Alice Cooper

Released: April 29, 1977

Songwriter: Bob Ezrin Dick Wagner Alice Cooper

Producer: Bob Ezrin

I'm gonna sign my name
To full confession
It seems the woman I loved last night
Belongs to another man
They like to take you home;
They like to purr and tease you
But I'm a passionate man
And I couldn't leave her alone

'Cause you are damned if you do
Damned if you don't
Damned if you will
Damned if you won't

Sometimes they look so good
But don't you let'em deceive ya

'Cause then you find out that they got
Some kind of a venomous mind
And the thing that's worse
Is that it all seems worth it

I'm still a passionate man
And she wouldn't leave me alone

If you think that being a stud is easy
Well, now don't ask me, boys;
I wouldn't know
I'm a little slow

And you are damned if you do
And damned if you don't
You are damned if you will
And your damned if you won't

If you think that being a stud is easy
Well, now don't ask me, boys
I wouldn't know
I'm a little slow
Gonna sign my name to full confession
It seems the woman I loved last night
Belongs to another man
They like to take you home
They like to purr and tease you
And I'm a passionate man
And I couldn't leave her alone

'Cause you are damned if you do
Damned if you don't
Damned if you will
Damned if you won't

Damned if you do
Damned if you don't
Damned if you will
Damned if you won't

I'll be damned

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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