Sweet Illusions (track) by Ryan Adams & The Cardinals
Year: 2005
From the album Cold Roses (track #2)


Sweet Illusions appears on the following album(s) by Ryan Adams & The Cardinals:
- Cold Roses (track #2) (this album) (2005)
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85/100 ![]() | 05/28/2024 14:56 | Fertu | ![]() | 82/100 |
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This track is rated in the top 5% of all tracks on BestEverAlbums.com. This track has a Bayesian average rating of 80.6/100, a mean average of 83.1/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 83.1/100. The standard deviation for this track is 8.4.
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I serenaded my then-girlfriend with this song one time early in our relationship while she was taking a bath (don't worry, I let her have her privacy!). Turns out the song was perhaps a but more on point than I intended--I just thought she'd like it because she's a huge Ryan Adams fan. But this song is actually a devastating breakup song about the illusory and ephemeral nature of our feelings, especially during the early stages of a relationship. This song captures the tragedy of that emotional state perfectly, as do many of the tracks on Cold Roses.
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