Alice Cooper

Released: March 9, 1971

Songwriter: Harry Butler Rolf Harris

Producer: Bob Ezrin Jack Richardson

[Verse 1]
Sun arise, come every mornin'
Sun arise, come every mornin'
Sun arise, come every mornin'
Bringin' back the warmth to the ground

[Verse 2]
Sun arise, filling up the hollow
Sun arise, filling up the hollow
Sun arise, filling up the hollow
Bringin' back the warmth to the ground

[Bridge]
Sun arise, she come every mornin'
Sun arise, each and every day
Sun arise, she come every mornin'
Sun arise, ever-y ever-y ever-y ever-y day!

[Verse 3]
She drive away the darkness everyday (hey!)
She drive away the darkness everyday (hey!)
She drive away your darkness everyday (hey!)
Bringin' back the warmth to the ground

[Outro]
Sun arise!
Whoa-oh-oh
Sun arise!
Whoa-oh-oh
Sun arise!
Whoa-oh-oh!
Ever-y ever-y ever-y ever-y

Sun arise!
Whoa-oh-oh
Sun arise!
Whoa-oh-oh
Sun arise!
Whoa-oh-oh!
Ever-y ever-y ever-y ever-y

Sun arise!
Whoa-oh-oh
Sun arise!
Whoa-oh-oh
Sun arise!
Whoa-oh-oh!
Ever-y ever-y ever-y ever-y

Sun arise!
Whoa-oh-oh
Sun arise!
Whoa-oh-oh
Sun arise!
Whoa-oh-oh!
Ever-y ever-y ever-y ever-y

Sun arise!
Whoa-oh-oh
Sun arise!
Whoa-oh-oh
Sun arise!
Whoa-oh-oh!
Ever-y ever-y ever-y ever-y

Sun arise!
Whoa-oh-oh
Sun arise!
Whoa-oh-oh
Sun arise!
Whoa-oh-oh!
Ever-y ever-y ever-y ever-y

Sun arise!
Whoa-oh-oh
Sun arise!
Whoa-oh-oh
Sun arise!
Whoa-oh-oh!
Ever-y ever-y ever-y ever-y

Sun arise!
Whoa-oh-oh
Sun arise!
Whoa-oh-oh
Sun arise!
Whoa-oh-oh!
Ever-y ever-y ever-y ever-y

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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