I mentioned Alice Cooper (and his wife, Sheryl, sort of) in another thread, and I thought "why not a thread for him?". I don't remember seeing a thread about him here, and I couldn't find one.
He has had a lot of alcohol problems in his life and he quit two times (hopelly for good the second time). He was in rehab in the late seventies, and when he was returning home he was really worried that his wife wouldn't love him anymore, because she had never really known him sober. So the guy who was going to return home was a different guy from the one she'd known. Alice wrote a whole album ("From the inside", 1978 ) based on his experiences in that institution and the characters he met there. He wrote the lyrics with Bernie Taupin for this project, and Dick Wagner was the main composer. Anyway, the song Alice wrote with Bernie and Dick about his worries that his wife might not love him anymore, was called "How you gonna see me now". I think on the album the guy's been in a mental institute instead of rehab, but the idea is the same. I really love that song and I remember crying while listening to it. It also shows how vulnerable a guy can be!
Here is the song.
[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=agc5MSOWd8c&feature=related[/ame]
And here are the lyrics:
Dear darlin' surprised to hear from me?
Bet you're sittin' drinkin' coffee, yawnin' sleepily
Just to let you know
I'm gonna be home soon
I'm kinda awkward and afraid
Time has changed your point of view
How you gonna see me now
Please don't see me ugly babe
'Cause I know I let you down
In oh so many ways
How you gonna see me now
Since we've been on our own
Are you gonna love the man
When the man gets home
Listen darlin' now I'm heading for the west
Straightened out my head but my old heart is still a mess
Yes I'm worried honey
Guess that's natural though
It's like I'm waiting for a welcome sign
Like a hobo in the snow
How you...
And just like the first time
We're just strangers again
I might have grown out of style
In the place I've been
And just like the first time
I'll be shakin' inside
When I walk in the door
There'll be no place to hide
How you...
That might even be Sheryl in the video. It says so under one YouTube clip. Doesn't mean it's true though...The video has a humoristic (it is Alice Cooper, after all) twist at the end, but it doesn't really have anything to do with the actual song.
So, any Alice fans here? I'm a big fan, and I think he's one of the best lyricist in rock'n'roll. A lot of hilarious and clever lyrics.