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A Bad SituationAlice Cooper

Released: September 13, 2011

Songwriter: Bob Ezrin Jim Bachi Chuck Garric Alice Cooper

Producer: Bob Ezrin

Got one foot in the grave cause I work like a slave
I don't get no vacation
I want a piece of the cake, I want a slice of the steak
I'm sick of cheap imitations

I got a pain in the neck from this rusty old wreck that I drive
All the things that I miss, all the ass that I kiss to survive, stay alive

It's a bad situation
It's demoralization
Like a state of the nation
A really bad situation

I can't change the pace, I'm just a rat in the race
And that's a major frustration
I'm way underpaid, no no I never get laid
That ain't no exaggeration

I got a pain in the neck from this rusty old wreck that I drive
All the things that I miss, all the ass that I kiss to survive, stay alive

It's a bad situation
It's demoralization
Like a state of the nation
A really bad situation

Oh what I'd give to blow this dump where I live and to fly
And whack all the jerks in the place where I work
That's how I'd say goodbye

It's a bad situation
It's a disintegration
Oh my mentalization
A really bad situation
Things I've done for inspiration
Of my gesticulation
That was the last insultation
Of a bad situation

Bad bad situation
Bad bad situation

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.

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