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.

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)

Zombie Dance
Alice Cooper Lyrics

Jump to: Overall Meaning ↴ Line by Line Meaning ↴

Walkin' through the tombstones
Go there everyday
Stood damn still I got a chill
Someone walked across my grave

Stroll across the killing fields
In the middle of the night
Walked across the fire

In the cold moon light

Black cat crossed my pathway
Winks her juju eye
Cross myself and kiss this world goodbye

Nights alive with music
Puts me in a trance
Sneak up on the bonfire
Watch the zombies dance

My tongue is hot and burnin'
When I try to speak
Spirit is so willing
My flesh is gettin' weak
Yeah, it's gettin' weak

Now I ain't superstitious
Don't roll no juju bones
Someone calls in the middle of the night
And no one's on the phone

Black cat crossed my pathway
Winks her juju eye
I crossed myself and kiss this world goodbye

I ain't superstitious
Don't roll no voodoo bones
Someone calls in the middle of the night
No ones on the phone

Nights alive with music
Nights alive with music

Overall Meaning

Alice Cooper's song Zombie Dance is a spooky, eerie track that explores a world of superstition and darkness. The opening line sets the tone for the rest of the lyrics as Cooper walks through the tombstones every day, taking in the terrifying scenery of death and despair. As he stands still, he feels a chill as someone walks across his grave, a haunting moment that sets the mood for the song.

Cooper then describes walking across the killing fields in the middle of the night, passing through a bonfire where zombies dance and the night is alive with music. This is a world of superstition and danger where black cats cross his path and wink their juju eye. He is left feeling weak and unable to communicate, with his flesh getting weaker as his spirit remains willing.

Despite this, Cooper rejects the notion of superstition, claiming that he isn't superstitious and doesn't roll any juju or voodoo bones. Despite this rejection, the song still carries a sense of impending doom and danger, with someone calling in the middle of the night but no one being on the phone. It's a haunting, atmospheric track that perfectly captures the creepy world of zombies and superstition.

Line by Line Meaning

Walkin' through the tombstones
Taking a stroll through the cemetery

Go there everyday
Visiting the graves on a daily basis

Stood damn still I got a chill
Stopped in my tracks, felt a shiver

Someone walked across my grave
Feeling like a ghost just walked over my burial place

Stroll across the killing fields
Sauntering through a place where many have died

In the middle of the night
Under the cover of darkness

Walked across the fire
Stepping through flames

In the cold moon light
Illuminated by the light of the full moon

Black cat crossed my pathway
A dark feline passes by

Winks her juju eye
Giving a sneaky, magical look

Cross myself and kiss this world goodbye
Making a protective gesture and preparing for the worst