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Black WidowAlice Cooper

Released: March 11, 1975

Featuring: Vincent Price

Songwriter: Dick Wagner Bob Ezrin Alice Cooper

Producer: Bob Ezrin

[Intro]
These words he speaks are true, we're all humanary stew if
We don't pledge allegiance to The Black Widow

The horror that he brings, the horror of his sting
The unholiest of kings, the Black Widow
Our minds will be his toy
And every girl and boy will learn to be employed by the Black Widow

Love me, yes, we love me, love him, yes, we love him
Love me, yes, we love me, love him, yes, we love him

He sits upon his throne and picks at all the bones of his
Husbands and his wives he's devoured
He stares with a gleam, with a laugh so obscene
At the virgins and the children he's deflowered

Love me, yes, we love me, love him, yes, we love him
Love me, yes, we love me, love him, yes, we love him

[Guitar Solo]

Our thoughts are hot and crazed, our brains are webbed in haze
Of mindless senseless daze, the Black Widow
These words he speaks are true, we're all humanary stew
If we don't pledge allegiance to the Black Widow

The Black Widow

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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