Alice Cooper

Released: September 23, 2003

Songwriter: Ryan Roxie Eric Dover Alice Cooper

Producer: Mudrock Alice Cooper

Got a cut on my thigh, got a nail in my eye
And I'm bleedin' all over the wall
Got a barbed wire bat and a dude on the mat
Ain't getting up soon at all

Got a head full of rage and a belly full of hate
I'm the neighbourhood legend that just can't wait

For the backyard brawl
Backyard brawl
Another backyard brawl
Backyard brawl
Another backyard brawl
Backyard brawl
Another backyard brawl

Don't matter who you are, don't matter what colour
Brown or white'll do
But if you're yellow you'll be covered in red
A whole lotta black and blue

Jump off the trailer in a pile full o' guys
Scratching and kicking and pulverised

For the backyard brawl
Backyard brawl
Another backyard brawl
Backyard brawl
Another backyard brawl
Backyard brawl
Another backyard brawl

Only got six teeth but three of those
Are sharp enough to bite off your nose

At the backyard brawl
Backyard brawl
Another backyard brawl
Backyard brawl
Another backyard brawl
Backyard brawl
Another backyard brawl
Backyard brawl
Another backyard brawl
Backyard brawl
Another backyard brawl
Backyard brawl
Another backyard brawl
Backyard Brawl
Another backyard brawl
Backyard Brawl

[Dialogue]
You think you're so [beep] tough
You talkin' to me?
You're mine
Come on, lets go
Come on stitches..

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.

more tracks from the album

Concrete Corner November Sampler 2003

From the albums

Concrete Corner November Sampler 2003 (2003)
The Eyes of Alice Cooper (2003)

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Concrete Corner November Sampler 2003