Alice Cooper

Released: July 28, 2017

Songwriter: Alice Cooper Bob Ezrin Tommy Denander Tommy Henriksen

Producer: Bob Ezrin

I was a tall cool cat and I was on my own
Calling girlie after girl on my telephone
Then she stopped me in my tracks with those coal black eyes
She put me on my back, I was paralyzed

My baby's love is hard, my baby's love is tough
If I were anybody else I'd have had enough
Cause she treats me like a dog, not a cute little pup
But I've fallen in love and I can't get up!

Get up!
I've fallen in love
And I can't get up!
I've fallen in love

I was a billion dollar baby in a diamond vest
Now I'm a dirty desperado and a steaming mess
She drive me nervous as a cat on a hot tin roof
She's like a deadly cup of poison that I can't refuse

My baby's love is hard, my baby's love is rough
If I were anybody else I'd have had enough
I mean, I used to be a stud, now I'm a powder puff
Cause I've fallen in love and I can't get up!

Get up!
I've fallen in love
And I can't get up!
I've fallen in love

Now I'm laying on the floor, I'm a broken mess
Somebody rescue me, I'm in distress
I need an S.O.S

My baby's love is hard, my baby's love is tough
If I were anybody else I'd o' had enough
Cause she treats me like a dog, not a cute little pup
But I've fallen in love and I can't get up!

Get up!
I've fallen in love
And I can't get up!
I've fallen in love

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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