Alice Cooper

Released: February 26, 2022

Songwriter: Alice Cooper Bob Ezrin Tommy Denander Tommy Henriksen

Producer: Bob Ezrin

Don't want to hear about your politics
Hear about it every day
Or all the talk about what makes you tick
Don't care anyway
It ain't about your body or your face
Baby, they're way okay!

Just shut up and rock
Oh, shut up and rock
Please, shut up and rock
Why can't you just shut up and rock?

Don't want to hear about your yoga class
Or how you spent your day
Don't want to hear about your painful past
I don't care anyway
It ain't about your lips or your perfect hips
Baby, they're a-okay

Just shut up and rock
Oh, shut up and rock
Please, shut up and rock
Why can't you just shut up and rock?

Your opinion of the universe
Or the color of your knock-off Gucci purse
I honestly can't tell you which is worse
That shouldn't come as a shock

So, shut up and rock
Why can't you just shut up and rock?
You, you, you really ought to just
Shut up and rock!
Shut up and rock!

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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