Alice Cooper

Released: September 13, 2019

Songwriter: Mick Collins Frederick Long William “Mickey” Stevenson

Producer: Bob Ezrin

[Guy:]
Hey man, good to see you

[Alice:]
Yeah Shorty, how you been?
Wow, the place sure is hot tonight!

[Guy:]
It's the Rooster Tail, Alice
It's always hot there

[Alice:]
Hey, who is that girl over there?

[Guy:]
Which girl?

[Alice:]
The fine one over there...

The one who's wearing those pearls and diamond rings
She got tattoos on her arms and everything
She's the devil with a blue dress, blue dress, blue dress
Devil with a blue dress on
Yeah, she's a devil with the blue dress, blue dress, blue dress
Devil with a blue dress on

Fee fee fi fi fo fo fum
Look at Molly now, well here she comes
Wearin' her wig hat and shades to match
She got the high heel shoes and an alligator hat

Not too skinny, not too fat
She's a real humdinger and I like it like that
Devil with a blue dress, blue dress, blue dress
Devil with a blue dress on, here she comes now

Devil with a blue dress, blue dress, blue dress
Devil with a blue dress on
Devil with a blue dress, blue dress, blue dress
Devil with a blue dress on

Chains of love won't set me free
Chains of love won't let me be

Try to get up in the morning
But I just can't make it
Yeah you got a spell on me, babe
And I just can't break it
Got to love on my backside
And I just can't shake it

Yeah I'm suffering from a heartache
Hey hey

Chains of love won't set me free
Chains of love won't let me be

Well, I need your sweet love, baby
I need it so bad
But there's a voice in my soul, baby
You're the best I ever had
Yeah, I can't get to sleep, baby
And it's driving me mad

Ain't nothing but a heartache
Hey hey

Chains of love won't let me be
Chains of love baby
Chains of love won't let me be
Chains of love baby

Chains of love won't let me be
Chains of love baby
Chains of love won't let me be
Chains of love baby

'Cause you're the devil with a blue dress, blue dress, blue dress
Devil with a blue dress on
Devil with a blue dress, blue dress, blue dress
Devil with a blue dress on

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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