Alice Cooper

Released: February 25, 1973

Songwriter: Michael Bruce Alice Cooper

Producer: Bob Ezrin

[Verse 1]
Finally got a ride from some broad
Down from Santa Fe
She was a real go-getter
She drawled so sweetly
"I think, child, that things’ll get better"
We pulled off the highway
Night black as a widow
"Yeah, I read the Bible," she said
"I want to know of you"

[Chorus]
Hey, I think I've got a live one
Hey, I think I’ve found a live one
Hey, I think I've got a live one, yeah, yeah
Think I've got a live one
Oh, ok boys

[Verse 2]
Felt like I was hit by a diesel
Or a greyhound bus
She was no baby-sitter
"Get now sugar, never have thought
You’d be a quitter"
I opened the back door, she was greedy
I ran through the desert she was chasin'
No time to get dressed, so I was naked
Stranded in Chihuahua

[Chorus]
Hey, I think I've got a live one
Hey, yeah I got a live one
Hey-hey-hey, I think I've got a live one
Hey, oh got a live one

[Instrumental break 1:41-2:11]

[Chorus]
Hey, I think I've got a live one
Hey, yeah I got a live one
Hey-hey-hey, I think I've got a live one
Hey, oh got a live one

[Outro]
Alone, raped and freezin'
Alone, cold and sneezin'
Alone down in Mexico
Alone

Alice Cooper is the stage name and ‘fun villain’ character of Vincent Furnier. Cooper became the target of parents and ministers for his dark lyrics and gory theatrical performances that earned him the title Godfather of Shock Rock. Despite once claiming the name was conjured from a ouija board that told him he’s the reincarnation of a 17th century witch, Cooper laughs the topic off with flippant answers like “It was either a Scrabble board or a bowl of alphabet soup” and “I didn’t want a name like Iron Butterfly or Black Sabbath. I wanted it to be something your aunt might be called.”

The band Alice Cooper was originally signed by Frank Zappa to his own record label. Their first notoriety came when Cooper tossed a wayward chicken (possibly arranged by long-time manager Shep Gordon) into the crowd, who then tore it apart at the 1969 Toronto Rock ‘n’ Roll Revival Festival. Newspapers claimed he’d bit the bird’s head off and drank its blood. Zappa advised them to not deny the story and Cooper used it as inspiration to make his character darker.

The band’s teaming with producer Bob Ezrin for their third album Love It To Death led to their US breakthrough with a top 30 hit “I’m Eighteen” in early 1971. By then, the band was already infamous for their stage show, which had escalated into simulated torture and executions. That same year, Killer was released with its two singles “Under My Wheels” and “Be My Lover” finding moderate US success, and both albums being certified gold the following year.

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