so sure 
I got the prettiest girl in the world 
and I'm in love with her
==Known recordings==
==See also==
*List of Weezer songs
*List of Rivers Cuomo songs
*HOMiE - Volume 1
Category:Weezer songs
Category:Lovely songs
Category:Bonus tracks
Category:Songs that appeared on the 4 and 5 Star Demos of Rivers Cuomo list
Category:Songs on Raditude
Category:Songs on Alone II
Category:Demos turned album tracks
Category:Songs on HOMiE - Volume 1
Category:Rivers Cuomo Band songs
Category:Revisited songs
Category:Self-produced Rivers Cuomo songs
Category:Alone series
Category:1998 demos