Alice Cooper

Songwriter: Ryan Roxie Damon Johnson Alice Cooper

Producer: Steve Lindsey

They're running in packs on a Saturday night
They got their own bark and they got their own bite
Waiting in line I can't wait no more, no
Slip right in you get kicked out the back door

I don't know
If it's possible to tame one
I don't know
If she'll follow me home
I don't know
What it is about her

Sunset babies
All got rabies
Sunset babies
All got rabies
I got my shots

They got a sick sense they know why you're here
They can smell the fear through the smoke and the beer
They're a vicious breed and they just don't care
You think you're in but you're gettin nowhere

I don't know
If it's safe to pet one
I don't know
If she'll go for my throat
I don't know
What it is about them

Sunset babies
All got rabies
Sunset babies
All got rabies

And I'd buy her a diamond collar
If she'd only throw me a bone
Here I am alone

[Guitar Solo]

Sunset babies all got rabies
Sunset babies all got rabies

Got my shot

And she's supposed to be
A mans best friend
Why she play around
Now I gotta put
That old girl down

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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