Alice Cooper

Released: September 23, 2003

Songwriter: Eric Dover Ryan Roxie Alice Cooper

Producer: Mudrock Alice Cooper

What's wrong with you today
I could never tell
Got something drastic on your mind
I can smell the small

Honey what's your trip today
Can't look me in the eye
A couple thousand miles away
You took me by surprise

You left a message on the telephone
From New York City, your new home
You didn't like the neighbourhood
You really hated Hollywood

You said
Bye bye baby
Bye bye girl
Bye bye baby
You're in another world

You said my friends are boring
You said my house is small
You like it fifty stories high
You like livin' tall
You hate the L.A. freeways
You hate the L.A. smog
You hate the west coast phonies
You like the city dogs

I'm confused but I'm not mad
Said I'm the worst you've ever had
I ain't delusional, or institutional
But I'm pretty sure I ain;t that bad

I said
Bye bye baby
Bye bye girl
Bye bye baby
You're in another world

I tried to reach you on your private line
You sure ain't calling mine
Now I'm sittin' here all alone
With a broken heart in three time zones

(Bye bye baby) Bye bye baby
(Bye bye girl) paging your phone (?)
(Bye bye baby) please check your email (?)
(Bye bye girl) Why not your beeper (?)
(Bye bye baby) Stick your head out the window
Oh... I'm mad as hell
Bye bye baby
Anyone at home?
Hello? Hello?
Anybody there?
Hello? Pick up?

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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