Alice Cooper

Released: February 25, 1973

Songwriter: Neal Smith Michael Bruce Alice Cooper

Producer: Bob Ezrin

[Verse 1]
Oh, candy everywhere got chocolate in my hair
Aching to get me
Sticky sweet suckers in Halloween air
Aching to get me
Saint Vitus dance on my molars tonight
Aching to get me
Aching to get me, get me, oh

[Verse 2]
I take it to the doc, I guess he ought to know
La, da, da, da, da
Which ones can stay and which ones gotta go
La, da, da, da, da
He looks in my mouth and then he starts to gloat
He says my teeth are okay
But my gums got to go
Oh, oh, oh, oh

[Instrumental break 1:48-4:45]

[Verse 3]
I come off the gas but I'm still seeing spies
Aching to get me
And I can see them all through a pair of glassy eyes
Aching to get me
De Sade's gonna live in my mouth tonight
La, da, da, da, da
And the rotten tooth fairy is satisfied
La, da, da, da, da
Aching to get me, get me, oh

[Outro]
Oh, oh, oh
Oh, uh, uh, god!

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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