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.
Full Wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alice_Cooper
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)
Steven
Alice Cooper Lyrics
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I don't even want to be there
I will cover up my eyes
And pray it goes away
You've only lived a minute of your life
I must be dreaming,
Please stop screaming
I don't like to hear you cry
How deep that cuts me
So I will cover up my eyes
And it will go away
You've only lived a minute of your life
I must be dreaming,
Please stop screaming
Steven
I hear my name (Steven)
Is someone calling me?
I hear my name (Steven)
That icy breath,
It whispers screams of pain
I don't want to feel you die,
But if that's the way
That God has planned you,
I'll put pennies on your eyes
And it will go away, see?
You've only lived a minute of your life
I must be dreaming,
Please stop screaming
(Steven) (Is someone calling me? No)
(Steven)
(I think I hear a voice,
It's outside the door)
(Steven) I hear my name
(Steven) (Is someone calling me?
I hear my name)
(Steven) (What do you want?)
(Steven) (What do you want?)
(What do you want?) (Steven)
(I hear my name)
The song "Steven" by Alice Cooper is a haunting and emotional depiction of a man's struggle to accept the death of a loved one. The lyrics convey the singer's deep sense of pain and anguish as he witnesses the suffering of someone named Steven, who is presumably dying. The singer is unable to bear the agony of the situation and tries to block it out by covering his eyes and praying for it to go away.
The chorus of the song, where the singer hears his name being called, represents the internal conflict and turmoil he is experiencing. The whispers he hears are the screams of the pain he is feeling inside, and he tries desperately to shut them out. However, the repetition of the name Steven throughout the song highlights the singer's intense feelings of love and devotion towards this person, even in death.
The final verse of the song suggests that the singer has come to terms with Steven's death, as he speaks of placing pennies on his eyes, a traditional custom of showing respect for the dead. Overall, the song is a poignant and moving tribute to the struggles of grief and the difficulty of letting go of someone we love.
Line by Line Meaning
I don't want to see you go,
Alice Cooper expresses his reluctance towards being separated from someone, indicating that there is a deep emotional attachment he has towards that person
I don't even want to be there
Alice Cooper doesn't want to be present during the departure of the person as it may be emotionally challenging for him to watch them leave
I will cover up my eyes
Alice Cooper tries to avoid confrontation and would rather pretend to not see what is happening in front of him
And pray it goes away
Alice Cooper hopes that if he ignores the situation, it will eventually resolve itself on its own
You've only lived a minute of your life
Alice Cooper states that the person he is referring to is still young and has a lot of life ahead, indicating that they should not give up on life yet
I must be dreaming,
Alice Cooper expresses disbelief that what he is experiencing is real and that he is hoping it is just a bad dream
Please stop screaming
Alice Cooper pleads with the person to stop screaming as it is emotionally overwhelming for him
Steven
Alice Cooper addresses the person he is referring to by name, conveying the significance of that person's identity
I hear my name (Steven)
Alice Cooper hears someone calling out the name 'Steven,' which is most likely spoken by the person he is referring to in the song
That icy breath,
Alice Cooper describes a sensation of coldness, indicating that something ominous is about to happen
It whispers screams of pain
Alice Cooper hears voices full of pain and anguish, which is suggestive of the person he is referring to experiencing a significant amount of suffering
I don't want to feel you die,
Alice Cooper doesn't want to witness the death of the person he is referring to
But if that's the way That God has planned you,
Alice Cooper comes to terms with the idea that it might be God's will for the person to die, and that he will accept it if it happens
I'll put pennies on your eyes
Alice Cooper references an old wives' tale where pennies would be placed on the eyes of deathly ill people to keep them shut, indicating that the person he is referring to may be on the brink of death
And it will go away, see?
Alice Cooper negotiates with the situation, hoping that by using a penny, it will be enough to make the illness or suffering of the person go away
(Is someone calling me? No)
Alice Cooper hears his name being called, but it is likely that it is part of his own imagination
(What do you want?)
Alice Cooper asks a rhetorical question, indicating that he has no answer and no power to change the situation at hand
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: ALICE COOPER, BOB EZRIN
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MrMustangMan
Leaving lepidoptera..... please, don't touch the display,
little boy, ha ha ha oh cute! Moving to the next aisle we have
arachnida... the spiders, our.... finest collection.
This friendly little devil is the heptothilidi,
unfortunately harmless. Next to him, the nasty lycosa
raptoria, his tiny fangs cause creeping ulcerations of
the skin, ha ha..... And here, my prize, the Black
Widow.... Isn't she lovely?.. and so deadly.... Her kiss is
fifteen times as poisonous as that of the rattlesnake.
You see her venom is highly neurotoxic, which is to say
it attacks the central nervous system.... causing
intense pain, profuse sweating, difficulty in
breathing, loss of consciousness, violent convulsions
and, finally.. uh, death. You know I think what I love the
most about her is her inborn need to dominate,
possess. In fact, immediately after the consummation
of her marriage to the smaller and weaker male of the
species she kills and eats him - ha ha oh, she is
delicious.. and I hope he was! Such power and dignity
- unhampered by sentiment. If I may put forward a
slice of personal philosophy, I feel that man has ruled
this world as a stumbling demented child-king... long
enough! And as his empire crumbles, my precious Black
Widow shall rise as his most fitting successor!
Evi Mak
Lyrics:
I don't want to see you go,
I don't even want to be there
I will cover up my eyes
And pray it goes away
You've only lived a minute of your life
I must be dreaming,
Please stop screaming
I don't like to hear you cry
You just don't know
How deep that cuts me
So I will cover up my eyes
And it will go away
You've only lived a minute of your life
I must be dreaming,
Please stop screaming
Steven
I hear my name (Steven)
Is someone calling me?
I hear my name (Steven)
That icy breath,
It whispers screams of pain
I don't want to feel you die,
But if that's the way
That God has planned you,
I'll put pennies on your eyes
And it will go away, see?
You've only lived a minute of your life
I must be dreaming,
Please stop screaming
(Steven) (Is someone calling me? No)
(Steven)
(I think I hear a voice,
It's outside the door)
(Steven) I hear my name
(Steven) (Is someone calling me?
I hear my name)
(Steven) (What do you want?)
(Steven) (What do you want?)
(What do you want?) (Steven)
(I hear my name)
karen glenn
My favourite Alice Cooper song of all time. Always loved the piano.
WendyS
Same!
Keith Nowak
Always reminded of the Exorcist 😍
WendyS
@Keith Nowak It does!
scotti
' welcome to my nightmare' is one of the best albums ever issued.
Олег Мумренков
Мне сорок лет уже нравится эта музыка а слов я не понимаю.вот так.
RussoЁб1488
@Олег Мумренков приятно увидеть русскоязычного человека ценящего хорошую музыку
Наталья Германенко
I agree
Michael Goodyear
This shit is incredible
Michael Goodyear
Where did this guy come from???? I mean....wow.... How is this possible?