Alice Cooper

Released: October 1, 1989

Songwriter: Alice Cooper Diane Warren Desmond Child

Producer: Desmond Child

[Verse 1]
Yeah, we're gonna fight, we do it every night
Baby, when you scratch, you know I'm gonna bite
You can make me die, I can make you cry
Opposites attract, that's the reason why

[Pre-Chorus]
No one else could make you feel like I do, I do, I do
No one else gets that deep inside you, as I do, baby

[Chorus]
Our love is a bed of nails
Love hurts good on a bed of nails
I'll lay you down and when all else fails
I'll drive you like hammer on the bed of nails

[Verse 2]
First we're gonna kiss, then we're gonna say
Dirty little words, only lovers say
Rocking through the night, rolling on the floor
When they hear us screaming, they'll be breaking down the door

[Pre-Chorus]
No one else could make you feel like I do, I do, I do
No one else gets that deep inside you, as I do, baby

[Chorus]
Our love is a bed of nails
Love hurts good on a bed of nails
I'll lay you down and when all else fails
I'll drive you like hammer on the bed of nails

[Hook]
Bed of nails, bed of nails
I'll drive you like hammer on the bed of nails
Ow, ow, ow, ow, ow
Gonna drive you like hammer
Baby, put me in your slammer
Oh yeah

[Guitar Solo]

[Pre-Chorus]
No one else could make you feel like I do, I do, I do
No one else gets that deep inside you, as I do, baby

[Chorus]
Our love is a bed of nails
Love hurts good on a bed of nails
I'll lay you down and when all else fails
I'll drive you like hammer on the bed of nails

[Chorus]
Our love is a bed of nails
Love hurts good on a bed of nails
I'll lay you down and when all else fails
I'll drive you like hammer on the bed of nails

[Hook]
Bed of nails, bed of nails
I'll drive you like hammer on the bed of nails
Ow, ow, ow, ow, ow
Gonna drive you like hammer
Baby, put me in your slammer
Oh yeah

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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