Bummer... The song never played? We played the hell out of this tune when it came out, and every year on the last day of school we played it real loud in the car while leaving the school property. I mounted my guitar amp speakers in the back seat for the last day of school my junior year.
I love how Jamal was getting ready to hit the pause button around the 3 minute mark, but showed absolute respect for the guitar solo and waited til after it was done !!
I worked with Alice's Aunt for a while. He and I have spoken a few times. He is such a great man. His father is a real life Baptist minister, or was. sorry. Alice has been married to the same the same woman since 1976. He is very intelligent.
@@gluteusmaximus1657 Not just that, but he's got stories (and photos) from hanging out with everyone, including Elvis Presley and Col. Harlan Sanders. The dude gets around!
@@Bad_Wolf_Media Zappa loved him. In fact, Zappa is the one who told him, when the chicken incident happened, "Don't correct the story." Alice didn't kill the chicken. somebody brought a chicken to his concert in Toronto... like... who does that? And he, just like the turkey drop on WKRP, really thought chickens could fly and when he threw it out into the audience after it has been thrown at him, the audience went bananas and killed the chicken... it kind of horrified him, and then, the press took that and said, "Alice cooper killed a chicken on stage" Frank said, "Don't correct it. Best publicity ever." And Frank... was right.
My U.S. history teacher played a lot of classic music during classes when he wasn't lecturing. He played this song on the last day of class and it was awesome. That was 21 years ago and it's still vivid in my head.
This song was played over the intercom at my high school on the last day of school, last period, last few minutes. 1973, 1974, and the year I graduated, 1975. And yeah, I have every Alice Cooper album on compact disc. Used to have the 8 tracks, but they died.
It's funny how Alice Cooper was maligned by the mainstream in the early seventies, to anyone over the age of forty he was considered a freak. By the end of the decade he almost became mainstream. Hobknobing with the white collars playing in golf tournaments. Turning up on tv in interviews like he was the president of the local pta. Appearing on kiddie tv shows. I remember thinking damn when did Alice turn into Donny Osmond.
Does anybody else remember his appearance on "The Snoop Sisters" in 1974? He performs "Sick Things" from "Billion Dollar Babies" which had just come out. See here: vimeo.com/373873288
This song came out just weeks before I graduated high school in 1972, and hearing it always brings me back to those days. If you’re interested in hearing more Alice Cooper, check out “No More Mr. Nice Guy”, “I’m Eighteen”, and “Under My Wheels”. As always. thanks for being my tour guide down memory lane.
I saw Alice Cooper live in the '70's, he put on a great live show. His snake, the guillotine, etc......great entertainer. Loved this song, and the "Billionr dollar Babies" tour. His father was a minister.....
Oh Wow! Youre finally covering some Alice Cooper! I saw him in concert a couple years ago and he puts on an amazing show. Is very theatrical and has a top-notch talented band. Keep the Alice coming.
I got to sing "and we can't even think of a fucking words that rhyme " at an Alice Cooper show one time! One of the coolest things I've ever had the opportunity to do! And I helped him escape his fans into a getaway Camaro just by getting into a guard stance!
@@giftedplanksify Been There Front Row Rocks!! I have seen him 8 or 9 times. He was here a Few yrs ago I wanted to go so bad but I was just leaving the Hospital I had been in for 3 weeks. Husband said no...lol
I remember when some game show had this question: "Who is Vincent Fourneir?" Being a huge fan, I knew they were talking about Alice! Two rock stations in Seattle refused to play 'inciting' music.
As good as his more commercial hits were, he real genius can be better found in the albums, Welcome to my Nightmare and Alice Cooper goes to Hell. I highly recommend, Only Women Bleed and Steven off of the Welcome to my Nightmare album. Those are a couple of his best songs. The song called, Years Ago is designed to be played with Steven and should be listened to together.
This song came out in the spring of 1972. The ultimate end-of-the-school year song. Maybe Alice should update the lyrics. Replace "No more pencils. No more more books" with "no more zoom meetings. no more chrome books." Can you believe Alice is still out there touring?
My husband is a retired teacher. One of his former principals would play this song over the PA system about 1/2 hour after the last day of school for the year going into summer break.
I've been a full blown fan of Alice Cooper since I was about 7 years old. Yeah, I had this on 45. I blasted it. The neighbours blasted it. Every kid in the neighbourhood blasted it... elementary school, high school, it didn't matter. On the original recording, they've got kids in the recording singing with him in parts of it and at the end of the recording... as if the kids aren't excited enough that they're getting out of school... they have a school bell ring and all these kids screaming and cheering as they rush out the doors... this is a great live performance, but you might enjoy hearing just how masterfully he did that recording. Every kid went wild hearing it... and parents weren't too pleased because... he was one of those 'bad rock musicians', you know... . which is hilarious to think of now because, even though he still tours, he's also a Sunday school teacher at his church and counsels other musicians who come to him with their troubles and runs charities that help youth. I think I made the right call listening to him, Mom. Just sayin'... Oh... and since you're on the Alice Cooper train... Hello Hooray, Only Women Bleed, I Never Cry, Billion Dollar Babies, (freaky deaky) Cold Ethyl, No More Mr. Nice Guy, Poison, Clones... there are lots of tracks to choose from.
Some of the Great Golfers back in the 70's were saying they were glad he's into Rock & Roll cuz they didn't want to golf against him every week...he used to carry a 6 pack in his golf bag, have a beer between holes... always held his own with J. Nicolas & A. Palmer...
Speaking of getting Alice Cooper and Slash confused, the latter's guitar is splattered all over the former's "Vengeance Is Mine" th-cam.com/video/l0gYy_llr40/w-d-xo.html , from "Along Came A Spider" (2008).
True story... my dad's parents, 2 of his 3 sisters, and a few other family members made the 2 1/2 hr + trip to attend my high school graduation. Before I left the house, I had cued this song up on my stereo, set the volume WAAAAAAYYYYY loud so all I had to do was walk in, go straight to my room, and hit the power button on my remote. My mom, who hated Alice's music said turn that crap off.... but my dad said "no, let him enjoy this... he's earned it". When my son graduated high school, he did nearly the same thing... as he was staying with my parents at that time. Wonderful memories!
Goo boy, to really appreciate AC you need to forget the hits and deep dive into some of his deeper cuts. Truly an original. Slash took the hat from Alice, who was wearing it when Slash was in diapers.
Alice Cooper is one of the best stage show I've ever seen, next to Iron Maiden. Alice does this thing on stage where he 'mock' hangs himself at the end of one of his songs. Fun fact Alice Cooper is a devout Christian nowadays
My local radio station plays this song a lot The name of the tour "Trashes The World" suggested that this tour was supporting his album "Trash" And the fact that Alice said "Goodnight, Birmingham", tells me this concert was in the Birmingham Jefferson Civic Center (BJCC) in Birmingham, Alabama, which is about an hour away from where I live
The year it came out I moved from an uptight private school in Ireland to a relaxed school in UK. Morning assembly first day this was played. I was jaw dropped. Then my new headmaster stopped it, grinned, and said, not any more it isn’t. I was impressed!
every year on the last day of school my dad would pull up in his car with all the windows down and this going full volume, the kids loved it the school hated it and to this day i still have fond memories of it.
My Dad was a preacher when this came out and there were no bells in the steeple, just speakers so they could play different bells and chimes. Well, my brother and I figured out how to play this through the steeple,,,, which happened to be just across the road from the high school. We were heroes.
This was definitely a last day of school song. People would be blasting it on their car stereos, tape decks whatever they had. Alice Cooper was popular and his music was at hand. Hell, we'd be singing it in the school halls ! I think even some of the teachers liked the song, though they weren't permitted to show it. No doubt, everyone wanted vacation to start already.
This is the song of my youth. I remember walking around my elementary school yard blasting this song on my transistor radio on an AM station. Still brings back those joyful feelings of the start of summer.
When I was in college (a long time ago) my friends and I went to his "Welcome to my nightmare" tour at the Chicago Stadium. It was amazing to see him play the audience like a fine violin. He had them in the palm of his hand. I still blast this at the end of every school year.
I've seen Alice 3 times here in Oregon. Even after all of these years, he puts on a hell of a show and never fails to deliver. If you have never seen him live, do it at LEAST once in your life while he's still with us.
I had the original LP this song was on. The jacket opened up like a school desk and a pair of girls panties encased the vinyl disk. Alice Cooper is a legend.
Played this from kindergarten till graduation for both my children. Now working on grandchildren. Also played it in the car in the 1970s...I graduated in 1977
One of the best lines in a rock and roll song that captures a double meaning within the song, "Well we got no class . And we got no principals. And we got no innocence. We can't even think of a word that rhymes"
Alice Cooper's "School's Out" album was released in June 1972, at the end of my sophomore year in high school. From that point on, it became an annual tradition for radio DJs on AM and FM stations to play it every summer, and every other kid with a driver's license and an 8-track player in his/her car would be blastin' it.
Alice is an entertainer. The shows are very theatrical. He loves guitars, the current band has 3 guitarists and a bass player. Have met Alice 4 times. Unlike his stage character, he's the sweetest guy you could meet. I've never been disappointed by an Alice Cooper concert.
One of my favorites, his early albums are the best. I've seen him several times in the past ten years and he never fails to entertain. He has packed venues for over 40 years now - you'd never know he was in his 70s!! (This video is like 30 years old). The female guitarist in his band now (Nita Strauss) is INCREDIBLE!!
He opened for Motley Crue on their "final" tour a few years ago. He is a lunatic on stage! He brings out the snake, a guillotine, etc. I swear he rocked like he was in his 20's. 👩🎤
Yes JAMEL!! Classic! Thanks!! Another off the tremendous soundtrack of Dazed and Confused! A great movie *”Alright alright alright”* 😂🤦🏻♂️🔥. Loved getting out last day of school jamming to this!! Thanks!! 🙌💪🔥💯✊🤘🎸🔥
LOOOVE Alice Cooper. This song was the most meaningful to me after graduating from high school and then even more so when I graduated from college. But I’ll tell you when this came out in middle school, when that final bell rang this was The Song! He’s hung up his crazy outfits, makeup, and theatrical antics. He is smart as a whip. A true intellect
The first time I saw Alice Cooper was in 1989 during this exact tour. His show is amazing. I highly recommend that watch the entire Trashes The World concert movie. If for no other reason than your personal enjoyment. His shows are quite a ride, so make sure you strap in.
Cranked up, loud, on every Pioneer Supertuner and Jenson CoAxials in the student parking lot on the last day of school, Class of '76. We all tried like heck to sync the start, and failed miserably. And we didn't care. LOL. Every house within a half a mile heard it, I am sure. Was allowed to be 30 min late to work at the gas station on the that day to do this and say goodbye. A lot of my friends came by the station I worked at, at the corner of Market and Orange in Long Beach, later in the evening and they were STILL blasting it.
Not only blasted by everyone at my High School. But, was the cause of thousands of blown-out speakers!! Every time I hear this song, I picture exactly where I parked my car in the High School lot.
Hated school, love this song. Doesnt matter where I am or what time of year it is this song gives me that last day of school before summer holidays feeling, like I've been set free!
My older brother had this album. I used to sneak into his room to play his albums. The album cover looked like a school desk and when you opened the cover it looked like the inside of a desk.
When I was in High School, maybe just my last year '77, they played this song the last day of school. Yes, I still blast this song. My kids have heard the song but I'm pretty sure it's not one they listen to on a regular basis. I have been an Alice Cooper fan since his first album. I got to see him at Wembley Stadium in England in 1990, possibly '91 on the Hey Stoopid tour.
Our high school graduating class rented out the city swimming pool for our after commencement party. This song was blasted over the loud speakers several times that night! This was June 1973 - 😂 I still love this song!
"Can't even think of a word that rhymes" The first time I even caught what it says was at a concert. Go figure. It made it even better. This was popular even when I was in HS in the late 70s.
First heard Coop in 1972 when School's Out album came out. Decades later saw him hang himself live on stage. The Coop! Best friend and neighbor to another of my legends, Glenn Campbell.
I saw Alice live last year. Had been wanting to see him for ages but it just never happened for one reason or another. Was totally worth the wait as it was an AMAZING show. Very theatrical and quite funny too. I would TOTALLY see him again.
Jamel since it's an election year you need to react to "Elected". It was released in 1972 and the original 1972 video shows him running for President. If you want a more current version the video from a Jimmy Kimmel show.
Yes! Matter of fact, given the candidates we have to choose from this election I’m wearing my Alice Cooper for President shirt as we speak and am seriously thinking about writing him in. We could do WAY worse than a highly intelligent family man with high morals and a wicked sense of humor in the White House.
I got to have a discussion with Alice Cooper. He calls himself an Entertainer/Performer not a singer. He wants you to experience the music. Not just listen to it.
Same with Meat Loaf. He usually says that he considers himself first of all as an actor. He says that he LIVES the song he is performing, not only sing it. And both of them are great.
I remember crying for a couple days when my parents went and wouldn't bring me to his show.. I was 8 to 10 yrs old... Check out some of his on stage theatrics. Guillotines, snakes, women, magic, fire, etc... Great stage show. Not to mention a huge humanitarian, chariarity worker and unexpectedly great golfer.
My husband managed the Psychedelic Supermarket on Hollywood Blvd - when the Nazz became Alice Cooper Group & the band jammed before making it & Frank Zappa signed them - was there the day Vinnie walked in , in a dress, and and said I am now Alice
This song came out the year I was born...1972. It’s the national anthem every last day of school. Alice is 72 years old and still putting out albums, tours extensively every year, has his own radio show, his own Christian non-profit organization in Phoenix called Alice Cooper’s Solid Rock Teen Center. He’s been married 44 years and has 3 kids and 3 grandkids. My kids and I have seen him live 4 times recently and his shows are always a theatrical extravaganza and just pure Rock & Roll. He finishes every show with School’s Out. Jamel, please react to more Alice Cooper. Try Brutal Planet off his Brutally Live dvd. It’s flippin amazing!
I loved this when it was new on the radio ( AM ) Now I'm an old man , and it still makes me laugh . I might be old , but we had the best music , the coolest cars , and the wildest women , lol !
Every year in high school they'd play this song over the P.A. system on the last day of school and that was 2000-2004. I have it on my summer playlist. Alice Cooper concerts are so fun. It's like a concert and a theatrical show in one. Some Links to some more Alice Cooper Songs. I think you'll be quite surprised by some of them: - No More Mr. Nice Guy th-cam.com/video/PkRxh-8mpcQ/w-d-xo.html - Billion Dollar Babies (featuring Donovan) th-cam.com/video/g6oOFSYo-tU/w-d-xo.html - Welcome To My Nightmare th-cam.com/video/jwbdZrU084w/w-d-xo.html - I'm Eighteen th-cam.com/video/AZ1MdRgU7Hw/w-d-xo.html - Poison th-cam.com/video/Qq4j1LtCdww/w-d-xo.html - Hello Hooray th-cam.com/video/QigfTqM76Jg/w-d-xo.html And for a complete change of pace check out the following 3 songs. The feminist song: Only Women Bleed th-cam.com/video/ZfZyxu5UMCU/w-d-xo.html - I Never Cry th-cam.com/video/LF_gHtTj-UA/w-d-xo.html - How You Gonna See Me Now (about what will his wife think of him when he gets out of rehab. Alice Cooper said that he realized his wife had never known him sober.) th-cam.com/video/c_Bv8UkzW7g/w-d-xo.html
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Bummer... The song never played? We played the hell out of this tune when it came out, and every year on the last day of school we played it real loud in the car while leaving the school property. I mounted my guitar amp speakers in the back seat for the last day of school my junior year.
Super big back in the day
@@karlnitz1126 pay attention to link in the pinned comments.
I knew it would be blocked. The minute I saw this and the only 4 mins. I knew it.
Piece o'cake to jump over on the Roku! THANK U 😘
I love how Jamal was getting ready to hit the pause button around the 3 minute mark, but showed absolute respect for the guitar solo and waited til after it was done !!
I worked with Alice's Aunt for a while. He and I have spoken a few times. He is such a great man. His father is a real life Baptist minister, or was. sorry. Alice has been married to the same the same woman since 1976. He is very intelligent.
Plus he was friends with Groucho Marx !
@@gluteusmaximus1657 Not just that, but he's got stories (and photos) from hanging out with everyone, including Elvis Presley and Col. Harlan Sanders. The dude gets around!
@@Bad_Wolf_Media Zappa loved him. In fact, Zappa is the one who told him, when the chicken incident happened, "Don't correct the story." Alice didn't kill the chicken. somebody brought a chicken to his concert in Toronto... like... who does that? And he, just like the turkey drop on WKRP, really thought chickens could fly and when he threw it out into the audience after it has been thrown at him, the audience went bananas and killed the chicken... it kind of horrified him, and then, the press took that and said, "Alice cooper killed a chicken on stage" Frank said, "Don't correct it. Best publicity ever." And Frank... was right.
I've always heard he was nice, at least when my uncle knew him in High School. They were on the track team together. 😆
My U.S. history teacher played a lot of classic music during classes when he wasn't lecturing. He played this song on the last day of class and it was awesome. That was 21 years ago and it's still vivid in my head.
My high school graduation was.... Oh my 53 yrs ago. But that dang Vietnam war meant more school or uncle Sam and southeast Asia.
How incredibly cool
Cool teacher.
This song was played over the intercom at my high school on the last day of school, last period, last few minutes. 1973, 1974, and the year I graduated, 1975. And yeah, I have every Alice Cooper album on compact disc. Used to have the 8 tracks, but they died.
haha, I tried that but the principle said it wasn't appropriate!
Class of 1975. We played this song full blast in the school parking lot for an hour! 😅 They had to kick us out!! Good times. 😎😎
@@mikewitcombe6507 75 Rules!
@Michael Powell If so, why did I steal all the girls from the Class of 76?
Yes those eight tracs would bleed over
Oh man, I had this playng on my 8-track player leaving High School the last day senior year 1976. Memories.
I play it on my last day of high school last year
Me too, same year, same situation!!!
1967 oops it wasn't out yet....
8-track 😂 those were the days!
Me too
I remember his appearance on The Muppet Show as a kid.
That was brilliant.
Welcome to my nightmare and school’s out. I would love to see reactions to both Muppets videos.
Bruce Grossman that’s where I first saw him when I was 8 or 9. Loved it then and love it now.
It's funny how Alice Cooper was maligned by the mainstream in the early seventies, to anyone over the age of forty he was considered a freak. By the end of the decade he almost became mainstream. Hobknobing with the white collars playing in golf tournaments. Turning up on tv in interviews like he was the president of the local pta. Appearing on kiddie tv shows. I remember thinking damn when did Alice turn into Donny Osmond.
Does anybody else remember his appearance on "The Snoop Sisters" in 1974? He performs "Sick Things" from "Billion Dollar Babies" which had just come out. See here: vimeo.com/373873288
For years they played the hell of this song at the end of the school year! Next, listen to"I'm Eighteen"
Eighteen and Million Dollar Babies my biggest picks. Good choice!
And then Under My Wheels
Im Eighteen, is his best song. Elected is up there too
This song came out just weeks before I graduated high school in 1972, and hearing it always brings me back to those days.
If you’re interested in hearing more Alice Cooper, check out “No More Mr. Nice Guy”, “I’m Eighteen”, and “Under My Wheels”.
As always. thanks for being my tour guide down memory lane.
I saw Alice Cooper live in the '70's, he put on a great live show. His snake, the guillotine, etc......great entertainer. Loved this song, and the "Billionr dollar Babies" tour. His father was a minister.....
Oh Wow! Youre finally covering some Alice Cooper! I saw him in concert a couple years ago and he puts on an amazing show. Is very theatrical and has a top-notch talented band. Keep the Alice coming.
I was in HS when this song was a hit on the radio.
Elgon Williams my oldest brother was too. He had the album. I used to sneak in to look at it
Wow, someone even older than me, lol.
Thank you for having it on your other channel in its entirety. Would love to see more Alice Cooper. Ballad of Dwight Fry, 18 or whatever
This is the perfect song to play on the last day of school on the bus
I got to sing "and we can't even think of a fucking words that rhyme " at an Alice Cooper show one time! One of the coolest things I've ever had the opportunity to do! And I helped him escape his fans into a getaway Camaro just by getting into a guard stance!
You know alice would Never Use the f word..Love Alice Cooper So Much!!
@@TheMrspopRocks but I slipped past it and that's what made it so EPIC! thankyou!
@@giftedplanksify LOL! Seen Him so many times always the best show!
@@TheMrspopRocks especially in the front row! I've seen him twice! Used to play Welcome to my Nightmare over and over when I was young!
@@giftedplanksify Been There Front Row Rocks!! I have seen him 8 or 9 times. He was here a Few yrs ago I wanted to go so bad but I was just leaving the Hospital I had been in for 3 weeks. Husband said no...lol
I think I was about five when I first heard anyone mention Alice Cooper. I even remember the Alice Cooper comic from Marvel comics, back in the day.
I remember when some game show had this question: "Who is Vincent Fourneir?"
Being a huge fan, I knew they were talking about Alice!
Two rock stations in Seattle refused to play 'inciting' music.
I saw Alice in 76, the concert was on the evening that school let out for summer. They brought the house down with this.
Blasted THIS song? This song can only be played at max volume!
As good as his more commercial hits were, he real genius can be better found in the albums, Welcome to my Nightmare and Alice Cooper goes to Hell. I highly recommend, Only Women Bleed and Steven off of the Welcome to my Nightmare album. Those are a couple of his best songs. The song called, Years Ago is designed to be played with Steven and should be listened to together.
Welcome to my Nightmare was a very well written, well executed album.
He has some great deeper tracks. I like Ballad of Dwight Fry as well.
@@mpguardians I'll check it out.
@@mpguardians I know that song. I haven't heard it in a long time. It is very good... thanks for reminding me.
I’ve left instructions for Cold Ethyl to be played at my funeral, lol. “She’s cool, no lie, Ethyl’s frigid as an Eskimo Pie”.
That's awesome and a little bit crazy since the song is about having sex with a corpse.
Scorpius Balthazar sshhhhhhh. I’m hoping no one figures that out.
@@endoramontgomery7415 My bad!
This isn't just a song, this is an ANTHEM!
Another good track from that show is "Ballad of Dwight Fry".
"Ballad of Dwight Fry" is a must when you do Alice Cooper reactions!!! And "Welcome to my nightmare"!
This song came out in the spring of 1972. The ultimate end-of-the-school year song. Maybe Alice should update the lyrics. Replace "No more pencils. No more more books" with "no more zoom meetings. no more chrome books." Can you believe Alice is still out there touring?
Listening to "Schools out" is hard to understand that is the same guy singing "You and me", "I never cry" and "How you gonna see me Now"!!!
And Only Women Bleed
@@rightbraincreative And "It's me" :)
My husband is a retired teacher. One of his former principals would play this song over the PA system about 1/2 hour after the last day of school for the year going into summer break.
18 by Alice Cooper
Pure Fire!
Check out Alice Cooper’s I’m 18. We blasted this at the end of school every year. Class of ‘83 here
I played I'm 18 20 years ago when I turned 18.
Should also check out Welcome to my Nightmare and No More Mr Nice Guy by Alice
this was such a good concert. course alice always puts on a good show
I've been a full blown fan of Alice Cooper since I was about 7 years old. Yeah, I had this on 45. I blasted it. The neighbours blasted it. Every kid in the neighbourhood blasted it... elementary school, high school, it didn't matter. On the original recording, they've got kids in the recording singing with him in parts of it and at the end of the recording... as if the kids aren't excited enough that they're getting out of school... they have a school bell ring and all these kids screaming and cheering as they rush out the doors... this is a great live performance, but you might enjoy hearing just how masterfully he did that recording. Every kid went wild hearing it... and parents weren't too pleased because... he was one of those 'bad rock musicians', you know... . which is hilarious to think of now because, even though he still tours, he's also a Sunday school teacher at his church and counsels other musicians who come to him with their troubles and runs charities that help youth. I think I made the right call listening to him, Mom. Just sayin'...
Oh... and since you're on the Alice Cooper train... Hello Hooray, Only Women Bleed, I Never Cry, Billion Dollar Babies, (freaky deaky) Cold Ethyl, No More Mr. Nice Guy, Poison, Clones... there are lots of tracks to choose from.
Some of the Great Golfers back in the 70's were saying they were glad he's into Rock & Roll cuz they didn't want to golf against him every week...he used to carry a 6 pack in his golf bag, have a beer between holes... always held his own with J. Nicolas & A. Palmer...
Speaking of getting Alice Cooper and Slash confused, the latter's guitar is splattered all over the former's "Vengeance Is Mine" th-cam.com/video/l0gYy_llr40/w-d-xo.html , from "Along Came A Spider" (2008).
Slash has played on a couple of other albums from Alice, I think maybe Hey Stoopid and maybe Trash.
True story... my dad's parents, 2 of his 3 sisters, and a few other family members made the 2 1/2 hr + trip to attend my high school graduation. Before I left the house, I had cued this song up on my stereo, set the volume WAAAAAAYYYYY loud so all I had to do was walk in, go straight to my room, and hit the power button on my remote. My mom, who hated Alice's music said turn that crap off.... but my dad said "no, let him enjoy this... he's earned it".
When my son graduated high school, he did nearly the same thing... as he was staying with my parents at that time.
Wonderful memories!
Goo boy, to really appreciate AC you need to forget the hits and deep dive into some of his deeper cuts. Truly an original. Slash took the hat from Alice, who was wearing it when Slash was in diapers.
I watched it on your other channel! Thanks for reposting it, I really wanted to see this one! Peace!
Alice Cooper is one of the best stage show I've ever seen, next to Iron Maiden. Alice does this thing on stage where he 'mock' hangs himself at the end of one of his songs. Fun fact Alice Cooper is a devout Christian nowadays
My local radio station plays this song a lot
The name of the tour "Trashes The World" suggested that this tour was supporting his album "Trash"
And the fact that Alice said "Goodnight, Birmingham", tells me this concert was in the Birmingham Jefferson Civic Center (BJCC) in Birmingham, Alabama, which is about an hour away from where I live
The year it came out I moved from an uptight private school in Ireland to a relaxed school in UK. Morning assembly first day this was played. I was jaw dropped. Then my new headmaster stopped it, grinned, and said, not any more it isn’t. I was impressed!
every year on the last day of school my dad would pull up in his car with all the windows down and this going full volume, the kids loved it the school hated it and to this day i still have fond memories of it.
My Dad was a preacher when this came out and there were no bells in the steeple, just speakers so they could play different bells and chimes. Well, my brother and I figured out how to play this through the steeple,,,, which happened to be just across the road from the high school. We were heroes.
This was definitely a last day of school song. People would be blasting it on their car stereos, tape decks whatever they had. Alice Cooper was popular and his music was at hand. Hell, we'd be singing it in the school halls ! I think even some of the teachers liked the song, though they weren't permitted to show it. No doubt, everyone wanted vacation to start already.
This is the song of my youth. I remember walking around my elementary school yard blasting this song on my transistor radio on an AM station. Still brings back those joyful feelings of the start of summer.
When I was in college (a long time ago) my friends and I went to his "Welcome to my nightmare" tour at the Chicago Stadium. It was amazing to see him play the audience like a fine violin. He had them in the palm of his hand. I still blast this at the end of every school year.
I've seen Alice 3 times here in Oregon. Even after all of these years, he puts on a hell of a show and never fails to deliver. If you have never seen him live, do it at LEAST once in your life while he's still with us.
Going heavy today! Love it. Hope this doesn’t get taken down like the last one! 😬🙏
I had the original LP this song was on. The jacket opened up like a school desk and a pair of girls panties encased the vinyl disk. Alice Cooper is a legend.
Played this from kindergarten till graduation for both my children. Now working on grandchildren. Also played it in the car in the 1970s...I graduated in 1977
He also represented Rebellion against Government...Schools...any control environment that stifles FREEDOM!!!! That's why he was popular!!!
Which is wild because Vincent is a huge right winger, a former school teacher and is literally the binary opposite of the Alice Cooper character
@@neilpatrickhairless sooo true...lol...hahaha...crazy!!!
Proudest moment was when I learned my niece knew all the words and would sing along... when she was 10. That was almost 10 years ago.
One of the best lines in a rock and roll song that captures a double meaning within the song, "Well we got no class
. And we got no principals. And we got no innocence. We can't even think of a word that rhymes"
Alice Cooper, the first goth.
Jamal: thats my neighbor dog barkin....
Neighbor: thats my neighbor reacting to some AWESOME ROCK AND ROLL!
Alice Cooper's "School's Out" album was released in June 1972, at the end of my sophomore year in high school. From that point on, it became an annual tradition for radio DJs on AM and FM stations to play it every summer, and every other kid with a driver's license and an 8-track player in his/her car would be blastin' it.
Alice is an entertainer. The shows are very theatrical. He loves guitars, the current band has 3 guitarists and a bass player. Have met Alice 4 times. Unlike his stage character, he's the sweetest guy you could meet. I've never been disappointed by an Alice Cooper concert.
Alice was one of my first dives into rock in 74. I have never bothered coming back up for air.
Kids have been singing this song at the end of every school year since 1972
One of my favorites, his early albums are the best. I've seen him several times in the past ten years and he never fails to entertain. He has packed venues for over 40 years now - you'd never know he was in his 70s!! (This video is like 30 years old). The female guitarist in his band now (Nita Strauss) is INCREDIBLE!!
And she's the second female guitarist that's awesome. The other one was Orianthi or something like that.
He opened for Motley Crue on their "final" tour a few years ago. He is a lunatic on stage! He brings out the snake, a guillotine, etc. I swear he rocked like he was in his 20's. 👩🎤
He didn't know he was writing this for 2020
We actually fought, and won, to get this played at our high school graduation as our official class song, 1973!
Yes JAMEL!! Classic! Thanks!! Another off the tremendous soundtrack of Dazed and Confused! A great movie *”Alright alright alright”* 😂🤦🏻♂️🔥. Loved getting out last day of school jamming to this!! Thanks!! 🙌💪🔥💯✊🤘🎸🔥
LOOOVE Alice Cooper. This song was the most meaningful to me after graduating from high school and then even more so when I graduated from college. But I’ll tell you when this came out in middle school, when that final bell rang this was The Song! He’s hung up his crazy outfits, makeup, and theatrical antics. He is smart as a whip. A true intellect
The first time I saw Alice Cooper was in 1989 during this exact tour. His show is amazing. I highly recommend that watch the entire Trashes The World concert movie. If for no other reason than your personal enjoyment. His shows are quite a ride, so make sure you strap in.
I played this song on the last day of school during my high school years. Brings back great memories.
Cranked up, loud, on every Pioneer Supertuner and Jenson CoAxials in the student parking lot on the last day of school, Class of '76. We all tried like heck to sync the start, and failed miserably.
And we didn't care. LOL. Every house within a half a mile heard it, I am sure. Was allowed to be 30 min late to work at the gas station on the that day to do this and say goodbye. A lot of my friends came by the station I worked at, at the corner of Market and Orange in Long Beach, later in the evening and they were STILL blasting it.
We can’t even think of a word that rhymes- one of the best lines ever.
Not only blasted by everyone at my High School. But, was the cause of thousands of blown-out speakers!!
Every time I hear this song, I picture exactly where I parked my car in the High School lot.
Hated school, love this song.
Doesnt matter where I am or what time of year it is this song gives me that last day of school before summer holidays feeling, like I've been set free!
Now you're more likely to find him on a golf course than on a stage 😂
Please don't tell me he is spraying his face orange ;-)
@@gluteusmaximus1657 😂
Golf 6 days a week....but he still tours extensively, usually 100 shows a year at least. Hardest working man in rock n roll.
@@72KingDavid I was just trying to be funny...I know he's still getting it done!
you should check out the ballad (yes ballad!) "How you gonna see me now"!!
My older brother had this album. I used to sneak into his room to play his albums. The album cover looked like a school desk and when you opened the cover it looked like the inside of a desk.
OH ALICE!!!!!!!! Pure fun concert. If anyone out there hasn’t been to see Alice you need to go. Pure entertainment!
When I was in High School, maybe just my last year '77, they played this song the last day of school. Yes, I still blast this song. My kids have heard the song but I'm pretty sure it's not one they listen to on a regular basis. I have been an Alice Cooper fan since his first album. I got to see him at Wembley Stadium in England in 1990, possibly '91 on the Hey Stoopid tour.
No one in the group could play an instrument until they started the group.
I was one of those who walked out the last day of my senior year blasting this song. Class of '85 !
Good Choice, Alice Cooper, was a fan of him from the start of the 70's
Our high school graduating class rented out the city swimming pool for our after commencement party. This song was blasted over the loud speakers several times that night! This was June 1973 - 😂 I still love this song!
I was fortunate enough to see Slash AND Alice Cooper at the same concert about in about 2015. What a show!!
Every last day of school, my mom used to blast this picking us up at school to go for ice cream! Good stuff!!
"Can't even think of a word that rhymes"
The first time I even caught what it says was at a concert. Go figure. It made it even better.
This was popular even when I was in HS in the late 70s.
Definitely an end-of-semester anthem for almost 50 years.
You did it! My sincere thanks! Blasted it? I LIVED it!
I sure did blast this song and I'm amazed constantly with Alice Cooper .
First heard Coop in 1972 when School's Out album came out. Decades later saw him hang himself live on stage. The Coop! Best friend and neighbor to another of my legends, Glenn Campbell.
I saw Alice live last year. Had been wanting to see him for ages but it just never happened for one reason or another. Was totally worth the wait as it was an AMAZING show. Very theatrical and quite funny too. I would TOTALLY see him again.
Jamel since it's an election year you need to react to "Elected". It was released in 1972 and the original 1972 video shows him running for President. If you want a more current version the video from a Jimmy Kimmel show.
I forgot all about Elected. It was a great song. Thanks for suggesting it.
Yes! Matter of fact, given the candidates we have to choose from this election I’m wearing my Alice Cooper for President shirt as we speak and am seriously thinking about writing him in. We could do WAY worse than a highly intelligent family man with high morals and a wicked sense of humor in the White House.
Shared Elected last election, will do this year too
Jimmy Kimmel is a clown! 🤡
I got to have a discussion with Alice Cooper. He calls himself an Entertainer/Performer not a singer. He wants you to experience the music. Not just listen to it.
Same with Meat Loaf. He usually says that he considers himself first of all as an actor. He says that he LIVES the song he is performing, not only sing it. And both of them are great.
He almost combines vaudeville with music. He was a friend of Grocho Marx(spelling?)
I remember crying for a couple days when my parents went and wouldn't bring me to his show.. I was 8 to 10 yrs old... Check out some of his on stage theatrics. Guillotines, snakes, women, magic, fire, etc... Great stage show. Not to mention a huge humanitarian, chariarity worker and unexpectedly great golfer.
My husband managed the Psychedelic Supermarket on Hollywood Blvd - when the Nazz became Alice Cooper Group & the band jammed before making it & Frank Zappa signed them - was there the day Vinnie walked in , in a dress, and and said I am now Alice
This song came out the year I was born...1972. It’s the national anthem every last day of school. Alice is 72 years old and still putting out albums, tours extensively every year, has his own radio show, his own Christian non-profit organization in Phoenix called Alice Cooper’s Solid Rock Teen Center. He’s been married 44 years and has 3 kids and 3 grandkids. My kids and I have seen him live 4 times recently and his shows are always a theatrical extravaganza and just pure Rock & Roll. He finishes every show with School’s Out. Jamel, please react to more Alice Cooper. Try Brutal Planet off his Brutally Live dvd. It’s flippin amazing!
My Dad has met Alice Cooper and has his autograph. Hes really famous being a showman like David Lee Roth. Very iconic of the guillotine on stage....
I saw him last year 2019, still sounds awesome. What a show!!!
I’m a teacher. I blast this on the last day of school. LOL
Takes me back to the year it came out and was on Top of The Pops, sword and all. Freaked the hell out of me!! Timeless indeed. Thanks Jamel! !
Eighteen. I still don't know what I want. These songs are still played !!! Timeless !!!!!😀😁😂😀😁😂😀😁😀😂😀
I loved this when it was new on the radio ( AM ) Now I'm an old man , and it still makes me laugh . I might be old , but we had the best music , the coolest cars , and the wildest women , lol !
It's in the 100 best rock n roll songs of all time. They also wrote it within 5 minutes.
Every year in high school they'd play this song over the P.A. system on the last day of school and that was 2000-2004. I have it on my summer playlist. Alice Cooper concerts are so fun. It's like a concert and a theatrical show in one. Some Links to some more Alice Cooper Songs. I think you'll be quite surprised by some of them:
- No More Mr. Nice Guy th-cam.com/video/PkRxh-8mpcQ/w-d-xo.html
- Billion Dollar Babies (featuring Donovan) th-cam.com/video/g6oOFSYo-tU/w-d-xo.html
- Welcome To My Nightmare th-cam.com/video/jwbdZrU084w/w-d-xo.html
- I'm Eighteen th-cam.com/video/AZ1MdRgU7Hw/w-d-xo.html
- Poison th-cam.com/video/Qq4j1LtCdww/w-d-xo.html
- Hello Hooray th-cam.com/video/QigfTqM76Jg/w-d-xo.html
And for a complete change of pace check out the following 3 songs. The feminist song: Only Women Bleed th-cam.com/video/ZfZyxu5UMCU/w-d-xo.html
- I Never Cry th-cam.com/video/LF_gHtTj-UA/w-d-xo.html
- How You Gonna See Me Now (about what will his wife think of him when he gets out of rehab. Alice Cooper said that he realized his wife had never known him sober.) th-cam.com/video/c_Bv8UkzW7g/w-d-xo.html
This was a staple of rock radio in the 70s. Enjoyed listening to it on WLS-Chicago at the end of every school year!