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)
You And Me
Alice Cooper Lyrics
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I want to wrap myself around you
I want to take you and squeeze you
'Til the passion starts to rise
I want to take you to heaven
That would make my day complete
What we are is what we are
We share a bed
Some lovin'
And TV, yeah
And that's enough for a workin' man
What I am is what I am
And I tell you, babe
Well that's enough for me
Sometimes when you're asleep
And I'm just starin' at the ceiling
I want to reach out and touch you
But you just go on dreamin'
If I could take you to heaven
That would make my day complete
But you and me ain't no movie stars
What we are is what we are
We share a bed
Some lovin'
And TV, yeah
That's enough for a workin' man
What I am is what I am
And I tell you, sweetheart
That's just enough for me
You and me ain't no super stars
What we are is what we are
We share a bed
Some popcorn
And TV, yeah
And that's enough for a workin' man
What I am is what I am
And I tell you, babe
You're just enough for me
When I get home from work
I want to wrap myself around you
I like to hold you squeeze you
'Til the passion starts to rise
I want to take you to heaven
That would make my day complete
You and me ain't no movie stars
What we are is what we are
We share a bed
Of lovin'
And TV, yeah
And that's enough for a workin' man
What I am well that's what I am
I tell you, baby
That's just enough for me
The lyrics to Alice Cooper's song "You And Me" express a simple yet profound sentiment about love and relationships. The singer is a hardworking man who longs to come home to his beloved and feel her warmth and affection. He desires to take her to heaven, to experience ultimate bliss and fulfillment with her. However, he recognizes that their life together may not be glamorous or perfect, as they are not movie stars but just two ordinary people sharing a bed, some love, and TV. Still, that is enough for him - he loves her for who she is, not for any outside trappings of success or wealth.
Line by Line Meaning
When I get home from work,
I want to wrap myself around you.
After working all day, I desire nothing more than to be close to you.
I want to take you and squeeze you
till the passion starts to rise.
I yearn to hold you tightly and feel the fire of our passion ignite.
I want to take you to heaven.
That would make my day complete.
Being with you is the ultimate source of joy in my life and would make my day perfect.
But you and me ain't no movie stars.
What we are is what we are.
We may not be glamorous or rich like movie stars, but we are happy with who we are and our love for each other.
We share a bed,
some lovin',
and TV, yeah.
And that's enough for a workin' man.
We share a bed, intimacy, and watching TV together is all I need as a hardworking man.
What I am is what I am.
And I tell you, babe,
well that's enough for me.
I accept myself for who I am, and I love you enough to be content with what we have together.
Sometimes when you're asleep
and I'm just starin' at the ceiling,
I want to reach out and touch you,
but you just go on dreamin'.
Even when you're sleeping, I'm still drawn to you and want to be near you, but I don't want to disturb your dreams.
You and me ain't no super stars.
What we are is what we are.
We may not be famous or powerful, but we are authentic and genuine in our love for each other.
We share a bed,
some popcorn,
and TV, yeah.
And that's enough for a workin' man.
We may not need anything fancy or extravagant, just sharing moments like eating popcorn and watching TV together is fulfilling enough for a hardworking man like me.
What I am is what I am.
I tell you, babe,
you're just enough for me.
I am content with who I am, and you are more than enough for me in every way imaginable.
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Spirit Music Group, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Written by: Alice Cooper, Dick Wagner
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@richardhoward6564
I met My Wife in 1980...I was 15, She was 14... This was and has always been Our Song... We've been together for 43 Years... She's the Best...The Love of my Life
@mousiespanks2379
Hey Richard , I was 18 in 1980 and a senior in High school. I always loved this song and its always so cool to hear stories like this being you and your wife's song. Listening to this smiling because of that feel good statement you made☺
@cathycaron9697
love this song!
@cathycaron9697
I agree! Sometimes it s just the little things! Congrats on your wonderful life & Wife.
@kelseymariel2127
So beautiful. I was 11 when this song came out in 1977 and I thought it was one of the most romantic songs I’d ever heard. 46 years I still feel the exact same way.
@janetstout8092
I was 15 when this came out, always loved it!
@dnealgail8244
Please transport me back to July 1977, First love, first car, first real job. A great time to be alive!
@user-js6rc2je7v
Будь готов, переношу...
@sarahleboeuf5143
Me too 😊
@redtaylor2281
As a kid living on the best street in the UNITED STATES of America or the world, LAKE STREET KENT OHIO, I had met a girl in the 6th grade, I absolutely adored her, she was my everything. We were buds of buds, then one day I was taken away, to live in another city and another state. Going to another school not knowing not one person other than my grandparents, which I hardly knew, I was sitting on a very small wall during recess watching the kids play on my first day of school in a new school, when a little girl walked up to me said YOU LOOK LIKE A PUPPY WHO JUST LOST HIS BEST FRIEND, and giggled. Told her that I have not met anyone yet, that I was new in this school. She said I'll be your friend, we have been together since, just celebrated our 48 wedding anniversary, this song is one of our favorite of favorites, we are who what we are, so sorry for the long story but I suppose that I just had to.