[Susan Foreman]

'Hey Stoopid', released in 1991, was Alice's 19th studio album. It was always going to be hard, following up the worldwide success of the previous release, and although 'Hey Stoopid' didn't quite manage to to hit those heights, in some ways it's a much better album.
Sadly overlooked because the precceding album was so huge, this is the one that should have been the hit.

Like the previous album, Alice recruited a number of big 'special guest' artists to appear on the record

'Hey Stoopid' also featured the return of a character who hadn't been seen since 1976...

Producer - Peter Collins

The first song is the album's title track. 'Hey Stoopid' has a strong anti-drug message in which Alice warns young people about the dangers and pitfalls of drug abuse and promotes the benefits of living drug-free. It also addresses suicide among teens and young adults, stressing that should never be an option, no matter how depressed, lonely or isolated an individual may feel

It's a stadium rock song, with a crunchy, complex, catchy melody

The song was the first single from the album, reaching #21 in the UK charts.

Alice Cooper - Vocals
Slash - Guitars
Joe Satriani - Guitars, Backing Vocals
Stef Burns - Guitars
Hugh McDonald - Bass
Mickey Curry - Drums
John Webster - Keyboards
Steve Croes - Synclavier
Ozzy Osbourne - Backing Vocals
Zachary Nevel - Backing Vocals

The credited writes are: Jack Ponti, who has also written for Bon Jovi, Doro, Bonfire and Keel; Vic Pepe, who also wrote for Jetboy, Doro and Babylon AD; and Bob Pfeifer, who was the executive producer of 'Hey Stoopid' and went on to be the president of Hollywood Records

01/12 - Hey Stoopid (Cooper, Ponti, Pepe, Pfeifer))



"Hey Hey Hey Hey
Hey Hey Hey Hey
Hey Stoopid

Hey bro, take it slow
You ain't livin' in a video
You're flying low with a high velocity
No doubt, you're stressin' out
That ain't what rock n' roll's about
Get off that one way trip down lonely street

Now I know you've been kicked around
You ain't alone in this ugly town
You stick a needle in your arm
You bite the dust, you buy the farm

Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey stoopid
What ya tryin' to do
Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey stoopid
They win you lose
Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey stoopid

C'mon girl, it's a better day
Get your foot out of that grave
Don't let that one love tear your world apart
C'mon babe, kick that stuff
Show the street it ain't so tough
Quit lyin' around with a crippled, broken heart

Now I know you've been seeing red
Don't put a pistol to your head
Sometimes your answer's heaven sent
Your way is so damn permanent

Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey stoopid
What ya tryin' to do
Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey stoopid
They win you lose
Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey stoopid

This ain't your daddy talkin'
You know, I know
Your story ain't so shockin'
You know, I know
Blow some steam
C'mon and scream

Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey stoopid
What ya tryin' to do
Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey stoopid
They win you lose
Hey, hey, hey, hey

Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey stoopid
What ya tryin' to do
Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey stoopid
They win you lose
Hey, hey, hey, hey, Ohhhhh..

C'mon man, what you trying to do
Yeah yeah yeah
If you do that, they win you lose
Hey Stoopid"

The second song, 'Love's A Loaded Gun', is a relatively slow song, almost a ballad! It was the second single from the album, although it only reached #38 in the UK charts

Alice Cooper - Vocals
Stef Burns - Guitars
Hugh McDonald - Bass
Mickey Curry - Drums
John Webster - Keyboards
Robert Bailey - Keyboards

02/12 - Love's A Loaded Gun (Cooper, Ponti, Pepe)



"Somebody saw you at the station
You had your suitcase in your hand
You didn't give no information
You walked off with another man
I'm always standing in the shadows, baby
I watched you give yourself away
You take 'em home into your bedroom
Aw..., you had another busy day

I tried to look the other way and fake it
You push me to the limits
I can't take it

One down, one to go
Just another bullet in the chamber
Sometimes love's a loaded gun
Red lights, stop and go
Whatcha gonna do when you play with danger
Sometimes love's a loaded gun
And it shoots to kill

Someday they'll put me in a squad car
Someday they'll throw away the key
But 'til that day I'll be a mad dog
'Cause that's what you taught me to be

You looked into the eyes of men above you
I was the one who really tried to love you

One down, one to go
Just another bullet in the chamber
Sometimes love's a loaded gun
Red lights, stop and go
Hey whatcha gonna do when you play with danger
Sometimes love's a loaded gun
And it shoots to kill

Aww.. Pull the trigger

I tried to look the other way and fake it
You know, you push me right to the limit
I can't take it

One down, one to go
Just another bullet in the chamber
Sometimes love's a loaded gun
Red lights, stop and go
Whatcha gonna do when you play with danger
Sometimes love's a loaded gun

(One down, one to go)
(Just another bullet in the chamber)
You`re like a hit and run
(Sometimes love's a loaded gun)
Shoot like a son..
(Red lights, stop and go)
Aw.....
(Whatcha gonna do when you play with danger)
(Sometimes love's a loaded gun)

Somebody saw you at the station"