Alice Cooper (born Vincent Damon Furnier, February 4, 1948) is an American … Read Full Bio ↴Alice Cooper (born Vincent Damon Furnier, February 4, 1948) is an American rock singer whose career spans over five decades. With a raspy voice and a stage show that features numerous props and stage illusions, including pyrotechnics, guillotines, electric chairs, fake blood, reptiles, baby dolls, and dueling swords, Cooper is considered by many music journalists and peers to be "The Godfather of Shock Rock". He has drawn equally from horror films, vaudeville, and garage rock to pioneer a macabre and theatrical brand of rock designed to shock audiences.

Originating in Phoenix, Arizona, in 1964, "Alice Cooper" was originally a band with roots extending back to a band called the Earwigs, consisting of Furnier on lead vocals and harmonica, Glen Buxton on lead guitar, and Dennis Dunaway on bass guitar and backing vocals. By 1966, Michael Bruce on rhythm guitar joined the three and Neal Smith was added on drums in 1967. The five named the band "Alice Cooper", and Furnier eventually adopted it as his stage pseudonym. They released their 1969 debut studio album with limited chart success. Breaking out with the 1970 single "I'm Eighteen" and the third studio album Love It to Death, the band reached their commercial peak in 1973 with their sixth studio album, Billion Dollar Babies. After the band broke up, Furnier legally changed his name to Alice Cooper and began a solo career in 1975 with the concept album Welcome to My Nightmare. Over his career, Cooper has sold well over 50 million records.

Cooper has experimented with a number of musical styles, mainly hard rock, glam rock, heavy metal, and glam metal, but also new wave (1980–1983), art rock on DaDa (1983), and industrial rock on Brutal Planet (2000) and Dragontown (2001). He helped to shape the sound and look of heavy metal, and has been described as the artist who "first introduced horror imagery to rock 'n' roll, and whose stagecraft and showmanship have permanently transformed the genre". He is also known for his wit offstage, with The Rolling Stone Album Guide calling him the world's most "beloved heavy metal entertainer". Away from music, Cooper is a film actor, a golfing celebrity, a restaurateur, and, since 2004, a radio disc jockey (DJ) with his classic rock show Nights with Alice Cooper.

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Band studio albums
Pretties for You (1969)
Easy Action (1970)
Love It to Death (1971)
Killer (1971)
School's Out (1972)
Billion Dollar Babies (1973)
Muscle of Love (1973)

Solo studio albums
Welcome to My Nightmare (1975)
Alice Cooper Goes to Hell (1976)
Lace and Whiskey (1977)
From the Inside (1978)
Flush the Fashion (1980)
Special Forces (1981)
Zipper Catches Skin (1982)
DaDa (1983)
Constrictor (1986)
Raise Your Fist and Yell (1987)
Trash (1989)
Hey Stoopid (1991)
The Last Temptation (1994)
Brutal Planet (2000)
Dragontown (2001)
The Eyes of Alice Cooper (2003)
Dirty Diamonds (2005)
Along Came a Spider (2008)
Welcome 2 My Nightmare (2011)
Paranormal (2017)
Detroit Stories (2021)
Road (2023)

Elected
Alice Cooper Lyrics

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I'm your top prime cut of meat, I'm your choice
I wanna be elected
I'm your Yankee Doodle Dandy in a gold Rolls Royce
I wanna be elected

Kids want a savior and don't need a fake
I wanna be elected
We're all gonna rock to the rules that I make

I wanna be elected, elected, elected

I never lied to you, I've always been cool
I wanna be elected
I gotta get the vote, and I told you 'bout school
I wanna be elected, elected, elected

Hallelujah, I wanna be selected
Everyone in the United States Of America

We're gonna win this one, take the country by storm
We're gonna be elected
You and me together, young and strong
We're gonna be elected, elected, elected

Respected, selected, call collected
I wanna be elected

"And if I am elected
I promise the formation of a new party
A third party, the wild party
I know we have problems
We got problems right here in Central City
We have problems on the North, South, East and West
New York City, Saint Louis, Philadelphia, Los Angeles
Detroit, Chicago

Everybody has problems
And personally, I don't care"

Overall Meaning

Alice Cooper's "Elected" is a pointed satire of the political system and a commentary on the nature of the American presidency. The singer, who is addressing the American public, declares himself to be their "top prime cut of meat" and "Yankee doodle dandy in a gold Rolls Royce" --- ultimate symbols of American success and excess. The singer claims that he doesn't need to be a fake savior figure, because he is the one that the kids really want to elect. He also promises to create and enforce new laws and rules that will guarantee the rock-n-roll lifestyle.

The song's chorus is an upbeat, chant-like hymn, with the repetition of the word "elected" creating a rhythmic effect. It is notable that the lyrics contain both the word "elected" and "selected," suggesting that the singer cares more about being chosen than about the actual work of governing.

The final verse of the song, with its promises of a new political party called the "Wild Party," is a direct commentary on the chaotic state of American politics. The verse is designed to feel like a promise that might actually be delivered, but it ultimately rings hollow because it is clear that the singer doesn't really care about fixing things so much as just getting elected.

Line by Line Meaning

I'm your top prime cut of meat, I'm your choice,
I am the best candidate for you.

I want to be elected,
It is my desire to win the election.

I'm your Yankee doodle dandy in a gold Rolls Royce,
I represent the American dream and wealth.

Kids want a savior, don't need a fake,
Children are looking for someone to look up to, not a phony.

We're all gonna rock to the rules that I make,
We will all follow and obey my policies and regulations.

Elected, elected
I want to be elected again and again.

Respected, elected
I want to be admired and re-elected.

I never lied to you, I've always been cool,
I have always been honest and reliable.

I gotta get the vote, and I told you 'bout school,
I need your vote and I have given you my education policy.

Hallelujah, I want to be selected,
I am enthusiastic and eager to win.

Everyone in the United States of America.
All citizens of this country should elect me.

We're gonna win this one, take the country by storm,
We will win this election in a big way, taking the nation by surprise.

You and me together, young and strong,
We, as a team, are energetic and resilient.

Respected, selected, call collected,
I want to be admired, elected, and in control.

And if I am elected I promise the formation of a new party A third party, the Wild Party!
If chosen, I will make a new party, a third party.

I know we have problems, We got problems right here in Central City, We have problems on the North, South, East, and West, New York City, Saint Louis, Philadelphia, Los Angeles, Detroit, Chicago,
There are issues everywhere in this nation.

Everybody has problems, And personally, I don't care.
Everyone has problems and I am indifferent to them.

Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: Alice Cooper, Dennis Dunaway, Glen Edward Buxton, Michael O Bruce, Neal A. Smith

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