Released: June 25, 1969

Songwriter: Michael Bruce Neal Smith Glen Buxton Dennis Dunaway Alice Cooper

Producer: Alice Cooper Herb Cohen Frank Zappa Ian Underwood

Look upstanding with your head held high
You will be reflected
You look outstanding with your eyes in disguise
Just beyond your glasses

Holy, how he would keep, it's divine
I'm surely glad, I'm surely over town
And even though, I'm you will always here

Very rarely worry, almost constantly
Could you be receptive?
Our life's outstanding in a shower please
Wet my skins a plenty

Baby, what a day, I love our town
I'm surely glad, I'm surely all around
And even since I knew it's all so clear

You will be reflected
You will be reflected
You will be reflected

Alice Cooper

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.