Alice Cooper

Released: November 27, 1971

Songwriter: Alice Cooper Michael Bruce

Producer: Bob Ezrin

[Verse 1]
You can be my slave and I'll be a stranger
We could be in passion, we could be in danger
Take you off the street
Put you under my wings, yeah

[Chorus]
You could pull my leg or anything
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Oh yeah

[Verse 2]
You could be the devil, you could be the saviour
Well I really can't tell
By the way that your behaviour
I'll take you off the boat
Put you under my wings, yeah

[Chorus]
You could pull my leg or anything
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Oh yeah!

[Bridge]
I don't know what you're playin'
Don't even know what you're sayin'
You gotta leave me alone
I'm gonna go on home

[Instrumental break 1:43-2:32]

[Bridge]
Aw! The things are getting tougher
Yeah, the things are getting rougher
This is Alice speaking, suffer
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

[Verse 3]
You could be the devil, you could be the saviour
Well I really can't tell
By the way that your behaviour
Take you off the street
Put you under my wings, yeah

[Outro]
You could pull my leg or anything
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

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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