Alice Cooper

Released: February 26, 2021

Songwriter: Alice Cooper Bob Ezrin Dennis Dunaway

Producer: Bob Ezrin

I saw you baby, and I pissed my pants
Now I'm shakin' while I'm trying to stand
Come into my cardboard box and out of the storm
You can mend my socks while I keep you warm

Fallin' in love, I'm fallin' in love
Who'da thunk I'd be drunk as a skunk and fallin' in love

You see I've fallen on troubled times
I need some change, some quarters and dimes
To buy some comfort to share with you
Then we won't care about the holes in our shoes

I'm fallin' in love, yes I'm fallin' in love
I confess I'm a mess, who'da guessed I'd be fallin'

All those people go walkin' by
Don't give a damn if we live or die
From Woodward Avenue to old Brush Street
They couldn't care less about you or about me

Fallin' in love, I'm fallin' in love
Who'da known I'd be stoned to the bone and fallin' in love
(Huh, I guess I am)

If I black out and forget your name
You know I won't mind if you do the same
Just call me Ripple and I'll call you Rose
We can cuddle on the sidewalk
Where my buddy froze

I'm fallin' in love, fallin' in love
Who'da thunk I'd be drunk as a skunk and fallin' in love
Oh, feels good
I'm fallin', baby
Just come on over here

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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