Alice Cooper

Released: February 26, 2021

Songwriter: Alice Cooper Bob Ezrin Wayne Kramer

Producer: Paul Randolph Bob Ezrin

Sometimes I drive all day, until there's nothing left in my tank
(Shoo doowop, shoo doowop, ooh)
You know I'm breakin' my back, but man I'm sure not breakin' the bank
(Shoo doowop, shoo doowop, ooh)
I hope my ship comes in, but I'm pretty sure that ship done sank
(Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah)
I used to draw some cash, but now I just draw a blank
(Shoo doowop, shoo doowop, ooh)

She slides in cool and tall
She don't wear no clothes at all (Ooh)
She's dancin' to her own kind of rhythm and blues
In a tiny dog collar and her thousand dollar, high heel shoes

I can't pay my bills, can't even cover all my bets
(Shoo doowop, shoo doowop, ooh)
There's somе guys lookin' for me, who are way past idle thrеats
(Shoo doowop, shoo doowop, ooh)
She's on the line all the time and she's amplifyin' all of my debts
(Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah, yeah yeah yeah)
But, there ain't one single moment that I cry or feel regret
(Shoo doowop, shoo doowop, ooh)

She slides in cool and tall
She don't wear no clothes at all (Ooh)
She's dancin' to her own kind of rhythm and blues
In a tiny dog collar and her thousand, dollar high heel shoes

It seems my meager bank account's becomin' absolutely obsolete
(Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah)
And all my hard-earned money's walkin' round down on her feet
(Shoo doowop, shoo doowop, ooh)

She slides in cool and tall
She don't wear no clothes at all (Ooh)
She's dancin' to her own kind of rhythm and blues
In a tiny dog collar and her thousand dollar, high heel shoes
High heel shoes
High heel shoes
Thousand dollar, high heel shoes

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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