“‘Cause I’m eighteen, I get confused everyday” 🎶 Watch the full performance from Alice Cooper on our YouTube channel - https://youtu.be/VqkJ_ZacYiU?si=ojr--hHs4RUNwIUD #themidnightspecial #alicecooper #eighteen #70smusic | Burt Sugarman’s The Midnight Special

On This Day: “The Godfather of Shock Rock” and Inductee Alice Cooper was born. His song “I’m Eighteen” - performed here at the 2011 Induction - was written about the anguish of growing up through the tumultuous 1960s, particularly the Vietnam War. For Cooper and his bandmates, the idea of being 18 and eligible to serve in the army, but unable to vote or drink alcohol struck a chord with them. Little did they know that it would rise to become an anthem for generations to come. Send Alice your bir